2018–19 Brisbane Roar FC (women) season

The 2018–19 Brisbane Roar W-League season was the club's eleventh season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games both at A.J. Kelly Park and Suncorp Stadium.

Brisbane Roar W-League

2018–19 season
Manager	Jeff Hopkins
Stadium	A.J. Kelly Park, Kippa-Ring Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
W-League	2nd
Top goalscorer	Allira Toby (3 goals)
Home colours Away colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Players

Squad information

Last updated 1 November 2018^[1][2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Mackenzie Arnold 2 DF  USA Carson Pickett 4 DF  AUS Clare Polkinghorne (captain) 5 DF  AUS Jenna McCormick 6 MF  USA Celeste Boureille 7 FW  AUS Indiah-Paige Riley 8 DF  AUS Kaitlyn Torpey 9 FW  ENG Chioma Ubogagu 10 MF  AUS Katrina Gorry 11 DF  AUS Natalie Tathem

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW  AUS Allira Toby 14 DF  AUS Summer O'Brien 15 FW  AUS Abbey Lloyd 16 FW  AUS Hayley Raso 17 MF  JPN Yūki Nagasato 18 MF  AUS Leah Davidson 19 FW  AUS Hollie Palmer 20 GK  AUS Annalee Grove 21 DF  AUS Dani Ward 22 MF  AUS Anna Margraf

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
5	MF		Jenna McCormick	24	Adelaide United	Transfer	Pre-season			[3]
9	FW		Chioma Ubogagu	26	Orlando Pride	Loan	Pre-season			[4]
17	FW		Yūki Nagasato	31	Chicago Red Stars	Loan	Pre-season			[5]
20	GK		Annalee Grove	17	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season			[6]

Transfer out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
7	MF		Ayesha Norrie	21	LA Galaxy OC	Transfer	Pre-season		[7]
17	FW		Emily Gielnik	26	Melbourne Victory	Transfer	Pre-season		[8]
13	MF		Tameka Butt	27	Klepp IL	Transfer	Pre-season		[9]
9	FW		Cheung Wai Ki	27		Transfer	Pre-season		[10]
3	MF		Amy Chapman	31		Transfer	Pre-season		[10]
18	MF		Lucina Pullar	20		Transfer	Pre-season		[10]
30	GK		Kirsten Veeren			Transfer	Pre-season		[10]

W-League

Main article: 2018–19 W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory	12	7	3	2	21	15	+6	24	Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2	Brisbane Roar	12	6	2	4	18	17	+1	20	Qualification to Finals series
3	Sydney FC (C)	12	6	1	5	28	19	+9	19
4	Perth Glory	12	5	4	3	28	20	+8	19
5	Melbourne City	12	6	1	5	20	15	+5	19
6	Adelaide United	12	5	3	4	17	19	−2	18
7	Newcastle Jets	12	5	1	6	18	21	−3	16
8	Canberra United	12	3	4	5	13	18	−5	13
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	1	1	10	11	30	−19	4

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Fixtures

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

28 October 2018 1	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Perth Glory	Brisbane
	Pickett 88'	Report	Mautz 54'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 3,796 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

4 November 2018 2	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
		Report	Pickett 39'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 713 Referee: Katie Patterson

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

18 November 2018 3	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Adelaide United	Brisbane
		Report	Latsko 51'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,286 Referee: Lara Lee

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

29 November 2018 5	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
		Report	Ubogagu 56'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,405 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

9 December 2018 6	Sydney FC	5–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
	Foord 15', 67', 83' Polias 59' Ibini 70'	Report	Nagasato 25'	Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Lara Lee

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

16 December 2018 7	Brisbane Roar	4–3	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
	Toby 10' Dumont 47' (o.g) Dowie 61' (o.g) Nagasato 90'	Report	Nairn 23' Dowie 82' Gielnik 90+2'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,045 Referee: Katie Patterson

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers

20 December 2018 8	Brisbane Roar	3–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane
	Miramontez 34' (o.g.) Riley 70' Toby 86'	Report	Yeoman-Dale 63'	Stadium: Dolphin Oval Attendance: 2,389 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Canberra United v Brisbane Roar

27 December 2018 9	Canberra United	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
	Mulaudzi 3'	Report	Toby 38'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,358 Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

11 January 2019 11	Melbourne City	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
		Report	Ubagagu 74'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,760 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

19 January 2019 12	Brisbane Roar	1–3	Sydney FC	Brisbane
	Toby 41'	Report	Tobin 31' Foord 38' (pen.) 75'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Lara Lee

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

25 January 2019 13	Brisbane Roar	4–1	Canberra United	Brisbane
	Raso 19' Boureille 32' Nagasato 70' Toby 73'	Report	Flannery 62'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

1 February 2019 14	Adelaide United	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
	Jonsdottir 13'	Report		Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 672 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Finals Series

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

10 February 2019 Semi-final	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Sydney FC	Brisbane
18:15 AEST	Nagasato 90+2'	Source	Foord 33' Huerta 68'	Stadium: Dolphin Oval Attendance: 4,271 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	6	2	4	18	17	+1	20	3	1	2	13	10	+3	3	1	2	5	7	−2

Last updated: February 2019, end of regular season.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	H	A	H	B	A	A	H	H	A	B	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	L	✖	W	L	W	W	D	✖	W	L	W	L
Position	3	2	5	5	5	6	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on February 2019. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

1. "Westfield W-League Ins and Outs: Round 1". 27 October 2018.
2. "Arnold signs two-year Brisbane Roar deal". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
3. "Signing news: Roar confirm McCormick addition". 3 October 2018.
4. "American duo added to Roar's Westfield W-League squad". 5 October 2018.
5. "Japanese superstar Nagasato heads for Brisbane". 6 October 2018.
6. "Roar recruit impressive Westfield Young Matildas keeper". 8 October 2018.
7. Pergl, Brittany (27 May 2018). "LA Galaxy Orange County Women's Team to begin play in UWS". Pro Soccer USA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
8. "Melbourne Victory land major coup as Gielnik chases 'new challenge'". 20 September 2018.
9. "Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings". 24 September 2018.
10. Paynter, Ben (23 October 2018). "Brisbane Roar 2018/19 W-League season preview". The Football Sack.