With two matches postponed in the OPC National Premier League Women’s, the Southside derby between West Canberra Wanderers and Tuggeranong United was the only fixture that went ahead at Melrose Synthetic, as the home side put eleven past Tuggeranong United to take themselves back into the top four.
Steve Rohan-Jones’ team were incredibly clinical when in on goal throughout the match, particularly in the first period, and they were ahead just seven minutes in as Zoe Halpin tapped into an empty net after a defensive mix up from Tuggeranong United.
The goalscoring didn’t end there for Halpin, who bagged two more in quick succession to complete a thirteen-minute hat-trick, before goals from Alex Gidis, a fourth from Halpin, and two from Tamara Cochrane had the Wanderers cruising and 7-0 up at halftime.
It took just two second-half minutes for West Canberra to increase Tuggeranong’s misery, as Cochrane completed her hat-trick to make it eight, before a fifth from Halpin, and a free-kick from Olivia Hicks saw the home team up by ten.
A late Cochrane fourth of the match made it eleven to wrap up another superb Wanderers showing, a crucial three points in their pursuit of a finals place given the difficulty of their late season fixtures.
The matches scheduled between Gungahlin United and Canberra Croatia at Gungahlin Enclosed and Belconnen United and Canberra Olympic were postponed.
RESULTS
ROUND 16
Sunday 27 July
Gungahlin United v Canberra Croatia – Match Postponed
Belconnen United v Canberra Olympic Croatia – Match Postponed
West Canberra Wanderers 11 Tuggeranong United 0 (Halpin 7’, 14’, 20’, 33’, 56’, Gidis 24’, Cochrane 28’, 44’, 47’, 81’, Hicks 63’)
TABLE
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | Belconnen United | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 9 | +89 | 42 |
| 2 | Canberra Croatia | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 28 |
| 3 | West Canberra | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 23 |
| 4 | Gungahlin United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 21 |
| 5 | Canberra Olympic | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 21 |
| 6 | Majura FC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 60 | -49 | 6 |
| 7 | Tuggeranong United | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 100 | -92 | 3 |
| 8 | ANU WFC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | -42 | 0 |
TOP SCORERS
21: Tamara COCHRANE (West Canberra Wanderers)
19: Keira BOBBIN (Belconnen United)
14: Alyssa DI-CAMPLI (Belconnen United)
12: Brittany PALOMBI (Canberra Croatia)
10: Jamie BERKELEY (Canberra Croatia), Megan CASTLE (Gungahlin United), Anneke CORRY (Belconnen United), Zoe HALPIN (West Canberra Wanderers), Bonnie YOUNG (Gungahlin United)
9: Bronte PYKE (Belconnen United),
8: Talia BACKHOUSE (Belconnen United), Ginger OLIVER (Gungahlin United)
6: Liliana ALTAMORE (Belconnen United), Natalie DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Alexandra GIDIS (West Canberra Wanderers), Tatum MAZIS (Canberra Olympic), Alina ROBERTS (Belconnen United), Pearl TEIN (Belconnen United), Own GOALS
5: Isabella BARAC (Canberra Croatia), Ella BROWN (Canberra Olympic), Alyse JENSEN (Canberra Olympic), Carmel LYNCH (Majura FC), Alex MARTENS (Belconnen United)
4: Sharon CHAO (Gungahlin United), April HILL (Canberra Croatia), Perri NASH (West Canberra Wanderers)
3: Tehya ASPLAND (Canberra Olympic), Tia BURRIDGE (Canberra Olympic), Leah CARNEGIE (Canberra Olympic), Sofia FURLANETTO (Majura FC), Isabella HINDMARSH (Belconnen United), Sofia MERKOUREAS (Canberra Croatia), Darby WHITELEY (Gungahlin United)
2: Acacia ARGENTO (Tuggeranong United), Leila BILLINGTON (Belconnen United), Hannah BOURKE (Canberra Croatia), Madison CACHIA (Canberra Olympic), Arusha CHEW (Canberra Croatia), Olivia HICKS (West Canberra Wanderers), Olivia MARTINIELO (Majura FC), Ailish MCDONAGH (Belconnen United), Pia MCGHIE (Canberra Croatia), Riley MCQUEENIE (Canberra Croatia), Tianah MIRO (Canberra Olympic), Katrina PERIC (Canberra Olympic), Nikita PERRY (Canberra Olympic), Ellie RAYMOND (Canberra Croatia), Michaela THORNTON (Canberra Croatia)
1: Elke AITOLU (Canberra Olympic), Liana ALVES (Canberra Olympic), Angelina BABIC (Canberra Croatia), Sienna BIRNIE (Canberra Olympic), Lisa CARY (Belconnen United), Stella DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Elvein IBRAHIM (West Canberra Wanderers), Mollie JONSSON (Tuggeranong United), Claire KENNEDY-SPENCER (Tuggeranong United), Tarah MANTHONGSY (Tuggeranong United), Audrey MCLAREN (West Canberra Wanderers), Jessica MITCHELL (Tuggeranong United), Abigail MOSS (West Canberra Wanderers), Saskia NEWMAN (Canberra Croatia), Eliza-Jane NORRIS (Canberra Croatia), Madeliene PERCEVAL (Gungahlin United), Lauren PRESTON (Belconnen United), Maddison SAWKINS (Belconnen United), Maddie STEINACKER (Belconnen United), Rachel VAN AALST (Gungahlin United), Audrey WARD (West Canberra Wanderers), Lauren WATT (Tuggeranong United), Maggie WRIGHT (Majura FC), Reilly YUEN (Canberra Croatia)
TOP ASSISTS
12: Keira BOBBIN (Belconnen United)
10: Isabella BARAC (Canberra Croatia)
9: Alina ROBERTS (Belconnen United)
8: Anneke CORRY (Belconnen United)
7: Alexandra GIDIS (West Canberra Wanderers), Brittany PALOMBI (Canberra Croatia), Bonnie YOUNG (Gungahlin United)
6: Ella BROWN (Canberra Olympic), Tamara COCHRANE (West Canberra Wanderers), Isabella HINDMARSH (Belconnen United), Alex MARTENS (Belconnen United), Audrey WARD (West Canberra Wanderers)
5: Natalie DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Pearl TEIN (Belconnen United)
4: Talia BACKHOUSE (Belconnen United), Stella DE MARCO (Gungahlin United), Alyssa DI-CAMPLI (Belconnen United), Zoe HALPIN (West Canberra Wanderers), Ailish MCDONAGH (Belconnen United), Riley MCQUEENIE (Canberra Croatia), Ginger OLIVER (Gungahlin United), Bronte PYKE (Belconnen United)
3: Tiana BOOTS (Canberra Croatia), Madison CACHIA (Canberra Olympic), Megan CASTLE (Gungahlin United), Tatum MAZIS (Canberra Olympic), Tianah MIRO (Canberra Olympic), Perri NASH (West Canberra Wanderers), Madison SAWKINS (Belconnen United)
2: Tehya ASPLAND (Canberra Olympic), Jamie BERKELEY (Canberra Croatia), Lisa CARY (Belconnen United), Arusha CHEW (Canberra Croatia), Alyse JENSEN (Canberra Olympic), Chelsea HATELY (Gungahlin United), Olivia HICKS (West Canberra Wanderers), April HILL (Canberra Croatia), Claire KENNEDY-SPENCER (Tuggeranong United), Jada LAMOND (Gungahlin United), Carmel LYNCH (Majura FC), Tarah MANTHONGSY (Tuggeranong United), Amy MOORE (Gungahlin United), Abigail RICHARDS (Majura FC), Juliana ROBERTSON (West Canberra Wanderers), Madeleine STEINACKER (Belconnen United), Michaela THORNTON (Canberra Croatia), Rachel VAN AALST (Gungahlin United), Darby WHITELEY (Gungahlin United)
1: Elke AITOLU (Canberra Olympic), Esperance ANDERSON (Tuggeranong United), Eliza BAKER (Majura FC), Layla BARBOUR (Majura FC), Leila BILLINGTON (Belconnen United), Sienna BIRNIE (Canberra Olympic), Tia BURRIDGE (Canberra Olympic), Olivia BUYTEWEG (Gungahlin United), Lena CHRISTOPHERSON (Tuggeranong United), Lucy D’ARCY (Gungahlin United), Rhiannon DAVIS (Canberra Olympic), Tayla HAMPSON (Canberra Olympic), Annaliese GROVE (Gungahlin United), Ariana KASHAN (Majura FC), Stefi LEJINS (Belconnen United), Olivia MARTINIELLO (Majura FC), Pia MCGHIE (Canberra Croatia), Demi NIKIAS (West Canberra Wanderers), Stephenie NIKIAS (West Canberra Wanderers), Madeliene PERCEVAL (Gungahlin United), Nikita PERRY (Canberra Olympic), Lauren PRESTON (Belconnen United), Ariana RATHOUSKI (Belconnen United), Allegra SENTI (West Canberra Wanderers), Caitlyn SKILLICORN (West Canberra Wanderers), Ivy STEVENS (Gungahlin United), Sonja TOMANOVITS (West Canberra Wanderers), Jane VANZINO (Canberra Olympic), Maggie WRIGHT (Majura FC)
Words: Sam Watson
