Match Thread: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory (A-League Women)

[u/MatchBread]

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory

Fixture Date: 17/10/2026, 03:00 pm AEDT

Stadium: Wanderers Football Park

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[u/i_dreddit]

I went to the game. I don't know any of the players of either team and it's the first A league game I've ever watched. Victory seemed to have more of a plan. 

I sat away from everyone I got there and couldn't really enjoy it from the kids running amok around me and the stay at home wives who travelled all the way from the northern beaches to talk about weddings and the Melbourne cup. 

I will go again. It was a good couple of hours soaking up the sun 

[u/materi47]

disappointing performance. Most of our "game plan" was booting for Elexia to chase except a few plays that happened in second half.
Why was Geoff Abrahams allowed to continue being the womens coach?

[u/Prestigious_Time3605]

People need to Realise that Women's Sports Teams Don't Work in Western Sydney.

[u/Red-Engineer → u/Prestigious_Time3605]

Yeah no one from west of Ashfield went to the dozens of sold out Matildas games

[u/cama888]

The Wanderers are (so far) showing improvement in some key areas compared to last season, I just hope it doesn't take half a season figure out all the little issues

[u/demo5022]

Time wasting by Victory

[u/cama888]

Ng Saad already making good things happen, so awesome

[u/demo5022 → u/cama888]

Such a good NPL season she had

[u/demo5022]

So close!
Victory are getting away with some fouls huh

[u/NZRSteamSniffer]

I liked the Victory kit in promo photos but it’s so hideous in real life 🥀

[u/Shelmer75 → u/NZRSteamSniffer]

It looks nice up close in person

[u/cama888]

Ref needs to lay off the pipe

[u/Anansi103]

wait sophie harding is back

[u/cama888]

Wanderers don't really seem to have an attacking game plan, it seems very "make it up as we go"

[u/Prestigious_Time3605]

Western Sydney Female Sports Teams and their Consistently of Losing.

[u/cama888]

Younis the pickpocket, wow

[u/cama888]

What are the chances, in both men's and women's Wanderers season opener, a player goes off in the first 20 mins with injury, not a good omen

[u/marooncity1 → u/cama888]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[u/demo5022]

Is Pollicina injured?

[u/demo5022]

And the commentator is rusty too

[u/demo5022]

The camera work is a little rusty!

[u/cama888 → u/demo5022]

Yea, everyone rusty, camera operator will be "match fit" in a few games, haha