Western Waves FC
Full nameWestern Waves Football Club
Founded2004
Dissolved2005
GroundPerth Oval
Capacity20,500
OwnerFootball WA
ChairmanUnknown
Senior Women's
Manager		Alistair Edwards
LeagueWomen's National Soccer League
20047th (7)

The Western Waves Football Club were a short-lived West Australian women's association football club that played only one season in the former Women's National Soccer League.

History

For the first seven years of the Women's National Soccer League the competition had been fielded by the same six clubs, with two in New South Wales and one each from Queensland, the ACT, Victoria and South Australia. It was a welcomed move when it was announced that a seventh club would be joining the competition for the 2004 season, the Western Waves from Perth, Western Australia.[1] However, due to financial constraints with the league, governing body (then Soccer Australia) and with the new club itself, they would only play 6 out of the 11 league games, virtually ruling them out of being able to fight for a competitive table position let alone the finals series[2]

Nevertheless, the Waves set about trying to field the strongest squad they could with the limited resources that could draw upon. Socceroos capped, and Perth Glory hero Alistair Edwards was announced as the inaugural coach of the club.[3] On the field, the club recruited Perth local and Matilda Lisa De Vanna, as well as up and coming talented players like Collette McCallum, Hayley Crawford and Nicola Williams[4]

The Waves' first match of the 2004 WNSL season resulted in a 2–1 defeat to Queensland Sting at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre.[5] The following week the Waves secured their first competition points in a 1–1 draw against Northern NSW Pride.[6] The only win of the season would come as a 1–0 win against Canberra Eclipse in Round 5[7] as the Waves finished the season in last place on 5 points.

2004/05 Squad

Lisa De Vanna was a star member of the squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Ashley Bennett
3 DF Australia AUS Nicola Williams
5 DF Australia AUS Stacey Woodfin
6 MF Australia AUS Tal Karp
7 MF Australia AUS Collette McCallum
8 DF Australia AUS Tanya Oxtoby
9 FW Australia AUS Kylie Chatto
10 MF Australia AUS Hayley Crawford
11 FW Australia AUS Lisa De Vanna
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Australia AUS Luciana Colangelo
13 DF Australia AUS Lindsey Jobling
15 MF Australia AUS Laura Turnbul
16 MF Australia AUS Nadia Poulsen
17 MF Australia AUS Sara Gawned
18 FW Australia AUS Ciara Conway
19 FW Australia AUS Kylie Woodhouse
20 GK Australia AUS Nadia Perica
21 MF Australia AUS Steph Grant

References

  1. ↑ "The first national women's championships". Football Australia.
  2. ↑ "Women's league grows to seven teams". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "EDWARDS GETS HOT" (PDF). The Fame Game. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Western Waves". Northern Redbacks.
  5. ↑ Esamie, Thomas. "Women's National Soccer League Round 1 Report". Oz Football. Australia Women's Soccer Association. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Western Waves draw in Newcastle". The Fanatics. AAP. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "WNSL Round 5 report". OzFootball. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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