Either Melbourne City or Sydney FC will become the first to win five ALW titles this weekend – both behemoths worthy of the honour
Melbourne City’s Daniela Galic and Sydney FC’s Cortnee Vine will take to the field in the A-League Women’s grand final on Saturday at AAMI Park.Melbourne City’s Daniela Galic and Sydney FC’s Cortnee Vine will take to the field in the A-League Women’s grand final on Saturday at AAMI Park.
This season is a case in point. Injuries have decimated Sydney, as have junior international call-ups outside Fifa windows, forcing the Harboursiders to deploy the youngest side in the competition. There has been fixture congestion and the challenges of playing in the AFC Women’s Club Championship.
When borders began to close in 2020 due to Covid, there was a mass exodus of Matildas and top-end talent who shifted to the European leagues waking up to the potential of women’s football – and the demographics of the ALW irrevocably changed.
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