Which imports made the biggest impact for their club? How will Victory manage their injury domino-effect? And what's the problem with Western Sydney Wanderers? Samantha Lewis reviews round two of the A-League Women's competition.
Each week, ABC Sport will bring you a Round Wrap of the A-League Women's competition, including winners, losers, and a good thing that happened on or off the field.
The question for some clubs, though, is how they will fare when their imported stars such as Van Egmond and Williams return to their parent clubs before the end of the season.After their chaotic extra-time win over Brisbane Roar in round one, we wondered whether lightning could strike twice for Perth Glory. As it turns out: yes, yes it can.
It's the first time since the 2017/18 season, when they were spear-headed by the deadly partnership of Sam Kerr and Rachel Hill, that Perth have won their opening two games. They finished sixth that year but went on to make finals the season following.
Victory looked less assured against cross-town rivals Melbourne City on Sunday afternoon than they did in their 5-1 thumping of Adelaide last week, partly due to their new-look midfield. Veteran Amy Jackson was moved from her usual defensive midfield position to slot into centre-back alongside Kiwi international Claudia Bunge, with Kyra Cooney-Cross taking Jackson's place at the base of midfield.
Having lost their starting centre-back, Victory will now be without their second-choice one when they take on Brisbane Roar next week. How Victory respond to this early crisis could determine whether they hit the heights their pre-season promised.A kind of malaise appears to have settled in across the club, with both senior sides under-performing in their respective competitions early on.
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