2015–16 Brisbane Roar FC (women) season

The 2015–16 Brisbane Roar season was the club's eighth season in the W-League. They were eliminated in the semi-finals by Melbourne City on 5–4 on penalties.

Brisbane Roar W-League
2015–16 season
ManagerBelinda Wilson
StadiumPerry Park, Brisbane
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
W-League4th
W-League finals seriesSemi-finals
Top goalscorerClare Polkinghorne, Gabe Marzano, Katrina Gorry, Kirsty Yallop, Tameka Butt, Ruth Blackburn & Emily Gielnik (2 goals)
Highest home attendanceN/A
Lowest home attendanceN/A
← 2014

Players

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Squad information

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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   USA Haley Kopmeyer
2 DF   AUS Brooke Goodrich
3 FW   AUS Amy Chapman
4 DF   AUS Clare Polkinghorne (Captain)
6 DF   AUS Angela Beard
7 FW   AUS Gabe Marzano
8 MF   AUS Ayesha Norrie
9 FW   AUS Cortnee Vine
10 MF   AUS Katrina Gorry
11 MF   AUS Kirsty Yallop
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF   AUS Alisha Foote
13 MF   AUS Tameka Butt
14 DF   AUS Summer O'Brien
15 FW   AUS Ruth Blackburn
16 MF   AUS Ashley Spina
17 FW   AUS Emily Gielnik
18 MF   AUS Maili Forbes
19 FW   SWE Sofie Persson
20 GK   AUS Carrie Simpson
21   AUS Elise Franco

Transfers in

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Transfers out

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Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Note

Managerial staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Belinda Wilson
Assistant coach
Team manager

Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League W-League finals series
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Haley Kopmeyer 12 0 0 0 0 11+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Brooke Goodrich 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
3 FW   Amy Chapman 13 0 0 0 0 12+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Clare Polkinghorne 11 2 0 0 0 10+0 2 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   Angela Beard 13 1 1 0 0 12+0 1 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   Gabe Marzano 11 2 1 0 0 9+1 2 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Ayesha Norrie 11 0 0 0 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Cortnee Vine 6 0 0 0 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Katrina Gorry 10 2 4 0 0 10+0 2 4 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   Kirsty Yallop 8 2 4 1 0 7+1 2 4 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
12 MF   Alisha Foote 12 0 0 0 0 5+6 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
13 MF   Tameka Butt 11 2 3 0 0 10+0 2 2 0 0 1+0 0 1 0 0
14 DF   Summer O'Brien 12 0 3 0 0 11+0 0 2 0 0 1+0 0 1 0 0
15 FW   Ruth Blackburn 12 2 2 0 1 11+0 2 2 0 1 1+0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Ashley Spina 4 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Emily Gielnik 13 2 1 0 0 12+0 2 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Maili Forbes 7 0 2 0 0 2+4 0 2 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
19 FW   Sofie Persson 7 0 0 0 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Carrie Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
21     Elise Franco 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

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W-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 12 0 0 38 4 +34 36 Qualification to Finals series
2 Canberra United 12 8 2 2 26 8 +18 26
3 Sydney FC 12 6 1 5 15 21 −6 19
4 Brisbane Roar 12 5 1 6 16 17 −1 16
5 Adelaide United 12 3 4 5 18 19 −1 13
6 Newcastle Jets 12 3 4 5 9 12 −3 13
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 3 6 15 25 −10 12
8 Perth Glory 12 3 2 7 10 23 −13 11
9 Melbourne Victory 12 2 1 9 10 28 −18 7
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 5 1 6 14 19  −5 16 2 0 4 7 10  −3 3 1 2 7 9  −2

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAABHAHABAHAHA
ResultWWLLLLLWLWWD
Position22235788877644
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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18 October 2015 1 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Canberra United Brisbane
13:00 AEST Butt   8'
Blackburn   11'
Report Heyman   39' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
25 October 2015 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Brisbane Roar Sydney
15:00 AEDT Report Gielnik   64', 76' (pen.)
Marzano   90+1'
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Referee: Lara Smith
1 November 2015 3 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Adelaide United Redland City
15:00 AEST Gorry   22' Report Sutton   9'
Condon   51'
Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds
Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
15 November 2015 5 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Perth Glory Brisbane
13:00 AEST Report DiBernardo   8', 88' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Katie Patterson
22 November 2015 6 Melbourne City 4–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Little   54', 61'
Crummer   79', 81'
Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
29 November 2015 7 Brisbane Roar 0–4 Newcastle Jets Kippa-Ring
15:00 AEST Report Jones   22'
Dydasco   55'
Kingsley   75'
Oyster   83'
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
5 December 2015 8 Canberra United 2–0 Brisbane Roar Canberra
16:00 AEDT Sykes   45', 60' Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 925
Referee: Casey Reibelt
20 December 2015 10 Sydney FC 0–3 Brisbane Roar Gosford
14:00 AEDT Report Butt   19'
Kennedy   38' (o.g.)
Polkinghorne   63'
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
28 December 2015 11 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne City Gold Coast
14:30 AEST Report Little   6' Stadium: Pizzey Park
Attendance: 1,672
Referee: Kelly Jones
10 January 2016 13 Brisbane Roar 4–0 Melbourne Victory Gold Coast
15:00 AEDT Polkinghorne   17'
Gorry   22'
Yallop   29'
A. Beard   90+3'
Report Stadium: Pizzey Park
Attendance: 1,148
Referee: Casey Reibelt
17 January 2016 14 Newcastle Jets 0–0 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
14:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Referee: Kelly Jones

Finals series

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25 January 2016 Semi-final Melbourne City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,941
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Penalties
Beattie  
Alleway  
Little  
Catley  
De Vanna  
  Polkinghorne
  Butt
  Gielnik
  Chapman
  A. Beard

References

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