The 2022–23 season was the fourth in the history of Western United Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Western United also participated in the Australia Cup for the second time.
2022–23 season | |||
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Chairman | Jason Sourasis | ||
Manager | John Aloisi | ||
Stadium | AAMI Park Mars Stadium North Hobart Oval UTAS Stadium | ||
A-League Men | 7th | ||
A-League Men Finals | DNQ | ||
Australia Cup | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Noah Botic (6) All: Noah Botic (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,753 vs. Melbourne City (22 April 2023) A-League Men | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,253 vs. Brisbane Roar (30 December 2022) A-League Men | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,168 | ||
Biggest win | 3–1 vs. Newcastle Jets (A) (25 February 2023) A-League Men | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. Melbourne City (A) (7 January 2023) A-League Men | ||
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All statistics correct as of 28 April 2023. |
Review
editBackground
editThe 2021–22 season saw the club finish in third place, its highest ever finish and compete in the finals for the second time. The club then went on to appear in and win its first ever grand final on 28 May 2022 against Melbourne City.
Players
editFirst-team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
editNo. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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14 | MF | James Troisi | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 1 year | 17 July 2022 | [1][2] |
27 | DF | Jacob Tratt | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 22 August 2022 | [3] |
7 | MF | Tongo Doumbia | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 24 August 2022 | [4] |
9 | FW | Michael Ruhs | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 2.5 years | 7 January 2023 | [5] |
24 | DF | Connor O'Toole | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 1.5 years | 7 January 2023 | [6] |
20 | MF | Ramy Najjarine | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 2.5 years | 7 January 2023 | [7] |
From youth squad
editN |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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49 | FW | Jake Najdovski | 17 | 2 year scholarship contract[8] |
Transfers out
editNo. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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13 | DF | Ivan Vujica | Unattached | End of contract | 10 June 2022 | [9] |
16 | MF | Rene Krhin | Unattached | End of contract | 10 June 2022 | [9] |
27 | MF | Jerry Skotadis | Unattached | End of contract | 10 June 2022 | [9] |
34 | FW | Christian Theoharous | Central Coast Mariners | Mutual contract termination | 17 January 2023 | [10][11] |
12 | DF | Dalibor Markovic | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 20 January 2023 | [12] |
9 | FW | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | Central Coast Mariners | Mutual contract termination | 29 January 2023 | [13][14] |
25 | MF | Luke Duzel | Adelaide United | Mutual contract termination | 6 February 2023 | [15][16] |
26 | MF | Nicolas Milanovic | Western Sydney Wanderers | Mutual contract termination | 7 February 2023 | [17][18] |
Contract extensions
editNo. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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4 | Léo Lacroix | Defender | 1 year | 29 May 2022 | extension triggered | [19] |
44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | Defender | 1 year | 10 June 2022 | [20] | |
33 | Ben Collins | Defender | 1 year | 17 June 2022 | [21] | |
21 | Sebastian Pasquali | Midfielder | 1 year | 1 July 2022 | [22] | |
17 | Ben Garuccio | Left-back | 2 years | 7 September 2022 | Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25. | [23] |
42 | Rhys Bozinovski | Midfielder | 2 years | 6 December 2022 | Promoted from a scholarship contract to a senior contract | [24] |
11 | Connor Pain | Winger | 3 years | 25 January 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2025–26. | [25] |
38 | Noah Botic | Centre forward | 2 years | 8 March 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25. | [26] |
10 | Steven Lustica | Central midfielder | 1 year | 16 March 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2023–24. | [27] |
27 | Jacob Tratt | Central defender | 1 year | 23 March 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2023–24. | [28] |
Pre-season and friendlies
edit9 August 2022 | Western United | 3–0 | Bulleen Lions | Melbourne |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve |
24 August 2022 | Western United | 6–0 | St Albans Saints | Melbourne |
19:45 AEST | Report | Stadium: Valley Park Events Centre |
27 August 2022 | Western United | 6–0 | Pascoe Vale | Melbourne |
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Report |
10 September 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Western United | Parramatta |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
17 September 2022 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Western United | Adelaide |
11:00 ACST |
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Report |
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Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium |
21 September 2022 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1–5 | Western United | Melbourne |
19:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve |
24 September 2022 | Western United | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
15:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: The Hangar |
29 November 2022 | Western United | 3–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: The Hangar Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
editOverview
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League Men | 7 October 2022 | 29 April 2023 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 34.62 |
Australia Cup | 3 August 2022 | 14 August 2022 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
Total | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 35.71 |
Last updated: 29 April 2023
Source: Soccerway
A-League Men
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Sydney FC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 38 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
6 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 35 | |
7 | Western United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 32 | |
8 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 30 | |
9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 29 | Qualification for 2023 Australia Cup play-offs |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | −4 |
Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
editA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
7 October 2022 1 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,501 Referee: Shaun Evans |
16 October 2022 2 | Western United | 1–3 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
21 October 2022 3 | Western United | 1–1 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,423 Referee: Kurt Ams |
29 October 2022 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 4–2 | Western United | Gosford |
17:15 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,773 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
6 November 2022 5 | Western United | 2–4 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,128 Referee: Alex King |
13 November 2022 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–3 | Western United | Wellington |
15:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 5,203 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
10 December 2022 7 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Western United | Perth |
19:30 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Macedonia Park Attendance: 3,893 Referee: Daniel Elder |
18 December 2022 8 | Western United | 1–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,755 Referee: Adam Kersey |
26 December 2022 9 | Western United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
18:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,867 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
30 December 2022 10 | Western United | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,253 Referee: Shaun Evans |
7 January 2023 11 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Western United | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
15 January 2023 12 | Western United | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Ballarat |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mars Stadium Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Kurt Ams |
21 January 2023 13 | Western United | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Hobart |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: North Hobart Oval Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Alex King |
28 January 2023 14 | Macarthur FC | 2–2 | Western United | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,898 Referee: Ben Abraham |
5 February 2023 15 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Western United | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 7,849 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
11 February 2023 16 | Western United | 2–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Shaun Evans |
17 February 2023 17 | Western United | 0–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Launceston |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: University of Tasmania Stadium Attendance: 2,690 Referee: Daniel Elder |
25 February 2023 18 | Newcastle Jets | 1–3 | Western United | Newcastle |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 6,190 Referee: Ben Abraham |
4 March 2023 19 | Western United | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Ballarat |
17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Mars Stadium Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
13 March 2023 20 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Western United | Melbourne |
18:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,157 Referee: Adam Kersey |
18 March 2023 21 | Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | Western United | Brisbane |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
1 April 2023 22 | Sydney FC | 3–3 | Western United | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Chris Beath |
7 April 2023 23 | Western United | 0–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Ballarat |
15:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Mars Stadium Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro |
16 April 2023 24 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Western United | Adelaide |
16:30 ACST | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,110 Referee: Alex King |
22 April 2023 25 | Western United | 1–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
19:45 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,753 Referee: Chris Beath |
29 April 2023 26 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Western United | Perth |
20:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,088 Referee: Daniel Elder |
Australia Cup
editWin Draw Loss
3 August 2022 Round of 32 | Western United | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,670 Referee: Chris Beath |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editIncludes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 29 April 2023
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Jamie Young | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Léo Lacroix | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Dylan Pierias | 7+15 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
6 | DF | Tomoki Imai | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
7 | MF | Tongo Doumbia | 16+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
8 | FW | Lachlan Wales | 24+2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
9 | FW | Michael Ruhs | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Steven Lustica | 11+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Connor Pain | 24+2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 4 | |
14 | MF | James Troisi | 14+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
17 | DF | Ben Garuccio | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
19 | DF | Josh Risdon | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
20 | FW | Ramy Najjarine | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Sebastian Pasquali | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Alessandro Diamanti | 2+19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
24 | DF | Connor O'Toole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Jacob Tratt | 9+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
31 | FW | Adisu Bayew | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Ben Collins | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
37 | GK | Ryan Scott | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
38 | FW | Noah Botic | 10+11 | 6 | 0+2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
42 | MF | Rhys Bozinovski | 1+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
88 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 19+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
99 | FW | Aleksandar Prijović | 14+2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||
9 | FW | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
26 | FW | Nicolas Milanovic | 3+12 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
41 | DF | Jalil Regague | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
- As of 29 April 2023
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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1 | 44 | DF | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 4 | DF | Léo Lacroix | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | 27 | DF | Jacob Tratt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | 19 | DF | Josh Risdon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 23 | MF | Alessandro Diamanti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | 7 | MF | Tongo Doumbia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 8 | FW | Lachlan Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Connor Pain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | Ben Garuccio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
99 | FW | Aleksandar Prijovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | 1 | GK | Jamie Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Tomoki Imai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | Steven Lustica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | James Troisi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
88 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | 5 | DF | Dylan Pierias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||||
1 | 26 | MF | Nicolas Milanovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 9 | FW | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 4 |
Clean sheets
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 29 April 2023
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | Jamie Young | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Troisi departs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Western United welcomes midfielder James Troisi". Western United. 17 July 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (22 August 2022). "Jacob Tratt adds strength to Western United's defence". Western United.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (24 August 2022). "Malian powerhouse Tongo Doumbia joins Western United". Western United.
- ^ "Western United adds exuberant young attacker Michael Ruhs". Western United. 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Western United strengthens defence with Connor O'Toole capture". Western United. 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Ramy Najjarine injects flair into Western United attack". Western United. 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Najdovski signs scholarship deal". Western United. 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Western United farewell departing players". Western United. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Christian Theoharous departs Western United". Western United. 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Mariners sign Christian Theoharous from Western United". Central Coast Mariners. 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Western United reached mutual agreement with Dalibor Markovic". Western United. 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Dylan Wenzel-Halls departs Western United". Western United. 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Dylan Wenzel-Halls signs for the Mariners until 2025". Central Coast Mariners. 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Western United agrees mutual termination with Luke Duzel". Western United. 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Reds sign Luke Duzel". Adelaide United. 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Nicolas Milanovic departs Western United to return home". Western United. 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Milanovic signs for hometown club". Western Sydney Wanderers. 7 February 2023.
- ^ Lynch, Joey [@joeylynchy] (29 May 2022). "Western United coach John Aloisi confirms to reporters at their championship celebration that defender Leo Lacroix hit a trigger in his contract this season that will now see him return to the club in 2022-23" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Western United re-sign Nikolai Topor–Stanley". Western United. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Ben Collins signs on for Western United for 2022–23". Western United. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Pasquali commits for 2022–23". Western United. 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Ben Garuccio commits to Western United until 2025". Western United. 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Rhys Bozinovski pens new two-year extension at Western United". Western United. 6 December 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (25 January 2023). "Connor Pain continues Western United legacy with three-year deal". Western United.
- ^ "Noah Botic pens two-year contract extension at Western United". Western United. 8 March 2023.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (16 March 2023). "Steven Lustica signs on for fifth season at Western United". Western United.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (23 March 2023). "Jacob Tratt inks one-year extension at Western United". Western United.
External links
edit- Western United official website