Diagonal Pass

Them’s fighting words, Heather Garriock.

Incidentally we find out via Marlies Oostdam’s second diary entry that prior to their first match, Melbourne Victory trained on astroturf all week instead of actual grass(!). I hope they’d managed some training time on a grass surface prior to the match in Parramatta Stadium, because I doubt Sydney FC will give them the breathing room to adjust.

Canberra United will travel to Perry Park without their experienced midfielder Caitlin Munoz, who is out for three weeks due to a knee ligament strain.

Both Newcastle Jets and Adelaide United will be without a number of players on international duty for their match at Hindmarsh Stadium, played as the curtain raiser to the men’s Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory. Among the Jets players travelling to Adelaide is Rhali Dobson, who almost didn’t make it into the squad after injury ruled her out of the initial tryouts.

Get your W-League squad info, times and locations for this weekend’s fixtures here.