Western Waves FC

Football club

Western Waves FCFull name| Western Waves Football Club

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Founded| 2004
Dissolved| 2005
Ground| Perth Oval
Capacity| 20,500
Owner| Football WA
Chairman| Unknown
Senior Women's
Manager| Alistair Edwards
League| Women's National Soccer League
2004| 7th (7)

The Western Waves Football Club were a short-lived West Australian women's soccer club that played only one season in the former Women's National Soccer League.

## History

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For the first seven years of the Women's National Soccer League the competition had been fielded by the same six clubs, with two in New South Wales and one each from Queensland, the ACT, Victoria and South Australia. It was a welcomed move when it was announced that a seventh club would be joining the competition for the 2004 season, the Western Waves from Perth, Western Australia.[1] However, due to financial constraints with the league, governing body (then Soccer Australia) and with the new club itself, they would only play 6 out of the 11 league games, ruling them out of being able to fight for a position in the finals series[2]

Nevertheless, the Waves set about trying to field the strongest squad they could with the limited resources that they could draw upon. Alistair Edwards (former Perth Glory and Socceroo player) was announced as the coach of the club.[3] On the field, the club recruited Perth local and Matilda Lisa De Vanna, as well as up and coming talented players like Collette McCallum, Hayley Crawford and Nicola Williams.[4]

The Waves' first match of the 2004 WNSL season resulted in a 2–1 defeat to Queensland Sting at Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre.[5] The only win of their shortened season was a 1–0 win against Canberra Eclipse,[6] with the Waves finishing the season in last place on 5 points.

## 2004/05 Squad

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Lisa De Vanna was a star member of the squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  AUS | Ashley Bennett
3  | DF |  AUS | Nicola Williams
5  | DF |  AUS | Stacey Woodfin
6  | MF |  AUS | Tal Karp
7  | MF |  AUS | Collette McCallum
8  | DF |  AUS | Tanya Oxtoby
9  | FW |  AUS | Kylie Chatto
10  | MF |  AUS | Hayley Crawford
11  | FW |  AUS | Lisa De Vanna
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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12  | DF |  AUS | Luciana Colangelo
13  | DF |  AUS | Lindsey Jobling
15  | MF |  AUS | Laura Turnbul
16  | MF |  AUS | Nadia Poulsen
17  | MF |  AUS | Sara Gawned
18  | FW |  AUS | Ciara Conway
19  | FW |  AUS | Kylie Woodhouse
20  | GK |  AUS | Nadia Perica
21  | MF |  AUS | Steph Grant

## References

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1. ^ "The first national women's championships". Football Australia. 14 June 2021.
2. ^ "Women's league grows to seven teams". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
3. ^ "EDWARDS GETS HOT" (PDF). The Fame Game. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
4. ^ "Western Waves". Northern Redbacks.
5. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Women's National Soccer League Round 1 Report". Oz Football. Australia Women's Soccer Association. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
6. ^ "WNSL Round 5 report". OzFootball. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

## External links

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* Women's National Soccer League
* Women's soccer in Australia

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward