{"id":8223,"date":"2019-11-24T21:49:51","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T21:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpvip1.prd.footballapl.com\/wan\/2019\/11\/24\/staab-harrison-and-williams-named-westfield-w-league-team-week-round-2\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T13:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:45:55","slug":"staab-harrison-and-williams-named-westfield-w-league-team-week-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/staab-harrison-and-williams-named-westfield-w-league-team-week-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Staab, Harrison and Williams named in Westfield W-League Team of the Week - Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>An action-packed Round 2 of the Westfield W-League brought up some outstanding team performances, but individual brilliance is what we are looking at in our Team of the Week.<\/h3>\n<p>Melbourne Victory put on a sparkling&nbsp;display in&nbsp;their thrilling 3-2 win against Brisbane Roar on Thursday night, while Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC&nbsp;were forced to dig in to secure closely-contested 1-0 wins on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Then on Sunday, Melbourne City left it late but have their first win on the board thanks to Emily van Egmond&#8217;s stoppage-time penalty against Canberra.<\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to decide which players stood head and shoulders above the rest. This week we&#8217;re sending the side out in a 3-4-3&nbsp;formation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Here is the w-league.com.au&#8217;s&nbsp;Round 2 Team of the Week.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Goalkeeper<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Casey Dumont (Melbourne Victory)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Casey Dumont\u2019s penalty save from her former teammate Tameka Yallop on the stroke of half-time, with Victory leading 2-1, proved to be crucial.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors went on to beat Brisbane 3-2 on the road, but Dumont&#8217;s spot-kick stop only was the tip of the iceberg.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old produced heroics to keep Roar at bay, including a one-handed reflex stop and a close-range double save, as talk of of one of the all-time great Westfield W-League keeping performances echoed around Dolphin Stadium.<\/p>\n<h3>Defenders<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sam Staab (Western Sydney Wanderers)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sam Staab is quickly becoming one of the best defenders&nbsp;in the competition on the back of consecutive stellar performances to start the 2019\/20 Westfield W-League campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Wanderers \u2018keeper Abby Smith could have spent most of Western Sydney\u2019s game against the Jets sat down with a cup of tea, largely due to the totally dominant display of Staab in the centre of defence.<\/p>\n<p>Staab made 68 passes at 88.2% accuracy, won eight out of 12 duels and made six clearances in another totally composed and commanding performance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sam Staab\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-league.com.au\/sites\/wleague\/files\/2019-11\/Staab%20221119.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellie Brush (Sydney FC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sydney FC were put under the pump by a youthful Adelaide team brimming with energy and verve and Brush was at the heart of the Sky Blues\u2019 defensive wall that stopped the hosts in the 1-0 away win.<\/p>\n<p>Cross-code star Brush may have missed the entire Westfield W-League 2018\/19 season but she barely missed a beat in her first big test since her return.<\/p>\n<p>She kept teen sensation Mary Fowler relatively quiet and filled out the stats sheet by making a team-high five clearances, winning three duels and adding a tackle and an interception to go with Sydney FC&#8217;s back-to-back clean sheets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The experienced New Zealand international showed her quality in spades in Sunday&#8217;s 2-1 win against Canberra in the nation&#8217;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Stott led the team in touches, with 98, and passes, with 77, as City controlled 67% off possession. She launched City&#8217;s attacks as they built&nbsp;from the back, dictating&nbsp;the shape and tempo of their build-up play.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old also led the team in tackles (six), tackles won (five), duels won (nine), interceptions (six) and she did not concede a single foul.&nbsp;A complete defensive masterclass on and off the ball.<\/p>\n<h3>Midfielders<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Katrina Gorry (Brisbane Roar)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a nightmare start to 2019, when a high-ankle sprain ended her Westfield W-League season and seriously impacted&nbsp;her FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, Katrina Gorry is well on her way to being back to her best.<\/p>\n<p>The Westfield Matilda returned refreshed from an injury-free off-season and delivered a vintage performance in the heart of the Roar midfield in Brisbane\u2019s 3-2 reverse against Melbourne Victory.<\/p>\n<p>She started the move which saw her combine with Hayley Raso on Yallop\u2019s opening goal and delivered a pin-point set piece which earned the penalty for handball against Natasha Dowie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amy Harrison has only played two games at the Wanderers but she\u2019s already proving why she\u2019ll be a prime asset for Dean Heffernan\u2019s side this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Westfield Matildas midfielder capped off a fantastic home debut with her first goal in the red and black against Newcastle on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison took five shots on the night, hitting the post in the first half before converting the decisive goal from the spot in the second.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Chloe Logarzo (Sydney FC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Westfield Matilda helped make the all-important match winning play when she nudged the ball on to Caitlin Foord in the Sky Blues\u2019 1-0 win against Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p>While the 24-year-old usually shines in an attacking role, it was the defensive side of her game which helped secure Team of the Week honours in Round 2.<\/p>\n<p>Logarzo won a match-high nine of her 14&nbsp;duels, as the Sky Blues dug in against an Adelaide attack bursting with energy. She worked tirelessly off the ball and also fought hard in&nbsp;her midfield battles, earning five fouls to break up play in the trenches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mallory Weber (Adelaide United)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The American winger was like lightning in a bottle every time Adelaide shifted the ball out left in their 1-0 loss against Sydney FC.<\/p>\n<p>A constant danger to the Champions\u2019 defence, the Westfield W-League newcomer ripped off six attempts on goal and created four chances for her teammates.<\/p>\n<p>While many players faded in the second half, Weber came to life as the match wore on. She also did a superb job off the ball, winning a joint-high eight duels for the Reds.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Forwards<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Natasha Dowie (Melbourne Victory)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following a crushing 3-0 opening round loss to Sydney FC, Victory skipper Natasha Dowie carried her the team on her shoulders in the 3-2 Round 2 win against Brisbane Roar.<\/p>\n<p>Leading by example, Dowie earned a penalty and dusted herself down to convert from the spot, before following up with a genuine goal of the season contender to extend the lead to 3-1 late on.<\/p>\n<p>Her stunning, twisting volley capped an inspirational performance by&nbsp;the English sharpshooter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyn Williams (Western Sydney Wanderers)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American striker Lynn Williams arrived at Wanderland during the week and showed just what she\u2019ll bring to Western Sydney this season in an impressive debut against Newcastle Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Williams did not score, besides a goal chalked offside in the first half,&nbsp;but she supplied Wanderers a genuine target up front and dovetailed excellently with&nbsp;compatriot Kristen Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>She displayed&nbsp;supreme hold-up play, skill in close quarters and fearsome speed in her debut Westfield W-League showing in Red &amp; Black.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Caitlin Foord (Sydney FC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a game of fine margins, Caitlin Foord produced the moment of magic which ensured the Westfield W-League Champions started with two wins from two games.<\/p>\n<p>The Westfield Matildas striker bullied her way through a Reds defence which had been compact up until her majestic 56th-minute break-through.<\/p>\n<p>It was a touch of quality which placed&nbsp;her head and shoulders above the rest. Although Sydney were restricted to minimal clear-cut chances by an impressive Adelaide side, Foord still managed to rain in six shots on goal and put in four crosses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":8224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[10],"competition":[],"acf":{"match_card_embed_league":null,"match_card_embed_club":null,"match_card_embed_match":false,"match_card_embed_disable":false,"auto_publish_updates":true,"reference_article":null,"article_featured_video":null,"article_featured_video_tagline":"","article_byline":"John Greco, Matthew Comito, Samuel Green","article_media_type":"news","article_video":"","gallery":"","shared_ffa_source":"keepup","shared_hide_in_app":false,"article_player":[20125,20123,19152],"article_team":null,"article_competition":null,"article_match":null,"credit":"","related_articles":null,"push_to_social":false,"priority":1,"sport":false,"language":false,"private_content":false,"access_level":[],"article_id":"8223","app_featured_image":null,"article_content_group":"news"},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/staab-harrison-and-williams-named-westfield-w-league-team-week-round-2\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Staab, Harrison and Williams named in Westfield W-League Team of the Week &#8211; 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