Melbourne Victory Women’s have today revealed their squad numbers for the upcoming W-League season, with only two players from last year retaining their same kit.
Gulcan Koca assumes her number 17, while returning American midfielder Christine Nairn once again plays with the number 10 on her back.
Of the other players to return from last season, Cassandra Dimovski takes the official mantle as the number one goalkeeper, shifting from the number 20, which will now be worn by Melissa Barbieri.
Alex Natoli goes from four to two, taking Hannah Brewer’s former number, while Laura Spiranovic (nine) and Enza Barilla (seven) both go into the season with different numbers from their 2013-14 season.
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Melissa Taranto (four), Annabel Martin (six) and Mindy Barbieri (11) get kits within the first 11 allotted squad spaces, while Adriana Taranto (15) and Whitney Knight (12) make up the rest of the contingent.
There’s also spots in the first 11 numbers for Women’s Premier League products Briar Palmer (five) and Jamie Pollock (eight), with Jess Pitts taking up the number 18 spot.
Signing Hayley Raso and the recently un-retired Thea Slatyer and Selin Kuralay will take the numbers 16, 13 and 14 respectively.
The club is yet to officially announce the signing of American international Brooke Elby, but she is expected to take up the vacant number three jersey.
FULL SQUAD:
1. Cassie Dimovski (GK, 20 > 1)
2. Alex Natoli (4 > 2)
3. Brooke Elby (USA)
4. Melissa Taranto (NTC)
5. Briar Palmer (NZ)
6. Annabel Martin (NTC)
7. Enza Barilla
8. Jamie Pollock (USA)
9. Laura Spiranovic
10. Christine Nairn (USA)
11. Melindaj Barbieri (NTC)
12. Whitney Knight (NTC)
13. Thea Slatyer
14. Selin Kuralay
15. Adriana Taranto (NTC)
16. Hayley Raso
17. Gulcan Koca
18. Jess Pitts
19. [VACANT]
20.Melissa Barbieri (GK)