With more than 1,600 voters and 2,300 votes cast for 130 players, The Corner Flag can finally reveal our Women’s Premier League Fan’s Choice Team of the Season. Without further ado, here are your starting eleven and substitutes.
Goalkeepers
Alexandra Bogdanovski (Preston) – 113 weighted votes
“Al is one of the most positive team mates I’ve ever played with. Nothing gets her down. In fact when there is a problem, it only makes her work harder to achieve more.” – Jessica Cvetkovska
Candice Sallama (Cairnlea) – 93 weighted votes
“I think Candice is amazing in goals. This year she’s had to intercept 1-on-1 quite a few times and you know that striker isn’t going to have an easy goal. She’s the type of keeper that you know you don’t have to worry about, she’s got it.” – Cemile Azmi
Cassandra Dimovski (South Melbourne) – 87
Christine Fonua (Altona) – 57
Fullbacks
Stephanie Catley (Sandringham) – 61 weighted votes
“It’s really good to have such an experienced player playing behind me to back me up. She’s a great communicator on the pitch and it’s always exciting to watch the runs she makes with the ball!” – Elaina Vatcky
Olivia Ellis (Bulleen) – 43 weighted votes
“Little biscuits is a champ… you wouldn’t guess that she is our baby of the team, this year she has really shown her potential and excelled. She’s a committed, consistent player who doesn’t lack effort and is always willing to learn I really cant speak highly enough of her.” – Tessa Sernio
Antonia Boljesic (Preston) – 38 weighted votes
“She’s always going hard at the ball and can get a little fired up sometimes, but it’s always good to have her on the field. Even when we’re losing she will try to lift people up and encourage them while she weaves through players.” – Sharnoah Hurley
Emma Gunn (Sandringham) – 28
Maria Patrikis (Ashburton) – 24
Claudia Fruscalzo (Bundoora) – 24
Jaimee Williams (EAP) – 21
Centrehalves
Sophia Dimitriou (Altona) – 67 weighted votes
“Sophia is very underrated, she’s fast and never gives up ever. She can be put in any situation whether it’s an overlapping defender, the last man or tagging dangerous players. As a midfielder, having a player with Sophia’s experience behind me makes my job easier.” – Michelle Duffy
Sarah Sumner (South Melbourne) – 47 weighted votes
“Summy is an amazing team mate. I couldn’t imagine playing that role without her. She always gives 100% and listens to instructions and I really admire that about her! ” – Alex Cheal
Alex Cheal (South Melbourne) – 44 weighted votes
“Dedicated and passionate, are just two words that come to mind. Chealy played centre-back for South, she was consistently good all year and reliable. ‘To know you always had cover behind you is like music to your ears.” – Lauren Farrugia
Laura Croft (Casey) – 42
Kristin Stensholt (Ashburton) – 36
Rachel Binning (Casey) – 31
Emily Dolzan (Bulleen) – 26
Wingers
Jessica Au (South Melbourne) – 199 weighted votes
“Jess has had a huge impact on the team this year. Although she’s a youngster, she works hard at training, gives 110% and brings a lot of quality to the team!” – Adriana Durakovic
Jaymee Dudley (Casey) – 61 weighted votes
“Jaymee is a young gun to look out for, she’s quick and agile and very skilful on the ball, definitely a talent also with an awesome personality!” – Alexandra Gummer
Tiffany Eliadis (South Melbourne) – 48 weighted votes
“Tiffany has an uncanny ability to be in the right place and the right time, making her a goal scoring opportunist. With this, her vision and technical ability makes her dangerous to any opposing team.” – Laura Spiranovic
Beattie Goad (EAP) – 32
Stacey Papadopoulos (Box Hill) – 22
Demi Kallianis (Heidelberg) – 14
Midfielders
Alexandra Gummer (Casey) – 108 weighted votes
“I’d probably say Gum’s had her best season of the WPL yet and that she was most likely out biggest asset this year, without a doubt helping us get as far as we did. Playing with her is great, she has a great soccer brain and never give a bad performance.” – Laura Croft
Jessica Tay (Bulleen) – 49 weighted votes
“Tay is resilient, has a never give up attitude and is always determined to do her best! She keeps going even when times are tough and always has positive things to say to pump us up. She’s got great composure.” – Lia Privitelli
Michelle Duffy (Altona) – 36 weighted votes
“Michelle was extremely dedicated to her soccer this season. No matter how the season played out for Altona, she still travelled the distance to be at games and training and this dedication was shown in her game performance.” – Sky Jensen
Natalie Martineau (South Melbourne) – 35
Morany Chek (South Melbourne) – 32
Jesse Kotsikas (Ashburton) – 29
Enza Barilla (Bundoora) – 27
Cindy Lay (EAP) – 22
Forwards
Daniela Gudelj (South Melbourne) – 88 weighted votes
“Well for a start she brings a lot of energy into the team! She is always enthusiastic when it comes to training and games. Always keen and always very encouraging towards other team mates.” – Aliesha Newman
Brittany Dudley-Smith (Casey) – 53 weighted votes
“Britt has the talent to completely alter the outcome of any game. Her pace often catches entire defences off-guard, not to mention the way the ball seems to move with her so effortlessly.” – Naomi Eaton
Leigh Gray (Heidelberg) – 49 weighted votes
“She’s been fantastic. Both her and Erin have just slotted perfectly into the team this year and it’s been great playing alongside them. She’s quick and explosive and she’s got great intensity, touch and ball control. She rarely comes of second best in a challenge and she never stops working.” – Julia Nicolaci
Caitlin Friend (Bundoora) – 46
Tijen Hussein (Cairnlea) – 34
Laura Spiranovic (South Melbourne) – 30
Seyma Erenli (Box Hill) – 26
Ashleigh Beagley (Bulleen) – 21
