Brisbane Roar will play their first game of the Westfield W-League 2019/20 Season when they host Melbourne Victory at Dolphin Stadium in Redcliffe on Thursday night.
An opening round bye meant Jake Goodship’s side have had an extra week to prepare for their clash against the defending premiers and they’ll be keen to make a strong start to the campaign.
Victory began their premiership defence with a disappointing 3-0 loss to Sydney FC on Sunday and won’t want to begin the season with back-to-back defeats.
Check out all the team news for Thursday’s clash – which can be seen live on Fox Sports – below.
MATCH PREVIEW: Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory
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Brisbane Roar squad: 1.Mackenzie ARNOLD (gk), 2.Carson PICKETT, 3.Celeste BOUREILLE, 4.Clare POLKINGHORNE (c), 7.Indiah-Paige RILEY, 8.Kaitlyn TORPEY, 9.Rylee BAISDEN, 10.Katrina GORRY, 12.Allira TOBY, 13.Tameka YALLOP, 15.Claire FARRINGTON, 16.Hayley RASO, 18.Leah DAVIDSON, 19.Hollie PALMER, 20.Georgina WORTH (gk), 22.Anna MARGRAF, 23.Isobel DALTON **two to be omitted**
Unavailable: 6.Elise KELLOND-KNIGHT (hamstring – TBC)
Melbourne Victory squad: 1.Casey DUMONT (gk), 2.Rosie SUTTON, 3.Teigen ALLEN, 4.Emily MENGES, 6.Haley HANSON, 7.Emma ROBERS, 8.Angie BEARD, 9.Natasha DOWIE (c), 10.Jenna McCORMICK, 11.Darian JENKINS, 13.Polly DORAN, 14.Melina AYRES, 15.Amy JACKSON, 16.Annalie LONGO, 18.Grace MAHER, 19.Lia PRIVITELLI, 20.Melissa MAIZELS **two to be omitted**
Ins: 2.Rosie SUTTON (promoted), 19.Lia PRIVITELLI (returning from injury)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: 5.Laura BROCK (foot)
Thursday, 21 November 2019
Dolphin Stadium, Redcliffe
Kick-Off: 6:30pm (Local)(7:30pm (AEDT))
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
Assistant Referee 1: Mi Suk Park
Assistant Referee 2: Avrol Beecham
Fourth Official: Lara Lee
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7:15pm (AEDT), Kayo Sports (www.kayosports.com.au) and MyFootball Live App, Live Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers
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