Who is the Liberty A-League signing of the season?
That is the question set to be answered via aleagues.com.au’s eToro Transfer Power Rankings, in 2023-24, ranking the best performers of all the signings every month.
Each player’s place in the eToro Transfer Power Rankings is based off their Opta Index score for the season – and the rankings will shift month to month based on performance until we can crown the signing of the season.
Read on for the top 10 signings in the eToro Transfer Power Rankings after February in the Liberty A-League season.
Who has dropped out of the top 10 from the end of February? Jordan Silkowitz (10th), Kaylie Collins (9th), Mia Corbin (8th), Millie Farrow (7th)
Who has broken into the top 10 after February? Mariana Speckmaier (8th), Sarah Langman (7th), Casey Dumont (5th), Emily Gielnik (1st)
eToro Transfer Power Rankings – Top 10 (February alone – Opta index): Emily Gielnik (87.7), Sarina Bolden (85.6), Courtney Newbon (73.4), Kyah Simon (73.1), Izzy Nino (72.3), Casey Dumont (71.3), Marian Speckmaier (69.9), Grace Maher (68.7), Annalise Rasmussen (67.3), Mia Corbin (67.0)
eToro Transfer Power Rankings – Top 10, overall standings
10. Rylee Foster
- Ranking last month: 3rd (dropped seven places)
- Opta index: 68.7
- Transfer: Free agent -> Wellington Phoenix
Rylee Foster holds her place in the top 10, having dropped from third place in the eToro Transfer Power Rankings after January.
Foster earned a red card at the end of January and made just one appearance for the ‘Nix last month in a 2-0 loss to Western United, making four saves.
9. Wurigumula
- Ranking last month: 5th (dropped four places)
- Opta index: 68.8
- Transfer: Changchun Jiuyin Loans -> Central Coast Mariners
A goalless February saw Wurigumula drop from fifth to ninth on the eToro Transfer Power Rankings last month.
The Central Coast striker has since bumped her season tally to seven goals scoring in back-to-back March games, so expect the Chinese international to figure prominently in next month’s rankings once again.
8. Mariana Speckmaier
- Ranking last month: N/A
- Opta index: 70.1
- Transfer: Free agent -> Wellington Phoenix
Mariana Speckmaier has broken into the top 10 after scoring in her only appearance of February before an injury forced her to sit out the remainder of the month.
The Venezuelan international has bagged five goals in her last five games.
7. Sarah Langman
- Ranking last month: N/A
- Opta index: 70.4
- Transfer: Perth Glory -> Central Coast Mariners
Sarah Langman has split goalkeeping duties at the Mariners with Casey Dumont this season and their respective form lines have resulted in both off-season signings sitting inside the top 10 on the eToro Transfer Power Rankings.
Langman made three appearances in February, conceding four goals and making six saves.
6. Emina Ekic
- Ranking last month: 1st (dropped five places)
- Opta index: 70.5
- Transfer: Racing Louisville -> Melbourne City
Melbourne City’s Emina Ekic began the season with a flurry of goals and assists but having made just one goal contribution in her last five games, it’s no surprise to see the Bosnia and Herzegovina international slide down the eToro Transfer Power Rankings.
Ekic was first after December and January but has slid to sixth after February as a number of off-season signings made their respective moves.
5. Casey Dumont
- Ranking last month: N/A
- Opta index: 73.4
- Transfer: Free agent -> Central Coast Mariners
Casey Dumont joins fellow Mariners keeper Langman in the top 10 on the eToro Transfer Power Rankings having made 35 saves across 14 appearances this season, keeping two clean sheets. Dumont didn’t feature in the top 10 after January but has now climbed into consideration as one of the signings of the season.
4. Rachel Lowe
- Ranking last month: 2nd (dropped two places)
- Opta index: 74.0
- Transfer: Sydney FC -> Melbourne Victory
A scoring run of five consecutive games through January and early February saw Rachel Lowe shoot into contention for signing of the season – but after two goalless games in a row to end February, the Melbourne Victory midfielder has slid from second to fourth on the Etoro Transfer Power Rankings.
3. Courtney Newbon
- Ranking last month: 6th (climbed three places)
- Opta index: 74.5
- Transfer: Free agent -> Melbourne Victory
Courtney Newbon began the season at Central Coast Mariners but the signing of Dumont and Langman’s return from injury resulted in the goalkeeper seeking other opportunities – and since landing at Melbourne Victory, the 23-year-old has thrived.
Newbon kept a clean sheet in Victory’s 4-0 win over Western Sydney in February and has since produced a string of games with multiple saves to help her team make a charge towards the top two.
2. Sarina Bolden
- Ranking last month: 4th (climbed two places)
- Opta index: 75.2
- Transfer: Free agent -> Newcastle Jets
Fourteen games, 11 goals, four assists: Sarina Bolden is guaranteed to feature in the conversation for signing of the season and after climbing two places on the eToro Transfer Power Rankings, the Newcastle Jets spearhead is well in contention to make that title official.
Bolden scored a hat-trick in Newcastle’s 3-0 win over Brisbane Roar in February, shortly after a six-game stretch where the Philippines international bagged five goals.
1. Emily Gielnik
- Ranking last month: N/A
- Opta index: 79.6
- Transfer: Aston Villa -> Melbourne Victory
From out of nowhere, Matildas forward Emily Gielnik has flown to the top of the eToro Transfer Power Rankings and on recent form, it’s not hard to see why.
Gielnik has scored six goals in her last four games after an injury-interrupted start to the campaign and is heading towards the final rounds of the season as one of the in-form players in the league.
