2009 Brisbane Roar FC (women) season

Brisbane Roar (W-League)
2009 season
Chairman	John Ribot
Head Coach	Jeff Hopkins
Stadium	Ballymore Stadium
W-League	3rd
W-League Finals	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Tameka Butt (5); All: Tameka Butt (6)
Highest home attendance	1,473; vs. Melbourne Victory ; (14 November 2009); W-League
Lowest home attendance	579; vs. Perth Glory ; (31 October 2009); W-League
Average home league attendance	993
Biggest win	6–0; vs. Perth Glory (H); (7 November 2009); W-League; 6–0; vs. Newcastle Jets (A); (5 December 2009); W-League
Biggest defeat	1–2; vs. Perth Glory (A); (28 November 2009); W-League; 2–3; vs. Sydney FC (A); (5 December 2009); W-League Grand Final
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Last updated November 30, 2025

The 2009 season was Brisbane Roar Football Club (W-League)'s second season, in the W-League. Brisbane Roar finished 3rd in their W-League season, and finished as runners-up in the Grand Final.

Players

Squad retrieved from recent articles.^[1]^[2]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Casey Dumont
2	DF	AUS	Kate McShea
3	DF	AUS	Karla Reuter
4	DF	AUS	Clare Polkinghorne (Captain)
5	DF	AUS	Brooke Spence
6	FW	AUS	Jo Burgess
7	DF	AUS	Pam Bignold
8	MF	AUS	Elise Kellond-Knight
9	FW	AUS	Jenna Tristram
10	FW	AUS	Lana Harch


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	AUS	Aivi Luik
12	MF	AUS	Stephanie Latham
13	MF	AUS	Tameka Butt
14	FW	AUS	Sasha McDonnell
15	MF	AUS	Leah Curtis
16	MF	AUS	Lauren Colthorpe
17	??	AUS	Emily Gielnik
18	FW	AUS	Courtney Beutel
19	MF	AUS	Ellen Beaumont
20	GK	AUS	Kate Stewart

Transfers

Transfers in

Jo Burgess (Sydney FC)
Pam Bignold (The Gap SC)
Aivi Luik (FC Indiana)
Leah Curtis (The Gap SC)
Emily Gielnik (Redlands United)

Transfers out

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
W-League	3 October 2009	5 December 2009	Matchday 1	3rd	10	6	3	1	24	7	+17	060.00
W-League Finals	13 December 2009	19 December 2009	Semi-finals	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	050.00
Total					12	7	3	2	26	11	+15	058.33

Source: Competitions

W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC (C)	10	7	2	1	25	10	+15	23	Qualification to Finals series
2	Central Coast Mariners	10	7	1	2	24	7	+17	22
3	Brisbane Roar	10	6	3	1	24	7	+17	21
4	Canberra United	10	4	2	4	17	12	+5	14
5	Melbourne Victory	10	4	2	4	9	10	−1	14
6	Perth Glory	10	4	1	5	11	22	−11	13
7	Adelaide United	10	0	3	7	7	31	−24	3
8	Newcastle Jets	10	0	2	8	7	25	−18	2

Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	6	3	1	24	7	+17	21	3	2	0	13	3	+10	3	1	1	11	4	+7

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	W
Position	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3
Points	3	6	9	10	13	16	17	18	18	21

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

3 October 20091	Brisbane Roar	3–0	Canberra United	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Beutel 32', 68' Butt 64'	Report		Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Sara Hodson

10 October 20092	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
18:00 AEDT		Report	Beaumont 83'	Stadium: Epping Stadium Referee: Catherine Hofmann

18 October 20093	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane
18:00 AEST	McDonnell 81'	Report		Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 744 Referee: Pru Donohue

25 October 20094	Sydney FC	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
14:15 AEDT	Paaske 34'	Report	Simon 46' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau

31 October 20095	Brisbane Roar	6–0	Perth Glory	Brisbane
14:00 AEST	Harch 8', 54' Beaumont 21', 80' Beutel 20' McDonnell 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 579 Referee: Casey Reibelt

7 November 20096	Canberra United	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
15:00 AEDT	Maciejewski 58'	Report	Burgess 6' Kellond-Knight 74'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 602 Referee: Pru Donohoe

14 November 20097	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
18:00 AEST	Polkinghorne 49'	Report	Mowbray 88'	Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Casey Reibelt

22 November 20098	Brisbane Roar	2–2	Adelaide United	Brisbane
18:00 AEST	Butt 42' Kellond-Knight 53'	Report	Quigley 10' Wallace 20'	Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau

28 November 20099	Perth Glory	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Perth
15:00 AWST	Gill 18', 63'	Report	Beutel 11'	Stadium: Clipsal Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau

5 December 200910	Newcastle Jets	0–6	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
16:00 AEDT		Report	Polkinghorne 2' Butt 19', 26', 66' Burgess 81' Harch 90'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Finals series

13 December 2009 Semi-finals	Central Coast Mariners	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
15:00 AEDT		Report	Reuter 62'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Referee: Kirralee Gardener

19 December 2009 Grand Final	Sydney FC	3–2	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	O'Neill 66' Walsh 73' Rydahl 78'	Report	Harch 15' Butt 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Shark Park Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 10 October 2009

No.	Pos.	Name	W-League		W-League Finals		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Casey Dumont	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	Kate McShea	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3	DF	Karla Reuter	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	Clare Polkinghorne	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
5	DF	Brooke Spence	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
6	FW	Jo Burgess	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
7	DF	Pam Bignold	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	Elise Kellond-Knight	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW	Jenna Tristram	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	Lana Harch	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	MF	Aivi Luik	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
12	MF	Stephanie Latham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	Tameka Butt	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
14	FW	Sasha McDonnell	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
15	MF	Leah Curtis	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF	Lauren Colthorpe	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	??	Emily Gielnik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Courtney Beutel	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0
19	MF	Ellen Beaumont	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
20	GK	Kate Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

↑ ""Roar Women ready for season start"". Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
↑ ""Captain Clare to lead by example"". Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2009.

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[1] ""Roar Women ready for season start"". Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2009.

[2] ""Captain Clare to lead by example"". Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2009.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	6	3	1	24	7	+17	21	3	2	0	13	3	+10	3	1	1	11	4	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	6	3	1	24	7	+17	21	3	2	0	13	3	+10	3	1	1	11	4	+7