2025 Women’s National League – Week 4
Petone vs Southern United
It’s a long day’s work whenever those Southern girls have to play away (except every couple years when they visit Christchurch) and it’s even longer when you catch some travel delays that force the game to be postponed by a few hours and you end up having to stay overnight in Wellington. Whether or not a trip like that ends up feeling like a disaster probably depends on what kind of result you get. At least for Southern United, they (eventually) turned up at Petone Memorial Park with another really strong line-up. No Abby Rankin this week but Amy Hislop was fit enough to start for the first time this WNL while Nieve Collin also got promoted to the eleven.
Home side Petone had been dealing in a 4-4-2 with a low block throughout the initial few weeks but having gotten their National League calibration now they reverted to the 3-4-1-2 shape that they used most commonly during the Central League. Nicola Ross and Kate Marra were the wing-backs (Ross making her first start for the club, having been loaned in from Waterside Karori). There was also a fresh face in goal with Leonie Heck wearing the gloves. Amy Price and Emmy Lantz were the other changes to the side that lost 3-1 to Western Springs last week. No Renee Bacon who missed this game against her old team through injury, though Chelsea Whittaker (another Southern United player from not so long ago) was in amongst it for Petone.
The main thing to know here is that it was another one of those extremely windy days that the National League seems to have had a lot of lately. The kind of wind that seriously affects how the game is played. Southern were running into the breeze for the first forty-five and some of Lauren Paterson’s goal kicks were curling back around on themselves like boomerangs. Not sure Georgia Nixon could blame the wind when she shot wide from about six yards though, five minutes into the match. It wasn’t an open goal but she had to slice it pretty drastically to miss the target from there.
Glad to say that Petone looked much better in this more familiar shape. They had extra numbers through the middle to link with, giving them more of a proactive approach, yet still kept three across the back to put pressure on the ball needed... albeit they did have to hold their breath when Hislop smoked one off the crossbar midway through the half. Petone were bouncing around out there and every now and then Pepi Olliver-Bell would get the ball in a decent spot but Southern United were the ones that actually looked like scoring.
And they should have done exactly that after Hannah Mackay-Wright went on a thrilling run all the way from centre-back as far as she could go, beating a couple of Petone players on the way, before firing a cross to the back post where Amy Hislop inexplicably bounced it over the top with a downward header from maybe two metres off the line. Probably less. HMW got into the same position soon after only this time Heck pushed the cross away. Georgia Keen then thumped a header narrowly wide from the corner. HMW headed on target from another. The chances were starting to emerge for Southern as the half ticked away but the more they wasted, the more they had to be worried about Petone doing to them what they did to West Coast Rangers a few weeks ago with the ol’ snatch-and-grab.
Changes came at the break. Jess Owens-Blackmore replaced Ross for Petone; Toni Power replaced Nixon for Southern. Two surprising figures to be subbed off – Ross was more about managing her return from injury, Nixon probably because she was getting squeezed out onto the wing so they put Emma Vane, a more natural wide player, out there instead. They also moved Flo MacIntyre into midfield and put Power on the right edge with Rastatter sliding into a back three to match Petone’s formation. First Nats appearance of the year for Toni Power who’s been a Southern fave for many years. Even more of a fave after she did this five minutes after coming on (note the hectic wind)...
At which point it became clear that for all of Petone’s promise in the first half, they blew it by not taking advantage of the wind and now that powerful, direct Southern team had it in their favour. And when the wind is in your favour, you can score goals like Mackenzie Rastatter did in the 65th minute with a long free kick that soared into the top corner, flummoxing the goalie with its assisted trajectory. Keira Pettefar then came on and scrambled in a third before Emma Vane made it 4-0 smashing in from the perimeter. Both Americans on the board for Southern (Vane and Rastatter). Olivia Gibbs did get one back for Petone in added time with a swerving effort that snuck under the goalie. A mistake from Lauren Paterson but also another example of how impossible it was for the keepers in that wind. 4-1 final score.
So after that promising first half, Petone ended up with their heftiest loss of the season. Funny how that goes. But for these conditions this was a brutal game against a team such as Southern whose range of shooting was always going to be a problem. Petone just don’t have that same capability (not without Renee Bacon, at least). To be without their number one keeper, Aoife Gallagher-Forbes, made it even tougher (although it was 0-0 with Nicola Ross on the pitch). But they looked more expansive here. Jess Owens-Blackmore is a talent to be excited for. It’s now a quick turnaround for them because their match away vs Central has been moved up to Wednesday night to avoid clashing with the Napier U19s tournament.
Wee bit nuts how Southern United scored four and Amy Hislop didn’t get any of them. Not even an assist. She should have done but that’s okay, didn’t matter. Southern showed good patience into the breeze and then scored four times in the second half for a convincing win, can’t argue with that. Hannah Mackay-Wright remains amazing while the versatility of foreign players like Georgia Keen, Emma Vane, and Mackenzie Rastatter is proving very valuable. Seven points from four games and they’ll back themselves at home against Canterbury United next round. The Southerners are setting themselves up nicely here. Not such a pesky trip after all.
Petone 1-4 Southern United
Goals (Assists)
51’ | 0-1 | SU | Power
66’ | 0-2 | SU | Rastatter
75’ | 0-3 | SU | Pettefar
85’ | 0-4 | SU | Vane
90+3’ | 1-4 | P | Gibbs (Owens-Blackmore)
Central Football vs Western Springs
Righto, so who did this draw then? Not sure if it’s a good thing to get them out of the way with early or a bad thing to spoil all confidence from the get-go but Central Football have been royally stitched up having to play all four Auckland clubs across the first four weeks. They’d lost 9-0 (Eastern Suburbs), 4-0 (West Coast Rangers), and 10-0 (Auckland United) in the previous ones. Would they score a goal against Western Springs? Would they keep the scoreline somewhat respectable, like they did against WCR?
Two changes for Central with Charlotte Noakes back in the eleven as well as a starting debut for Scarlett McIvor. Their opponents on this soggy day in Palmerston North were Western Springs who made a few curious modifications. Anna McPhie was injured and Alosi Bloomfield is off with the Futsal Ferns so a new midfield was required and this occasion was as good as any for young Sienna Makwana to be promoted to start. Arisa Takeda partnered her because why not, she can play anywhere. Tiana Hill returned in the back three as did Ava Lewis making her first start since March. Cleo Carmichael replaced the injured Liz Savage at RWB. Nanami Omasa also got to start in a central role as one of the tens. Both Britney Cunningham-Lee and Maddi Ollington made the trek... and you knew straight away that was going to mean trouble for this very young Central team.
Central have conceded inside a minute on two occasions already. It was almost three except Cunningham-Lee hit the post getting on the end of the chipped cross by Carmichael. Other than that it was a decent start for Central, actually. They were working hard off the ball, closing out quickly, and winning a few free kicks. Might even have scored had Jaedeci Uluvili not gotten across in time to block Alana Holroyd’s effort. But Central got their offside trap wrong after a dozen minutes and you just can’t be letting Maddison Ollington run with clear lush grass ahead of her. 1-0 to Western Springs and that was the start of it.
From there, Omasa wriggled free of her marker and struck the crossbar. That was a temporary reprieve. Then Cunningham-Lee collected the ball on the edge of the box, took a touch, and struck into the bottom corner. Gray slipped trying to readjust but might not have gotten there anyway. It became 3-0 when two Central defenders bumped into each other meaning neither was able to stop Ollington from dragging the ball back and banging in her second of the day. Multiple goals in all three appearances for Ollington, who also set the next one up sixty seconds later, stepping deeper to flip the ball wide to Cleo Carmichael who burst past her marker on a 40-yard dash before smashing inside the near post.
Next it was back to BCL. She’d already scored once from the edge of the area so this time the defender rushed out to close and Cunningham-Lee simply dropped a shoulder and went past her before again smashing low into the bottom corner, shooting across the keeper. 5-0 at half-time. Funnily enough that was probably the best attacking half we’ve seen from Central so far but they simply could not match Olly and BCL running at them the other way.
Cunningham-Lee scored her third by pushing up into the line and finding space as Central got dragged in the other direction. Carmichael’s switch found her, giving BCL room to pick her spot. Then another when Lewis played a wonderful ball up the line for BCL who stormed onto and straightened up and Gray didn’t know which part of the goal to cover. Next time they managed to slow her down enough to settle for a corner but bloody hell the Swans scored from that too. Ollington lurking deep, bunting it back for Nanami Omasa to convert. Three goals in four minutes to start the second half... then four in ten when BCL stabbed in a loose one off a corner. In case you’ve lost count, that was five goals for Britney Cunningham-Lee and nine for Western Springs and there was still another 35 minutes to go.
It was at that stage that they subbed on Katie Rood, jeepers. There was an unreal last-ditch block from Caitlyn Byrne to deny Rood from one chance... but Roodie still got a couple goals before this one was done. The first was a tidy finish and the second was a tremendous solo goal where she collected the ball from a throw in, spun past her marker, beat two more tackles on the way into the area, then whacked her shot into the roof. Too good. Been a while since we’ve seen Roodie doing things like that on the domestic scene and it’s as fun as it ever was. Finally, Nanami Omasa swivelled into a snapshot in the area to make it 12-0 in stoppage time. Mercifully, the final whistle followed and that mismatch was over.
As much as it’s great to have the regional representation, it’s getting very hard to see the point of this Central team when they’d probably be better off competing as a strong National Youth League squad rather than a completely overmatched National League team. 0 goals scored and 35 conceded after four games. At least it gets easier from here with no more Auckland teams left to face. Western Springs were ruthless, padding that goal difference (and keeping their first clean sheet) with the heaviest win of the season to date. That GD could yet be crucial in determining who makes the final. Cunningham-Lee and Ollington were literally unstoppable in this game, doing to Central what they’ve been doing to everyone else since they linked up with the Swans. How about 17yo Cleo Carmichael with a goal and two assists though? There was also a debut for Jessica Ellis off the bench. Very productive ninety minutes for WSAFC, who have scored at least three goals in all four games and along with Auckland United (who have a game in hand) are one of two remaining undefeated teams.
Central 0-12 Western Springs
12’ | 0-1 | WS | Ollington (Cunningham-Lee)
21’ | 0-2 | WS | Cunningham-Lee (Carmichael)
32’ | 0-3 | WS | Ollington
33’ | 0-4 | WS | Carmichael (Ollington)
38’ | 0-5 | WS | Cunningham-Lee (Omasa)
47’ | 0-6 | WS | Cunningham-Lee (Carmichael)
48’ | 0-7 | WS | Cunningham-Lee (Lewis)
50’ | 0-8 | WS | Omasa (Ollington)
54’ | 0-9 | WS | Cunningham-Lee
75’ | 0-10 | WS | Rood (Hirano)
90’ | 0-11 | WS | Rood (Hirano)
90+2’ | 0-12 | WS | Omasa (Ellis)
Eastern Suburbs vs Canterbury United Pride
It’s taken this long for Eastern Suburbs to finally have a home game... their men didn’t qualify so Madills Farm has been solely for the dog walkers over the past month. But the club flags were up on Sunday as Canterbury United came to town. Eastern Subs brought Rebekah Van Dort, Nicole Mettam, and Sam Tawharu into their side for their first starts each – plenty of National League experience from that trio. Canterbury United, who were still without a win and shipped eight goals last time they visited Auckland but have found some form with a couple of draws more recently, brought Amy Simmers back in goal with Tzusumi Higuchi also getting a start on the wing. Key thing for them was that Margi Dias and Petra Buyck both travelled since those two have combined for all five of CU’s goals.
It’s not secret that Eastern Suburbs should have been safe favourites and they showed why by putting the ball in the net within two minutes. Long throw by Kenya Brooke. Little bit of pinball. Then Sammi Tawharu went bang and it was 1-0 to the Lilywhites. They nearly got another one when TJ Anderson launched a cannon throw from the other side. Mark that one down on your scouting reports: Eastern Suburbs Long Throws. You’re also going to want to be careful of a team capable of going from goalkeeper to goal like they did in the eighth minute when Corinna Brown rolled the ball out and a few passes later, including some sweet interplay amongst the forwards, there was Vicky Neuefeind slipping in a second goal.
The Pride nearly got one back out of nothing when Claudia Wilson took a pop from way back that pinged off the woodwork. But that attacking intent backfired when Tawharu launched a quick ball in behind that put Neuefeind in a footrace with Lily Fisher from halfway. VN took it into the area and rounded the keeper then got tripped up for a penalty. Ruby Nathan took the spottie... and Amelia Simmer saved it diving low to her left. Guessed the correct side and there wasn’t enough power on it to beat her. It remained 2-0... just over ten minutes having elapsed.
Interesting that the Lilywhites changed their formation for this game, lining up in a 4-3-3 with Mettam at right-back and Brooke at left-back... meaning that Neuefeind was up in the frontline and constantly looking to charge in behind. In fairness, the Pride were defending fine when they could keep the Lilywhites in front of them. Sam Crawford and Lily Fisher kept getting a foot in. But there wasn’t anything anyone could do when a long shot from Neuefeind was spilled by Simmers and then tapped in by Tawharu from all of maybe fifty centimetres away. Simmers did make an amazing save palming away a Nathan shot soon after, however she got stumped when Neuefeind tackled Fisher near halfway and then skipped around Simmers to kick the ball into an empty net. That made it 4-0 at half-time (after Simmer touched a VN shot onto the bar during stoppages to prevent it being any worse).
From that stage it could have gotten ugly like it did for the Pride in week one when they lost 8-0 to Auckland United. It didn’t though. Canterbury United hit the mental reset button and Eastern Suburbs coasted on a toasty spring afternoon. A bunch of subs across the last half hour disrupted things too. Simmers had a weird game, conceding a penalty and dropping a ball for another goal before it got worse with quarter of an hour remaining when she added an own goal to her day’s work after Claudia Wilson blocked Cema Nasau’s header on the line only for it to bobble off an unsuspecting Simmers for 5-0. Yet in amongst that were some genuinely superb saves... especially against Ruby Nathan who looked really sharp but could not catch a break against the Pride keeper. Rocks and diamonds for Simmers.
That was the only goal they conceded in the second half. Canterbury United had some alright spells of possession albeit nearly all of their shots were from outside the box. They do have players capable of scoring from there but they weren’t going to score five that way. Did well to limit the damage though. If they’d avoided a few of those silly concessions then it might have been a decent contest but, as it was, this was a very routine win for Eastern Suburbs who established that lead early and didn’t even have to exert themselves that much – although Vicky Neuefeind and Sam Tawharu were great value for their respective braces. Nathan had her moments too, without reward, while Ella Findlay continued her fine form in midfield. Random fact: the sum of the shirt numbers for Eastern Suburbs’ starting front three was 164 (Nathan 23, Neuefeind 42, Tawharu 99)... game’s gone!
Eastern Suburbs 5-0 Canterbury United Pride
2’ | 1-0 | ES | Tawharu
8’ | 2-0 | ES | Neuefeind (Tawharu)
34’ | 3-0 | ES | Tawharu
43’ | 4-0 | ES | Neuefeind
74’ | 5-0 | ES | Own Goal
Wellington Phoenix Reserves vs Auckland United
Say would you look at that? It’s a rematch of the Kate Sheppard Cup final (and also a reverse of the men’s fixture from the day before – which ended 0-0). Coincidentally, it finished with the exact same scoreline too. The Phoenix Reserves initially named Ella McMillan but she was a late scratch with Eliza Vincent taking her spot in midfield instead. Brooke Neary made her first start of the term in goal (third keeper in four weeks for the WeeNix... just like their men’s U20s). Also Maisy McDonald moved into the back three and there were the very exciting additions of two of their best forwards: Ela Jerez and Lily Brazendale. That gave them seven starters in common with the KSC final. Same as what Auckland United had. The defending champs mixed things up last week against Central but this time they more resembled their familiar selves with Hannah Mitchell, Kris Molloy, Yume Harashima, Chloe Knott, and Rene Wasi all back in the eleven.
Typical Auckland United, they were immediately on the front foot applying the squeeze to the WeeNix’s build up and not letting them settle. Not that they’d had any time to settle before a Talisha Green free kick was launched into the area and then headed into her own net by Alyssha Eglinton (one of those one where if she’d done it on purpose it would have been an amazing header, flipped over the keeper). 1-0 to Auckland United barely two minutes into the match.
Nevertheless, there were some alright phases in there from the Nix. They weren’t daunted by the concession, working the ball around with pace, trying to get Ela Jerez plenty of touches and trying to get Lily Brazendale running in behind. Which in turn was of no bother to AUFC since they were already ahead and could pick their moments. Such as when a bad pass out from McDonald went straight to Dani Canham who knocked it into the feet of Siobhan Edwards who sent it wider for Rene Wasi. Next stop was the bottom corner. Pick off the mistakes – that’s how you do it against these academy teams. Although you do also have to leave some room for the prodigious capacity of someone like Ela Jerez to produce magic...
The Phoenix had a series of corner kicks. Auckland Utd had a series of corner kicks. The closest any of them came to a goal was Wasi volleying over after a flick-on from Alaina Granger. Alas, just as things were getting intriguing, a fumble from Neary allowed Benson so jump on the loose ball and tap home. That was the softest of three soft concessions by the Nix within the space of half an hour.
Alyssha Eglinton began stepping into midfield during the Nix’s build-ups to try and pierce the press. That seemed to have some effect as they managed to make it to the break without any further damage. Bella Temple was subbed on at half-time although the Phoenix had to start the half without her for some reason... maybe forgot to put her shinnies on or something. They also swapped Grace Barlett (RW) and Lily Brazendale (AM) though none of it really made a difference. The Phoenix couldn’t progress through the midfield. That was Yume Harashima’s zone of denial. Benson made it 4-1 after Wasi’s pace up the wing led to a cross towards Knott whose touch escaped her but that turned out to be a good thing because Benson stepped in and first-timed that sucker into the top corner. The WeeNix kept it steady the rest of the way for a 4-1 defeat.
This was a rough game for Brooke Neary so gotta mention the excellent one-handed tip over the bar from a Rolston header near the end. The Nix Reserves picked a strong team but Auckland United were a couple levels beyond them. So it goes. Ela Jerez was quite messy at times but that’s because she had licence to try things, rolling the dice to see what came up. Such a talent - Jerez scored as many goals against Auckland United as Wuhan Jianghan managed. This was another hefty win for AUFC with great contributions from the likes of Harashima, Wasi, and Benson in there. It’s rather intimidating to look at how easily they’re winning these games but the thing to know is that they’ve played three teams likely to finish in the bottom half. More challenging fixtures are yet to come.
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1-4 Auckland United
3’ | 0-1 | AU | Own Goal (Green)
16’ | 0-2 | AU | Wasi (Edwards)
22’ | 1-2 | WP | Jerez (De Wit)
30’ | 1-3 | AU | Benson
55’ | 1-4 | AU | Benson (Knott)
West Coast Rangers vs Wellington United
It’s felt like each of these teams found some genuine form in the previous round after disjointed starts. West Coast Rangers had a gritty 1-0 win away to Southern. Wellington United played to their strengths for a 3-2 win against Eastern Suburbs. Both great results... but there’s only room for one train on these tracks. WCR named an unchanged eleven from week three. Wellington United almost matched them except there was no Lara Smith so Louisa Egley-Turner was given a starting debut in the Nats having featured off the bench last match. She’s 15 years old.
We had one of those unstoppable forces vs immovable object scenarios here with Zoe Barrott marking Emily Lyon. The pair got tangled up the first time they duelled, before Lyon was warned for barging over Georgie Furnell and then found herself in the ref’s notebook after only 16 minutes. Lyon is a brilliant young forward and one of the fun things about her is that she’s not afraid to be physical. She’s a proper pest out there in the best Hamish Watson National League traditions. Anyway, WCR were on the front foot but Maggie Jenkins was leading the chase for WU. Lots of direct searches forward from both sides, testing the waters. The first major chance was a deep free kick by Zoe Barrott (WU) who whacked it into the mixer where it popped off the crossbar, possibly with a touch from Sophie Campbell’s glove on the way. The second was a similar situation for West Coast Rangers whose delivery from Kailey Short was more of a cross and also more of a goal after Marissa Porteous flicked a head onto it.
Make that four games in a row that Wellington United have conceded the first goal... at least this time they made it to the 16th minute which is their best work yet. Defence has been a major issue for the Diamonds but scoring goals has not been and they were almost level immediately when Jenkins put a glance on a Hannah Pilley cross only for Campbell to swat it away. But 1-0 became 2-0 on 29’ when Lyon curled a corner kick deep to where four Rangers players had all begun their runs. Straight from the training pitch... yet the reactions were live and improvised as Selby won the first header which rebounded to Sienna Higinbotham whose shot was blocked and then Shannon Henson lashed the third attempt into the net. Rangers torched Central from set pieces and here was more of the same. They’re a big, strong team and they know how to turn that to their advantage.
Aside from some Jenkins pressing and a long shot from Laskey, the outlets weren’t really there for Wellington United. Laney Strachan kept spoiling things for them (Jenkins and Strachan were teammates in the NZ U17s that once upon a time finished third at their World Cup... Blair Currie and Amelia Abbott were also in that squad so this was something of a reunion). Meanwhile, Lorna Selby fell awkwardly in a challenge and came up grabbing her hand. She’d need to be substituted though with Leila Butler on in her place. Kailey Short swapped over to left-back with Butler taking her spot on the right wing. Fun fact: Leila Butler is the daughter of Waitakere legend and capped All Whites player Jake Butler.
Two goals down at half-time, the plan for Wellington United to get back into the game involved, curiously, subbing on Farina Anchico for Hannah Pilley at the break. Risky move given Pilley’s quality (although who knows, there could have been a niggle) but it seemed to work. The Diamonds won a couple of quick corners and were able to keep the game in the WCR half from there, leading to a through-ball from Georgie Furnell which Maggie Jenkins was able to out-dash Strachan for, followed by a wicked finish into the bottom corner. Precision stuff. Class above – that’s five goals in four games for Jenkins and Wellington Utd were back in it.
The Diamonds were chasing goals. They had runners in motion and the ball was moving to meet them. Jenkins shot into the side-netting, then later she flipped a header on target from a smart cross by Laskey... which Campbell saved comfortably. This was good pressure from Wellington Utd but you’re always vulnerable when having to climb out of a 2-0 hole and they got snapped with twenty to go when Emily Lyon held the ball up well, AJ Ujdur whipped the ball into the area, and Sienna Higinbotham arrived at the back stick to make it 3-1. Then Ujdur curled in a fourth two minutes later, carrying the ball from midfield then swerving back to shoot from just outside the area. Looked like Currie picked it up late with the players in front of her but it was a really nicely placed strike.
That was the result all sorted but there was still time for the Diamonds to work on their goal difference. Sophie Campbell made another very nice save as Nat Olson crept through from the right edge but there was no stopping the Central League Golden Boot when Strachan only glanced her defensive header from a long Sarah Alder lob into the mixer. Olson jumped on the loose ball and finally, in the fourth game, got herself on the board in the National League for 2025 (a reminder she scored 35 in 16 Central League games). Summer Laskey went close with a shot just past the post alongside a few more searching long balls to test the resolve in the time that remained. But it ended 4-2.
Three wins in a row for West Coast Rangers who’ve been excellent these last two weeks since Emily Lyon returned to give them that solid presence up top. No goals or assists for Lyon but she had another strong game (and probably left a few bruises on some defenders). Anjelina Ujdur did great bounding around in the midfield, adding a goal and an assist. Laney Strachan could’ve done better for the two goals but she was otherwise fantastic at the back. And Sophie Campbell, very assured from the NZ U19s representative making some lovely saves and dealing with all those tricky bouncing and floating crosses/long balls. The set pieces too... gotta watch out for those ones. Took a couple weeks but Rangers are moving.
What to say about Wellington United? Once again they were really good going forward, especially in the second half. Maggie Jenkins has five goals already and always seems to stay involved no matter the situation. Now Nat Olson’s had a confidence boosting goal too. They created plenty and they did so in different ways. Amelia Abbott was really good in midfield, not only with how she battled for the ball but also what she did with it afterwards. A lot of those flowing attacks stemmed from her quick distribution.
But it’s been the same old story in all four games for the Diamonds where they’ve conceded early and had to chase things. That’s 12 goals against them in three matches. Not gonna cut it. They were almost flawless at the back during the Central League but their fellow WCL reps here are Petone and the WeeNix who are among the lowest scoring teams (especially since it was the Nix U18s who played Central League and most of their WNL goals have come from U20s players) so that might say as much about the level of competition as it does about WU’s defence. Probably doesn’t help that Zoe Barrott’s had four different CB partners in four games either. There’s time to fix things though – they’ve not played Central, Canterbury, Petone, or the WeeNix yet and should have the firepower to win all four of those. They might have already done too much damage to make the final but they’ll be up around the top half for sure.
West Coast Rangers 4-2 Wellington United
12’ | 1-0 | WCR | Porteous (Short)
29’ | 2-0 | WCR | Henson
50’ | 2-1 | WU | Jenkins (Furnell)
69’ | 3-1 | WCR | Higinbotham (Ujdur)
71’ | 4-1 | WCR | Ujdur
86’ | 4-2 | WU | Olson
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Springs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| Auckland United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 9 |
| West Coast Rangers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Southern United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
| Wellington United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 4 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 |
| Petone | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| Canterbury United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 2 |
| Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | -35 | 0 |
| TOP SCORERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Maddi Ollington | Western Springs | 7 |
| Britney Cunningham-Lee | Western Springs | 6 |
| Maggie Jenkins | Wellington United | 5 |
| Ava Collins | Auckland United | 4 |
| Chloe Knott | Auckland United | 3 |
| Petra Buyck | Canterbury United | 3 |
| Rene Wasi | Auckland United | 3 |
| Sienna Higinbotham | West Coast Rangers | 3 |
| Victoria Neuefeind | Eastern Suburbs | 3 |
| Nanami Omasa | Western Springs | 3 |
| Zoe Benson | Auckland United | 3 |
| MOST ASSISTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Cook | Auckland United | 6 |
| Chloe Knott | Auckland United | 4 |
| Anna McPhie | Western Springs | 3 |
| Ava Pritchard | Auckland United | 3 |
| Anjelina Ujdur | West Coast Rangers | 3 |
| Britney Cunningham-Lee | Western Springs | 3 |
| Maddi Ollington | Western Springs | 3 |
| Rina Hirano | Western Springs | 3 |
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