Grace Jale has been one of the success stories for the Wellington Phoenix in the club’s debut season of women’s A-League competition. She finished the season with six goals, a decent tally for a player whose team finished bottom of … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix face a fixture pile-up as they try to mount a run for the top six play-offs in the second half of their men’s A-League season. After the postponement of their latest game, against champions Melbourne City on … Read More
Record-breaking A-League goalscorer Hannah Wilkinson will be cheered on by Wellington Phoenix fans as she most likely holds the key to helping the Kiwis avoid the competition’s wooden spoon. Wilkinson (29) will lead the line for Melbourne City against ninth-placed … Read More
There’s nothing like sudden death football to get the pulse racing and this weekend serves up plenty, especially in the women’s game. Here’s our round-up of what to watch, and when, over the weekend of Friday March 5 – Sunday … Read More
Wellington Phoenix head coach Gemma Lewis has acknowledged the sacrifices made by her players in their debut women’s A-League season. “They’ve come over here and it’s been really hard and really tough and it’s been a tough season,” she told … Read More
Wellington Phoenix will play Melbourne Victory in the semi-final of the FFA Cup on Saturday January 29 after a reshuffle of A-League fixtures. The clubs were meant to meet that day in the men’s A-League; instead that game joins the … Read More
Two men’s A-League fixtures have been postponed after eight Wellington Phoenix players have tested positive for COVID-19, and their FFA Cup semi-final is likely to also be held over. The virus outbreak has left the Phoenix with only 11 players … Read More
Three saves in a tense penalty shootout have taken 19-year-old goalkeeper Alex Paulsen into club folklore after the Wellington Phoenix reached the semi-finals of the FFA Cup for the first time. Paulsen, making only his second first team start for … Read More
In a busy weekend for New Zealand players at home and abroad, one put her name in the record books for all-time. Though on the end of a 5-1 defeat, striker Ava Pritchard (18) became the first player to score … Read More
Two former New Zealand national league players face the prospect of blocking Wellington Phoenix hopes of FFA Cup glory. Defender Scott Hilliar (27) and midfielder Mario Barcia (32) are key members of Victoria state club Avondale FC who face the … Read More