Westfield Matildas set to face off in Westfield W-League opening round

Eight Westfield Matildas will go head to head in the opening round of the Westfield W-League with the updated fixture schedule seeing Brisbane Roar host Melbourne City in the season opener. 

This battle of the Westfield Matildas will be held  on Tuesday, 29 December when the Roar take on the defending champions Melbourne City at Dolphin Stadium.  

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Brisbane will feature two time Julie Dolan medallist Clare Polkinghorne, Katrina Gorry, Emily Gielnik and Tameka Yallop, while City will look to Teigen Allen, Jenna McCormick, Emma Checker and Teagan Micah to be the backbone of their squad in 2020/21.  

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In light of the latest government guidance for New South Wales, the Sydney Derby has now been moved to follow this fixture on 30 December 2020.  

Fixture adjustments have been made for the next month in response to the restricted travel which now applies to persons from New South Wales into other States and Territories. For the next four weeks, all clubs outside of New South Wales will continue to play one another, and all the clubs within New South Wales will continue with their games.

Head of Leagues Greg O’Rourke said:

“We gained a significant amount of knowledge from the staging of the 2019/20 season which enabled us to move quickly and respond to these latest changes.

“We’ve mapped out the next month in light of the latest restrictions, and our focus remains on delivering the best possible football experience for every one of our 218 games between now and June 2021.

“We’re five days out from the start of a historic season and we are all ready for the summer of football to begin.”