{"id":324559,"date":"2025-02-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/?p=324559"},"modified":"2025-02-15T17:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T04:09:23","slug":"ninja-a-league-round-16-match-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/ninja-a-league-round-16-match-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninja A-League Round 16 Match Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wellington Phoenix head coach Paul Temple believes it\u2019s vital to his side\u2019s finals hopes to return home from Perth with three points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Phoenix have made the long trip to Western Australia to play the Perth Glory at the Sam Kerr Football Centre on Sunday night in the final match of round 16 of the Ninja A-League.<br><br>The Nix entered the weekend four points adrift of the top six, having lost their past three matches in Australia.<br><br>\u201cWe have to win tomorrow night,\u201d Temple told media via zoom from Perth on Saturday. \u201cIt\u2019s as simple as that.<br><br>\u201cWe\u2019ve come a long way to get these points, and we don\u2019t want to be leaving without them.<br><br>\u201cThey\u2019re going to be vital for us in terms of the playoff push and our momentum going into the back end of the season with an international break coming up straight after this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pre-Match Press Conference | Paul Temple (Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSEWW7SREUY?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wellington have only two more trips across the Tasman this season, with five of their last seven matches at Porirua Park.<br><br>\u201cWe\u2019re very aware that these away games now, this one Perth and then Sydney coming up in a few weeks\u2019 time, are going to be crucial to help build that momentum.<br><br>\u201cAlthough we\u2019re very confident at home, we don\u2019t want to rely solely on those home games to get us over the line.<br><br>\u201cWe need to be doing our bit away from home as well and I think if we can win these next few away games that\u2019s going to put us in a really strong position and everything will be in our hands, which is what you want.\u201d<br><br>The Phoenix beat the Glory 2-0 in their most recent meeting at Porirua Park last month and Perth have lost four of their six matches since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"324128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/ninja-a-league-round-10-match-review\/a-league-women-rd-10-wellington-phoenix-v-perth-glory\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5400,3600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 04: Grace Jale celebrates with Lara Wall (L) and Annalie Longo after scoring a goal during the round 10 A-League Women&#039;s match between Wellington Phoenix and Perth Glory at Porirua Park, on January 04, 2025, in Wellington, New Zealand. 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(Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg 5400w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2192339504.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; JANUARY 04: Grace Jale celebrates with Lara Wall (L) and Annalie Longo after scoring a goal during the round 10 A-League Women&#8217;s match between Wellington Phoenix and Perth Glory at Porirua Park, on January 04, 2025, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve been struggling a wee bit for form. We played Brisbane a few weeks ago who were in a similar sort of boat.<br><br>\u201cAlthough we had a really good performance against Brisbane, we didn\u2019t get the result. We\u2019ve got to try and reverse those roles.<br><br>\u201cWe\u2019ve been getting better at producing better performances away from home and Perth is a team that we believe we can beat, and we\u2019ll be targeting those three points.<br><br>\u201cBut in this league I don\u2019t think anyone is an easy beat at all and I think everyone has got good ability to beat each other.<br><br>\u201cIt\u2019s still going to be very difficult tomorrow, despite Perth\u2019s position in the table and the fact that we beat them at home in Porirua.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"324562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/ninja-a-league-round-16-match-preview\/25-02-07-paul-temple-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4280,2853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1738925998&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"25-02-07 Paul Temple (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg 4280w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Paul-Temple-2.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Head coach Paul Temple addresses the players at Wellington Phoenix training at NZCIS. Photo: Cam McIntosh\/Photomac.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nix have travelled without attacking midfielder Alyssa Whinham (concussion symptoms) which will force Paul Temple to rejig his side as they look to rediscover their goalscoring touch.<br><br>\u201cThe key thing for us is decision making and execution in and around the box.<br><br>\u201cThere have been some games where we\u2019ve scored three goals in a game and looked fantastic at this stuff and the crossing has been on point and the runs have been well-timed.<br><br>\u201cThe last three games we just haven\u2019t had the cohesiveness in the box essentially.<br><br>\u201cThe build-up to it has very good\u2026but ultimately when we get to that pointy end the crosses need to go into the right places, the cutbacks need to be perfect [and] the layoffs need to be right so you can run on to the ball.<br><br>\u201cWe\u2019re talking about really tiny details that are going to make the difference.<br><br>\u201cWe need to try to set each other up and almost put it on a plate for each other a little bit more because the decision-making in the final third has probably been the thing that has let us down from scoring goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"324563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/ninja-a-league-round-16-match-preview\/25-02-07-tiana-jaber\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3709,2473\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1738923155&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"25-02-07 Tiana Jaber\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg 3709w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/25-02-07-Tiana-Jaber.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ela Jerez (left) and Tiana Jaber (right) are all smiles at Wellington Phoenix training at NZCIS. Photo: Cam McIntosh\/Photomac.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And despite losing their past three matches in Australia, the Nix are \u201cfeeling really confident\u201d.<br><br>\u201cOff the back of the game last week against Victory the team thought that we played well enough to win and did enough to win that game.<br><br>\u201cThat was a team that\u2019s sitting second on the table and we, especially in the first half, really pushed and dominated a team like that.<br><br>\u201cI think we\u2019ve got the confidence to come here and win this game.<br><br>\u201cIt\u2019s well within our grasp but obviously we\u2019ve got a few challenging things to work through since we arrived yesterday with the travel that\u2019s involved in this trip and the heat particularly, but once we get on to the pitch tomorrow night it\u2019s all about getting three points.\u201d<br><br>The round 16 Ninja A-League match between the Wellington Phoenix and Perth Glory is scheduled to kick-off at Sam Kerr Football Centre in Perth at 10pm (5pm AWST) Sunday and will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sport 1 in New Zealand and on Paramount+ and 10 Play in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"match-card-embed-root\" class=\"match-card-embed block-match-card-embed block_5fb7ad5cdd5271cf63336d62f2ca93a3\" data-competition=\"9p3nnxhdjahfn8qswpzy8oyc3\" data-club=\"7213z0g9qz2msv8wbbi1xpzpw\" data-match=\"ek9n6cq8fyomyjrkco4ysh1jo\" data-position=\"10\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Most recent meeting:<\/strong>\u00a04 January 2025 \u2013 Wellington Phoenix 2 Perth Glory 0<br><br><strong>All-time A-League head to head:<\/strong>\u00a0Phoenix 3W, Glory 4W, 0D<br><br><strong>Wellington Phoenix squad <\/strong><em>(two to be omitted)<\/em><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong> 2. Zoe MCMEEKEN, 3. Tiana JABER, 4. Mackenzie BARRY, 5. Alivia KELLY, 6. Maya MCCUTCHEON, 7. Grace JALE, 8. Amelia ABBOTT, 9. Olivia FERGUSSON, 11. Manaia ELLIOTT, 13. Brooke NEARY (gk), 14. Mebae TANAKA, 15. Daisy BRAZENDALE, 16. Annalie LONGO (c), 17. Ela JEREZ, 19. Liv INGHAM, 20. Emma MAIN, 21. Lara WALL, 39. Carolina VIL\u00c3O (gk).<br>Unavailable: 10. Alyssa WHINHAM (injured), 18. Ella MCCANN (injured), 22. Aimee DANIELI (gk) (injured), 23. Rebecca LAKE (injured).<br><br><strong>Perth Glory squad <\/strong><em>(two to be omitted)<\/em><strong>:<\/strong> 1. Casey DUMONT (gk), 2. Mischa ANDERSON, 5. Grace JOHNSTON (subject to concussion protocols), 6. Tijan MCKENNA, 7. Megan WYNNE, 11. Natalie TATHEM, 12. Caitlin DOEGLAS, 13. Naomi CHINNAMA, 14. Miku SUNAGA, 18. Izzy FOLETTA (subject to concussion protocols), 19. Sarah O\u2019DONOGHUE, 20. Ella ABDUL MASSIH, 21. Miranda TEMPLEMAN (gk), 22. Ischia BROOKING, 23. Izzy DALTON (co-c), 27. Charli WAINWRIGHT, 29. 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Bella WALLHEAD (injured).<br><br><strong><em>Main image:<\/em><\/strong><em> Cam 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