It was a sunny, Sunday afternoon in Perth, Australia when two teams met to face off in the W-League Grand Final. Perth Glory, who finished the league in 2nd place behind Canberra United, were hosting Melbourne City FC, the defending champions. Still, despite having won the trophy last year, Melbourne City barely made it into the playoffs, beating the Newcastle Jets in the final week of the regular season to secure the fourth and final spot. The match-up was sure to be heated.
In the starting line-up for Melbourne City were Orlando Pride defenders Laura Alleway and Steph Catley.