A series of former W-League and Matilda players joining the ranks of the Herald Women’s Premier League, as well as the addition of New Lambton FC to the league, has set the 2018 season up as one for the history books.
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This Sunday will see the first games of the new season played across the region, and Northern NSW Football CEO David Eland has promised a stellar year for the region’s top-flight women’s league.
He said the addition of New Lambton FC and a significant amount of player movement had created significant interest and rivalry.
Thornton Redbacks are expected to be the big improvers following the recruitment of three players from Football Queensland’s Women’s NPL, including Lauren Rouse Upjohn who represented SV Bardenbach in Germany's Bundesliga 2.
The league’s newest faces, New Lambton, scored one of the biggest signings off the off-season, securing the services of former Australian Matildas and W-League star Joey Burgess.
