The [Westfield W-League](https://www.w-league.com.au/) has officially kicked off in Australia for its tenth season on Friday with big wins from Perth Glory Women and Brisbane Roar FC, and featured goals from Sam Kerr and Emily Sonnett, plus a brace from the Orlando Pride’s Rachel Hill.[Empty Body] And while even the W-League acknowledges the “[Kerr Effect](https://www.w-league.com.au/news/kerr-effect-luring-new-fans-westfield-w-league)” and boost from the popularity of the Matildas after increased international success and sell-out games on home soil, long-time NWSL fans will know that the W-League’s schedule has always made it an offseason favorite for American players. Every W-League club has at least one NWSL player on its roster, giving NWSL fans plenty of reasons to follow every match. ### About the W-League The Westfield W-League has nine clubs: Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar, Canberra United, Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, Perth Glory, Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers. The regular season lasts 14 rounds, followed by a postseason culminating in a grand final match. Melbourne City has won the last two grand finals, and five Seattle Reign FC players are returning to City to defend their title, including Jess Fishlock and Lydia Williams. You can follow the W-League on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/WLeague), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thewleague) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/wleague/). ### NWSL Players in the W-League Nine of the 10 clubs in the NWSL are represented on W-League rosters during the offseason. Seattle leads the way with eight players heading to Australia, Portland Thorns FC has five players, and the Chicago Red Stars and Orlando Pride each have four on various W-League clubs. Here’s the full list of every NWSL player on a W-League roster that’s been announced, by NWSL team. Boston Breakers: [**Natasha Dowie**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/1bpq54voea3pt7n7ppzoyvvth) | Melbourne Victory [**Amanda Frisbie**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/61seb0k6p2h6sndfxmdpxrtud) | Perth Glory [**Katie Stengel**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/dw593ezeekrbzlc2qhtc805p1) | Newcastle Jets Chicago Red Stars: [**Danielle Colaprico**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/1c2boqmoi50esuelgdd96o06h) | Adelaide United [**Arin Gilliland**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/cieyupgmnxecb4emqljudrw89) | Newcastle Jets [**Alyssa Mautz**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/7mg3exv2es9mrfso3g6bgu2mt) | Adelaide United [**Katie Naughton**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/6zm75ruas324c7yrt18ttei8l) | Adelaide United [Empty Body] FC Kansas City: [**Christina Gibbons**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/e7al7oly5n3wnelnnn9dt2tw5) | Melbourne Victory [**Lo’eau Labonta**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/4c6z6g6q7jq62bznylu0kjnc9) | Western Sydney Wanderers North Carolina Courage: [**Makenzy Doniak**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/1p7mhkqn7vxnady8q0vboi02d) | Adelaide United [**Ashley Hatch**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/b9d4fqz6ezz2azklpghb9kyjt) | Melbourne City Orlando Pride: [**Steph Catley**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/e3fa1ou90dirp8yjjterhrs9h) | Melbourne City [**Rachel Hill**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/7pdog0usw4fwr3j3neexfz1ed) | Perth Glory [**Alanna Kennedy**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/6bcvcloym3tzxss5hgsw4h1at) | Melbourne City [**Toni Pressley**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/4u1t85rdp5o0ficalv26x4t05) | Canberra United Portland Thorns FC: [**Celeste Boureille**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/ao9cgwud5le6r07itko3j4y51) | Brisbane Roar [**Britt Eckerstrom**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/biot51y8bhwouactlbow0b5k9) | Newcastle Jets [**Hayley Raso**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/1to70vfsch5kwvw3kjgo1iggl) | Brisbane Roar [**Emily Sonnett**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/3aj7p478dcuat6tz8096sq8dl) | Sydney FC [**Ashleigh Sykes**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/71980jw46n76kqembig36xadx) | Canberra United [Empty Body] Seattle Reign FC: [**Lauren Barnes**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/7lt9nze7e2mk2hlp9dkvabkyd) | Melbourne City [**Larissa Crummer**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/a15cxmievqey8ex4csp1zvutx) | Melbourne City [**Jessica Fishlock**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/93d5k82qrmjr894k2hp5aril1) | Melbourne City [**Haley Kopmeyer**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/9bhn0azn3wb2wgdczcox6u66t) | Canberra United [**Kristen McNabb**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/6p2318moul9op4hmigk1xbaw9) | Melbourne Victory [**Carson Pickett**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/6zvfcc67po0ofvl1twrv13tg5) | Brisbane Roar [**Rebekah Stott**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/92faf40oeermdhlvh8k482vo5) | Melbourne City [**Lydia Williams**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/88k3tmpcg5ov13cd8b9rxyggl) | Melbourne City Sky Blue FC: [**Sam Kerr** ](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/66f0rjs4c2yih8phn6meyj74l)| Perth Glory [**Raquel Rodriguez**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/6k82rq8synvac950ext5t0jpx) | Perth Glory [**Nikki Stanton**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/97ssez228adiao5teqah0uqc5) | Perth Glory [Empty Body] Washington Spirit: [**Tori Huster**](https://www.nwslsoccer.com/players/view/a222id7exwj3dgoo0oer8ng0l) | Newcastle Jets ### How to watch There are two more games on deck for Saturday, between Melbourne Victory and Canberra United, and Newcastle Jets and Western City Wanderers before the first week of the regular season comes to a close. (Note: The W-League website also does international viewers a solid by allowing people to [display match times in their own time zone](https://www.w-league.com.au/fixtures).) Fans in the U.S. and other countries outside of Australia can stream using [OZ Live Sports](https://www.oz.com/), a new pay-per-view platform. Fans can either purchase individual game streams for $2.99 each, or subscribe to the platform on a monthly basis for $4.99 per month.

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