The A-League Women is a league that thrives on a sense of chaos. It’s a key tenet of the league’s mythos, earning it a special place in the hearts of devotees. However, when Melbourne City and Sydney FC take the field at AAMI Park on Saturday to contest the grand final, it will be a decider that was widely tipped before the season – two behemoths that fancy themselves the best in the league’s history.
At the end of the first full home-and-away season in league history, where each team has had to navigate ebbs and flows, this feels very apt. City and Sydney are the two standout sides in ALW history for different reasons but their legacies are built on understanding the whirlwind that is existence in “the Dub” and mitigating, or even harnessing it for their ends.
