{"id":69300,"date":"2026-08-11T05:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/69300\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T05:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:29:11","slug":"cortnee-vine-back-in-a-league-women-for-melbourne-city-tameka-yallop-joins-wellington-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/69300\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortnee Vine back in A-League Women for Melbourne City, Tameka Yallop joins Wellington Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cortnee Vine has returned to A-League Women with champions Melbourne City in a move that could help the Matildas’ penalty shootout hero push for a second Women’s World Cup berth.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Matildas great and Brisbane captain Tameka Yallop has joined Wellington in a huge recruiting coup for the grand finalists.<\/p>\n

Vine, 28, starred for Sydney FC as an explosive and tricky winger, winning three premierships and two championships.<\/p>\n

Vine catapulted to stardom when she scored the winning spot-kick in the Matildas’ famous penalty shootout against France that secured a maiden Women’s World Cup semi-final berth in 2023.<\/p>\n

The winger joined North Carolina Courage in 2024 but made just 23 appearances in two years, scoring twice, while also taking time away from football to prioritise her mental health.<\/p>\n

With golden boot winner Holly McNamara leaving City for Super League club Everton, Vine is instantly the club’s biggest name.<\/p>\n

“I’m really excited to be coming home and joining Melbourne City,” Vine said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“I’ve watched what City has achieved over the last few seasons and the standards this group continues to set, so the opportunity to come into that environment and be part of a team competing for trophies was really exciting to me.<\/p>\n

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“My time in the NWSL has helped me grow both as a player and a person, and I’m looking forward to bringing those experiences back to Australia.”<\/p>\n

Vine will have the opportunity to impress and push for three trophies across the ALW and the Women’s Asian Champions League.<\/p>\n

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Tameka Yallop has left Brisbane Roar after 158 games and 66 goals in various stints since 2008. (Getty Images: Chris Hyde)<\/p>\n

Attacking midfielder Yallop looms as the missing piece for Bev Priestman’s Phoenix.<\/p>\n

Yallop’s wife Kirsty Yallop is a former New Zealand international and the move allows the couple and their two young daughters to be closer to family.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old, who missed this year’s Asian Cup through injury, can also press her Women’s World Cup case with the ambitious Phoenix.<\/p>\n

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Bev Priestman took Wellington Phoenix to the grand final in her first season at the helm. (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)<\/p>\n

“I’m chasing that trophy and so is Wellington, so we’re aligned,” Yallop said.<\/p>\n

“Getting the opportunity to work under Bev was a massive drawcard, not to mention the facilities at NZCIS. They’re second to none.<\/p>\n

“It’s a high performance environment in Wellington and that’s something that I love being a part of.<\/p>\n

“And the Phoenix have shown they’re dedicated to their women’s program. That was a major pull for me too.”<\/p>\n

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Brisbane is retiring the former Julie Dolan Medallist’s number 13 jersey \u2014 the first time the club has done so for a men’s or women’s player.<\/p>\n

Yallop, who has attended four World Cups and three Olympics and played overseas in several top leagues, spent the majority of her decorated A-League Women career at the Roar, bar a one-season stint at City in 2018-19.<\/p>\n

An inaugural Queensland Roar player at the age of 17 in 2008, Yallop won three premierships at Brisbane and scored in two grand final wins.<\/p>\n

Yallop scored 66 goals in 158 games in three separate stints at the Roar.<\/p>\n

The new season is due to start on Friday October 16.<\/p>\n

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