Catch up on the Ninja A-League Team of the Week, powered by Opta.
The Ninja A-League 2025-26 season continued with plenty of entertainment and drama over the weekend.
There were plenty of top performers to pick from this week but it’s Brisbane Roar’s Momo Hayashi who scored the most points after featuring twice for the Roar in the last seven days.
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE NINJA A-LEAGUE
This season, Opta will power the Ninja A-League Team of the Week using Opta Points – a comprehensive player metric that evaluates a player’s overall contribution to the game. Each Monday, the Ninja A-League Team of the Week will be displayed in a 4-3-3 formation, highlighting the best-performing players.
*Editor’s Note: The Team of the Week features matches played from Monday to Sunday, meaning several teams may have played multiple matches during the allotted window.
Hayashi bagged two goals in the midweek win over Sydney FC and she’s joined in the heart of midfield Brisbane Roar teammate Kijah Stephenson, who also bagged two goals in her side’s loss to Melbourne City at the weekend. Canberra’s Bethany Gordon also features once again!
In defence, Melbourne City duo Rebekah Stott and Taylor Otto are both selected after accumulating plenty of points over the course of a double gameweek for City whilst Perth Glory’s Julia Sardo and Adelaide stopper Matilda McNamara.
Your goalkeeper this week is Sydney FC’s Heather Hinz who, despite featuring in back-to-back defeats for the Sky Blues, still earns selection after two more impressive performances.
Finally, in attack Melbourne City guns Holly McNamara and Aideen Keane both feature after goalscoring displays whilst Daisy Brown of the Brisbane Roar is also selected!
What is the Opta Points system?
Opta Points is a system where points are given to players for certain on-field actions. Players who complete the full game duration on the field typically end up with a point total ranging from 10 to 40 points. (View the full breakdown of Opta Points below).
Explained: Opta’s Team of the Week using Opta Points
The scoring system distinguishes only between field players and goalkeepers, assigning the same number of points to all field players for corresponding actions. A distinctive feature of this system is its exclusive focus on in-game actions, refraining from awarding points for post-game performances, such as securing a victory or allocating bonus points for maintaining a clean sheet.
Positive actions (goals, passes, tackles, etc…) will add to a player’s score and, conversely, negative actions (cards, own goals, goals conceded) will reduce a player’s points total. Theoretically, a player’s points value is unlimited, and players can conclude a game with negative points. However, players who complete the full game duration on the field typically end up with a point total ranging from 10 to 40 points.
Goals, Shots on target, shots off target, blocked shots, own goal, assists, passes, crosses, tackles, interceptions, fouls won, fouls conceded, offsides, yellow cards, red cards, goals conceded, penalty won, saves, penalty saved are included in Opta Points.
