Catch up on the Ninja A-League Team of the Week, powered by Opta.
The Ninja A-League served up plenty of drama in what was the final round of the 2025-26 campaign and there were goals and upsets galore.
Round 22 featured plenty of top individual performances but it was Brisbane Roar goalkeeper Chloe Lincoln who top-scored when it comes to Opta’s individual points tally.
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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.
Playing ahead of Lincoln in this week’s defence are Sydney FC’s Tori Tumeth and Wellington Phoenix’s Marisa van der Meer – both of whom kept clean sheets, whilst Newcastle Jets’ Claudio Cicco and Melbourne City’s Danielle Turner earn their places after strong displays.
In midfield, Brisbane Roar ace Momo Haysahi is selected once again and she features alongside Central Coast Mariners’ Tamar Levin and Sydney FC’s teenage starlet Claire Corbett.
Finally in attack there are goals galore as Matildas star and Ninja A-League legend Michelle Heyman is joined by Mebourne City gun Aideen Keane and Newcastle Jets forward Melina Ayres after all three found the back of the net at the weekend.
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).
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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.
