LAST year, the Matildas captured the imagination of the Australian public with their efforts in reaching the quarter-finals of the women's World Cup. On the back of this upsurge in interest in the women's game the FFA created the W-League.

Being a little starved of live football action here in Melbourne of late, the W-League game between Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory seemed like a good option, especially since three Matildas would be in action; Melissa Barbieri for Victory and Lisa De Vanna and Collette McCallum for Glory.

And I am happy I decided to do so, especially from a Melbourne Victory point of view as they picked up their second win of the season in a dominant display by the Victory team, running out comfortable 3-0 winners against a very youthful looking Glory team in front of a relatively small but vocal crowd.

While there wasn't the atmosphere of an A-League game - and instead of the Blue and White Brigade we had the Barbieri Brigade, whose enthusiasm more than made up for their small numbers and limited range of chants - it was certainly an enjoyable experience, apart from the odd brief shower of rain. The Barbieri Brigade's efforts were appreciated and their day made when their heroine high-fived them at the conclusion of the match.

With a lack of A-League fixtures next weekend, it would be worthwhile making the trip down to Bob Jane Stadium, to take a look at the Victory women in action as they take on Canberra United at 7pm next Saturday night.

For any potential attendees out there who are thinking of going, here are some of the players outside of the household names you should be looking out for based on my first viewing of the team.

Rebecca Tegg, who plays as a striker in the Mark Viduka mould when he pulls on a Socceroos shirt, was outstanding against Perth. She was the focus of most of the Victory attacks with her back to goal, held the ball up well and looked to distribute to her fellow attacking players at every opportunity. Also not afraid to do the hard work, it was her efforts that saw Melbourne awarded the penalty that resulted in their first goal of the game.

Sarah Groenewald and captain Tal Karp were excellent in controlling the midfield and restricting any opportunities for Matilda Collette McCallum to exert influence on the match. Groenewald was also particularly dangerous from set pieces and her well-taken corners caused plenty of headaches for the Perth defence, finally resulting in an own goal for Victory's second.

In the defensive half, Daniela Digiammarco also was outstanding with her ability to read the play and snuff out any prospective Perth attacks. She also kept the ever-dangerous Lisa De Vanna quiet, although to be fair to the Matildas striker, this was her first game for Glory after jetting back from Sweden.

With a limited season, there is not that many more home games left for the Victory women so get out there and show your support for them in their quest to become the inaugural W-League champions. In fact just get behind the women's game in general. You never know, you could be watching a future Matilda in action.

Neil Zimmerman has been a Melbourne Victory fan since the beginning and has only ever missed two Victory home games. He has very little footballing talent but does use what little he does have for his indoor soccer team on a weekly basis. In his spare time he is also the editor of the84thminute and also runs the Victory In Melbourne site.