It’s exciting times with Asian Cup football underway so there’s plenty to talk about! Eric is in the driver’s seat, Maj is an excellent co-driver and Dale is worried about magpie attacks. Cheryl was unable to join the pod, but still adds fuel to the car and some grumpy thoughts about the Philippines v Australia commentary.
History: Bridgette Starr, Matildas Cap 80
Starr was a defender who made her Matildas debut in 1994, playing 53 A internationals (1 goal) and 6 Non-A internationals.
She was the first indigenous footballer to represent Australia at a World Cup (1999) and at the Olympic Games (2000). Starr is also a member of the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame.
Former Matildas Team Manager, B90 co-founder and expert friend of the pod Sarah Groube had this to stay about Starr:
“Legend! Bridgette was one of the many strong left footers of that era, playing mainly in the backline and strongly pushing up the field. As a Novocastrian she had a strong playing relationship with Cheryl Salisbury. Bridgette went on to play AFL where she was outstanding with ACT and was selected to a number of all-star teams. She’s now an extraordinarily fit cross-fitter. Her Mum Wendy was one of the many brilliant Matilda mums who set a strong legacy of parental support which continues today, travelling to tournaments where she could. Bridgette was one of our first indigenous athletes.”
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Hot Topics
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News
- India are out of the Asian Cup
India's match against Taiwan was cancelled due to the host nation having a Covid outbreak in their squad.
according to the rules, the cancelled match also seems to mean India are disqualified altogether?? heartbreaking and deeply unfair in the circumstances. #WAC2022 https://t.co/VUBN3hVcAu
— Samantha Lewis (@battledinosaur) January 23, 2022
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Matildas
- Asian Cup
- (11) Australia 18-0 Indonesia (94)
- (64) Philippines 0-4 Australia (11)
- China 4-0 Taiwan
- India 0-0 Iran
- Japan 5-0 Myanmar
- Thailand 0-1 Philippines
- South Korea 3-0 Vietnam
- Iran 0-7 China
- Myanmar 0-2 South Korea
- Indonesia 0-4 Thailand
- Vietnam 0-3 Japan
- Signings: Around the World – Aussies/NZ Abroad
- Asian Cup
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Dub
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Round 8
- Friday: Adelaide 1-0 Wellington
- Saturday: Sydney 3-0 City (rescheduled R12 match)
- Sunday: Brisbane v Newcastle – POSTPONED
- Sunday: Perth 1-0 WSW
- Next Round 9
- Tuesday: Victory v Sydney – POSTPONED
- Friday: Wanderers v Adelaide
- Saturday: Brisbane v City
- Saturday: Perth v Wellington
- Sunday: Newcastle v Canberra
- Signings: Season 14 squad page
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Around the World
UK
FA WSL (13 of 22)
- Listen in for our discussion on all the Aussies in the FA WSL
- (2) Manchester United 3-0 (4) Tottenham Hotspur (Kyah Simon)
- (8) Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 (3) Chelsea (Sam Kerr)
- (11) Leicester City 1-2 (9) Aston Villa (Emily Gielnik)
- (6) Reading 3-2 (12) Birmingham City
- (7) West Ham United (Mackenzie Arnold, Tameka Yallop) 3-0 (10) Everton
- (5) Manchester City (Alanna Kennedy, Hayley Raso) 1-1 (1) Arsenal (Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord, Lydia Williams)
Scottish WPL
- (8) Partick Thistle 0-7 (3) Celtic FC (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi)
- (5) Spartans 0-4 (2) Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill)
Europe
France – D1F
- (5) Montpellier (Mary Fowler) 2-3 (1) Lyon (Ellie Carpenter)
- Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Italy – Serie A
- (9) Empoli 1-2 (7) Pomigliano (Aivi Luik, Ella Mastrantonio)
Netherlands – Eredivisie
- (1) Twente 3-1 (3) PSV Eindhoven (Amy Harrison)
Queens of the Week
Cheryl – hard to go past Sam Kerr after she became Australia’s all-time leading scorer, but as a long time Aivi Luik supporter, definitely have to give her a shoutout for scoring her first Matildas goal.
Eric – 1) Atlético Madrid’s Virginia Torrecilla played her first game in nearly two years after recovering from a brain tumour and chemotherapy 2) Aoife Colvill set up the first goal in Glasgow City’s 4-0 win over Spartans
Barca may have won the Supercopa 7-0 but the real winner was Virginia Torrecilla, who played her first game in nearly two years, after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
She was given the captain’s armband and the Barca players made sure to celebrate her return as well ❤️👏 pic.twitter.com/cI9Jtn8jfT
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 23, 2022
Maj – Erin Cuthbert, for calling out a ridiculous and inappropriate newspaper headline after Chelsea’s WSL Cup win over West Ham
Dale – 1) the AFC media person who managed to fit all 18 of Australia’s goals against Indonesia into a three minute highlights package 2) Iranian goalkeeper Zohreh Koudaei for an outstanding save against India, it’s a shame that game was voided due to India’s exclusion from the tournament
Denied 🚫
Koudaei got nerves of steel ⛓#INDvIRN | #WAC2022 pic.twitter.com/7mCFWBKC5F
— #WAC2022 (@afcasiancup) January 20, 2022
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