Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Melissa Barbieri, Matildas Cap 120
Matildas Debut: 2002 (played for the national team until 2015)
Appearances: 85 (92 including A internationals)
Position: Goalkeeper
- 26 years as a professional footballer
- Football Victoria Hall of Famer
- Technical Director at Southern United (Victorian Premier League) – while also playing for them!
Read More: Melissa Barbieri Celebrating 25-Year Growth by Liana Buratti
Hot Topics
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News
- It’s the final week of the college regular season! Lachy from College Matildas gives us a summary of how the Aussies have been doing in the USA
- Stats site FBref.com announces expanded coverage for several competitions, including A-League Women! (see below)
- FIFA release 2nd edition of Setting The Pace – a benchmarking report for domestic women’s football leagues
We are adding in-depth coverage (xG and more) for every top women’s football competition, including:
🇺🇸 NWSL
🏆 Women’s Champions League
🏴 Super League
🇦🇺 A-League
🇫🇷 Division 1 Feminine
🇩🇪 Frauen-Bundesliga
🇮🇹 Serie A
🇪🇸 Liga F
🏆 Women’s World Cup and Euros— ⚽ FBref ⚽ (@fbref) October 25, 2022
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- FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup
- Final: Colombia 0-1 Spain
- General thoughts on the tournament – any shocks?
- FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup
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Matildas / Football Ferns
- Matildas and Football Ferns announce their squads for the November international window (see below)
- The World Cup game between Australia & Republic of Ireland could be moved to a bigger stadium (from Catherine Murphy on Offsiders)
- Junior Matildas 1-3 Korea Republic (at Kingscliff) – Jr Tillies goal scored by Grace Kuilamu
- Signings: Around the World – Aussies/NZ Abroad
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Dub News & Signings
- Brisbane Roar: Jessie Rasschaert
- Canberra United: Chloe Middleton
- Newcastle Jets: Josie Morley, Murphy Agnew
- Western Sydney Wanderers: Sophie Harding, Cushla Rue, Bethany Gordon
- Western United: announcement of football department
| # Signed | |
| Adelaide United | 14 |
| Brisbane Roar | 18 |
| Canberra United | 19 |
| Melbourne City | 18 |
| Melbourne Victory | 19 |
| Newcastle Jets | 18 |
| Perth Glory | 21 |
| Sydney FC | 21 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 21 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 |
| Western United | 21 |
Around the World
UEFA Champions League
- Chelsea (Sam Kerr) 8-0 Vllaznia – Kerr start, 64 mins & 4 goals
- Real Madrid 0-0 PSG (Lydia Williams) – Williams not selected
- St. Pölten 3-4 Roma
- Slavia Praha 0-2 Wolfsburg
- Juventus (Joe Montemurro) 1-1 Lyon (Ellie Carpenter)
- FC Rosengard (Teagan Micah) 1-4 Barcelona – Micah played a full game
- Arsenal (Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord) 3-1 Zürich – Catley start, 58 mins & assist, Foord was an unused sub
- SL Benfica 2-3 Bayern München
UK
Conti Cup
- Manchester City (Mary Fowler, Alanna Kennedy, Hayley Raso) 6-0 Blackburn Rovers – Fowler start + 82 mins + 2 goals, Raso full game + goal
- Everton (Clare Wheeler) 1-1 Aston Villa (Emily Gielnik) – Everton won 4-2 on penalties, Wheeler start + 58 mins
- Leicester City (Nicola Williams) 0-4 Liverpool
- Durham 2-2 Manchester United – Durham won 3-1 on penalties
FA WSL
- Season Dates: September 10th 2022 – May 28th 2023
- Brighton & Hove Albion (Rebekah Stott) 0-8 Tottenham Hotspur (Kyah Simon)
- Chelsea (Sam Kerr) 3-1 Aston Villa (Emily Gielnik) – Kerr start, 77 mins & a goal
- Everton (Clare Wheeler) 0-3 Manchester United – Wheeler played a full game
- Manchester City (Mary Fowler, Alanna Kennedy, Hayley Raso) 2-1 Liverpool – Raso subbed on 69th min & game winning goal, Fowler subbed on 81st min
- Reading 2-1 Leicester City (Nicola Williams)
- Arsenal (Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord) 3-1 West Ham United (Mackenzie Arnold) – Catley full game + assist, Foord start + 71 mins, Arnold not selected
FA Championship (Polly’s Palace)
- Season Dates: August 20th 2022 – April 30th 2023
- Durham 0-1 Crystal Palace (Polly Doran) – Pozza Dozza played a full game
- Coventry United 0-1 Lewes (Isobel Dalton & Libby Copus-Brown) – Copus-Brown was an unused sub, Dalton not selected
Scottish WPL (9 of 22)
- Season Dates: August 7th 2022 – May 21th 2023
- Results
- Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill) 2-1 Celtic FC (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi) – Jacynta was suspended
Europe
France – D1F
- Season Dates: September 10th 2022 – June 10th 2023
- Results
- Lyon (Ellie Carpenter) 1-0 Fleury 91
- Stade de Reims 0-2 PSG (Lydia Williams) – Williams was an unused sub
- Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Italy – Serie A
- Season Dates: August 27th 2022 – February 26th 2023
- Results or Soccerway
- Juventus (Joe Montemurro) 2-0 Fiorentina
Germany – Frauen Bundesliga
- Season Dates: Sep 16th 2022 – May 28th 2023
- Results
- Bayern München 3-1 SV Meppen (Anna Margraf) – start, 58 mins & yellow card
Swiss Nationalliga B
- Season Dates: Aug 21st 2022 – Apr 22nd 2023
- Results
- Küssnacht am Rigi 2-1 Thun Berner Oberland (Alex Gummer) – Gummer was an unused sub
Serbian Women’s Super League
- Results
- Sloga Radnički 0-4 ZFK Spartak Subotica (Tyla-Jay Vlajnic) – Vlajnic started the game
Nordic
- Norway – Toppserien Final Playoff round
- (Relegation group) (3) LSK Kvinner (Fiona Worts) 2-0 (4) Asane
- LSK Kvinner remains in the Toppserien in 2023
- (Champions group) (1) SK Brann Kvinner (Tameka Yallop) 1-1 (2) Vålerenga (Ally Green)
- Meeks not on card (surgery recovery); Ally was an unused sub
- a red card apiece to each team
- Brann confirmed as group winners and Vålerenga confirmed as runners-up
- Brann qualifies directly for the 2023/24 Champions League, while Vålerenga will participate in UWCL playoffs
- (Relegation group) (3) LSK Kvinner (Fiona Worts) 2-0 (4) Asane
- Sweden – Damallsvenkan Round 25 of 26
- (3) BK Häcken (Aivi Luik) 7-1 (14) AIK (Remy Siemsen)
- Aivi subbed on 83rd min, Remy started and played 84 mins
- (1) FC Rosengard (Teagan Micah) 3-0 (10) Djurgarden
- Teagan played a full game
- (6) Hammarby (Kyra Cooney-Cross, Elise Kellond-Knight, Courtney Nevin) 0-0 (9) Örebro
- Kyra played a full game and was awarded PoTM
- KK came on in the 11th minute
- Courtney was an unused sub
- (8) Pitea 1-2 (5) Vittsjö GIK (Clare Polkinghorne, Katrina Gorry, Charli Grant)
- all three Aussies played full matches
- the win puts Vittsjö ahead of Hammarby on goal difference
- (13) Umeå IK FF (Emma Checker) 1-2 (12) IF Brommapojkarna
- Emma has returned to Australia
- Umeå now occupies a relegation place
- (3) BK Häcken (Aivi Luik) 7-1 (14) AIK (Remy Siemsen)
- Denmark – Elitedivisionen Round 10 of 14
- (7) AGF (Matilda McNamara) 6-1 (4) Thy ThistedQ – Tilly Mac played a full game
- (3) Fortuna Hjørring (Angie Beard, Indi Riley) 3-1 (5) KoldingQ – Beard played a full game, Riley start + 82 mins
- (1) HB Køge 4-0 (6) FC Nordsjælland (Winonah Heatley) – Heatley was an unused sub
US – NWSL Final
Watch matches on twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial, twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial2, twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial3 & twitch.tv/NWSLOfficial4
- Portland 2-0 Kansas City (Chloe Logarzo) – Logarzo was an unused sub
Queens of the Week
Cheryl – Shoutout to NSW-based Wellington Phoenix fan group The Little Corner of Yellow (@cornerofyellow on Twitter) – they’re sponsoring Lily Alfeld for the upcoming season
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Eric – 1) Beyond 90 alumnus Marissa Lordanic is now working full time in sports media! 2) Eilidh Mackay, Head of Female Football for Northern Suburbs Football Association in Sydney, has accepted a role with FIFA as their Women’s World Cup Legacy Manager 3) with her side trailing 1-0 to Leicester City, Reading midfielder Rachel Rowe scored a 90th minute Olimpico (goal direct from a corner kick) and a 30 yard bomb in the 92nd minute, giving Reading a 2-1 victory
So after volunteering and freelancing for eight years, I finally got a full time sports media job. My first day as an assistant editor at ESPN is in the books! pic.twitter.com/UrK4NrfkOk
— Marissa Lordanic (@marissalordanic) October 24, 2022
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Reading were down 1-0 in the 88th minute against Leicester and then Rachel Rowe did this to win it 🤯
90′: Olimpico
92′: 30-yard screamerTwo goals in injury time for a ridiculous Royals win.#TheHighlights on #OptusSport | https://t.co/CXAmweWMxJ#BarclaysWSL #OptusSport pic.twitter.com/THfENULU2D
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) October 31, 2022
Lachy – former Young Matilda Eliza Ammendolia has had another excellent season in American college soccer and was named in the All-Big West first team
Maj – Elise Kellond-Knight was selected in the latest Matildas squad, 475 days after her last Matildas appearance
Steffen – Vålerenga forward Elise Thorsnes. She is this year’s Toppserien Golden Boot and has scored over 200 Norwegian league goals, more than anyone else!
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