Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Hayley Raso, Matildas Cap 179
Dub Round 10 Result
Melbourne City 5-3 Brisbane
Dub Round 9 Results
Western United 1-0 Perth
Sydney 1-1 Brisbane
Wellington 2-0 Newcastle
Canberra 0-3 Mariners
Melbourne City 1-0 Victory
Wanderers 0-1 Adelaide
Spicy Tweets
If Leichhardt Oval is the 8th Wonder of the World, does that make Rooty Hill Turf Farm the 8th Blunder of the World? 🤔
— Megan Bᴏrg (@102megan) December 22, 2023
it’s giving leah’s ‘sorry are you…’ ‘who?? nah not me’ 😭😭 ICON pic.twitter.com/lkr8aOsHN1
— S (@awfcsleah) December 20, 2023
Sensible Tweets
i was sitting on the right side during the second half and she was tearing it up, everyone around me was so impressed
— lauren (@laurenawfc) December 22, 2023
Matildas News
Charli Grant heavily rumoured to be moving to Tottenham, Clare Polkinghorne signs for Kristianstads
Tottenham looks to have sealed a deal for Australian sensation Charli Grant on a free transfer.
Click the image to read more about the versatile full-back and what she can offer the Lilywhites. 🇦🇺🤍https://t.co/0zs6v1zBhw
— Her Football Hub (@HerFootballHub) December 25, 2023
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Signings: Around the World – Aussies/NZ Abroad
Dub News
Irish international Deborah-Anne de la Harpe signs for Brisbane
Such a senseless decision, to have the Bathurst fixture on a Friday night. 😤😤
Do they not want fans to attend??
From Western Sydney, or Newcastle? #ALW— Megan Bᴏrg (@102megan) December 22, 2023
Other News
FIFA are setting up a £200m fund to support the professionalisation of women’s football and plan to reward clubs every time they sign U23s.
Chelsea and Manchester United benefit most in the WSL based on the number of contracts they have awarded recently.https://t.co/TWe4cc2AfZ
— SHE scores bangers (@SHEscoresbanger) December 21, 2023
Paris FC are offering free entry for both women’s and men’s home games
Kristie Mewis to West Ham
Only in women’s football can we take from this information that Sam Kerr will be signing a new contract with Chelsea https://t.co/83cTfCtyAv
— Nancy Gillen (@Nancy_Gillen) December 20, 2023
Find a girl that loves you enough to move to West Ham for you https://t.co/O8NYgLmzaF
— KB (@kbeans64) December 20, 2023
west ham have one win, seven losses and are tied at the bottom of the table with bristol city, this is love https://t.co/mAjCtU9tG0
— ugh (@838_carlisle) December 20, 2023
want someone to love me so much they enter a relegation battle for me https://t.co/bbtggGd9na
— el (@apolloawfc) December 22, 2023
Around the World
UEFA Champions League
Gaëtane Thiney puts Paris FC in position for three points 💥
🏴 🎙️ 👉 https://t.co/2SkeeBrHPs
🇫🇷 🎙️ 👉 https://t.co/6iMgsieSe8
🇪🇸 🎙️ 👉 https://t.co/IO3vEHp1xJ#UWCLonDAZN pic.twitter.com/V79idjPBd2— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) December 20, 2023
Roma 1-3 PSG (Clare Hunt)
Ajax 1-0 Bayern München
Real Madrid (Hayley Raso) 0-1 Paris FC (Sarah Hunter)
BK Häcken (Aivi Luik) 1-3 Chelsea (Sam Kerr)
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Benfica
SK Brann Kvinner (Larissa Crummer) 2-2 Lyon (Ellie Carpenter)
Barcelona 7-0 Rosengård
Slavia Praha v SKN St. Pölten (Ella Mastrantonio) – postponed to Wed 18 Jan
Our favourite memories from 2023
Looking back on the Matildas’ World Cup run (by B90 alumnus Marissa Lordanic – recommended reading)
Dale
WWC: 1) the shootout vs France, particularly Eve Perisset being brought on to take a penalty and then missing it 2) Sam Kerr’s goal against England
non-WWC: 1) the Round 1 Sydney Derby at Allianz 2) Leena Khamis scoring twice to win the NPL NSW Championship for Macarthur Rams, her last game for the club
Emma
WWC: 1) the silence in the media box for Australia v Republic of Ireland when the team sheet was released and Sam Kerr wasn’t on it 2) Marta Cox’s free kick for Panama against France
non-WWC: the Matildas send off game against France at Marvel Stadium
Eric
WWC: watching the Republic of Ireland three times
non-WWC: Manly United winning six games in one day against Gladesville Ravens
Maj
WWC: 1) Mackenzie Arnold having a penalty save disallowed vs France, and then saving the retake 2) the scenes in Caxton Street before the Matildas v France quarter final
non-WWC: 1) seeing young Aussie players earn overseas contracts – Clare Hunt, Sarah Hunter, Charlie Rule, Mackenzie Hawkesby 2) Western United had a great debut A-League Women season
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Dale – Paris FC’s Gaëtane Thiney scored a delightful chipped penalty to beat Real Madrid and knock them out of the Champions League
Emma – Emina Ekic scored a hat trick and set up a goal against Brisbane Roar
Eric – ESPN writer Marissa Lordanic went from being a young woman with a dream to being a woman living her dream (the below thread is recommended reading)
🪩✨End of year thread time ✨🪩 So 2023, a year I’d dreamed about since 2020, was alright. I think if I’d told 16 y.o me what she’d done she’d be bamboozled. This was a girl who handwrote epl match reports. This was a girl who had been on two (2) flights in her entire life.
— Marissa Lordanic (@marissalordanic) December 26, 2023
Maj – Mariel Hecher played her first game since recovering from an ACL injury
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