Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
History: Brianna Davey, Matildas Cap 184
A-League Women
Melbourne Victory: 2010-15, 47 appearances
Melbourne City: 2015-16, 7 appearances
Hot Topics
Dub Round 14 Results
Sydney take the second round 10-9 and it finishes all square! To mix metaphors, these two look like restaurants with brilliant ingredients but no chefs to cook them – so much time in midfield and maybe 30 attacking opportunities but they just couldn’t finish! #BigBlue
— Beyond 90 (@Beyond90AU) January 26, 2024
Melbourne City 1-3 Western United
Victory 1-1 Sydney
Wanderers 1-3 Brisbane
Adelaide 2-1 Perth
Wellington 2-0 Canberra
Newcastle 0-2 Mariners
The rollers are out on the plod of dirt. Porirua heritage. #WELvCBR #ALW pic.twitter.com/y8hZ5c111s
— Daniel Phimphisane (@DPhimphisane) January 28, 2024
Time isn’t the enemy of Canberra United.
Canberra United is the enemy of Canberra United today.
— Holly ⚽️ (@anxiety_bean) January 28, 2024
.@CCMariners have taken out one of football’s best prizes: ’ ! ️
A 2-0 win against Newcastle saw the Mariners secure the hotly contested trophy: a piece of guard rail from the F3 motorway
F3 Derby highlights:… pic.twitter.com/NQBkChNCOX
— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) January 28, 2024
Dub Round 15 Fixtures (all times AEDT)
Sat 3/2, 2:15pm – Western United v Mariners (North Hobart Oval)
Sat 3/2, 5pm – Adelaide v Wanderers
Sat 3/2, 6pm – Brisbane v Victory
Sat 3/2, 7pm – Sydney v Perth
Sun 4/2, 5pm – Newcastle v Wellington (Maitland Sports Ground)
Sun 4/2, 5pm – Canberra v Melbourne City
News
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The ParaMatildas will go to Spain for the IFCPF World Cup (November 11-22)
Women’s sport needs to be cautious of fairy godmother magic (written by Flo Lloyd-Hughes)
Bristol City continue to draw big crowds
Lots of media focus & praise on the big WSL teams marketing & attendances at “event” games but Bristol City attracting 6-7,000 fans a week despite being bottom of the WSL is barely mentioned & it should be far more when it comes to clubs doing great work building fanbases. https://t.co/bc55xS97eL
— Paul Wheeler (@paulwradio) January 28, 2024
Melbourne City sign Junior Matildas captain Shelby McMahon (Gold Coast Knights)
Milly Clegg signs for Racing Louisville
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Spicy Tweets
E. Aigbogun, S. Kerr, S. Fábrega, L. Esponda, J. López, T. King, J. Schaller, M. Marau, C. Pérez, T. Pawollek and now Jill Roord. That makes 11 ACL in 27 days of January. But that’s a small price to pay if you can make more money from more competitions, right, FIFA?? https://t.co/iUuXI5jp4B
— Xenia (@glowdisthewall) January 27, 2024
let’s please take away this idea that women’s football is a family of 4 ticket style day out. i don’t want singers at half time or meet and greets with santa/peppa pig/some paw patrol thing. i want a pie and a pint, some shit housery and to peacefully call the ref a w⚓️ https://t.co/OdYYdFPgVl
— did Katie McCabe get a yellow card today? (@yellows4KM15) January 27, 2024
Sensible Tweets
Not even four players could stop Kirsty Fenton on Sunday #SydneyIsSkyBlue pic.twitter.com/rjhbmr7pPW
— Sydney FC (@SydneyFC) January 23, 2024
“y’all just don’t get to experience all of your fav players playing beautiful ball..”
Mack Barry is the definition of beautiful ball tyvm THIS is football at its finest https://t.co/bCiut4Lmq2 pic.twitter.com/wYxT46icnX
— Erin (@_Limenation) January 21, 2024
I love Zoe. I have no idea where she is playing but I love Zoe. She just spawns wherever the ball is
— Womens Football (@NZWFootballFan) January 28, 2024
Additionally, @tbro303 had the most outstanding attacking attributes, far ahead of the next best (Morrison).
In terms of defensive efficiency, Claudia Cicco scored more than 15% higher than next best (@madisonmccomask).
— Aus Female Football Scout (@WScoutFootball) January 22, 2024
Rookie Errors
Aston Villa played Noelle Maritz in the Conti Cup, but she’d already played in the tournament for Arsenal
It looks like Aston Villa are in trouble with Noëlle Maritz having featured for Arsenal in the Conti Cup. pic.twitter.com/EaxNQqn3Nm
— Sylvain Jamet (@S_Jamet) January 24, 2024
Aussies Abroad
UEFA Champions League
Roma 2-2 Bayern München
BK Häcken (Aivi Luik) 0-0 Paris FC (Sarah Hunter) – Luik full game + yellow card, Hunter unused sub
PSG (Clare Hunt) 3-1 Ajax – Hunt start + 68 mins
Chelsea (Sam Kerr) 2-1 Real Madrid (Hayley Raso) – Raso full game
Rosengård 2-2 Benfica
Slavia Praha 0-1 SK Brann Kvinner (Larissa Crummer) – Crummer start + 71 mins + yellow card
Barcelona 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
SKN St. Pölten (Ella Mastrantonio) 0-7 Lyon (Ellie Carpenter) – Carpenter full game, Mastrantonio unused sub
Chelsea, Barcelona, Benfica, Lyon and Brann have qualified for the quarter finals with one game remaining in the group stage
UK (Polly’s Palace)
Conti Cup (click here for an explanation of the format – you’ll need it)
Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Sheffield United
Leicester City (Remy Siemsen, Courtney Nevin) 5-1 Everton (Clare Wheeler) – Nevin start + 63 mins, Siemsen subbed on 63rd min, Wheeler subbed on 56th min
London City Lionesses 2-1 Crystal Palace (Polly Doran) – Pozza Dozza not selected
Birmingham City 2-1 West Ham United (Mackenzie Arnold, Katrina Gorry) – Arnold full game, Gorry not selected
Charlton Athletic 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Charlie Rule) – Rule not selected
Reading 0-6 Arsenal (Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord) – Cooney-Cross full game + assist, Catley full game + 2 assists + yellow card, Foord start + 60 mins + goal
Manchester City (Mary Fowler, Alanna Kennedy) 2-1 Manchester United – Fowler subbed on 77th min, Kennedy not selected
Sunderland 0-7 Aston Villa (see above tweet regarding Noelle Maritz)
Watford v Lewes – postponed due to waterlogged pitch
Southampton 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur (Charli Grant) – Grant full game + goal + yellow card
A first goal in Spurs colours for Charli Grant! pic.twitter.com/G6bune9axE
— Tottenham Hotspur Women (@SpursWomen) January 25, 2024
Manchester City, London City Lionesses, Arsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion qualify for quarter finals as group winners
Tottenham qualify for quarter finals as best second placed team
Chelsea earn a bye to the quarter finals due to their participation in the Champions League group stage
FA WSL (ENG) – 12 of 22
Results
Brighton & Hove Albion (Charlie Rule) 0-3 Chelsea (Sam Kerr) – Rule not selected
Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa
Everton (Clare Wheeler) 0-1 Leicester City (Remy Siemsen, Courtney Nevin) – Wheeler full game, Nevin start + 56 mins, Siemsen unused sub
Bristol City 1-2 West Ham United (Mackenzie Arnold, Katrina Gorry) – Arnold full game, Gorry start & subbed 90+12 mins
Tottenham Hotspur (Charli Grant) 0-2 Manchester City (Mary Fowler, Alanna Kennedy) – Grant start + 76 mins, Fowler subbed on 79th min, Kennedy unused sub
Liverpool (Teagan Micah) 0-2 Arsenal (Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord) – Foord full game + goal, Catley subbed on 72nd min, Cooney-Cross & Micah unused subs
That yellow was so deliberate from McCabe 🤣 told to leave the pitch to be subbed off, hugs and high fiving all the subs and then proceeds to take her shin pads off on the pitch and not getting off in the location she was told to. She’s a wee gobshite, but she’s our wee gobshite.
— Sinéad 🇮🇪 (@SakuraAWFC) January 28, 2024
so aggressive😦😦 giving the club such a bad reputation 😧😧…🙃 pic.twitter.com/8z6b9a2HW0
— did Katie McCabe get a yellow card today? (@yellows4KM15) January 28, 2024
FA Championship (ENG) – 14 of 22
Results
Crystal Palace (Polly Doran) 0-1 Charlton Athletic – Pozza Dozza not selected
WPL (SCO) – 18 of 22
Results
Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill) 1-0 Celtic
Europe
Coupe de France Round of 16
Results
Lyon (Ellie Carpenter) 6-0 Nantes – Carpenter full game + yellow
Le Havre 0-2 Paris FC (Sarah Hunter) – Hunter start + 74 mins
PSG (Clare Hunt) 2-1 Saint-Étienne – Hunt not selected
Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Serie A (ITA) – 14 of 18
Results
Juventus (Joe Montemurro) v Fiorentina – played Tuesday morning AEDT
Liga BPI (POR) – 12 of 22
Results
Vilaverdense 0-0 Sporting Portugal (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi)
Liga F (ESP) – 15 of 30
Results
Athletic Club 0-1 Real Madrid (Hayley Raso) – Raso played second half
Sporting de Huelva (Anna Margraf) 0-1 Villareal – Margraf unused sub
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Dale – Western United forward Hannah Keane scored twice against Melbourne City
Emma – Vivianne Miedema scored her first goal since injuring her ACL
Miedema breaks the deadlock with a BANGER in her first goal since December 2022.
What a shot 🤩 pic.twitter.com/IVrMbMZTzG
— SHE scores bangers (@SHEscoresbanger) January 28, 2024
Eric – Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Brianna Edwards was subbed on against Canberra and saved a penalty with her first touch, while her mother went on an adventure to watch the game and told Brianna she was a lucky charm
BRI EDWARDS: hero of Poririua Park for @WgtnPhoenixFC fans! ✨
First touch and saves a penalty!
The heart is racing during #WELvCBR– tune in on Paramount+ pic.twitter.com/sMJa02Kwuh
— Paramount+ Australia (@ParamountPlusAU) January 28, 2024
Brianna Edwards’ mum flew over from Australia to watch the game today, arriving at 2am. She told Brianna she was a lucky charm. She certainly was. pic.twitter.com/ddowiV0RSC
— Jason Pine (@pineynz) January 28, 2024
Maj – Katrina Gorry celebrated West Ham’s win over Bristol City in spectacular fashion, and was also voted by West Ham fans as their Player of the Match
Gorry is insane 😭😅 pic.twitter.com/TKg1elOl00
— Women’s Footy 🏁 (@womenxfootball) January 28, 2024
Vote here! 👇
— West Ham United Women (@westhamwomen) January 28, 2024
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