Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
Featured Matilda: Alexia Apostolakis, Cap 242
Matildas Debut: 2025
Junior Club: Forest Rangers
Appearances: 1
Position: Defender
Ally went to the Melbourne Dub Media Day
Emma has thoughts about the Victory v City preseason game
Our 250th episode! We’ve been doing this since, so here are some of our favourite memories from the last six years:
Ally – Australia v Ireland, 2023 WWC opening day
Dale – the whole day and night of the Australia v France WWC quarter final, including the scenes on Caxton Street before (fans welcoming the Matildas team bus) and after the game
Emma – 1) covering the WWC as accredited media, due to an internship with Football Australia (thanks Ann Odong!) 2) the pre-WWC game between Australia and France 3) Sam Kerr’s goal against England in the WWC semi final 4) Sweden knocking the USA out of the WWC
Eric – 1) Dub expansion leading to more players getting national league opportunities 2) Ashley Irwin going in goal for the Mariners and helping them beat Sydney
Selected International Squads
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If Eric Can Do This, So Can I!
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Selected Dub Signings
Adelaide – Emilia Makris (Murray), the Taranto twins, Paige Zois a.k.a. The Mighty Zois
Canberra – Sienna Dale, Ava Briedis
Melbourne Victory – Grace Maher (play her in midfield pls)
Newcastle – Charlotte Lancaster a.k.a. The Kiwi Katie McCabe
Perth – Teresa Morrissey, Julia Sardo, Olivia Wood, Meg Phillips
Sydney – Alyse Oppedisano (the no. 4 keeper was announced!)
Wanderers – Brianna Edwards
News
Women Onside Launches Australian football gender equality survey
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#ALW is a playable league in FM26
— Kieran Yap (@kieranyap.bsky.social) September 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Recommended Reading (long read)
PFA A-League Women Fan Focus Groups
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Goalkeepers’ Union
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Baby Watch
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Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Ally – Kylie Murphy scored a hat trick for Wexford in her final game before retirement
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Dale – Barcelona are scoring many, many goals in the UWCL league phase
Emma – Kyra Cooney-Cross finally got some decent minutes for Arsenal!
Eric – 1) Skye Halmarick (Spirit FC / Sydney FC) was named NPL Women’s NSW Player of the Year 2) Isabella Sciberras (Hills United) was named Football NSW League One Women’s Player of the Year
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