PODCAST | Matildas Squad Special

Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019). 

History: Ellyse Perry, Matildas Cap 154

W-League

• 2008 Central Coast Mariners
• 2009-2012 Canberra United
• 2012-2015 Sydney FC 

Awards

• 2009 Young Player of the Year (with Elise Kellond-Knight)

Hot Topics

World Cup News

• Matildas squad is in
• Key points

  • Average age 27.9 years old.
    Youngest player – Mary Fowler (20 years old)
    Oldest player – Aivi Luik (38 years old).

  • Average of 67 caps and cumulative 1532 international appearances.

  • “The 2023 squad is the most experienced of any of Australia’s eight FIFA Women’s World Cup squads, surpassing the 2019 squad which had an average age of 25.8 and had made an average of 54 appearances before the tournament. The youngest squad was the 2011 squad (22.4 years), and the least experienced was the 1995 team with an average of 28 appearances before the tournament.”

  • Average age of 2023 debutantes is 23 with an average of 18 international appearances.

SQUAD: .

Introducing our 23-player squad for the #FIFAWWC – ready to give it our all on home soil!#TilitsDone pic.twitter.com/igvxAhRgQQ

— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) July 3, 2023

• Jamaica crowdfunding!
• Armband alternatives
• at the World Cup

As well as all the out (and closeted) lesbian, bi and pan women who’ll be playing at the World Cup, we can also expect Quinn to be playing the same key role for Canada that they have a previous tournaments. Simply having them involved is what separates this tournament from Qatar

— Sophie Lawson (@lawson_sv) June 30, 2023

• Spectator Rules
• Squads

News

• FIFA23 player ratings
• Jacynta Galabadaarachchi moving on from Celtic

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• European Club Association Fund pioneering research into developing women-specific boots

The first question we always get when we tell people we make women’s specific footwear. ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/VG43iTgug7

— IDA (@idasportsco) April 25, 2023

• UWCL Draw – Round 1

Matildas

• Signings: Around the World – Aussies/NZ Abroad

Dub News & Signings

• Kayla Morrison to NWSL

Kayla Morrison is off to the @NWSL

The @gomvfc captain has joined @ThornsFC as a National Team Replacement Player for the duration of the Women’s World Cup before returning to Victory. #WeAreALeagues pic.twitter.com/MdxWlfj7g6

— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) June 29, 2023

• Season 16 squad page 

Around the World

Nordic

Norway – Toppserien Round 17

• last round before the WWC break
• (9) Arna-Bjørnar 2-3 (4) SK Brann Kvinner (Larissa Crummer, Tameka Yallop) 
  • Larissa started and played 75 minutes. Meeks is in Australia.

Sweden – Damallsvenkan Round 16

• penultimate round before the WWC break
• (5) FC Rosengard (Teagan Micah) 2-1 (9) Norrköping (Chelsie Dawber) 
  • Teagan played the full match, Chelsie came on at halftime

• (5) Kristianstad 1-6 (7) Vittsjö GIK (Clare Polkinghorne, Katrina Gorry, Charli Grant) 
  • significant away win against higher-placed opposition
  • Charli assisted on the 5th Vittsjö goal, Mini received a yellow card
  • Mini played 85 minutes and Charli 93 minutes
  • Polks is in Australia as mentioned by Maj last episode
• (13) IF Brommapojkarna 0-0 (3) Hammarby (Kyra Cooney-Cross)
  • Kyra played the full match
• (14) Kalmar 0-3 (1) BK Häcken (Aivi Luik)
  • Aivi played the full match

US – NWSL

Regular season goes from March 25 to October 15

• NWSL Challenge Cup (Matchday 3 of 6)
  • Neither Aussie was on the team sheet
  • Racing Louisville (Alex Chidiac) 3-0 Houston Dash
  • Angel City 2-1 San Diego Wave (Emily van Egmond)
• Results
• OL Reign 2-2 Racing Louisville (Alex Chidiac)
• Chicago Red Stars 1-0 San Diego Wave (Emily van Egmond)

State Football

• ACT
  • (6) ANU 0-5 (3) Canberra Croatia (Brittany Palombi 4, Bella Barac)
    • keep an eye out for Steffen’s review
  • (7) West Canberra Wanderers (Alyse Jensen, Lauren Hall, Cara Ceruti) 3-2 (2) Canberra Olympic (Nicole Jalocha 2)
    • the upset of the season so far 
  • (5) Canberra United Academy 0-3 (1) Belconnen United (Talia Backhouse, Pearl Tein, Hattie Cram)
  • (8) Tuggeranong United vs (4) Gungahlin United – postponed
• VIC (Round 16/22)
  • Results – Around the Grounds

Round 16 of the #NPLWVIC is in the books with four intense matches, this is how the league stands with six rounds remaining ⬇ pic.twitter.com/guWRPzYV3Z

— NPLW Victoria (@nplwvictoria) July 3, 2023

We witnessed a high-scoring weekend in the #NPLWVIC, catch up on all the goals in the Round 16 Goals Wrap!https://t.co/Vtk8BeoFXb

— NPLW Victoria (@nplwvictoria) July 3, 2023

Queens, Kings and Themporers of the Week

Molly – Aivi Luik and Katrina Gorry for their World Cup selection ♥️.

Cheryl

• Bit of a Joker for the Royal Australian Mint doing an ecommerce upgrade at the same times as the release of the release of coins celebrating the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
• Women’s teams to feature in Football Manager (2025)
• BONUS – watch this!

Maj – Fatima Flores repping Matildas Active Support

It’s finally time. 23 different paths led to this… ️

This is country, World Cup and this is squad! #FIFAWWC #TilitsDone pic.twitter.com/O2nQEve5Zy

— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) July 3, 2023

Steffen – Grace Maher playing for Belconnen United Devils U18 Boys team for the rest of the season (plus Emma Ilijoski)

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