Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
Featured Futsal Matilda: Clare Holder
Junior Club: Mt Druitt Town Rangers
Futsal Club: Mountain Majik
Outdoor Club: Mt Druitt Town Rangers
Outdoor Position: Forward
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Matildas
Wales 1-2 Australia
England 3-0 Australia
Lachy France: you know who’s looked great tonight?
Clare Wheeler.
Alanna Kennedy had set back Australia’s already massively delayed Asian cup preparations with that red card.
We learned nothing from that game with only 10 players. There was no advantage to fouling there.
An immature decision by an experienced player
— Kieran Yap (@kieranyap.bsky.social) October 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I just don’t know how you select someone who’s not playing for their club, in a position they’re not comfy in, over someone who’s playing regularly and shining in that role? let this be the LESSON Joe #ENGvAUS
— Sam Lewis (she/they) (@battledinosaur.bsky.social) October 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
UEFA Women’s Nations League Playoffs
Omfg shakakbaagakalsmdbx ama
— Her Sport (@HerSportDotIE) October 28, 2025
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League A v League B
Ireland 5-4 Belgium
Austria 2-1 Czechia
Denmark 8-1 Finland
Iceland v NIreland 2nd leg postponed due to heavy snow (Iceland won 1st leg 2-0)
League B v League C
Albania 5-3 Cyprus
Turkey 7-0 Kosovo
Promoted to League A: Ireland, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Promoted to League B: Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Slovakia
Quickfire Dub Preview & Predictions
Ally
Premiers – City
Dark Horse – Adelaide
Emma
Premiers – City
Champions – City
Top 6 (in no particular order) – Wellington, Canberra, Brisbane, City, Victory, Adelaide
Bonus prediction – City win will the Quadruple (Premiership, Championship, Champions League, A-League Club Championship)
Dale
Premiers – City
Champions – Victory
Golden Boot – Annalise Rasmussen
Top 6 (in no particular order) – City, Victory, Sydney, Mariners, Adelaide, Brisbane
Bonus prediction – Holly McNamara will score 10+ goals, and then get sold during the season
Eric
Premiers – City
Champions – Victory
Golden Boot – Holly McNamara
Top 6 (in no particular order) – City, Victory, Sydney, Mariners, Adelaide, Canberra
Bonus prediction – Skye Halmarick will score at least 7 goals this season
Stuff We Wrote
A feature on Sydney forward Skye Halmarick, by Mel Muscat
Perth Glory season preview, by Neil Bennett
A feature on Belconnen coach Scott Conlon, by Steffen Moebus
News
Matildas to play New Zealand in Gosford (Fri 28 Nov) and Adelaide (Tue 2 Dec)
The Dub is on Football Manager 26!
thank you for your service @kieranyap.bsky.social
#NoToriNoParty
— ericsubijano.bsky.social (@ericsubijano.bsky.social) October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Recommended Reading (long reads)
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Pay Attention! My Words Are A Matter Of Pride
Reaction when I stood up for trans women made me realise I had to do more (Kerstin Casparij / The Guardian)
“The [supreme court] ruling made me put those colours on my wrist, but my feelings and thoughts had built up over the years to the point where I wanted to do something.”
Kerstin Casparij is an ICON
www.theguardian.com/football/202…
— ericsubijano.bsky.social (@ericsubijano.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Grandparent Rule Superstars
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Solicitor Natalie Olson earns Thailand call-up after scoring goals for fun for Wellington United (Phillip Rollo / stuff.co.nz )
Natalie Olson is an amateur footballer who works fulltime as a solicitor. She’s lived in New Zealand since she was 1.
Last week she received an international call-up to play for Thailand after scoring 35 goals for Wellington United during the winter.https://t.co/gGMtEbuuyv
— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) October 28, 2025
Students Of The Game
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Nuptial News
Former Canberra / WSW defender and Belconnen United legend Lauren Keir is engaged to her partner Alex Campion!
Happy Retirement!
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Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Ally & Eric – Ireland became the first League B team to defeat a League A team in a UEFA Women’s Nations League promotion/relegation playoff, courtesy of Abbie Larkin‘s 90th minute winner in Leuven. Katie McCabe earned her 100th cap in the 2nd leg of the playoff.
Ireland are the first team from League B to ever win a promotion/relegation play off against a League A side in the women’s game.
Draw for World Cup qualifying is on 4th November 2025 and Ireland will be in League A. ☘️#COYGIG
— Tom Maher (@TOMMAHERSY) October 28, 2025
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Dale – Joe Montemurro was admirably sassy to the ref during Matildas v England
Emma – Emily Van Egmond and her partner Kat had a baby!
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Eric – 1) Wellington defender Lara Wall received her first Ferns callup, a victory for nominative determinism 2) Mariners defender Taren King is quite the talented tiler, if you need a tiler and you’re in the Newcastle area, message @tiledbytaren on Instagram
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