Canberra United goalkeeper Sally James, during pre-game warmup for the A-League Women game between Canberra United and Sydney FC, played at McKellar Park on 10 December 2025. Photo credit: Kellie Stewart / KLZ Photography (Instagram - @klzphotography )
Canberra United goalkeeper Sally James, during pre-game warmup for the A-League Women game between Canberra United and Sydney FC, played at McKellar Park on 10 December 2025. Photo credit: Kellie Stewart / KLZ Photography (Instagram - @klzphotography )

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

Featured Futsal Matilda: Marianna Tabain

Junior Club: Cockburn City
Futsal Club: Cockburn Wolves
Outdoor Club: Subiaco AFC
A-League history: 128 apps, 30 goals (Perth 101 apps & 20 goals, Melb City 27 apps & 10 goals)
Outdoor Position: Forward / Midfield

Tied for 20th all time in Dub appearances, with Steph Catley
Played in three consecutive Dub Grand Finals (Dec 2014, 2016, 2017)

Dale’s all-time Perth Dub XI
Goalkeeper: Gabby dal Busco
Defence: Sarah Carroll, Kim Carroll, Shelina Zadorsky, Natasha Rigby
Midfield: Marianna Tabain, Ella Mastrantonio, Hana Lowry
Attack: Sam Kerr, Kate Gill, Rosie Sutton

 

A-League Women Results

Round 7
Perth 1-0 Wellington
Newcastle 3-0 Brisbane (Round 5 catchup game)
Victory 1-0 Adelaide
Canberra 2-1 Melb City
Wanderers 1-2 Mariners

Emma’s Perth v Wellington match report (for Impetus)

Ally’s Victory v Adelaide match report (for Impetus)

Wanderers v Mariners pushed back from 5pm to 7pm, due to forecast of hot weather
Melb City v Adelaide (scheduled for Wed 17 Dec) postponed due to Influenza A outbreak in Adelaide (the squad and the city itself)
Sydney v Newcastle postponed to Tue 13 Jan, 7pm, at Leichhardt Oval

 

Did Willa Pearson Play Cricket On The Weekend?

Manly Warringah U18s played Sydney in a 20 over game, losing by six wickets. Willa did not play.

 

A-League Women Fixtures (all times AEDT)

Round 8
Fri 19 Dec, 7pm – Newcastle v Victory, Cheryl Salisbury Field (No. 2 Sportsground)
Sat 20 Dec, 2pm – Wellington v Sydney, Porirua Park
Sat 20 Dec, 5:30pm – Canberra v Mariners, McKellar Park
Sun 21 Dec, 8pm – Perth v Adelaide, Sam Kerr Football Centre

Brisbane v Melb City has been postponed to Tue 20 Jan, 8pm at Spencer Park
BYE – Wanderers

Round 10
Tue 23 Dec, 4:30pm – Melb City v Victory, Swan Street (AAMI Park)

 

News

Tameka Yallop to miss Asian Cup and majority of Dub season with hamstring injury (Football360.com.au)

Western United given fresh hope in legal bid to survive

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Stuff We Wrote

Ally wrote about Courtney Brosnan’s elite goalkeeping performance against Chelsea (via Impetus)

 

Spicy Posts

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week

Ally – Sasha Grove! (exclamation provided as per the Kieran Yap style guide) – she was incredibly hard working during Canberra’s win over Melbourne City

Dale – Ant Jagarinec is the first Canberra coach to win four consecutive games since Rae Dower in December 2015

Emma – Talia Younis scored a banger goal for the Wanderers, against the Mariners

Eric – Dural Warriors won their NSW Futsal Premier League semi-final, knocking out Premiers Mascot Vipers on penalties. This means Dural / Futsal Tillies goalkeeper Sarah Easthope is still undefeated in her playing career for both futsal and outdoor penalty shootouts.

 


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