Australia’s longest-running women’s football podcast (est. April 2019).
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Hot Topics
Matildas
Google Alerts king Alex Lucas is compiling a thread of Aussie venues showing Matildas v Uzbekistan (the away leg vs Uzbekistan will be on Sat 24 Feb, 8pm AEDT)
Northbridge Piazza (Cnr Lake and James St, Northbridge WA)https://t.co/uGUoxtXBPR
CUPRA X CommBank Matildas watch party (2nd leg)
CUPRA City Garage Sydney
68 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000https://t.co/A61h7K9Vzm— Alex (@alexlucas1993) February 13, 2024
Sophie Harding replaces Cortnee Vine, Daniela Galic will be a train-on
SQUAD UPDATE: Sophie Harding will replace @cortneev9 in the squad for the #Paris2024 Round 3 Olympic Qualifiers after Vine’s withdrawal due to personal reasons.
Daniela Galic will join the camp as a train-on player in Dubai before linking up with the U20 WNT.#Matildas
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) February 15, 2024
Sophie Harding received the good news while on a 10 hour shift at work!!!
Our very own Sophie Harding sat down with us after being called up to the Matildas squad for their upcoming Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024™ Asian Qualifiers #WSW pic.twitter.com/Td1q9ejjrg
— WS Wander Women (@WSWanderWomen) February 15, 2024
Matildas to play Mexico in Texas on Wed 10 April (AEST)
Everything is bigger in Texas
v 10.04.24 – 10am AEST
️ Toyota Field, San Antonio, TX
: @10FootballAU#Matildas @MiSeleccionFem— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) February 12, 2024
This match will finally decide who is the greatest nation on earth. https://t.co/g9mVUR5qeP pic.twitter.com/h8WFE6zdxh
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) February 12, 2024
Young Matildas squad for U20 Asian Cup (March 3-16 in Uzbekistan), games shown live and free on 10 Play
Introducing Australia’s squad for the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024™ ✈️
: Australia’s games will be shown live and free on 10Play #GoAustralia #U20WAC pic.twitter.com/DptZ1ods8z
— Football Australia (@FootballAUS) February 14, 2024
Dub Round 17 Results
Victory 4-0 Wanderers
Newcastle 3-0 Brisbane (Maitland Sports Ground)
Canberra v Sydney – abandoned due to lightning in the area
Western United 3-0 Wellington
Melbourne City 1-1 Adelaide
Perth 1-3 Mariners
This match is going to be decided by Duckworth-Lewis isn’t it #CBRvSYD
— _Munk_ (@_Munk_FC) February 17, 2024
it’s so over pic.twitter.com/NDb1CcdwCU
— aly (@efcnix) February 15, 2024
Recommended Reading
Deer musk glands, fake fans, and forbidden friends — inside the North Korean women’s national soccer team (by B90 alumnus Sam Lewis)
Taryn Heddo has started a Substack, please subscribe!
On Saturday, I was one of two journalists at City v Sydney. On Sunday, I was the only one at Western v Brisbane. So, I’ve decided to do something myself about lack of coverage of the ALW.
Behold: The Dub for Dummies. https://t.co/yvNxx1vmFk
— Taryn (@tarynheddo) February 13, 2024
Spicy Tweets
wile e. coyote about roadrunner https://t.co/k7qXM037lX
— burke (@ejburke_) February 17, 2024
this is a reaction picture if i’ve ever seen one pic.twitter.com/t3oB1BB2P3
— frankie (@russospavlova) February 16, 2024
job done, Ferns are massive !!!!! pic.twitter.com/K7T2rUweXT
— Erin (@_Limenation) February 19, 2024
Schoolboy Errors
Technically correct, but the Men’s Asian Cup was in 2019
Melbourne City played the entirety of the AFL? No wonder they didn’t win
Kim Little says hi
Sensible Tweets
The crossover between Woso fans and AFLW, WNBL, Netball and Cricket supporters has massive potential, so far only a few clubs have really tried to tap into it.
There are thousands and thousands of people who support those codes who correctly see a win for one as a win for all.
— Kieran Yap (@KaptinYap) February 16, 2024
Aussies Abroad
UK (Polly’s Palace)
The draw for the #AdobeWomensFACup quarter-finals is complete! ✅
Which draw are you excited to see?
— Adobe Women’s FA Cup (@AdobeWFACup) February 12, 2024
Conti Cup Quarter Final
London City Lionesses 0-4 Arsenal
FA WSL (ENG) – 14 of 22
For the first time in our history…
Emirates Stadium is SOLD OUT in the @BarclaysWSL pic.twitter.com/ECpmMV8PD0
— Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) February 15, 2024
Results
Chelsea (Sam Kerr) 0-1 Manchester City (Mary Fowler, Alanna Kennedy)
Arsenal (Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Caitlin Foord) 3-1 Manchester United
Brighton & Hove Albion (Charlie Rule) 0-1 Liverpool (Teagan Micah)
Everton (Clare Wheeler) 2-0 West Ham United (Mackenzie Arnold, Katrina Gorry)
Tottenham Hotspur (Charli Grant) 1-2 Aston Villa
Leicester City (Remy Siemsen, Courtney Nevin) 5-2 Bristol City
FA Championship (ENG) – 16 of 22
Results
Crystal Palace (Polly Doran) 4-0 Blackburn Rovers
WPL (SCO) – 21 of 22
Results
Motherwell 0-3 Glasgow City (Aoife Colvill)
Europe
Coupe de France Quarter Finals
Results
Montauban 2-9 Lyon (Ellie Carpenter)
Paris FC (Sarah Hunter) 4-0 Lens
Le Puy 0-4 PSG (Clare Hunt)
Read B90s coverage of the D1F
D1F catchup game
Results
PSG (Clare Hunt) 5-0 Guingamp
Read B90s coverage of the D1F
Serie A (ITA) – 17 & 18 of 18
Results
Inter 0-2 Juventus (Joe Montemurro)
Juventus 4-1 Napoli
Taça de Liga Semi Final 2nd Leg
Results
Sporting Portugal (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi) 1-0 Racing Seixal – Sporting won 2-0 on aggregate
Liga BPI (POR) – 14 of 22
Results
Racing Seixal 1-0 Sporting Portugal (Jacynta Galabadaarachchi)
Liga F (ESP) – 18 of 30
Results
Atlético Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid (Hayley Raso) – catchup game
Real Madrid 2-1 UD Tenerife
Sporting de Huelva (Anna Margraf) 1-3 Valencia
State Football
Queensland
- Souths United 1-5 Mitchelton
- Brisbane City 3-0 QAS
- Lions 4-2 Eastern Suburbs
- Sunshine Coast 2-2 Peninsula Power
- Olympic v Gold Coast United postponed to Tue 27 Feb
Queens, Kings and Themperors of the Week
Dale – 1) Aurora Galli was crucial in Everton’s win over West Ham 2) anyone that attended the abandoned fixture between Canberra v Sydney FC
Take a moment and enjoy this Aurora Galli strike. pic.twitter.com/SOp5t0QX45
— Everton Women (@EvertonWomen) February 20, 2024
Emma – Emily Gielnik scored a spectacular brace against the Wanderers
Four goals in five games, including a ⚽️Liberty A-League defences beware, Matildas star Emily Gielnik is BACK
The @gomvfc gun was absolutely everywhere in a huge win against Western Sydney Wanderers
Victory win big:… pic.twitter.com/IdxITWGl0f
— Liberty A-League (@aleaguewomen) February 16, 2024
Eric – 1) A-League Women assistant referee Delfina Shakespear was nominated for the ACT Government 2024 Woman of the Year Awards 2) A-League referee Lara Lee is having a baby!
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