It was absolutely fantastic to see the girls win, but my goodness was it tough to watch. We wasted so many good moments of possession and scrambled far too often. It was great to see Sammy Kerr get the goal, though. I figured that if there were one girl to score for us last night, it'd be her. Bit upsetting for Polkinghorne to miss the 1-on-1 though.
I know it's a bit old, but did anyone see Sermanni on the news admitting that they didn't even bother practicing spot kicks leading into the final? I wouldn't be spreading that around if I was him...
Surely this final HAS to be aired live on TV. Australia vs England or Australia vs New Zealand; either would be a great game.
Tough news for Katie.... http://www.smh.com.au/sport/footbal...les-gill-out-of-world-cup-20110503-1e6pv.html
Yeah, very sad. Do you know women are 4x more likely to do their ACL then men? I really wish some medical types would look in to that. Quite a shame for the team. I think playing this formation would have been quite interesting especially in relation to what the other teams are doing. Still, the Matildas have a lot more depth than they did 4 years ago thanks to the W-League so I'd give them a fair chance to get out of the group stage.
It comes down to dollars and importance. If her name was Lionel Messi there would be doctors working around the clock.
And after Gill's injury- another hit to the striking ranks: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/footbal...ay-dash-world-cup-chances-20110515-1eofj.html
And we've got the squad: Westfield Matildas FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 squad Teigen Allen - 17- Sydney FC Laura Alleway- 21 - Brisbane Roar Melissa Barbieri - 31 - Melbourne Victory Tameka Butt - 19 - Brisbane Roar Kim Carroll - 23 - Brisbane Roar Lauren Colthorpe- 25 - Brisbane Roar Lisa De Vanna - 26 - Brisbane Roar Casey Dumont - 19 - Brisbane Roar Caitlin Foord - 16 - Sydney FC Heather Garriock - 28 - Sydney FC/LdB Malmo Elise Kellond-Knight - 20 - Brisbane Roar Samantha Kerr - 17 - Perth Glory Leena Khamis - 24 - Sydney FC Collette McCallum- 25 - Perth Glory Ellyse Perry- 20 - Canberra United Clare Polkinghorne- 24 - Brisbane Roar Sally Shipard - 25 - Canberra United Kyah Simon - 19 - Sydney FC Servet Uzunlar - 21 - Sydney FC Emily van Egmond - 17 - Canberra United Lydia Williams - 23 - Canberra United http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.asp...65&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook
Not sure about that. Interesting article on one of our opponents here: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/footbal...a-cup-puzzle-for-matildas-20110613-1g0kn.html
Good result against Mexico. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au...=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=40072
Our match with EG gets stranger! http://www.smh.com.au/sport/footbal...-and-accused-of-being-men-20110622-1gfi7.html
Our match with EG gets stranger! http://www.smh.com.au/sport/footbal...-and-accused-of-being-men-20110622-1gfi7.html