Past game vids, as posted in the unofficial Matildas thread : Australia v Brazil, 16 Sep 2017 https://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/video/matildas-v-brazil-highlights-0 Australia v Brazil, 19 Sep 2017 Australia v China, 22 Nov 2017 https://matildas.footballaustralia....l-double-leads-matildas-victory-against-china Australia v China, 26 Nov 2017 Algarve Cup Norway v Australia, 28 Feb 2018 Algarve Cup Portugal v Australia, 2 Mar 2018 Algarve Cup Australia v China, 5 Mar 2018 Algarve Cup Portugal v Australia 3rd place playoff, 7 Mar 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSTwMPjKB20 Australia v Thailand, 26 Mar 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H_O7-K6ULg Asian Cup South Korea v Australia, 7 Apr 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec3TaSzI9_Q Asian Cup VIetnam v Australia, 10 Apr 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGGEAE-b9i0 Asian Cup Japan v Australia group game, 13 Apr 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPPq-JkzlmE Asian Cup Thailand v Australia semi-final, 17 Apr 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDqjr-29N9s Asian Cup Japan v Australia final, 20 Apr 2018 https://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/video/full-time-highlights-japan-1-0-australia-0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqxtevkJJIg (sorry if any are geoblocked etc) Australia's U20s are playing now in the AFF Women's Championship 2018.
Ended up second place behind USA in the tournament of nations, but remained unbeaten, lost it on goal difference, but still positives out of it. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-...hampions-japan-tournament-of-nations/10069340
From WNTs thread: FOX Sports Football @FOXFOOTBALL, Jan 18 BREAKING The Matildas have parted ways with coach Alen Stajcic, with Stajcic confirming he has left his post, reports @AnnaHarrington: https://www.foxsports.com.au/footba...p/news-story/62678bdf22ced07e7bee97834d728bd3 Kieran Theivam (Tayvam) @KiersTheivam, Jan 18 Less than five months until the World Cup and the Matildas are on the hunt for a new head coach. “Overseeing a poor culture” is suggested reason for Alen Stajcic’s departure, following an internal investigation. - (Twitter)
Australian media: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01...-world-cup-after-alen-stajcic-sacked/10729314
WOW you could start another threat on that! as well others like eskimo & indigous people soccer. The more, the merrier for us half dozen regulars!
More info came out today: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-22/matildas-environment-of-stress-and-fear/10734412 I still think that Staj shouldn't have been sacked, and that it was a poor decision by the FFA to do it.
this report is less damaging than the earlier one that suggested physical & sexual improprieties were happening but a few weeks back at the FC Sydney club, Lisa Devanna called out a fellow team mate, a "fat b......", while in game play. She was quietly suspended foe one game. But/so it does happen out there. I think most of all Australian women's soccer has to compete with so many others sports as it's easily the most diverse/multi sport nation in the world. Obviously competitive or renowned in team sports like basketball, field hockey, softball, volleyball. rugby, but also in more home grown ones like netball & Australian football/ All this might take away the attention or scrutiny of whats actually going on with the elites of Matildas. So just saying; we don't know all the facts, guess final report be out next week.
The new interim coach is Ante Milicic, the "Socceroos" Australia men's team's assistant coach – his first job in women's football. He'll be coach until after the Women's World Cup, the FFA says. - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-18/ante-milicic-announced-as-interim-matildas-coach/10820722 (Archived) Milicic: new coach (Bjcoonan, cc-by-sa) The war of words with Stajcic continued this week. The FFA claimed that he had been highly critical of the team environment: - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-14/sacked-matildas-coach-alen-stajcic-ffa-board-letter/10813816 (Archived)
Nothing but an another with an Eastern Euro name to show how to play women's soccer? Lol The link on the Stajic sacking is too G rated; I've read of reports suggesting bullying, body shaming & bed hopping, ran rampant among the closely knit elite players.
Some media on Ante: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...he-right-coach-for-matildas-job-the-wrong-way
Hayley Raso helps Matildas begin the Ante Milicic era with comfortable 2-0 win over New Zealand https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-28/matildas-v-new-zealand-live-blog-cup-of-nations/10856604
Good crowd last night! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03...ns-matildas-south-korea-ante-milicic/10865466
Media on the kit: https://www.matildas.com.au/news/ne...iRygEHyk5Unc61OMgw5xBAc79SigyZzvR9o-csAdMaHi8
In April: And now Women's World Cup 2019, the Australian squad (Thanks @Lechus7) But can they become world champions? That away game is in Eindhoven on Saturday, 1 June (16:15 GMT / 2:15am AET) Kyah Simon was on standby, but is now ruled out with a hamstring injury. And here's a Dutch fan club in Sydney: - https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-dut...out-fines-to-clubs-that-allowed-women-to-play
I guess they're trying to avoid the lawsuit? Poor Staj........ https://www.foxsports.com.au/footba...ZNF02KcRBOFe43JBjJfAaym3OLxzfS2hamuNhuP19wUL0