Matildas Debut: 2004 (played for the national team until 2015)
Appearances: 86 (41 goals)
Position: Forward

A-League Men's referee Alex King deserves endless plaudits for the way he handled the disgraceful scenes at Saturday's ALM Melbourne Derby

Western United goalkeeper Hillary Beall brilliantly saved a penalty against Melbourne City and had a fine game

Celia Cuccittini (Lionel Messi's mum) was on the field to celebrate Argentina's third Men's World Cup triumph with her son

Former Republic of Ireland and Glasgow City forward Clare Shine is a wonderful ambassador for those who are struggling from mental health and addiction issues 

Daisy Arrowsmith scored her 20th goal of the NSW Futsal Premier League season on Sunday, leading UTS Northside to their first Women's Championship

Future Matildas centre back Kayla Morrison scored a hat trick in Melbourne Victory's 5-2 triumph over Newcastle

Eash (Ayesha) Norrie made her 50th Brisbane Roar appearance on Saturday

Celeste Boureille visited Brisbane to surprise her former teammates!

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

Matildas Debut: 2004 (played for the national team until 2006)
Grassroots Club: Wentworth Falls United
Appearances: 16
Position: Midfielder

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

Matildas Debut: 2004 (played for the national team until 2012)
Appearances: 70 (31 goals)
Position: Forward

Walsh is undeniably an Australian football legend. She played in the 2004 Olympics and the 2007 World Cup, as well as the 2006, 2008 & 2010 Asian Cups.

She played in the W-NSL for both NSW Sapphires and Queensland Sting, before going on to A-League Women stints with Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers. Walsh also played in the United States for Pali Blues, Sky Blue FC, Saint Louis Athletica and Boston Breakers.

The former Matildas forward has been working in various capacities for Football Australia over the last 11 years, and in January 2021 she was named Head of Women's Football, Women's World Cup Legacy and Inclusion.

Dale - Stephanie Frappart is the first woman to referee a FIFA Men's World Cup match Joker) the editing for highlights of Adelaide v Western United featured a close-up shot of a coach as a goal was being scored

Eric - 1) Samantha Lewis will be a mentor for Our Game's Women & Non-Binary Persons in Media Program 2) Angela Christian-Wilkes presented The Work of Women's Football Media Making at The Australian Sociological Association's 2022 Conference 3) everyone who assisted Stacey Papadopoulos and stabilised her after her injury on Sunday 4) Julianne Sitch became the first woman to coach a men's team to an NCAA national championship

Maj - Guro Reiten scored a goal and recorded four assists IN THE FIRST HALF of Chelsea's 8-0 win over Leicester, including this outrageous pass to set up Sam Kerr

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

Matildas Debut: 2004 (played for the national team until 2019)
Appearances: 150 (47 goals)
Position: Forward

The gang take delight in discussing the career of an Australian football legend.

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

Matildas Debut: 2003 (played for the national team until 2010)
Appearances: 58 (49 'A' internationals)
Position: Defender

Cheryl - Kyah Simon has had surgery and we wish her rehab goes well

Dale - I have three queens this week: congratulations to Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda), Stéphanie Frappart (France) and Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan), the first women to officiate at a men's World Cup!

Eric - 1) Louise Quinn wore the captain's armband on her 100th appearance for the Republic of Ireland and scored ... with a tackle 2) Matilda McNamara made her Matildas debut and then was named Player of the Match as AGF defeated Sundby 1-0 3) Philippines international Jaclyn Sawicki was named Western United captain 4) Blacktown's own Emily Kos made her A-League Women debut for Melbourne Victory

Maj - 1) Tamar Levin made her A-League Women debut for Brisbane Roar and had an amazing game at left back 2) we have two new ALW fan groups, The Western Core (Western United) and Flight of the Nix (Wellington)

Steffen - Heather Reid was inducted into the University of Canberra Walk of Fame this week. Reid was one of 22 inductees to the walk of fame, recognising her journey from University of Canberra student all the way through to Football Australia board member before retiring in recent years.

She was the Capital Football chief executive for 12 years, overseeing Canberra United's arrival in the W-League.

Matildas Debut: 2003 (played for the national team until 2004)
Appearances: 14 (12 'A' Internationals)
Position: Defender

Happy Birthday Pam!

Grant made her Matildas debut against Mexico in January 2003. While her senior national team career was relatively short, she still achieved a lot. Grant was a member of the Matildas squad that won the 2003 OFC Championship, and also made an appearance at the 2003 World Cup.

Domestically, Grant played five W-NSL seasons for Queensland Sting (2000-2004) and the Sting were very successful during this time, winning three titles.

Results

Dale - our own Majella Card was brilliant as the Matildas Active Support capo on Saturday (we hope she gives her voice a rest)

Eric - on Saturday Peta Trimis scored a hat trick for Campbelltown City Quake in the NSW Futsal Premier League, then on Sunday she played a starring role in the Young Matildas Green v Gold training match

Lachy - Vanessa Mann is expanding her repertoire: she's already a youth national team scout for US Soccer and the Technical Director for Oregon Youth Soccer Association, now she will also be an 'A' senior licence coach educator for US Soccer

Maj - it's the obvious choice, but it's still a good one: Caitlin Foord was unstoppable as the Matildas romped to victory over Sweden

Steffen - the timeless Clare Polkinghorne was offered the captain's armband on Saturday and humbly said she would lead the team out, but that on field the captaincy would be business as usual

History: Hayley Crawford, Matildas Cap 121

Matildas Debut: 2003 (played for the national team until 2015)

Hope Powell, LAFC (brother club of Angel City), Mathias Mildahl from AGF Aarhus, Molly Arens, Katie Godden, Anna Margraf, Sofia Christopherson

Matildas Debut: 2002 (played for the national team until 2015)
Appearances: 85 (92 including A internationals)
Position: Goalkeeper

Cheryl - The Little Corner of Yellow  

Eric - 1) Marissa Lordanic 2) Eilidh Mackay 3) Rachel Rowe

Lachy - Eliza Ammendolia

Maj - Elise Kellond-Knight

Steffen - Elise Thorsnes

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

Matildas Debut: 2002 (played for the national team until 2012)
Grassroots Club: Greenwich & Northbridge (Sydney)
Appearances: 55 (3 goals)
Position: Defender

Ann Odong, Sophia Martin, Clare Wheeler, Ashlie Crofts and Brendan Kennedy all get a shout out this week. Plus Steffen sends best wishes to all the good folk from Forbes who are preparing for Saturday's trial game between Canberra United and Western Sydney Wanderers, after recent floods in the area

Ireland and Switzerland qualify for the World Cup, Portugal qualify for the inter-confederation playoffs (held Feb 2023 in New Zealand)

Vera Pauw, The Republic of Ireland, Jess Coates, Samantha Lewis, Pearl Tein, Georgia Ritchie and Tiarna Ruberto plus Tanzania's U17 FIFA Women's World Cup team