January 09, 2023

Making Stuff Up (Cap 129: Selin Kuralay)

1 hour 29 minutes

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

History: Selin Kuralay, Matildas Cap 129

Matildas Debut: 2004 (played for the national team until 2008)

Grassroots Club: North Coburg, Ringwood City & Box Hill United

Appearances: 17 (2 goals)

Position: Midfielder

Member of 2004 Olympics squad

W-NSL: five seasons with Victoria Vision (1999-2004, 26 apps, 4 goals) & one season with Queensland Sting (2004-05, 6 apps, 2 goals), won 2000-01 Rising Star award

A-League Women: four seasons with Melbourne Victory (2008-10 & 2015-17, 14 apps, 4 goals) & one season with Adelaide United (2010-11, 9 apps, 1 goal)

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Cheryl – big thanks to Selin Kuralay for everything she’s done in football and for joining the pod at short notice

Dale – the fourth-tier teams that are through to the fourth round of the Women’s FA Cup (Leeds United)

Eric – 1 & 2) Jarred Gillett (Australia, England) and Alireza Faghani (Iran, Australia) have become the first referees to earn FIFA status with two different countries 3) Multi-sport athlete and Irish international Sarah Rowe made her A-League Women debut for Melbourne Victory 4) Polly Doran scored her first Crystal Palace goal and helped them knock Watford out of the FA Cup

Neil – 1) Alana Jancevski rescued a point for Perth with a late equaliser against Victory, the goal was extra special because it was in her home city 2) all the foundation A-League Women

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By Cheryl Downes, Eric Subijano, Majella Card, Dale Roots & Emma Burke

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