get to get the wankers in Parliament to support the game 

want to see a few billion thrown at grass roots infrastructure for boys and girls 

If Boubacar Kamara can play EPL then so could any of the golden gen. Absolute fraud of a player. Anyway a lot of pundits have said the gap in class is bigger this season so there are a number of shabby players. Sometimes the EPL gets pegged back with what is done on the pitch but there's a lot of magic too.

Yes

Yes ok I agree. There was definitely a capping of spirit. I think our local coaches just get it so much more and we have capable ones.

Must say that however disappointed I am at the result and to some extent how it happened through defensive errors, I have to say I'm proud of what the Matildas achieved in this tournament. And even with tonight's game, a bit of luck and we could have gone through, because even though England looked better throughout, Australia had 4 good chances to score (two headers to Kerr, Kerr's volley, Vine shot) and if one of them goes in the game would obviously have been different.

Is she more the athlete type? Going to happen unless we get developing that our athlete type players just won't be taken by big clubs anymore.

IT IS NOT THE END NOR IS IT THE BEGINNING OF THE END IT IS PERHAPS THE END OF THE BEGINNING.

Don't mind losing to England but couldn't get that Carpenter's mistake out of my head. Right from the Ireland game I knew she was the liability but didn't expect would be this bad.

Yeah iv always thought they were the ones, to match them to current EPL players id say they are these:

Leeds Kewell - Son/Salah level
Emerton - Clyne/Digne level 
Cahill - Mitrovic/Delli Alli level
Viduka - Firmino/Jesus level

Well now Tony you can rotate all you like against your home nation. Our CM needed to be refreshed. Surely we've got two more who can come on for big performances?

Fuuuuuuuck.

Got our asses handed to us, regardless of the fouls and the ref.

There will be lots of talk about Tony’s fuckups (rightfully so) and Kerr’s misses, but Vine needed to bury that shot, not shoot straight at the keeper hoping for a spill.

I think we really suffered from lack of rotation after ET with France. Fowler and Foord were cooked tonight. Cooney-Cross just played her way into the Women’s Premier League.

Someone need to take a professional foul for the team on the last goal, as soon as they broke away.

First England goal was criminal. Raso trotting and not racing in to pressure the passer. Two defenders can't block the pass. The worst is Gorry, Fowler and CC standing in a triangle around the scorer.

The peanut gallery eh!

All three goals conceded were very poor.

Crazy that there was only a three day break Considering there was six day breaks in the group stage 

Squad rotation in World Cups is important, the short breaks and extra time in knockout rounds makes it tough. That loss to Nigeria really hurt, we could have rested the entire starting 11 against Canada had we won that match. 

Semi final's is a great achievement, I would have taken that given we were on the verge of being eliminated in the group stages if we couldn't beat a poor Canada team which we did win.

I think the luck didnt go on our side, we had plenty of it against France in the penalty shootout so sometimes these can even itself out but im very proud of this team.
The lack of squad rotation didnt help and we really missed Kennedy at the back who was a corner stone of the back 4.

They have changed this country particularly for football and for women's sport, the key is govt. and big business to get on board so the legacy of this tournament can be confirmed rather than waste this opportunity due to politics especially from egg ball whom dont have the same pulling power football brings on the world stage into Australia.

In terms of the game Sam Kerr scored a belter and had a chance to equalise but I think it paupered over the cracks of an average performance especially in possession we played too many long balls but also we made some bad mistakes defending which you cant do at this level especially Carpenter who was responsible for 2 of the 3 goals that were conceded.
The first goal she didnt clear her lines and the second goal was below average defending which we shouldn't ever conceded after failing to cover the defender from the long ball from but this lessons to be learned for future tournaments. 

For context this is our first ever semi final at a senior World Cup mens or women's, and first time in the final 4 at any World Cup since the Joeys made the final way back in 1999! 
Hopefully we can use this experience starting at the Olympics next year and aim for a medal.
But overall its been an remarkable achievement to make this far given our population and overall GDP, whilst we have an ever growing football culture and I have a feeling the growth of football we get bigger with more boys and especially girls will play this game so its important the infrastructure along with the coaching and education into the game is improved on.

I think I will look back on this tournament as a potential game changer to the sport, like we seen previously to what the 2006 World Cup did to the sport too but I think it will be even bigger.

Just got back to where I'm staying after the game. More to say later but will say this before I sack out.

Shambolic defending for all 3 goals. Particularly the second and 3rd. FFS.

Surely it is much more likely she lacked that extra match sharpness she needed because she was returning from a calf injury than any mental issue. Her goal was brilliant.

that could be true, but she does seem better at club level even right at the top. Still a goal every other game for Australia is nothing to sneeze at...

blaming the result on players not scoring every chance they get to make up for atrocious goals that shouldn't have been conceded but were is matt ryan logic that we've been force fed a steady diet of for a decade

not capitalising on chances robs you of wins

conceding shit goals loses matches

He does not need to stay on and personally I would want Montemurro, however I don't see Montemurro leaving Juve. 

The FA will keep tony because he got us further than we've ever been, especially as we were on the verge of being knocked out, and he brought good vibes. The decision to keep him will not be a decision of the head, but one full of emotion. 

The pain the pain of it all 

It was amazing ride following this team the past month though 

yep and thats the main focus about it all.
Was brilliant better than I ever expected and kudos to the girls giving their all.
No use pointing fingers here and there as much as we all like to.
We're in the play off for the Bronze (a very welcome Thanks game for fans), still way better than those knocked out in the Grp stages.
Been great all the press the last month Thanks to their results you couldn't have picked this pre WWC.
Proud the nation got behind it - all I hope for ahead is the FA acknowledge the efforts and improve their exposure for all to see - we have 2 good NT Football teams that deserve seeing their results are made to good use down to grass roots, get your shit together FA and State Feds.

Well said

? I didn't realise this was the olympics, no one gives a shit about who finished 3rd in a world cup :laugh:

Well played Sutho......  Hope this little "gotcha' made your day a little better.  
Personally Im proud of what the Matilda's achieved both for the sport and for our nation....  I had both my kiddies on the couch hugging and crying in triumph at Sam's Mothufarkin Thunder bastard of a goal in our green and gold as I suspect most (apart from the soap dodging backpackers) of the nation was ... together, united, Australian.......  

Dont tell the FFA apostles, they are still dining out on the Socceroos finishing 11th,,,, lol.

So woke us this morning reflecting on the shit second goal but I've found myself more annoyed at the third.

I mean what the fuck are you doing when the person covering the widest player goes to the ball when there 3 other defenders inside.

They should have been sliding across, screaming at each other and sorted it out way earlier.

Just baffling.

I wonder if that would have happened had Kennedy been playing. What are the odds of having one of the best backs, by the numbers, getting sick on the day of the semi.


Having said that what a wonderful ride we've been on. This whole month has shown why football is the best game in the world. Nothing beats it for drama, joy and despair. And we're in despair this morning.

Good comments by a lot of the girls post match to fund the game. Good on them.

#fundthegame

Despite being unhappy about Tony G’s game plan for years, to reach the semis at a World Cup is a great achievement by the Matildas.