We’ve got nothing up front, that’s for sure.
Fowler, Mcnamara, Keane obviously not available but we had some other players around that ithink offered something.
Ogrady from the aff championship, Murray from adl utd with some quickness. We haven’t seen dos santos either.

Group A
#1 Spain 
#2 Brazil 
#3 Australia Eliminated
#4 Costa Rica Eliminated

Group B
#1 Columbia
#2 Mexico
#3 Germany Eliminated
#4 NZ Eliminated

In some other crazy news, india has been suspended and will no longer host or play in the womens u17 WC in October, North Korea also not aloud to advance means australia may qualify for the u17 WC if one of the other competing teams host.

Fowler and raso appeared in the loss to real Madrid in the champions League qualifier.
The loss means the WSL falls to fourth in the rankings, so that next year no English wsl clubs will automatically qualify for the group stages
Wsl clubs just like the national team need foreign coaches as they know how to coach and win in the biggest competitions 

https://keepup.com.au/news/i-need-to-lead-by-example-i-need-to-also-learn-gustavsson-reflects-on-rocky-matildas-tenure-as-pressure-builds-before-canada-clash

Check the win loss ratio for this spud.

25 games
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8 wins - teams we’ve beaten, NZ, Thailand, Phillipines, Indonesia, Brazil, Great Britain
5 draws - teams we’ve drawn against, Portugal, USA, Brazil, Sweden
12 losses - teams we’ve lost to, Canada, Spain, South Korea, USA, Ireland, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark
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Since 2021
Goals for 49(31)
if you don’t include the 18-0 drubbing of Indonesia, (31)
Goals against 50


should have been fired after asia cup….

https://youtu.be/Cyswhf5g5ks

For those abroad

The Matildas will call London “home” when they host African Cup of Nations champions South Africa next month.With nine Matildas – including captain and Chelsea star Sam Kerr – playing in the English Women’s Super League, Football Australia has decided to take the October 8 friendly home international to the UK at a yet-to-be announced London venue.

2 games in October(1 South Africa), 2 in November(1 Sweden)

can only hope we get obliterated in all 4 and tony gets the boot.

Matildas squad vs South Africa/Denmark


GK
Williams
Micah
Arnold

DF
Polkinghorne
Luik
Nevin
Catley
Grant

MF
Gorry
Yallop
Wheeler
VanEgmond
Cooney-Cross
Chidiac
Fowler
Logarzo

FW
Raso
Vine
Gielnik
Foord
Simon
Kerr
Crummer


Crap defence, Crummer I dont get.
carpenter, kennedy, knight still out.

Lose both of these, or at least don't perform well, and the spud has to go. 

GK
Williams
Micah
Whyman 

DF
Morrison* 
Kennedy
Mccormick
Polkinghorne
Nevin
Catley
Carpenter
Grant

MF
Luik
Gorry
Yallop
Wheeler
VanEgmond
Chidiac
Fowler
Logarzo

FW
Cooney-Cross
Raso
Vine
Gielnik
Foord
Simon
Kerr


Hsvent seen kellond-knight play in sometime.

Last home game of 2022 👊

🇦🇺 v 🇹🇭 15.11.22
📍 Central Coast Stadium

#WeAreMatildas #AUSvTHA Changsuek

I suspect’ player power’ is still running this old girls club. Manager is beyond awful. How is this still going on?

https://www.matildas.com.au/news/fifa-womens-world-cup-australia-new-zealand-2023tm-tickets-go-sale-6-october-2022

Ticket details for the 2023 WWC
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/tickets
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/ticket-prices-fwwc23-en
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/ticket-products-fwwc23-en

Matildas package
Venue Package incl Stadium Australia (Rd 16, QF, SF, Final)
Flexible Venue Package

First phase will be Visa Cardholders then Football Family
Second phase (after draw) will include Single match sales

Kyah Simon has done an ACL. 

Matildas South Africa.

10.30pm tonight

Luik and Polkinghorne as centre backs. Nothing like youff.

Football Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of former Swedish international and well-respected coach and analyst, Jens Fjellström, to the CommBank Matildas coaching staff.   

The highly experienced Fjellström (FIELL-STROM) has been appointed as an additional full-time Assistant Coach of the CommBank Matildas.  His engagement completes the technical staff positions that includes Melissa Andreatta (Assistant Coach), Tony Franken (Goalkeeping Coach), Marty Judge (Video Analyst) and Sharna Naidu (Assistant Video Analyst).   

Fjellström expressed his anticipation on taking on an expanded role with the team as he said: "The Matildas squad is full of quality, and I will do everything I can to make them and my staff colleagues to reach their full potential at the World Cup next year."  

"While Tony and the whole technical team will have a holistic perspective, my focus will be working with players on an individual level to nurture and build their capacity, both in and out of camps. We believe a lot of improvement happens away from the national team environment so if we can assist our players' progress individually, that will bring better performances and results to the group. Every percentage counts in the coming months."

https://www.matildas.com.au/news/football-australia-names-former-swedish-international-jens-fjellstrom-commbank-matildas

England 2 USA 1.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJOC2QnRDho

US equaliser ruled out by dodgy VAR call. (Maybe.)

England with 69% possession. We are so cactus next year it's not even funny.  

77 000 crowd at Wembley.

Williams
Carpenter - Kennedy - Morrison* - Catley
Yallop - Gorry
Raso - Fowler - Foord
Kerr

Micah
Grant - Polkinghorne - Mccormick - Nevin
Vanegmond - Luik
Vine - Chidiac - CooneyCross
Simon

Arnold
Wheeler
Logarzo
Gielnik

Is the game against Denmark on tonight?

Flytox, yes, tonight. Denmark v Matildas 3am AEDT 12 October Telecast on Paramount+.

Apparently Home Channel makes Channel Ten more money...

We conceded first minute, then Kerr misses a great chance in the 2nd min. 

3:1 Matildas win. Better. 

If I counted the women's international windows correctly we have up to 7 more internationals before the final squad has to be named and 2 more in the lead up to the tournament.  That should be enough to get the team working better and to give the younger ones more games to build them up to the 10-20 caps mark.  Having missed a total of about 16 months due to covid over the time since Gustavsson took over the Matildas it is about all we could expect in the circumstances.

Matildas 4 Sweden 0. That's nice for a change

Best performance so far under tony but Sweden did not use the best, 4 key players dnp.

this should be the Matilda’s secondary defence lineup imo, except for Catley who is first choice Lb.