“Women have always supported football. It would be nice if football supported us, too.” – My favourite battle dinosaur. I made a pretty simple tweet. I didn’t swear, I commented that I wanted more youth playing time, and I pined over a packed stadium ..
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TLL’s W-League Team of the DecadeTLL’s W-League Team of the Decade
Goalkeeper: Lydia Williams If you’re a follower of the W League you are no doubt familiar with the dulcet tones of Lydia Williams absolutely lambasting her defence. Amassing 3 championships and 3 W League best goalkeeper awards with this decade, she has been ..
TLL’s A-League Team of the DecadeTLL’s A-League Team of the Decade
I have worked on this team for two days, I even made a colour coded spreadsheet and I’m sure it’s still not perfect and I definitely know not everyone will agree with it, but *drum roll* here it is; Eugene Galekovic Leigh Broxham ..
World of WoSoWorld of WoSo
If you’re someone that is involved in the women’s game of football at all then I am almost certain that you will, at some point, have had a conversation that goes something like this: You: *likes women’s football* Some guy: Wait what? Women don’t ..
Football And The Fight For EqualityFootball And The Fight For Equality
Imagine a scenario where a female CEO was paid less than a male CEO for roles at similar companies. That’s crap, right? They deserve equal pay, right? Absolutely. But is it really the case that lifting one woman’s salary an extra million dollars will ..
This Was Everything We Ever Dreamed OfThis Was Everything We Ever Dreamed Of
The storm has passed, the rain has finally settled….kinda…we’re still awaiting the sunshine and rainbow to appear… it’ll show up, eventually. The World Cup road has come to an end for the Matildas, and it was one hell of a battle. From the moment ..
Suck On That One, BrazilSuck On That One, Brazil
Matildas Waltz around Brazil and take the Win Win Win! So the Matildas are booked in for a Brazilian tonight and the question is whether it will cause pleasure or pain? Are we feeling disillusioned or fired up and ready to take on some ..
I’m Inspired By.. Renae CoghillI’m Inspired By.. Renae Coghill
The pathway that leads to refereeing seems to be a familiar story, ‘I just love the game.’ It is a thankless job most of the time, you’re always going to have one side hating you by the end of a match. I remember one ..
I’m Inspired By.. Tara RushtonI’m Inspired By.. Tara Rushton
Just like Mel McLaughlin and Lucy Zelic, Tara Rushton is a household name and undoubtedly one of the best in not only football, but sport in general and gives her all to the game, even now paired with motherhood duties. I’m inspired by Tara ..
I’m Inspired By.. Ashlyn HarrisI’m Inspired By.. Ashlyn Harris
I didn’t come from a football family despite playing my whole life. I would have an interest around World Cup times and I would sometimes go to Mariners games five minutes up the road from where I grew up, but honestly, cricket was my ..