Youth football is a complicated web of a beast. There are differing philosophies with what works, differences in culture and a root issue of pure participation numbers impacting on the development of women’s youth football in a place such as Tasmania. It is often a question of developing something new, or keeping with the old….

The Dutch go flying and dancing, after an absolutely tense encounter with the steely Swedes. In a match full of stellar defensive moments and jaw droppingly world class goalkeeping, the encounter had the same air to it as a small group of hungry people trying to politely decide who gets the last biscuit. Both sides…

On the advice of Alex Morgan’s game winning goal celebration, I’ve grabbed a cup of tea. Now I’m ready to talk about this match.   So. The Americans have sealed their passage to another final, while the English are edged out in the semi-final. It all has a sense of deja vu. A lot went…

  There’s a well known saying in football that goalkeepers are protected species. I present you now with my argument whereby I stand on a hill and shout out “defenders need to be a protected species too”.   Anyone who has spent time watching a football game with me, will know it’s the work of…

Gee. That’s a hard. Seeing the side you love lose for in a second major tournament in a row to penalties isn’t pretty. I may or may not be eating ice cream whilst writing this up. Yes it’s around 12 hours after the fact and I need ice cream to get through this.   Supporting…

We’re in the knockout stage, where literally anything goes. People are saying “woof, that’s a strong side of the draw”, forgetting we actually want to beat the best in the WORLD en route to getting our grubby hands on the big prize. But my ultimate philosophy through this? Match by match. Exactly how the Matildas…

Big breathe in… big breathe out. We’ve made it. We can take a seat, take a breath and know we will see at least one more game this World Cup with the Matildas in it. Because.. WE MADE IT OUT OF OUR GROUP TO THE ROUND OF 16!! Woooo. Always the intention to get out…

It’s crunch time. The final game of the group stages and it’s essential for the Matildas to get a win. Meeting Jamaica has an element of the unknown to it. Still it’s a tantalising fixture as any in this World Cup. Don’t let the previous results against Jamaica in this tournament fool you, they’re no…

  This Women’s World Cup has seen some absolutely unreal goalkeeping performances. They can be the most underrated players on the park, yet be the ones who save the day when called upon.  While there is background murmuring over silly things such as making the goal post smaller, we’ve got goalkeepers doing their talking on…

The Miracle of Montpellier. What an absolute roller coaster football is. It was a game where even my non-football loving mum messaged me afterwards, having seen the news, saying it “looked like an absolute corker”. Something a bit special. It’s the type of match that is unforgettable. What a comeback. When the Matildas fell two…