Just like the vision of the pre match huddle of the Junior Matildas, where they all had their eyes closed taking in a couple deep breathes, let us do the same here. *Eyes closed* BREATHE… BREATHE… It was a wild one. Two all against Bangladesh. Trust me, Bangladesh came out and fought fiercely for a…

  A game against the host is no easy task. Yet the Junior Matildas have come out with a win in style. A whopping 6-1 victory. The stunning part? All the goal scorers bagged a double. Talk about making patterns.  It’s now midnight, but here’s a look at how the match was overall, a couple…

It’s now September. This means the end of weekly travels on the Midland or Bass Highway. I have seen those stretches of road more since March than I ever had before. Cheers to MoodFood outside Kempton, with your delicious hot donuts and the rain that would inevitably come for the journey back to Launceston on…

We’re back. This time for the big one, the Asian Cup. It was a long road to get here and what better way to start the campaign than against the powerhouse side that is Japan.  To open the campaign it’s a nil all draw. Often referred to as a stalemate, but trust me, there was…

For many the seats of a football stadium provide a refuge from the world. It’s where lovers of the game band together in one place to watch the beautiful game. There’s the emotional rollercoaster that often comes with the ebb and flow of a match. Still, ultimately it’s a place many of us call home….

The previous two seasons have seen teams win the Championship off the back of remaining unbeaten. In 2017, it was the Zebras who set the pace to sweep up all the big silverware on offer. While in 2018, Ulverstone double downed to claim the spoils of the regular season like a boss.  The 2019 season…

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…