You wouldn’t know the league’s 19th season kicks off this weekend given the marketing has been almost completely swallowed up by men’s football During the half-time break of the Matildas’ friendly against Haiti this week, former national team players Grace Gill and Ash Sykes spoke glowingly of the performances of some of the country’s emerging talent and the domestic league that produced them. Leticia McKenna, having left Melbourne City last month to join Nottingham Forest, scored twice in the first half in just her fourth appearance for the national team. Clare Wheeler, who came through the system at the Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC, had a goal and an assist in a player of the match performance. Continue reading...
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