Westfield W-League News

Westfield Matildas legend Cheryl Salisbury is carried off by teammates following her retirement.
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A history of Westfield Matildas captains

From Julie Dolan, the first captain, to Cheryl Salisbury, the longest serving captain, to Sam Kerr, the current captain, the Westfield Matildas have been led by some extraordinary women over the course of their history. On International Women's Day, we look back at the

Caitlin Foord - Feature Lead
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Matildas Abroad: Foord at the double, Kerr keeps scoring

The golden boot race in the FA WSL has a distinctly Australian flavour while the Westfield Matildas on the continent earned important wins.

Matildas vs China
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Which women do the Westfield Matildas admire?

The Westfield Matildas are a team filled with leaders.

Clare Polkinghorne Brisbane
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Westfield Matildas at Home: Polkinghorne milestone headlines round 11

Round 11 of the Westfield W-League marks a major milestone in the domestic career of a Westfield Matilda. On Sunday afternoon at Viking Park, Clare Polkinghorne will step out onto the pitch for her 150th Westfield W-League.

Sam Kerr controls the ball v Atletico Madrid UWCL round of 16
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Kerr, Carpenter on song in first leg of UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16

A dramatic night at Kingsmeadow and a player of the match performance in Lyon, here's how the Westfield Matildas in UEFA Women's Champions League action went. Arguably the tie of the round, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid did not disappoint in the first leg.

Kyah Simon
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Kyah Simon announced as Share a Yarn ambassador

Westfield Matilda Kyah Simon has been selected as an ambassador for the Australian Institute of Sport's (AIS) Share a Yarn program. If sport is a microcosm of life then this program is aiming to start conversations and foster reconciliation on a small scale, so it can be repli

Jessika Nash
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Jessika Nash: football makes me want to be a better person

Jessika Nash is only 16. There are still so many chapters of her football story to be written and so many more things to achieve.

Tameka Yallop Rainbow Ribbons of Strength Pantene campaign
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Westfield Matildas and Pantene go rainbow for Mardi Gras

Football can be a powerful force for change, not only on a large scale but at the individual level. The game allows people to be themselves, express who they are, and be supported and surrounded by a group that can become like a family. As part of Pantene's sponsors

Legacy 2023
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Michelle Heyman and Jessika Nash explain the significance of 'once-in-a-lifetime' Legacy '23

Capped Westfield Matilda Michelle Heyman and Junior Westfield Matilda Jessika Nash discussed the incredible opportunity arising out of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023?.  The 61-time Westfield Matildas striker and 17-year-old former Junior Matildas captain spoke powerfully at t

Leena Khamis
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Defiant Khamis intent on helping Wanderers with unfinished finals business

'We cannot give up' was the message from Leena Khamis after the experienced striker fired Western Sydney Wanderers back into Final Series contention against Melbourne City.  Khamis scored the decider six minutes after coming off the bench to boost the Red and Black's post-seas

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Super sub Khamis keeps Wanderers' finals dream alive and leaves City shattered

Leena Khamis came off the bench to ignite Western Sydney Wanderers' hopes of a Finals Series return following a hard-fought 1-0 win over Melbourne City. The 34-year-old, who played in the inaugural Westfield W-League season in 2008-09, was sent on by Wanderers coach Dean Heffe

Ellie Carpenter takes on Juventus in the Champions League
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UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 looms for Westfield Matildas

The UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16 kicks off in a week's time and some Westfield Matildas will be looking to progress through to the next stage of Europe's biggest competition.... VfL Wolfsburg v LSK Last season's finalists are on a quest to go one better.

Chelsie Dawber
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Round 10 preview: Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

Adelaide United will be aiming to keep their bid for a first-ever Westfield W-League finals appearance on course when they travel to face the Newcastle Jets on Friday. The Reds are hovering in fourth place, two points ahead of fifth-placed Canberra United who have a game in ha

Emily Gielnik playing for Brisbane Roar
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Westfield Matildas at Home: Emily Gielnik's halfway there

As the Westfield W-League inches ever closer to the finals series, fans were treated to another round filled with incredible goals and saves.  The story of the round belonged to Westfield Matildas cap 192, Larissa Crummer.

Brisbane Roar players celebrate
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Crummer’s 758 days of pain eradicated with one emotional goal

A couple of her teammates stole the show with spectacular goals but it was a regulation tap-in from Larissa Crummer that most excited Brisbane Roar players, coaches and fans alike on Sunday night. Crummer scored the final goal of the match as Roar cruised to a 4-0 drubbing of