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Understrength Matildas thrashed by Canada
It was a miserable outing for the Matildas in Canada after fielding an inexperienced line-up in the absence of Sam Kerr and a host of other stars.
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Tilly season: Gustavsson’s plan to blood young Matildas a gift for rampant Canada
The trip to Canada felt like an ideal time to experiment for Australia, but Tony Gustavsson would have learnt little from Saturday’s humiliation.
- by Emma Kemp
Shae Cahill shines on Roar ALM debut in front of famous dad
On the day Cahill senior was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, the 18-year-old attacking midfielder came agonisingly close to scoring in the Roar’s draw with Western Sydney.
- by Joel Gould
Canada ice the cake
Canada's Adriana Leon headered a massive goal to put her side up 5-0 against the Matildas.
Canada extend lead
Canada's Nichelle Prince scored her second of the match, to give her side a 2-0 lead over the Matildas.
Matildas v Canada as it happened: Australia routed 5-0 in Langford
An experimental Matildas side took 73 minutes to take a single shot on goal in trying circumstances at Starlight Stadium on Saturday.
- by Emma Kemp
How whirlwind rise of Matildas star blew the world away
Clare Hunt had hardly left Australia at the start of the year. Now she’s a regular for the national team and plays in Europe for one of the world’s biggest clubs.
- by Emma Kemp
Gustavsson stalls coaching call
Tony Gustavsson has refused to directly address speculation that he is in line to take over the Swedish men's team but says he is committed to the Matildas' Olympics campaign.
Aubameyang's stunning overhead kick
Marseille forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's hat trick included a stunning overhead kick
‘They have our full support’: Matildas stand with netballers after winning the Don award
Matildas veteran Kyah Simon can empathise with her netball colleagues as their pay dispute with Netball Australia continues to drag on.
- by Roy Ward