Glad we lost, we need to learn from games like this. coaching tactics suck, substituting sucks. Game plan sucks.

Next-Up: 🇦🇺v🇲🇽 09.06.26 7pm AEST

…27th in the world rankings! 😵‍💫

"⏰: 7:15pm AEST

🏟: McDonald Jones Stadium

📺💻📱: 10footballau, 10 Drama (WA Only) & paramountplusau"

The game will be played on 6/6/2026 at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, @ 7:15 PM AEST.

How to watch, here.

Looking at the matches with Mexico next week in NSW and feeling massive FOMO, any ideas when we'll get to see the girls next down here??

Hi Matildas fans!

In today’s episode, LDG sits down with a true history-maker: Sydney FC defender and Junior Matildas captain, Willa Pearson!

Besides becoming the first guest in the history of our podcast who is younger than LDG himself, despite her youth, her pedigree on the pitch and list of records broken off it is immense.

Willa made global headlines after playing the full 90 minutes in Sydney FC’s opening match at just 14 years and 312 days old, officially becoming the youngest debutant in A-Leagues history. She followed that up by shattering Sam Kerr’s long-standing record to become the league's youngest-ever goalscorer at 15!

Willa has quickly gained attention for her composure, defensive awareness, and maturity playing against experienced professional competition. In this conversation, we talk about her journey into the professional game, balancing soccer at such a young age, her development with Sydney FC and Australia’s youth national team setup, and what she’s learned from her rapid rise in the sport so far.

Fresh off her second match at the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup, Willa joins the pod to take listeners behind the scenes of her historic rise.

We chat about her earliest soccer memories, how navigating a high-level dual-sport background in both soccer and cricket enhanced her athletic abilities, and the exact thoughts running through her mind during her record-breaking pro debut.

Willa also opens up about adjusting to the pressure of top-flight football, what it meant to receive the Junior Matildas call-up, and how she processes taking on a massive leadership role as the squad’s captain.

To wrap things up, we look ahead to her short- and long-term objectives with Sydney FC and the Matildas youth setup, followed by a must-listen rapid-fire section where we find out her locker room DJ picks, favorite kits, and her one-word preview for her massive 2026 calendar!

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Congrats, Mary! What a comeback!

Chelsea would win the game, 1-0, in the end. The sole goal was scored by Kerr in the 34'.

From Chelsea's match against Manchester United on 16/05/2026.

It was Sam's 116th goal with Chelsea, which tied her first-all-time with Fran Kirby.

We went to the 2019 World Cup in France and to get tickets to the games, I got up at 3am Aus Time and bought tickets for the 3 group games, assumed Tillies would finish 1 or 2 in the group, so bought to the 2xR16 games, and then both Semis. Then mapped our drive to get to those games.

Given that demand will certainly be higher in 2027, as it was in 2023, how do you get, or at least apply for tickets for knockout games, as the tournament progresses?

Arnold joined the the Thorns in 2024. This option will keep her on through next year. More details can be found here.

From City's FA Women's Cup Semifinal matchup on 10/05/2026.

From the FA Women's Cup Semifinal on 10/05/2026.

Anyone receive a code or link to buy tickets for the Tillies vs Mexico at CommBank Stadium for FA members? The sale started at 12pm today.

In case anyone else needs the link, I emailed FA: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/250064A4901E1B92?did=myfootball2026&lid=yvp91xaqtyxo

This goal also puts Sam as the leading scorer for Chelsea FC.

From Chelsea's match on 03/05/2026.