The CommBank Junior Matildas are headed to the nation’s capital next week as a 28-player squad assembles for the March training camp ahead of next month’s AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™ Qualifying Round 1.
Held at the Australian Institute of Sport, the five-day training camp will run from 20 – 24 March as head coach Rae Dower builds towards the final selection for the qualifiers.
“With over 50 players coming in for their chance to impress in their first national team assemblies, we’ve been able to explore the rich depth of talent across the country,” Dower said.
“However, it’s now time to narrow our focus as we head towards the Round 1 Qualifiers in Mongolia in April, and we welcome the opportunity to get straight back into our third camp of 2023 at the AIS in Canberra.”
Since the last Sydney camp Dower and her technical team have spent the time scouting across the nation. This month saw the commencement of the Elite Matches series with Victoria hosting the first match a fortnight ago.
The Elite Matches are an opportunity for the national team coaches to observe known players and conduct further talent identification with the wider player group while allowing players to be in their own home environments.
“The next matches are currently being scheduled and so the message is clear if you are a young talented footballer born 2007/2008 playing anywhere across the country, we are coming to scout you,” Dower encouraged.
“With our eyes set firmly on Mongolia, we’re looking to select a balanced side that gives us the best opportunity to confidently express ourselves with the exciting, creative players that we have in the squad.
“In addition, we have some robust and resolute defenders with an excellent passing range to unlock that creativity, so it now comes down to who we believe will give us the best opportunity of success in Mongolia,” she concluded.
Football Australia acknowledges the Australian Sports Commission in supporting the high-performance pillar of our Legacy ’23 Plan, designed to provide pathways to build competitive depth in the Women’s ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Team Program.
COMMBANK JUNIOR MATILDAS SQUAD | CANBERRA TRAINING CAMP | 20 – 24 MAR 2023
| Name | Position | Member Federation |
Ischia BROOKING | Midfielder | Football West |
Ruby CUTHBERT | Defender | Football West |
Sienna DALE | Forward | Football NSW |
Indiana DOS SANTOS | Forward | Football NSW |
Sofia FANTE | Goalkeeper | Football NSW |
Tiana FULLER | Midfielder | Football NSW |
Mia GOLDING | Defender | Football NSW |
Georgia GROIDIS | Forward | Football Victoria |
Isabela HOYOS | Defender | Football Queensland |
Alvina KHOSHABA | Defender | Football NSW |
Christina KICEEC | Defender | Football NSW |
Eva KOKOTIS | Midfielder | Football Victoria |
Rosie MCMAHON | Midfielder | Football Queensland |
Shelby MCMAHON | Midfielder | Football Queensland |
Kiera MEYERS | Midfielder | Football Victoria |
Jade O’BRIEN | Defender | Football Northern NSW |
Poppy O’KEEFFE | Midfielder | Football Victoria |
Chloe PARKER | Defender | Football Queensland |
Georgia RITCHIE | Goalkeeper | Capital Football |
Carina ROSSI | Midfielder | Football Victoria |
Lilly SIMPSON | Forward | Football Queensland |
Lillian SKELLY | Forward | Football NSW |
Jessica SKINNER | Goalkeeper | Football West |
Amelia TARTAGLIA | Defender | Football Victoria |
Mia TRIMBOLI | Goalkeeper | Football South Australia |
Clancy WESTAWAY | Midfielder | Football Victoria |
Shayla WILLIAMS | Forward | Football Queensland |
Talia YOUNIS | Forward | Football NSW |
COMMBANK JUNIOR MATILDAS | AFC U17 WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP INDONESIA 2024™ QUALIFYING ROUND 1
CommBank Junior Matildas v Bhutan
Date: 24 April 2023
Venue: MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Kick Off: TBC
Mongolia v CommBank Junior Matildas
Date: 26 April 2023
Venue: MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Kick Off: TBC
CommBank Junior Matildas v Chinese Taipei
Date: 28 April 2023
Venue: MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Kick Off: TBC
