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🎧 Have you caught the latest from @TheFarPostPod?

Our own Sam Lewis joins Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes & Marissa Lordanic to chat with new Matildas assistant coach Emily Husband and her rise is incredible 👏

From backpacker ➡️ ALW champ ➡️ national team.

Listen on Spotify or the ESPN App
July 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Join us for a powerful conversation on mental health in professional football.

We’ll explore what mental wellbeing and support look like for elite athletes, especially during high-pressure moments like the Women’s Euros, international friendlies, and club competitions.
July 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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From the pitch to policy — Kerry Harris has spent 40 years fighting for gender equity in football💛⚽ As Chair, she’s calling on all of us to help drive the change our game still needs.

With matched donations up to $6,000, your support will go twice as far!

Donate now: asf.org.au/campaigns/wo...
June 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Big goals need a big team. ⚽💪
From research and advocacy to a new website and support pathways — we’re working hard to create a fairer future for women and gender diverse people in football.
June 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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We’re building a football community that’s too powerful to ignore 💥

This EOFY, your donation will be matched dollar for dollar — doubling your impact for women and non-binary people in football.

💛 Ready to shape the future of the game?
🔗 Donate now: bit.ly/womenonside-...
June 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🎤 Football Fandom Webinar
📣 Speaker Announcement!
June 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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🎤 Football Fandom Webinar
📣 Speaker Announcement!
June 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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🎤 Football Fandom Webinar
🔥 Speaker Announcement! Meet Michelle Morris
May 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Football Fandom Webinar 📣 Speaker Announcement!

Meet Majella Card @matildasactive
💜 A passionate supporter of women’s football
👥 Involved in Matildas Active Support & The Roar Corps
May 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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“Football cannot afford to leave women behind.” ~ Kerry Harris, Chair Women Onside
May 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Something exciting is coming 👀
May 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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“You don’t have to be perfect — just willing to learn.”
In this clip, Ashleigh Campbell (Sydney FC) shares her journey into LGBTQIA+ inclusion and the steps allies can take to support the community in football and beyond. 🌈⚽

🎥 Watch now and level up your allyship.
#PrideInTheGame
May 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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“Adelaide gave me the space to be myself.”
In this honest and moving clip, Annalee "Annie" Grove reflects on finding acceptance in football, and how being seen helped her thrive on and off the pitch. ⚽🌈

Representation matters. Safe spaces matter. Let’s keep building them. 💬

🎥 Watch & share.
May 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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🧤 “Kids need to see us being our full selves.” In this powerful clip from our recent Pride in the Game webinar, Melissa Maizels shares why visibility matters — especially for the next generation. 🌈⚽

🎥 Watch, share, and help us keep the conversation going. #PrideInTheGame
April 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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200 Games. One Legend. Congrats #MichelleHeyman on becoming the first player to reach 200 appearances in the Liberty A-League!

A trailblazer, leader, & icon of the game – Michelle’s impact is nothing short of extraordinary. Here’s to every goal, win, & moment that’s inspired the next generation.
April 13, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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🚨 Board Role Alert! 🚨
Football Victoria is recruiting a General Board Director — and we’re encouraging women & non-binary folks to apply.

⚽ Voluntary role
📍 Based in Victoria
🗓 Applications close Sunday 13 April
📝 Apply now:
2025 FV Director Online Nomination Form
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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🧤 Speaker Alert! ⚽️
We’re excited to welcome Annalee "Annie" Grove, goalkeeper for Adelaide United, to our April 8 webinar!
A rising star in the A-League Women and proud advocate for inclusion, Annie brings energy, insight, and lived experience to the conversation. Register free 👉 bit.ly/3G4ipt2
April 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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🎉 Speaker Alert! 🎉
Ashleigh Campbell (Fan Engagement – Manager Strategic Projects, @SydneyFC) joins our April 8 webinar!

She helped lead Sydney FC’s Pride in Football celebration & brings deep insight into LGBTQIA+ inclusion.

Register free 👉 bit.ly/3G4ipt2
April 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🧤 Speaker Announcement! 🧤
We’re thrilled to welcome Melissa Maizels—Professional Footballer, Goalkeeper Coach & Co-founder of KeepHer Australia—to our April 8 webinar on LGBTQIA+ inclusion in football!

Don’t miss this conversation—register now 👉 bit.ly/3G4ipt2
April 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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🌈Announcement🌈
We’re excited to welcome Hayley Conway, CEO of Pride Cup, to our April 8 webinar on LGBTQIA+ inclusion in football!
A powerhouse behind inclusion campaigns, Hayley is leading the charge to make sport safe & welcoming.
Register now 👉 bit.ly/3G4ipt2
April 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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What are you waiting for? Register now 👉 bit.ly/3G4ipt2
April 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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🚨 Don’t miss out! 🚨
Our FREE webinar is coming up on April 8 @ 7pm AEST 💥
We’re talking LGBTQIA+ inclusion in football 🏳️‍🌈⚽
🎙️ Epic speaker reveal soon 👀
Secure your spot NOW 👉 bit.ly/3G4ipt2
April 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Congrats to #footballvictoria’s Middle Park FC! After 70 years, the club will field its first-ever women’s team this season!.

Here’s to more clubs backing women and girls in football!

www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/middle-...
Middle Park FC field first-ever women's side
Middle Park FC has reached a historic milestone in its journey toward equal representation, with the launch o
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March 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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We love this from Kon Karapanagiotidis: it's not enough to get angry at #inequality. What can we do about it?

WO is committed to #empowering women in #football, and improving the way they are supported, represented & listened to. Can you help us in our mission?

DONATE 👉 asf.org.au/projects/wom...
Kon Karapanagiotidis posts on X a link to a Women Onside fundraiser in the wake of Marty Sheargold's sexist comments about the Matildas and women in football.
February 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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#Matildas #womeninsport #mediacoverage #GoodbyeMarty
The comments made by Marty Sheargold regarding the Matildas and women in sport more widely were abhorrent, sexist, and deeply offensive. While his departure from the station after public outcry is a welcome move, it also ignores the bigger issue: that his attitudes were allowed to go to air in the first place. The media has a crucial role to play in how women and non-binary people in sport are perceived, and therefore how they are supported. Sadly, Sheargold's comments are not unique; they are the product of a culture that still undervalues and excludes us from traditionally male spaces, systems, and structures. The Matildas, thankfully, have begun to shift that narrative, inspiring generations of not just women and girls, but also boys and men, to see women athletes as role models and normalising their presence in sport. At Women Onside, we believe in the importance of diversity and representation in sport media. We will continue our work to ensure there are more women and gender-diverse people in sport media, and that our media companies adhere to high standards for responsible and ethical coverage of women in sport. We're excited by the work that organisations such as Women Sport Australia, Deakin University, and Sarah Styles at the Office for Women in Sport Victoria are doing in this space, especially in developing meaningful guidelines that all media organisations can adopt to ensure their coverage of women in sport is what we all expect it to be. We look forward to championing those guidelines when they're available, and using our platform and network to help develop the next generation of storytellers. Consequences for one man do not change a system or a culture. But hopefully this incident sparks a bigger conversation about how, together, we can start to do just that.
February 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM