The Far Post

Content warning: discussions of abuse, harassment, and bullying. ESPN's The Far Post is back! Join Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, and Marissa Lordanic as we discuss the revelations of historical abuse and harassment as well as a toxic culture in women's football. We dissect the response from Football Australia, the Matildas, and the football community, including the homophobi...

Join Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as ESPN's The Far Post take you through the last week in women's football! We give our initial reactions to the Australian leagues' rebrand (5:12). There's also the return of the Matildas to Australia (26:33) and the Arsenal v Man City game in the FAWSL (37:08). Add in a boot (55:18), a how good (57:03), and some you lo...

Join ESPN's The Far Post as Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, and Anna Harrington take you through the Matildas loss to Ireland. We hype up the players we were excited to see (5:51) and talk about how Tony Gustavsson saw the performance (14:27:). We dissect the squad make up (19:15) and the defensive errors (28:54). Plus some You Love To See Its (0:52) and How Goods (32:55)! Fo...

A big week calls for a big episode of ESPN's The Far Post! Join Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, and Sam Lewis to dissect all the news. We start with all the ins and outs of the Matildas squad to take on Ireland (3:58) and follow it up with the big W-League expansion news (18:21). A chaos round of FA WSL (27:15), some how goods (48:50) and you love to see its (0:28) roun...

Join Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, and Marissa Lordanic for a look back at the first weekend of FAWSL action! We chat about Man City's demolition of Everton (5:05) and Arsenal defeating Chelsea (14:12). We look at Beth Mead's offside goal (22:26), why so many Aussies weren't in action (30:59), and chat about crowds (32:40). Throw in the usual You Love To See Its (0:38), How...

ESPN's The Far Post is back! Join Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we discuss each of the Matildas plying their trade in England. How will the Aussies at Arsenal go? (1:10) Can Sam Kerr and Chelsea back it up? (12:43) Will City's new Aussies help them claim the title? (24:48) Will Kyah Simon shine at Tottenham? (36:54) How will the West Ham Matildas fare...

ESPN's The Far Post review Tokyo 2020! Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, and special guests Suzy Wrack and Caitlin Murray as we look back at the Olympic football tournament. Suzy takes us through the gold medal match (1:31) and Team GB's tournament (19:15) while Caitlin dissects what went wrong for the USWNT (10:47) and the US mentality (37:52). We also ch...

The Matildas finished fourth in an historic result for the team at the Olympics. Join ESPN's The Far Post as we review the bronze medal match. Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, and Sam Lewis react to the game (1:17) and talk about the kids (20:38). We chat about the defence (27:08) and celebrate Laura Brock's career (41:45). Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Facebook, and I...

Tokyo 2020 is winding down, we're into the medal rounds and ESPN's The Far Post is here to take you through all the action! Join Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, and Marissa Lordanic as we check in after the semi final loss to Sweden (1:15), discuss how to replace Ellie Carpenter after her red card (28:33), and chat about the disallowed Sam Kerr goal (18:02). We also talk about...

A big pod for a big game! ESPN's The Far Post review the Matildas' enormous victory over Great Britain to progress to the semi finals of Tokyo 2020. Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, and special guest, Grace Gill run the rule over all 120 minutes. We chat Micah's save, Kerr and Kennedy's redemption, and Tony Gustavsson, celebration king. We discuss GB's players...

The Matildas are through to the quarter finals of Tokyo 2020 and ESPN's The Far Post dissect how they got here! Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, and Anna Harrington as we contribute to the discourse around the scoreless draw between Australia and the USWNT. We talk about the reactions following the game (1:33) and what impressed us about the Matildas performance (7:11). W...

Ahead of the Matildas' third game at Tokyo 2020, ESPN's The Far Post chats to women's soccer writer at The Athletic, Steph Yang, to help us preview the USA clash. Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, and Anna Harrington as we talk to Steph about the loss to Sweden, the swansongs of some USWNT players, and where she expects the Matildas to land. Follow The Far Post on Twitter,...

It's a new episode of ESPN's The Far Post and we're reviewing the Matildas' 4-2 loss to Sweden! Join Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, and Sam Lewis as we chat about the good (14:29) and the bad (1:22) of Sam Kerr's performance, the Matildas defensive lapses and structures (21:12), and we look ahead to the USA clash and whether Tony Gustavsson needs to make changes (31:57...

Ahead of the Matildas second game at Tokyo 2020, ESPN's The Far Post has enlisted to the help of Swedish football writer and photographer, Mia Eriksson to preview the clash. Join Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, and Marissa Lordanic as we talk about how Mia views Sweden's chances, their defensive questions, and what she took from the June friendly against the Matildas. Follow T...

ESPN's The Far Post does Tokyo 2020! Join Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we dissect the Matildas' victory over the Football Ferns. We chat about the things we loved to see (1:00), answer your questions about what to take from this game (10:22), and preview the Sweden clash (23:20). Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out espn...

Ahead of the Matildas opening game at Tokyo 2020, ESPN's The Far Post has enlisted to the help of former Football Fern, Kirsty Yallop to preview the game. Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, and Anna Harrington as we talk about Australia and New Zealand's 48th meeting. We chat to Kirsty about where the Football Ferns are at, the 2023 Women's World Cup, and who she'll be chee...

It's a new episode of ESPN's The Far Post podcast! Join Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, and Sam Lewis as we dissect the Matildas 1-0 loss to Japan (0:58). We chat about the formation changes (5:53) and what positives we're taking from the game (15:59). We then delve into our Olympic predictions and expectations for the Matildas' campaign (21:14). We're then joined by Ma...

ESPN's The Far Post look ahead to the Matildas final warm-up game against Japan! Join Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, and special guest Dan Orlowitz as we chat about the Japan vs Australia game (7:35). Dan tells us about the country's youth development (3:39), which Nadeshiko players to keep an eye on (13:07), and how he expects the team to go at its home Oly...

It's a new episode of ESPN's The Far Post! Join Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we discuss the Matildas Olympic roster (4:39). We chat about the players we're excited to see and the news that squads have been expanded to 22 players for this tournament. Plus there's some you love to see its (0:35), we boot UEFA (🏳️‍🌈🏟️) (32:48), a big broadcast how good...

June 25th, 2020 (and the early hours of the 26th) were big for football in Australia and New Zealand. The two nations were awarded the rights to co-host the 2023 Women's World Cup. A year on from that announcement ESPN's The Far Post talks to Jane Fernandez, the woman who head up the bid and is now the Chief Operating Officer for the Australian part of 2023. We chat about her memories from that ni...

ESPN's The Far Post reviews the Matildas draw against Sweden! Join Angela Cristian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, and Anna Harrington as we discuss all the milestones achieved in the match (0:41). Answering your questions we also chat about the 'keeper spots for Tokyo (3:31) and the use of a back three (12:40). Plus the big midfield winners (25:30) and some disagreement about who gets a tick...

ESPN's The Far Post review the Matildas 3-2 loss to Denmark. Join Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, and Sam Lewis as we share the things we loved to see from the match (1:06), chat about the young players (7:24), and dissect the defensive errors (23:42). We also pick out some positives (38:56) and talk about increasing the number of competitive matches for the team (45:03...

It's a new episode of ESPN's The Far Post! Join Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, Angela Christian-Wilkes, and Marissa Lordanic as we pore over the Matildas squad for the upcoming June friendlies! We chat about which players we're excited to see (1:12), who missed out (13:48), and the expectations for these clashes (9:20). We then go in depth in each part of the field and discuss what we're expecting to...

It's a new episode of ESPN's The Far Post podcast! Join Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, Anna Harington, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we chat about the APL's new broadcast deal (5:17), the things we like, the things we don't, and some questions we have. We also discuss Perth Glory's W-League signings (34:37) and boot Liverpool's treatment of its women's team (again) (44:23). Plus some You Love To Se...

With the conclusion of the 2020-21 season, ESPN's The Far Post look back at the Aussies in the FA WSL! Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, and Anna Harrington as we analyse Sam Kerr (8:04), the Aussies at Arsenal (17:15), Alanna Kennedy (48:36), Hayley Raso (43:10), the Matildas at West Ham (before Emily van Egmond announced she was leaving) (55:13), and Chloe Logarzo and El...