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ESPN's The Far Post is back with another round of A-League Women analysis. Join Marissa Lordanic, Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we chat Adelaide's last gasp win over Sydney FC, the Melbourne derby stalemate, and the Mariners big derby win over the Jets. Plus the usual You Love To See Its, How Goods, and Boots. Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Ch...

ESPN's The Far Post is back with another round of A-League Women analysis. Join Sam Lewis, Anna Harrington, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as they provide the Dummies' Guide to Dub Transfer Windows, discuss the action in the Big Blue and Perth's win over Brisbane, and assess the ladder with an eye on upcoming rounds. Plus the usual You Love To See Its, How Goods, and Boots. Follow The Far Post on Twi...

ESPN's The Far Post is back dissecting another round of A-League Women. Join Sam Lewis, Marissa Lordanic, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as dissect Adelaide's 3-2 win over Brisbane and where their two season are at, hold space for Sam to break down Sydney FC's season, and react to the news of the abandoned Sydney FC vs. Canberra game not being rescheduled live. Plus the usual You Love To See Its, How...

ESPN's The Far Post is back in 2025! Join Marissa Lordanic and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we catch up with the dub and what's been happening over the last few rounds. There's Laini Freier chat, Beattie Goad's retirement, the ladder's movers and shakers, Tash Prior's red card, Gabby Hollar's apple problems and so much more! Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out espn.com...

Our conversation with Nadia Bevan continues our series profiling research about women's football. Angela Christian-Wilkes and Nadia delve into Nadia's ethnographic research on developing a women's football team at a club in Melbourne. We discuss the structures that include and exclude within community sport, building inclusive practices, and the messiness of insider research.   Nadia is an early c...

ESPN's The Far Post is back for one final episode in 2024! Join Anna Harrington, Marissa Lordanic, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we chat about Holly McNamara's glorious return to the pitch, Sienna Saveska's golden day out as the Wanderers nabbed their first win, and how not even a Danielle Krzyzaniak red card could deny the Newcastle Jets a win over the Sky Blues. Plus some you love to see its an...

It's a special episode of ESPN's The Far Post! Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Anna Harrington, Marissa Lordanic, and Sam Lewis as we look into our crystal ball and predict the Matildas squad for the 2026 Women's Asian Cup. We walk through our 23-player squad, dissecting who should make the cut, who is stiff to miss out, and who is just on the edge of the squad. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

ESPN's The Far Post are back for another episode! Join Anna Harrington, Sam Lewis, Marissa Lordanic, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we chat about another Sydney FC defeat, how certain teams fared without their Matildas this week, whether or not Cortnee Vine should look for a loan move back to the dub, and how the ladder is looking a fifth of the way through the season. Plus some you love to see it...

ESPN's The Far Post is back for the final express post of the year after the Matildas dismantled Chinese Taipei 6-0 in Geelong. Join Sam Lewis, Angela Christian-Wilkes, Anna Harrington, and Marissa Lordanic as we chat the vibes following a fun performance, heap praise on some newbies and some veterans, briefly look forward to SheBelieves Cup, and discuss whether Tom Sermanni should be there or not...

ESPN's The Far Post is back for an express post after the Matildas defeated Taiwan 3-1 in Melbourne. Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Anna Harrington, and Marissa Lordanic as we chat about the unconvincing but unsurprising performance, which of the newbies impressed, the strong dub flavour of the lineup, and Tom Sermanni's pregame comments. Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Che...

ESPN's The Far Post is back for an express post after the Matildas went down to Brazil 2-1. Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Anna Harrington, and Sam Lewis as we chat about Tash Prior's debut, Teagan Micah's return, and how the team (and the officiators!) fared overall second time around. Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out espn.com.au or download the ESPN App. Learn mo...

ESPN's The Far Post is back for an express post after the Matildas lost to Brazil 3-1. Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Anna Harrington, and Sam Lewis as we chat about the Aussie formation, just how good Caitlin Foord and Ellie Carpenter were, the Clare Polkinghorne celebrations, the physicality between the Tillies and Brazil (and the lack of whistle) and plenty more! Follow The Far...

ESPN's The Far Post tackle Unite Round! Join Sam Lewis, Marissa Lordanic, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we talk about the vibes at Kogarah, what we liked and what we didn't, as well as praise Brisbane, ask questions of the Wanderers, and wade through the four 1-1 draws. Plus Mary Fowler's withdrawal and other Matildas squad updates, you love to see its, boots, and how goods! Follow The Far Post o...

ESPN's The Far Post dissects the Matildas extended squad and Round 3 of the A-League Women! Join Sam Lewis, Marissa Lordanic, Anna Harrington, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we talk about the new and familiar faces in the Matildas squad and who we are excited to see. We also chat Sydney derby, who the best international signing of the season (so far) is, and plenty more. Throw in a heap of you lov...

ESPN's The Far Post looks back on Round 2 of the A-League Women! Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Sam Lewis, Marissa Lordanic, and Anna Harrington as we chat about the Melbourne derby, Canberra's fun win over Wellington, and ask what's going on with Sydney FC? Plus we chat golden boot hopefuls, the dog on the pitch, and plenty more. Throw in the usual you love to see its, boots, and how goods and you...

ESPN's The Far Post dissects Round 1 of the A-League Women! Join Sam Lewis, Marissa Lordanic, and Anna Harrington as we dissect the plethora of bangers scored, ask who has put their name back in Matildas contention, discuss if Sydney's first up loss is cause for concern, plus plenty more. Throw in the usual you love to see its, boots, and how goods and you have one jam packed episode. Follow The F...

ESPN's The Far Post previews the 2024-25 A-League Women season! Join Marissa Lordanic, Anna Harrington, Sam Lewis, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we talk about the premiership favourites, the championship contenders, and who looks most likely to claim the wooden spoon. We also offer up some Julie Dolan medal predictions, which players we will miss the most, and why we need full-time professionalis...

ESPN's The Far Post is back for an express post after the Matildas defeated Germany 2-1. Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Anna Harrington, and Sam Lewis as we chat the overall positive vibes following the win, Kyra Cooney-Cross' incredible golazo, the Caitlin Foord masterclass, and what this win will do for the team's confidence. Plus Alex Popp's farewell, the comical number of yell...

ESPN's The Far Post is up early to dissect the Matildas 1-1 draw with Switzerland in the two nations' first ever meeting. Join Sam Lewis, Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, and Anna Harrington as we discuss our initial vibes, heap praise on Caitlin Foord, continue to ponder the eternal question of "where in the world should we play Mary Fowler?", and chat about the formation and potential...

Welcome to season 5 of ESPN's The Far Post! Since we last chatted a few things have happened so join Anna Harrington, Sam Lewis, Angela Christian-Wilkes. and Marissa Lordanic as we break down Tom Sermanni being named as the interim Matildas head coach, the team's two upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and Germany, and what to make of the squad that has been selected for those games. We also d...

CW for discussion of transphobia: 58:30 - 01:04:00 Our conversation with Bridgette Desjardins (she/her) continues our series profiling research about women's football. Bridgette published the journal article "Mobilising gender equality: A discourse analysis of bids to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™". Angela and Bridgette discuss how she arrived at this topic, what was involved in her analys...

ESPN's The Far Post breaks down the Matildas loss to the USWNT, exit from the Olympics Games, and the tenure of Tony Gustavsson after his departure. Join Anna Harrington, Sam Lewis, Angela Christian-Wilkes. and Marissa Lordanic as we chat about what happened at this Olympics, why it was the right time for Gustavsson to go, and briefly chat about what's next. Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Faceboo...

ESPN's The Far Post is here to try and dissect the Matildas remarkable 6-5 victory over Zambia at Paris 2024. Join Marissa Lordanic, Anna Harrington, Sam Lewis, and Angela Christian-Wilkes as we chat about conceding five, the impact of the subs, finding goal scoring avenues, and what a result like this means for the game against the USWNT and getting out of the group. Follow The Far Post on Twitte...

ESPN's The Far Post is here to discuss the Matildas opening game of Paris 2024. Join Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, Anna Harrington, and Sam Lewis as we dissect the Matildas' 3-0 loss to Germany, the uncharacteristic nature of the performance, and what we'd change ahead of the Zambia clash. Plus, we chat about the latest in the Canada drone scandal. Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Face...

ESPN's The Far Post is here to dissect Groups A and C in the Olympic women's football tournament. Join Sam Lewis, Angela Christian-Wilkes, Marissa Lordanic, and Anna Harrington as we discuss Canada's gold medal defence (and drone gate), Spain's aura of inevitability, Marta's last dance, France's quest for home glory, and more. Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out espn...