Marnie Vinall speaks with former Matilda and current Melbourne City goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri on her career and the scope of women’s football in Australia today. The first official public women’s football game in Australia was played on September 24, 1921, at The Gabba in Brisbane to a crowd of 10,000 people. After this game, an …
We’ve seen welcome changes in sports media recently. Gemma Bastiani and Kirby Fenwick spoke to some of the women in sports media leading those changes. Marissa Lordanic describes her pathway into sports media as a story of “stubborn persistence”. “There’s definitely been times where I’ve thought to myself ‘what am I doing? I’m writing for …
Siren co-founder Kasey Symons likes reading stories about sport. A lot! Here Kasey shares a selection of the stories she enjoyed reading over her break. In my roles of academic sports research, freelance writing and being part of the Siren team, devouring women in sport stories is a delightful part of the job. However, it’s …
Football expert Angela Christian-Wilkes returns to Siren to discuss the offseason changes to A League Women’s, and why it may be the best season yet. In my unbiased opinion, the A-League Women (ALW) (informally known as The Dub) is always good, yet this year the usual excitement and anticipation has been boosted by broader changes …
Emerging Sports Writer Program participant Sienna Nobile spoke with one of her heroes, footballer Gülcan Koca, reflecting on the athlete’s journey and their first encounter. “People aren’t a fan of you because they dislike you. They’re a fan of you because they admire you.” Humble is the perfect word to describe Turkish-Australian footballer Gülcan Koca. …