Miscellaneous
Episode 51 was a cracker - what a memorable podcast!We start off with special guest 1, Angela Christian-Wilkes of Beyond90 and The Far Post Pod fame and roll into a wrap of NPLW across NSW (Eric), ACT (Steffen) and Victoria (Cheryl). Then the stage lights really come on for our headline guest Emma Checker. Rhali returns from her 150km walk raising money for the Mark Hughes Foundation and Matt Stonham gatecrashes our party. Guest - Emma Checker (Cap 186)Plant-based footballer, Emma Checker shares her vegan journey, covering nutrition, cooking and Iceland's vegan accessibility. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emma Checker (@emmachecker)Seven Matildas caps debuting at the 2012 4-0 win against Hong Kong East Asian Women’s Football Championship qualifiers.Two recent caps against the Netherlands and Germany100+ W-League matches playing for Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Canberra United plus an undefeated season with Melbourne City in 2019-2020.Currently playing with Selfoss in IcelandWhether they're looking to improve their performance or taking an ethics-based approach, Checker, Lauren Barnes (Victory, City and OL Reign) and Melissa Maizels (Victory, Canberra and Perth) are part of a growing number of plant-based athletes.English fourth division men’s club Forest Green Rovers runs as a completely vegan operation and has been certified by the UN as the world’s first carbon-neutral football club.READ MORE: Kickstarting a green revolutionWe're eagerly awaiting a response from the club when they're starting a women's team.NPLW RoundupNSWEric called two games for the week, notching up his 50th and 51st caps includingWednesday's catchup game between Sydney Uni 0-1 Sydney Olympic and Northern Tigers 1-1 APIA Leichhardt where it doesn't sound like he was in his comfy container finishing up with wet notes ACT Round 10 of 21 Michelle Heyman scored on debut for Gungahlin United but it's Canberra Croatia who top the ladder on goal difference. VICMelina Ayers nets five for (1) South Melbourne in their a 10-0 win over (8) Bayside United(5) Heidelberg United stunned (2) Calder United with a 1-0 defeat(7) Box Hill 0-3 (3) FV EmergingMonday night - (4) Bulleen v (6) AlameinNo time for an update on the podcast, but here are the latest results and news from around the world.Hot Topics30 days until the Tokyo OlympicsSquad announcementsBrazilGreat Britain with a notable change.See GB Team PreviewJapanNetherlandsSee NED Team PreviewSam Kerr won PFA Fans’ Player of the YearDolan Warren Awards are coming our way on Wednesday evening Angie Beard (MVC Captain) signed with Fortuna HjørringThe Matildas are in Transition Camp in preparation for Tokyo (excluding Teagan Micah, Elise Kellond-Knight, Clare Polkinghorne, Emily Gielnik and Charlotte Grant) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Angela Beard (@angiebeard8)Around the WorldNordicNorway Toppserien Round 4(5) Klepp IL (Nikola Orgill) play Karly Roestbakken’s LSK Kvinner at home on Tuesday night(4) IL Sandviken (Teagan Micah) play Lyn Lightning Wednesday morning and will need to be on their guard. Lyn had their first win last round, against previously undefeated Klepp.Sweden Damallsvenskan Round 9(2) BK Häcken (Dylan Holmes) played (8) AIK Sunday night at home, winning 10-0! Dylan played the last 24’; Stina Blackstenius (who we saw in action against the Tillies) scored a hat-trick, while Milica Mijatovic scored 2.(5) Hammarby (Elise Kellond Knight) went up against 10th place Piteå away on Sunday night, winning 3-0. KK not yet on the team sheet. (1) FC Rosengård (Charli Grant) play (6) Vittsjö (Emily Gielnik, Clare Polkinghorne) on Tuesday morningDenmark2021 season kicking off on Saturday 7 August.Fortuna Hjørring (Indiah Paige Riley, Clare Wheeler, Angie Beard, Alex Huynh) - three recent signings !AGF Aarhus (Hannah Bacon) Iceland Round 7(1) UMF Selfoss (Emma Checker) - Tuesday morning vs 3rd placed BreiðablikUSANWSLResults shortcutKansas City (Chloe Logarzo) 0-1 loss against Portland Thorns. Chloe appeared as a sub from the 64th minuteQueen of the WeekWe didn't have time to talk about it on the pod, so here are our Queens of the Week.Cheryl nominated Melina Ayres with 5 goals for South Melbourne Eric picked Hannah McNulty from NPL NSW side Northern Tigers. They were behind in their game against APIA Leichhardt, Hannah came off the bench and scored an 88th-minute equaliser. Hannah is also close to 100 1st Grade appearances for Tigers, she coaches Tigers youth teams, she helps coaches at local community clubs, she’s completed her B Licence and is only 22 years old. Most importantly, I discovered recently (after LinkedIn stalking lol) that she has a degree with an economics major, just like me!Steffen selected Canberra Croatia’s Jamie Berkeley who celebrated 100 NPLW games with 2 goals against Tuggeranong and a lovely tri-coloured layered cake. 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