‘Indefensible’: Kerr’s lawyers take aim at cops as verdict nears
Sam Kerr’s lawyers have slammed the behaviour of police towards the Matildas star who is accused of racially aggravated harassment as the jury deliberates.
Sam Kerr’s lawyers have slammed the behaviour of police towards the Matildas star who is accused of racially aggravated harassment as the jury deliberates.
ALW TACKLE: Sam Kerr is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons at the moment – but the star striker is set to make a return to the football field that will shake up the Matildas.
As Matildas captain Sam Kerr battles her way through a court hearing, teammate Mary Fowler is starring on the field in England.
Sam Kerr told a London court she was commenting on “power and privilege” when she called a cop “f—ing stupid and white”. Watch the full video of her police interaction.
Richard Peil decision to walk away from the A-League shocked everyone. ROBBIE SLATER finds out what really happened in an exclusive Q&A with the former Central Coast owner.
Flying knees to the ribs, blatant shoves and shirt pulling. The Matildas lost to Brazil, but it was the foul play off the ball that was most shocking. Take a look at the most controversial incidents.
Everyone was asking the same question after an NRL legend stepped into the spotlight on a Matildas icon’s big night.
The Matildas “opened the door” for Brazil to adopt the delaying tactics that marred Thursday night’s match in Brisbane.
A celebration of retiring defender Clare Polkinghorne’s decorated career didn’t go to plan for the Matildas, who fell 3-1 to Brazil at Suncorp Stadium.
Clare Polkinghorne is revered by her teammates as being the toughest on the field – so tough she didn’t even flinch when her coach almost knocked her out at training. ERIN SMITH reveals more to that story, and other tributes, inside.
Clare Polkinghorne’s decorated Matildas career will come to an end in her hometown of Brisbane on Thursday night.
Ahead of their return to Suncorp Stadium this week, ERIN SMITH revisits the most memorable Matildas goals of the past decade.
Five years ago taking a mental health break would have been the end of an athlete’s career with the Matildas, but a huge cultural shift has put players back in control of their welfare.
The Matildas will play four games in 10 days to finish 2024 and while it’s too much for some, one star says it’s where every player wanted the women’s game to be.
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