Above: Kyra Cooney-Cross captured during training this week in Marbella. Photo: Rachel Bach / Football Australia.
by Ben Gilby (11/7/24)
Australia have continued their preparations for Sunday evening’s (local time) final pre-Olympic friendly with Canada in Marbella by bringing Winonah Heatley into the squad for the game after injuries have impacted Steph Catley and Kaitlyn Torpey.
Whilst Heatley cannot be part of the squad or alternates list for the Olympics as they have already been submitted, she can provide cover and play for this match only as it falls within a FIFA international window.
Catley and Torpey are both nursing lower leg injuries – Torpey’s was sustained in her final game for San Diego Wave before coming into the camp whilst Catley was already managing the niggle.
Heatley has been in influential form with her Danish side FC Nordsjælland, captaining them to their first Elitedivisionen title, scoring a decisive goal in the final match of the season to clinch the league. Days later she completed the double as the club lifted the Danish Cup to claim a historic feat.
There is no suggestion at this time that either Catley or Torpey will miss the Olympics.
More images from this week’s Matildas training by Rachel Bach, supplied to Impetus by Football Australia:
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