Settled squad selected for Trans Tasman tussle

by Alyce Collett (17/11/25)

Above: Tameeka Yallop is back in the Matildas’ squad for the first time since injury earlier this year. Photo: Kris Goman.

The last Matildas’ squad for the 2025 calendar year has been named, with head coach Joe Montemurrio naming a squad of 24 to take on Trans Tasman rivals New Zealand in a two match series.

With the Asian Cup looming not too far away on the horizon, this squad is a largely settled squad, with not too many changes from the squad that took on Wales and England last window.

The biggest name to return to the squad is Tameeka Yallop, with the experienced Brisbane Roar star returning to the national team for the first time since injuring her hamstring late in the last A-League Women’s season.

Kahli Johnson is the other returning face, with the young forward returning to the squad for the first time since the series against Argentina earlier this year.

Yallop’s Roar team mate Chloe Lincoln has also made her return to the squad, with Cortnee Vine, Morgan Aquino and Jamilla Rankin being the three to make way for the returning trio.

Speaking to the media in Melbourne this morning, Montemurro noted that the squad that has been announced today is not the absolute final squad that he will pick for the Asian Cup, noting that there are some decisions still to be made.

“I still want to leave some door open to make sure that we don’t miss anything” Montemurro explained.

“I’ve had to balance that out because obviously some leagues are just starting like the A-League, so doesn’t discount the fact that if someone’s performing in the A-League and I feel that squad balance and their ability to come in and impact the squad, they’re definitely [in contention].”

There are plenty of players on the rim of contention, with Montemurro saying that “I’ve got about 20 that we are, we are sort of looking at.”

Montemurro noted that building depth and looking to the future in terms of integrating the current generation of Under 23s into the senior squad is

“One of the first things that I did when we came in was create a depth chart of, of our, of our tier of players. “an area which I really want to build and give more consistent international exposure to those players. That’s all they need. They just need international exposure, and I think we’ll start to see some players come through.”

Matildas Squad vs New Zealand – November/December 2025

Mackenzie Arnold

Ellie Carpenter

Steph Catley

Kyra Cooney-Cross

Caitlin Foord

Katrina Gorry

Charlotte Grant

Winonah Heatley

Michelle Heyman

Clare Hunt

Kahli Johnson

Alanna Kennedy

Sam Kerr

Chloe Lincoln

Holly McNamara

Teagan Micah

Courtney Nevin

Hayley Raso    

Amy Sayer

Remy Siemsen

Kaitlyn Torpey  

Emily Van Egmond

Clare Wheeler

Tameka Yallop

Match Details: Matildas vs New Zealand – November/December 2025