Play it Fwd Podcast

Where do we begin with the tour de force that is Moya Dodd? Former Matildas Vice-Captain, one of FIFA’s first female Executives and, in 2016, the AFR Most Influential Woman of the Year. And that’s just the start of it… We talk to one of Australia’s most prominent gender equality advocates about navigating the world of football politics, making a difference from the inside and why when a girl plays sport, society sees her differently. Play it Fwd Podcast is presented by Tal Karp and Laura Douglas. Links: www.playitfwdpodcast.com.au www.twitter.com/PlayItFwdPod www.instagram.com/playitfwdpod

Laura is the co-founder of Equal Playing Field, a non-profit initiative promoting equal opportunity and respect for women in football. In 2017, she led 32 women from 24 countries up Mt Kilimanjaro, to set the world record for the highest altitude football match ever played. We talk to Laura about competing in volcanic ash, substitutions for altitude sickness, making soccer boots specifically for women and giving your crazy ideas a red hot go. Play it Fwd Podcast is presented by Tal Karp and Laura Douglas. Links: www.playitfwdpodcast.com.au www.twitter.com/PlayItFwdPod www.instagram.com/playitfwdpod

Kate Jacewicz has refereed them all. As a 12 year old, she stepped in to save the day at her brother's game at the Mudgereeba Junior Soccer Club when officials failed to show. Since then, she's gone on to referee in all ten seasons of the W-League and at the final of the Under 17 FIFA Women's World Cup. We talk to Kate about the laws of the game that don’t make sense, managing cocky players and what it’s really like being the only one out there with a whistle.

We meet the players of the Women’s Street Soccer Program - a program run by The Big Issue that uses football to support women experiencing homelessness, family violence, substance abuse and mental illness. We hear about overcoming addiction through football, playing for Australia at the Homeless World Cup and why being a part of a team really matters.

Ann Odong is the founder of The Women's Game, a leading website in women's football coverage in Australia. We talk to Ann about the story of The Women's Game, the rise of The Matildas and what the media can do better in profiling women in sport.

An Olympian and Matilda at just 16, Sally Shipard shares some of the personal challenges she has faced both on and off the football field. We talk to Sally about competing with a ‘Movember Mo’, skin fold tests and eating disorders, playing professionally while living on a walnut farm and finding purpose after football.