Tom Smithies

Executive Editor @aleaguemen and @aleaguewomen. Ex-Football Editor (and beer critic) for Sydney Daily Telegraph. Southampton & Marine FC fan. Exiled Suffolk-ite

[Ninja A-League @aleaguewomen]

After a car accident that saw her thrown 12 metres through the windscreen, Rylee Foster was told she'd never play again.

Seven fractures in her neck placed her in an immobilising halo.

Foster thought her football career was done.

But she kept on fighting.

What happened next is one of football's most incredible stories - culminating in round one of the Liberty A-League when she walked out with @WgtnPhoenixFC 731 days after her trauma 👇

She tells her story like never before in an inspirational episode of A-Leagues #AllAccess, Rise Like a Phoenix, from 7:30pm AEDT on https://t.co/Ap6ysYuadb & KEEPUP YouTube 📺

#ALW #WellingtonPhoenix

[WS Wanderers FC @wswanderersfc]

📰 Striker Marcus Antonsson speaks to @aleaguemen about his storied career in Europe and the pedigree he brings to Marko Rudan’s forward line this season: https://t.co/DxcYqmSMLC #WSW

[Isuzu UTE A-League @aleaguemen]

The A-Leagues is delighted to have been nominated for three content awards at the @SportsPro #OTTAwards23 in Madrid.

- Best Original Content: A-Leagues All Access
- Best Digital First Production: Dub Zone
- Best Social Media Strategy

Details: https://t.co/Y5wa3gObRT

[Tom Smithies @SaintSmithies]

@DavemcMarine Really sad to hear. David took me on my first proper away trip, to Denbigh United I’m pretty sure. A very kind man.

[Tom Smithies @SaintSmithies]

Tom Rogic could delight us and infuriate us - here's why he had every right to do both. So long, Tom, and thanks for the memories https://t.co/7eWgmWGa1V

[KEEPUP @keepupau]

When @KyahSimon walks down the street, people often stop her to say something truly beautiful.

It is what has brought her back home 🇦🇺❤️

“There’s something really special and authentic about that, and that makes me really proud to even be a part of that.”

📰 https://t.co/W2U64sLjf6

[KEEPUP @keepupau]

From "moments of real promise" to a chastening moment on debut, how the Socceroos fared amid a "perfect test" in Texas.

✍️ @SaintSmithies
https://t.co/Iqbpr77AgR

[KEEPUP @keepupau]

If Australia wants to continue being an international leader in women's football, this is the World Cup lesson we must now take.

✍️ A question for Tony Gustavsson and his bosses was starkly laid out in Brisbane.

https://t.co/6DluWnRQfA

[Tim Harcourt @TimHarcourt]

@Elia_Santoro @SaintSmithies Thanks Elia - I learnt a lot from that article

[Elia Santoro 💙 @Elia_Santoro]

Explained: 100-year-old tactic England used to knock out the Matildas via ⁦@SaintSmithies⁩

“Tactically too Sarina Wiegman showed Gustavsson why she has three times been FIFA’s Coach of the Year” https://t.co/N8ezZ4dKly

[Greg Bearup @gbearup]

Two moments of genius turn a disaster in the making to the making of Tony Gustavsson. Great article from ⁦@SaintSmithies⁩ https://t.co/iqV0C67uur

[Tom Smithies @SaintSmithies]

A few thoughts on Tony Gustavsson, the disaster that nearly was, and how his world has changed. https://t.co/b05PeAWXan

[KEEPUP @keepupau]

Australia has been handed a World Cup 'golden ticket' at the perfect moment.

Meanwhile, a Matilda's QF role has gone '𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝'.

👏 "Hallmark of a winning team"

🎖️"That’s what champion teams do."

✍️ @elise_kk8

https://t.co/ntchbNVXFX

[Taryn Heddo @tarynheddo]

How do you define bravery in football? The penalties are the obvious answer from Saturday but for me, Kyra Cooney-Cross continuously taking on the French press on up there as well. https://t.co/Sl2Y2TeK6M

[KEEPUP @keepupau]

Two images, taken 13 years apart. One story that shows the 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 of women’s football in Australia 🇦🇺🔥👇

Emily van Egmond 🗣️: “My first ever Matildas game [pictured top], there was maybe a couple of thousand people.

“𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭, 𝟕𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐨𝐫 𝟖𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥.

“It’s an amazing atmosphere every single time we step out on the field…It really is like a 12th man out there for us at times.

“Honestly, it’s unreal, and it definitely doesn’t go unnoticed by the girls.

“We just hope that it continues from here on out and we’re just continuing to inspire the next generation.”

👏👏👏

📰: https://t.co/VbiLyUoWzf

[Tom Smithies @SaintSmithies]

Really enjoyed talking to various coaches and teammates about the rise of @hayleyraso … The Real thing at last: How Hayley Raso has been racing to the top for 12 years https://t.co/lXmP6uUGDV

[KEEPUP @keepupau]

ANALYSIS 🇦🇺

"Maybe with this team it always has to be this way. Maybe they need to go to the brink, to flirt with disaster, before they really kick into gear," writes @SaintSmithies.

https://t.co/oO1OiCOG2Q

[Tom Smithies @SaintSmithies]

@matthewcomito @P_frim @AntRobinson23 @teopellizzeri Seems they don’t teach the meaning of the word “alphabetical” in some Perth schools.

[KEEPUP @keepupau]

.@TheMatildas may be without Sam Kerr for their clash with Nigeria, but they still have plenty of contributors up top! ⚽️🇦🇺💪

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WWC hub: https://t.co/9FJZGjNcKv

#FIFAWWC #DubAtTheCup

[KEEPUP @keepupau]

🤕 Sam Kerr latest
🤔 Two starters sit out
🤩 Veteran returns to training.

@SaintSmithies and @P_frim bring you the latest from @TheMatildas camp in Brisbane.

📰 https://t.co/RT99Agu4jm