Nightmare injury run leaves Matildas coach seeking 'answers' ahead of Olympics

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Nightmare injury run leaves Matildas coach seeking 'answers' ahead of Olympics
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Tony Gustavsson is set to field a different looking Matildas outfit in this week's friendly against Mexico, as the team continues to deal with injuries to a host of big-name players ahead of the Olympics.

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson is set to deploy a different looking line-up for this week's friendly against Mexico.

It's secret squirrel stuff, and the first glimpse will come in San Antonio against the current world No.31. And then there's Sam Kerr, missing up to a year after the dreaded rupture of an anterior cruciate ligament, and under the cloud of a racially aggravated offence in the UK for allegedly calling a police officer something in the realms of "stupid white copper".

Just 16 outfielders must play seven matches in 17 days, should the Matildas reach the last four as they did at last year's World Cup. At the Olympics, the Kerr-less Matildas will be instead led by Steph Catley in a tough group including the US, Germany and an African nation.We put the spotlight on women making a big impact on and off the field in the sporting world – from the grassroots through to the elite level.

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