Blayney calls in 30 Player Squad For CommBank Young Matildas Training Camp

CommBank Young Matildas head coach Leah Blayney has called up 30 players for a training camp in Sydney from 10 -16 May 2022. 

The Australian Women’s U-20 squad will train at Blacktown International Sportspark as they continue their preparations for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ to be held in August this year. 

This will be the second time the U-20 Women’s World Cup hopefuls will come together.  A two-week training camp and international series against New Zealand last month finished with a win and a draw for the Aussies. Since that series, the players have returned to club football in the state National Premier Leagues (NPL) competitions. 

Eleven different clubs and four Institute programs are represented in the training squad that includes players from six different Member Federations across the country.  Three players have earned a first call up to the U-20 level including defender Alexia Apostolakis, forward Abbey Lemon and midfielder Paige Zois. 

Blayney welcomed the return of the players into another national team camp as they continue to lay the foundations for their World Cup campaign. 

The CommBank Young Matildas in their international friendly against New Zealand in Canberra, April 2022. (Photo: Anthony Caffery)
The CommBank Young Matildas in their international friendly against New Zealand in Canberra, April 2022. (Photo: Anthony Caffery / Football Australia)

“In building towards the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup™, we have put together a strategy that gradually allows for the players to expand their knowledge in a considered manner,” Blayney said. 

“With this camp, we will introduce the next set of concepts, reinforce the positives that came out of the review of the April internationals while continuing to foster cohesion and understanding within the team.” 

“In terms of squad selection, the door continues to remain open, and we will still have the purpose of rewarding impressive performances.  We have added some new faces to this camp as an acknowledgement of strong A-Leagues Women seasons and bringing in those who are currently performing in their NPL environments across the country.” 

The CommBank Young Matildas in their international friendly against New Zealand in Canberra, April 2022. (Photo: Ann Odong / Football Australia)
The CommBank Young Matildas in their international friendly against New Zealand in Canberra, April 2022. (Photo: Ann Odong / Football Australia)

“Over the coming months, we will be closely monitoring how all eligible potential players are progressing to ensure that we capture all the players that can enhance us in August.” 

Later this week Blayney and the CommBank Young Matildas’ group stage opponents will be revealed when the Official Draw takes place in the early hours of the morning on Friday, 6 May at the Teatro Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica. 



COMMBANK YOUNG MATILDAS SQUAD | TRAINING CAMP | 10 – 16 MAY 2022

NAME

POSITION

CLUB / MEMBER FEDERATION

Alexia APOSTOLAKIS

Defender

Football NSW Institute / Football NSW

Naomi CHINNAMA

Defender

Blacktown Spartans / Football Victoria

Jynaya DOS SANTOS

Forward

Football NSW Institute / Football NSW

Kirsty FENTON

Defender

NWS Spirit FC / NNSW Football

Gemma FERRIS

Defender

Football NSW Institute / Football NSW

Daniela GALIC

Midfielder

Football NSW Institute / Football NSW

Sheridan GALLAGHER

Forward

Illawarra Stingrays / Football NSW

Abbey GREEN

Forward

Northern Tigers / Football West

Bryleeh HENRY

Forward

Blacktown Spartans / Football NSW

Sarah HUNTER

Midfielder

APIA Leichhardt / Football NSW

Sally JAMES

Goalkeeper

Blacktown Spartans / Capital Football

Kahli JOHNSON

Forward

Manly United / Football NSW

Hannah JONES

Midfielder

Sydney University FC / Football NSW

Caitlin KARIC

Forward

FV Emerging Matildas / Football Victoria

Aideen KEANE

Forward

Northern Tigers / Football NSW

Abbey LEMON

Forward

Blacktown Spartans / Football NSW

Chloe LINCOLN

Goalkeeper

Canberra United Academy / Capital Football

Hana LOWRY

Midfielder

Blacktown Spartans / Football West

Leticia MCKENNA

Midfielder

Blacktown Spartans / Football West

Alana MURPHY

Midfielder

Blacktown Spartans / Football Victoria

Emilia MURRAY

Forward

NTC Adelaide / Football SA

Jessika NASH

Defender

Blacktown Spartans / Football NSW

Anna NORTON

Goalkeeper

Blacktown Spartans / Football NSW

Leia PUXTY

Defender

Adamstown Rosebud FC / NNSW Football

Jamilla RANKIN

Defender

Blacktown Spartans / NNSW Football

Cushla RUE

Defender

Sydney University FC / Football NSW

Charlize RULE

Defender

Sydney Olympic / Football NSW

Sienna SAVESKA

Midfield

Football NSW Institute / Football NSW

Ella TONKIN

Defender

Northern Tigers / Football SA

Paige ZOIS

Midfielder

Bulleen Lions / Football Victoria