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The Matildas effect on your daughter: what changed, what didn't

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A girl in a green-and-gold Matildas-style jersey slides on her knees in celebration after scoring on a suburban community football pitch, teammates running to join her at golden hour.

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Your eight year old daughter wears a number 20 on her back. She knows who Sam Kerr is. She knows what a Matildas shirt looks like. Three years ago, none of this would have been true.

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