Roving reporters: Coles MiniRoos x CommBank Matildas

Hi, my name's Eli. Today we're going to interview the Matildas about how they played football when they were kids, just like us. Over to you, Eli. When I was younger, my favourite position to play was central midfield. But now that I'm older, I'm playing centre back. Did you always want to be a professional player? I think from the age of nine I wanted to be a professional player. That's when I knew I could play for my country. What's your favourite thing of being a Matilda? My favourite thing being Matilda would have to be playing with my teammates and also playing in front of our amazing fans and playing in Australia. Claire, what was the first club you played for? The first club that I played for was called the Grenfell Junior Soccer Club and it's in country New South Wales. Okay, so you're from New South Wales? I am from New South Wales. How many kippy yuppies can you do? Oh, I haven't done them for a while. When I was younger, I always used to do them and I think my record was around 80 or 90, but yeah. What was your memories of your first coach? My first coach, her name was Emily. A girl? Yeah, a girl coach and she was amazing. I remember enjoying myself a lot. How many football games have you played in your life? It would be a lot. I started playing when I was six years old and I'm 22 now, so a lot of games. Who was your best supporter when you were a kid? When I was a kid, my mum and dad were my biggest supporters. They took me to all my trainings, all my games and always supported me in whatever I did. Sorry, that happened to me too. That's awesome. What is your top piece of advice for young players like us? Just to have fun and work hard.