The winds of change continue to sweep through the Matildas with Hesterine de Reus on Wednesday confirming that two new captains had been installed. 
Australia set to have two captains for the first time | TWG

Matildas Head Coach Hesterine de Reus today officially announced the Matildas international schedule for June/July with the World No. 9 set to play New Zealand, the Netherlands and France. 
Australia set for international friendlies in June/July | (Source: Danielle Warby)

The France Women's National Team are set to host Australia in a friendly as tune up for the Women's European Championships in Sweden.
France to host the Matildas in July | (Source: Getty)

A picture of the Matildas 2013 international friendly calendar is starting to form with news trickling through of the first Matildas matches under new coach Hesterine de Reus.   
Australia and NZ are set to continue their rivalry | (Source: Getty)

Is Matildas Assistant Coach Spencer Prior set to leave the Matildas senior team? 
Is Prior set to follow Sermanni in exiting the Matildas? | (Source: Getty)

Matildas coach Hesterine de Reus has called in a reduced squad of 22 players for the second national camp of 2013.
de Reus brings in new players for second camp | Source: TWG

For every Kyah Simon, Elise Kellond-Knight or Lisa De Vanna there are dozens of other players looking to achieve the same ultimate goal in football; representing this country on the world stage.
Katrina Gorry stated her case for Matildas selection (Source: TWG)

New Matildas coach Hesterine de Reus has announced the squad for her first Matildas training camp. 
de Reus calls up the new and old for first camp | Source: Getty

On a Tuesday night in Australia we received a piece of correspondence that would change our world.  Too dramatic? Okay maybe a little bit but as the Twittersphere caught the news many Australian fans had the same reaction we did; shock, disbelief and maybe one or two tears (or three or four).  Basically we went through all the stages of grief in a six hour period.

In 2012 the women’s football public said goodbye to two Matildas favourites from opposite sides of the pitch as striker Sarah Walsh and defender Thea Slatyer announced their retirements from international football.