We've got equal pay and Jenna McCormick, why on earth would we stop there?
1. ERIN PHILLIPS
Born: 19 May 1985
Height: 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight: 77 kg (170 lb)
Career Highlight (two of about 30): 2 x AFLW Players' Most Valuable Player Award (2017, 2019)
For those of you who don't follow AFLW, Jenna McCormick's captain and Premiership winning teammate is truly the big cahuna. If we can somehow nab her, we're laughing.
She's already a bloody successful code-hopper as well, representing the Opals and playing in the world's best basketball league, the WNBA.
She actually assistant coaches the Dallas Wings over in Texas, but we're sure we could find an NWSL club for her if she misses the South.
All this makes her incredibly quick and athletic, with an amazing spring in her jump that could see her rival Sam Kerr for headers. But she's also damn tough and if there's one thing McCormick's shown, a bit of bite in the backline is exactly what we need.
2. ASHLEY SHARP
Date of birth: 11 June 1997
Height: 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s): Forward
Career Highlight: Fremantle leading goalkicker 2017
22-year-old Ashley Sharp is the reigning AFLW goal of the year winner for a reason. Anybody this fast we definitely can use in the Matildas.
She's a keen goal scorer so we're sure she'd have the attacking instincts already and the best part? She's already a code-hopper, playing state basketball in addition to AFLW.
Basketball, footy, football...too easy.
3. EMMA KEARNEY
Date of birth: 24 September 1989
Height: 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Career Highlight: AFLW Best & Fairest winner: 2018
One to add a bit of depth for the midfield, Kearney literally has it all. She's short, stocky and extremely powerful but agile, lightning quick and a dangerous poacher to boot.
She's a quintruple threat if such a thing exists and if it doesn't, we're not game enough to tell her.
She's also, like most of this list, a code-switcher and WBBL star for the Melbourne Stars, who we can lure to the light side if we maybe just convince FIFA to change the rules a little and allow a few more hard chest-high tackles.
We reckon it's worth it.
4. DARCY VESCIO
Date of birth 3 August 1993
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Career Highlight: Mark of the Year: 2017 (watch below, it's a cracker)
Carlton superstar Vescio is of dual Chinese-Italian heritage so she's clearly just been waiting until somebody else makes the jump to football, we'll expect her in a Matildas jersey any day now...
The 'Australian household name' according to ESPN has the chance to be a world household name if she makes the jump to football, and boy can this woman jump.
She's become one of the most marketed athletes in the AFLW over the past few years due to her incredible skill, work-rate, goalscoring finesse and the fact that she's so overtly passionate about the game.
So if she's that passionate about scarves and Four 'N' Twenty pies, just wait until she sees what we've got over our side...
5. TAYLA HARRIS
Date of birth: 16 April 1997
Height: 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s): Forward/ ruck
Career Highlights: 2× AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2017, 2018
Here's one that even the most ardent football-tragic will be well aware of. A marketing move made in heaven for FFA, if we can encourage Harris to become a footballer the sky is the limit.
Another who could add some fight into the Matildas squad, Harris is actually a very successful boxer outside of AFLW, so compared to thumping people, football should be pretty easy going...(watch the video below if you dare).
After this iconic photo made her a household name, Harris was iconoclasted in bronze in Federation Square. So we might need to get a sculptor to make a few adjustments, but we're sure we'll be able to manage.
Maybe just a far bigger statue of her volleying the winner at the next World Cup next to it?
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