The Matildas went on strike in late 2015 after ongoing frustrations over inadequate pay, training facilities and travel arrangements.

To say that the PFA and FFA’s new collective bargaining agreement has paid off would be a wild understatement.

What followed was Australia’s first victory in the knockout stages of a World Cup, a penalty kick away from being in the Olympics semi-final and sold out international friendlies that culminated in a FIFA ranking of fourth.

Logarzo told FourFourTwo that being along for the Matildas ride over the last two years has been exhilarating.

“It’s been an unbelievable roller coaster, I can’t even put into words how amazing it’s actually been since we played the Olympic qualifiers in Japan,” she said.

“From the Matildas point of view, we weren’t viewed as athletes before this with our pay and everything before that.

“We weren’t viewed as being professional even though we put in the professional effort.

“Every single individual now has this desire to want to be the very best they can be.

“For me it’s not just because we are in the limelight at the moment but because we are driven to inspire other people.

“Being able to play at home where we are selling out crowds of 16,000 people is amazing for us.”

Logarzo said along with the support from the general public the Matildas performance has been raised due to the increased professionalism.

“That aspect has gotten so much better,” she said.

 “If we keep playing the amounts of games that we have been playing in that past couple years it’s going to be hard for us to not be at number one if we keep going the way that we have been going.”

The 22-year-old midfielder also lauded the Matildas coaching staff for bringing the best out of the squad.

“To be able to get the results that we are getting is all hats off to Allen Stajcic," Logarzo said.

 “With the way that he is coaching and the people that he is bringing they have been able to guide us to where we need to be.

“We have support 24 hours a day where we are monitored every single day and every training session.

“We have a conversation with our strength and conditioning coach every single Monday.

“It shows they care about us and that they are supporting us and if we need to do better in a certain area or when we need a break they advise us on that.”

Ahead of the upcoming Asian Cup which  doubles as World Cup qualifiers Logarzo was confident about the team’s chances.

“It’s something I have been waiting for so long,” she said.

“We have a pretty good group and all the girls are in pretty good form as we’ve had a great W-League this year.

“The level has increased so much since last year so it’s going to be good to get into camp and see what all the girls are like.

“I feel like I haven’t been in the national team since forever so I’m buzzing.”