Matildas squad named for Korea Republic international

A 20 player touring squad has been named by Matildas head coach Alen Stajcic for next week's international with Korea Republic.

The experimental squad has seen six players with less than 10 Matildas appearances named as well as the recall of veteran midfielder Caitlin Munoz.

Perth Glory forward Sam Kerr is an obvious omission after rupturing a foot ligament last week with Newcastle Jets midfielder Chloe Logarzo, who has been rewarded for her W-League form, her replacement.

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“We need to keep building and developing more depth in the squad to make sure we’ve got healthy competition for places which in turn will push players to keep getting better and not rest on their laurels,” said Stajcic.

“A number of the girls have been doing well in the W-League this season but it all goes up to another level when you play internationals so this trip will give us an indication of how we are tracking with our preparations and also find out which players really want to push their claims to be part of the Olympic qualifiers.”

The squad also boasts plenty of experience with German based duo Emily van Egmond and Elise Kellond-Knight, who has been nominted for the 2015 AFC Women’s Player of the Year, also set to participate in the camp and international in Incheon.

“Our recent trip to China for matches against England and China showed we have a lot of work to do before February and we need to make the most of this chance to get the squad together and play against a nation that will also be fighting it out for one of the two Olympic spots.”

The Matildas depart on Tuesday 24 November and return home on 1 December 2015.

Korea Republic v Westfield Matildas

Sunday 29 November 2015

Incheon Stadium, Incheon

Kick-Off: 2:15pm local time (4:15pm AEDT)

Name	Date of Birth	Position	Club	A International Caps (Goals)
Laura Alleway	28/11/1989	Defender	Melbourne City FC	38 (2)
Tara Andrews	13/03/1994	Forward	Newcastle Jets	1 (0)
Mackenzie Arnold (gk)	25/02/1994	Goalkeeper	Perth Glory	7 (0)
Tameka Butt	16/06/1991	Midfielder	Brisbane Roar	51 (7)
Stephanie Catley	26/01/1994	Defender	Melbourne City FC	41 (2)
Larissa Crummer	10/01/1996	Forward	Melbourne City FC	8 (1)
Lisa De Vanna	14/11/1984	Forward	Melbourne City FC	105 (37)
Caitlin Foord	11/11/1994	Forward	Perth Glory	37 (5)
Katrina Gorry	13/08/1992	Midfielder	Brisbane Roar	37 (11)
Amy Harrison	21/04/1996	Midfielder	Sydney FC	2 (0)
Michelle Heyman	4/07/1988	Forward	Canberra United	41 (15)
Elise Kellond-Knight	10/08/1990	Midfielder	Potsdam FC (Germany)	64 (1)
Alanna Kennedy	21/01/1995	Midfielder	Sydney FC	36 (0)
Chloe Logarzo	22/12/1994	Midfielder	Newcastle Jets	2 (0)
Caitlin Munoz	4/10/1983	Forward	Canberra United	56 (13)
Clare Polkinghorne	1/02/1989	Defender	Brisbane Roar	80 (5)
Kyah Simon	25/06/1991	Forward	Sydney FC	57 (14)
Emily van Egmond	12/07/1993	Midfielder	FFC Frankfurt (Germany)	46 (11)
Lydia Williams (gk)	13/05/1988	Goalkeeper	Canberra United	48 (0)
Georgia Yeoman-Dale	24/02/1994	Midfielder	Newcastle Jets