Meet the Girls:
With the WNPL season now underway, we thought we should get to know some of the characters in the squad, and meet some of the younger ones coming through the ranks.
Catch up on the first round of WNPL action.
Kaitlin Murphy
Winger/Fullback
31
| Junior Club | Kincumber Roos & East Gosford |
| Years at CCM Academy | Five |
| Random Talent | Professional Koala & Wombat Cuddler |
| Netflix Addiction | Peaky Blinders |
| Player you Idolise | Ellie Carpenter & Lionel Messi |
| Favourite Football Team | Central Coast Mariners & FC Barcelona Women’s |
Jordyn Drysdale
Centre Back
19
| Junior Club | The Entrance/Bateau Bay |
| Years at CCM Academy | Six |
| Random Talent | Good at Fortnite |
| Netflix Addiction | The 100 |
| Player you Idolise | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Favourite Football Team | Arsenal |
Skye Parkes
Attacking Midfielder
16
| Junior Club | Magic United TFA |
| Years at CCM Academy | Three |
| Random Talent | Can partially dislocate shoulder (Shoulder subluxation) |
| Netflix Addiction | Outer Banks |
| Player you Idolise | Alex Morgan |
| Favourite Football Team | Manchester United |
Annabelle King
GK
16
| Junior Club | Junior Singapore Soccer League |
| Years at CCM Academy | Four |
| Random Talent | Can flex top half of thumb flat |
| Netflix Addiction | Gilmore Girls |
| Player you Idolise | Lydia Williams |
| Favourite Football Team | Matildas |
Kyara O’Brien
GK
16
| Junior Club | Kariong Cougars |
| Years at CCM Academy | Six |
| Random Talent | Can twist tongue |
| Netflix Addiction | Shameless |
| Player you Idolise | Jada Whyman |
| Favourite Football Team | Sydney FC Women’s |
Emily Garrett
Defensive Midfield
17
| Junior Club | Terrigal United |
| Years at CCM Academy | Five |
| Random Talent | Can twist tongue |
| Netflix Addiction | Friends |
| Player you Idolise | Mary Fowler |
| Favourite Football Team | Sydney FC Women’s |
Bella de Meyer
Winger
16
| Junior Club | Avoca Sharks |
| Years at CCM Academy | Three |
| Random Talent | Plays the drums |
| Netflix Addiction | Formula 1: Drive to Survive |
| Player you Idolise | Lindsey Horan |
| Favourite Football Team | Manchester City |
Kasey Boelhouwer
Midfielder
17
| Junior Club | Southern & Ettalong United |
| Years at CCM Academy | Nine |
| Random Talent | Starting own business at 16 |
| Netflix Addiction | Manifest |
| Player you Idolise | Emily Van Egmond |
| Favourite Football Team | Sydney FC Women’s |
Kiah Carmody
Centre Back
21
| Junior Club | Great Lakes Football |
| Years at CCM Academy | Five |
| Random Talent | Plays Touch Footy |
| Netflix Addiction | Outerbanks |
| Player you Idolise | Nemanja Vidic |
| Favourite Football Team | Manchester United |
Chloe Smith
Midfielder
18
| Junior Club | Swansea Swans |
| Years at CCM Academy | First Year |
| Random Talent | Don’t have one |
| Netflix Addiction | The Office |
| Player you Idolise | Hayley Raso |
| Favourite Football Team | Manchester City |
Sophie Nenadovic
Centre Midfield
23
| Junior Club | Warners Bay Football Club |
| Years at CCM Academy | First Year |
| Random Talent | Can speak a second language |
| Netflix Addiction | Greys Anatomy |
| Player you Idolise | Thiago Alcantara |
| Favourite Football Team | Liverpool |
Peter Preston
Head Coach/TD
50
| Junior Club | Camden Tiger & Macarthur Rams |
| Years at CCM Academy | Seven |
| Random Talent | Golf |
| Netflix Addiction | Ted Lasso |
| Player you Idolise | David Beckham & Kevin De Bruyne |
| Favourite Football Team | Central Coast Mariners & Manchester United |
