Golden Boot winner Tayla O’Brien has been named in the starting line-up for Eastern Suburbs as they prepare to meet Western Springs in the Grand Final of the Women’s National League.
O’Brien stayed on the bench for Suburbs’ last round-robin fixture after hobbling off the pitch with an ankle injury against Southern United a fortnight ago.
But she’s been included in the starting side for the big game at Mt Smart Stadium.
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Fixture
Game to be played on Sunday December 18, 2022
Eastern Suburbs v Western Springs
Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland, 2pm
Watch live: This game will be broadcast live on Sky Sport 2.
Here are the teams confirmed an hour before the 2pm kick-off:
Teams
Eastern Suburbs
1 — Brooke Bennett (GK)
3 — Erinna Wong
4 — Charlotte Wilford Carroll
5 — Rebekah Van Dort (captain)
8 — Tayla O’Brien
12 — Kenya Brooke
13 — Olivia Page
15 — Rachel Head
18 — Saki Yoshida
21 — Nicole Mettam
23 — Deven Jackson
Substitutes
22 — Kate Payne (GK)
6 — Annie Byrne
9 — Juliette Lucas
11 — Aimee Atkins
17 — Arya Blacker
19 — Nicole Cooper
20 — Zoe Benson
Coaching staff
Head coach: Stephen Hoyle
Assistant coaches: Brock Radich, Aaron McFarland, Tayla O’Brien
Physio: Luke Garvan
Team manager: Szu Wong
Trainer: Sunz Singh
Western Springs
21 — Angelique Tuisamoa (GK)
4 — Lily Jervis (captain)
6 — Jaedeci Uluvili
7 — Lily Taitimu
10 — Sofia Garcia
11 — Rina Hirano
12 — Arisa Takeda
13 — Sam Tawharu
14 — Jess Innes
18 — Emma Pijnenburg
28 — Celia Mayo
Substitutes
1 — Emily Couchman (GK)
2 — Sophia Dyer
15 — Lisa Kemp
22 — Maia Lythe
24 — Kitty Jacob
33 — Helena O’Connor
48 — Rhee Morrison
Coaching staff
Head coach: Ryan Faithfull
Assistant coaches: Alec Flood, Chloe Henderson
Goalkeeper coach: Doug Robinson
Physio: Justin Lopes
Team manager: Kelly Bolus
Match officials
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
Assistants: Heloise Welch, Courtney Bremner
Fourth official: Beth Rattray
Assessor: Jan-Hendrik Hintz
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