Catherine Joan Bott

They added an extra two weeks of pre-season.

You know, we've got CJ Bott, who's a new mom.

Mm.

Doing everything we can to support her.

In defense, we have Mac Barry, Abby Erceg, Marisa van der Meer, Ali Walker.

Midfield attack, we have Grace Jale, CJ Bott, who is still out, uh, at the moment with her pregnancy.

Uh, congratulations to her having a baby.

Mikayla Woods, Brooke Nunn, Samba, who's still injured and appears to still be in the UAE, wherever it is she is.

We needed to get it done.

Um, and so, yeah, going into this preseason, I was thinking we were looking really good, and then we've brought in so many good players that our squad is looking seriously stacked everywhere, really.

Um, and not only that, but I think due to, you know, CJ Bott and, and Samba is like that, and Alyssa Wynnum as well, that they're not gonna be ready for the start of the season.

You look, you think later on in the season, about halfway through, our s- our squad should get even stronger.

You can also add in, and, and they're sort of new signings really because they didn't play a heck of a lot last year.

CJ Bott, who's become a mum and is back, um, back in training, and Samba of course, who came with, um, you know, huge wraps and a massive following and, uh, is also on track to feature in the, um, maybe after the first three or four games of the season.

So yeah, add those two in as well.

Uh, Tiana Jay, Belle Lucia, Leon, Daisy Brazendale, Lara Wall, Macy Fraser, and Emma Pijnenburg have all left.

I think Abby Erceg comes in and plays from the start.

Um, well, I imagine she would anyway.

And, and then in midfield, Grace Jale, who was so impressive last year, but CJ Bott and Temeka Yallop, I mean, she's probably gonna play.

There's all sorts of, um, of selection conundrums for Bev Priestman.