'Sport in this country has never seen anything quite like it. Mid last year, Australia co-hosted the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Matildas’ memorable run to a fourth-place finish captivated the nation – from Sam Kerr’s calf to that Cortnee Vine penalty. Attendance and television records were broken and broken again. For a month, women’s sport occupied the national consciousness in a way it never had before.' (Introduction)