Kerr 'always part of the team' ruled out of Olympic squad: Williams

Retiring Matildas goalkeeper says Sam Kerr will 'always be part' of the Matildas team as her ACL injury rules her out of the 2024 Olympic squad.

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00:00 I mean we want Sam to be as fit and healthy as she can and you know for her

00:07 that's you know taking her time with this injury it's a major injury and you

00:11 know she has all our full support and just backing and making sure she comes

00:15 back healthy so you know she's here for the long term and making sure that you

00:19 know she's a part of the Matilda squad for you know a number of years so

00:23 really it is making sure she's in the best form that she can be.

00:29 How big of a team is the Matilda squad?

00:35 Yeah the team's been solid for a while it's what we do in camp and I think you

00:40 know the Matilda's fever is that we all really support each other and

00:44 care for each other and when one person hasn't been available we've had multiple

00:49 people step up and you know that's what we're doing now supporting her in the

00:53 best way that we can but making sure that the whole squad is in a good

00:57 way going forward and you know having that role leadership role looked after as well.

01:03 Will she have any role in the Olympics coming up or will it be more of an attraction?

01:09 I mean she's gonna be like she's always part of the team but you know she's in

01:14 rehab right now and that's the most important thing that she focuses on her

01:17 individual rehab and yeah she should definitely be a part of the team in some

01:21 way whether that's just whatever that might be but most important thing is her

01:26 as a player and as a person so we've got to respect that.

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