Avoca Beach junior surfer Talia Tebb took out the Under 12 girls event at the Woolworths Surfer Groms Northern Beaches Final Day on October 16, taking her to first spot on the national rankings. See

Mariners confirm entry of Liberty A-League Womens team

The Central Coast Mariners are pleased to announce the first signing for our A-League Women’s side, with the team officially set to enter the Liberty A-League Women’s competition for the 2023/24 season.

Local forward Annalise Rasmussen, a long-time women’s academy member, has become the first signing for the club heading into the side’s first season.

Her progression into the Liberty A-League Women’s side symbolises the opportunity that will now be available for youth players on the Coast. Females in the region will have a direct pathway from academy prospects to Liberty A-League Women’s players, and eventually National team stars.

Rasmussen’s deal comes off the back of a big week for the Mariners Liberty A-League Women’s side. Football Australia’s Board has officially approved the licence, meaning that the team will enter the league for the 2023/24 season.

Football Australia’s CEO, James Johnson said:

“Football Australia is excited to see a team from the Central Coast return to participate at the national level in the Liberty A-League Women competition.” “As we look ahead to the CommBank Matildas playing against Thailand in November and the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 2023, this is a once in a generation opportunity to supercharge women’s football in Australia. A Mariners team for a well-supported Central Coast region will demonstrate to young women and girls what dreams are possible and provide a platform into our national teams.”

The side will also be playing every match at the home of the Mariners, Central Coast Stadium. This is in line with an upcoming agreement with Venues Live.

Following years of success with the club’s female academy, the Mariners inclusion in the Liberty A-League Women’s competition now marks a move to provide female footballers with an opportunity to become CommBank Matildas while still staying on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Mariners CEO Shaun Mielekamp is pleased to finally see the Mariners football ecosystem completed, after what has been a long road to have an A-League women’s side enter the competition.

Alani Morris was also victorious on the day

Talia tops national rankings

Avoca Beach junior surfer Talia Tebb took out the Under 12 girls event at the Woolworths Surfer Groms Northern Beaches Final Day on October 16, taking her to first spot on the national rankings.

Held at Curl Curl Beach, the event saw Talia notch up her fourth win in the 2022 calendar year.

She continued her impressive form in challenging conditions, scoring one of the highest single waves for the ladies with a 6.33 ride.

Olive Morriss, also of Avoca Beach, came second in the event, taking her to second spot on the national rankings.

An extremely close final in the Under 10 Girls saw Alani Morris of Shelly Beach emerge victorious, after locking in the highest single waves of the heat with a 5.8 ride.

Regarded as one of the major

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stepping stones in the development of young Australian surfers, the 10-event Woolworths Surfer Groms Comps series caters for surfers from Under 8 to Under 14, with events to be held in NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia over summer as competitors earn points towards state and national rankings.

Other results for Central Coast surfers saw Alani Morris of Shelly Beach take out the Under 10 Girls and Nixon Vaughan of Bateau Bay come second in the Under 10 Boys.

Mia MacMahon of Norah Head came fourth in the Under 14 Girls and Noah Hartney of Killcare came fourth in the Under 14 Boys.

The next NSW event will be held at Cronulla on December 3.