#19 - Sarah Walsh, Beyond the Pitch

Women’s football in Australia didn’t just grow. It was built. Fought for. Pushed forward by players who believed the game deserved more.And few understand that better than Sarah Walsh.A former Matilda who helped drive the standards on the pitch, Sarah is now shaping the future of the game off it as COO of the AFC Women's Asian Cup. The very tournament she once won as a player.Her story is more than a career pivot. It’s a full-circle legacy.From the early days of limited resources and relentless travel schedules, to now leading one of the biggest competitions in Asian women’s football, Sarah has seen every era of the game, and helped change it.In this episode of Momentum, we unpack what it really took to build the foundations of today’s women’s game, the responsibility of leadership in sport, and why the fight for progress doesn’t end when you hang up the boots.This is about evolution. Ownership. And leaving the game better than you found it.