Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry stronger than ever for first World Cup as a mother

Beyond her physical return to fitness, Gorry credits the support of national coach Tony Gustavsson and the wider Matildas backroom staff for providing the “massive turning point” to help get her to where she is now: ready for the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

Katrina Gorry credits her national coach Tony Gustravsson and wier Matildas backroom staff for providing the support she needed. Pic: Matt King/Getty Images

Katrina Gorry knows there is more to life than football. And it is her life off the pitch at the moment that is driving the Matildas midfielder to reach new heights on it. The experienced playmaker says she is the strongest she has ever been, nearly two years after giving birth to her daughter, Harper.

“I feel like my body’s in better shape than it ever has been before,” Gorry says. “After I had her [Harper] it’s almost like my body went and reset. And little niggles that I had before her have just gone away and never come back. So it’s been pretty cool how it’s almost just refreshed my whole body.”