Australian National Team Tours
Football Australia has partnered with the Australian Government and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade on international tours involving Australian National Football Teams, with the aim of strengthening understanding and engagement between countries through football.
For each of these trips, I’ve served as Head of Delegation and Project Manager, overseeing and balancing a range of different team functions - including high performance, community engagement, media, partnerships, and logistics.
All of these projects involved extensive cross-cultural engagement, both with media and community, and frequently see involvement from counterpart government representatives.
Take a look at some of the tours below, and click through to explore further!
Pacific Step Up Tour 2019
This tour saw Australia’s U-17 Women’s National Football Team, the Junior Matildas, travel to Tonga, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands, for three international matches supported by the Australian Government through PacificAus Sports.
You can read more about PacificAus Sports here - https://www.pacificaussports.gov.au/about/pacificaus-sports
A longer form piece of writing I authored on the tour is viewable here - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/delivering-pacificstepup-tour-westfield-junior-matildas-kieran-lilley/
NFACR Young Matildas China Tour
This tour saw Australia’s U-20 Women’s National Football Team, the CommBank Young Matildas, travel to Xiamen, China, for a two match series supported by the Australian Government through the National Foundation for Australia China Relations.
You can read more about the National Foundation for Australia China Relations here - https://www.australiachinafoundation.org.au/about
Pacific Aus Sports Futsal Series 2024
This tour saw Australia’s Men’s National Futsal Team, the Futsalroos, travel to Solomon Islands for a three match series supported by the Australian Government through Pacific Aus Sports.
You can read more about PacificAus Sports here - https://www.pacificaussports.gov.au/about/pacificaus-sports