Sam Kerr arrives in Australia wearing a shirt paying tribute to Mackenzie Arnold
Sam Kerr's sense of humour was on full display moments after arriving in Perth on Monday.
The Matildas superstar, in her home town ahead of three Olympic qualifiers, was spotted cheekily wearing a t-shirt featuring teammate and goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold.
The pair travelled from the United Kingdom together after playing in the Women's Super League (WSL) for Chelsea and West Ham respectively last weekend.
Their attention will now turn to excelling on local shores, with packed out venues awaiting at the boutique HBF Park and the 60,000 capacity Optus Stadium.
It is in stark contrast to when the Matildas last played in Perth in 2018, where just 7549 fans saw them outclass Thailand 5-0.
Fast forward five years, and about 100,000 fans will watch them across three games as they take the first step towards securing a berth at the 2024 Olympics.
The Matildas are now a national treasure - rubber stamped by their heroics in reaching the semi-finals at this year's World Cup.
And there's definitely not been any hangover from supporters after the World Cup party ended, with Tony Gustavsson's side to play in front of sellout crowds in Perth over the next week-and-a-half despite taking on low-calibre opponents.
The Matildas will face off against world No.63 Iran at HBF Park on Thursday, world No.44 Philippines at Optus Stadium on Sunday, and world No.38 Taiwan next week.
The two games at HBF Park, which has a capacity of 20,500 that can be increased to 22,500 with temporary seating, are already sold out.
The Philippines match was also meant to be played at HBF Park, but the rush for tickets resulted in it being moved to the 60,000-seat Optus Stadium.
With that game also expected to be sold out, about 100,000 fans will have gone through the
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