Matildas captain Sam Kerr says it was a dream come true scoring a hat-trick in front of her home fans, but concedes the days of her trademark backflip somersault could be over.
Both Kerr and Arsenal star Caitlin Foord scored hat-tricks in Australia's 8-0 thumping of the Philippines in Perth on Sunday.
The result has all but guaranteed Australia passage into the final round of Olympic qualifying in February, when the Matildas will face an Asian Confederation team in a two-legged play-off.
They will round out the current stage with a match against Taiwan at HBF Park on Wednesday night.
Kerr tore the Philippines to shreds on Sunday, scoring twice in the first half and then notching her hat-trick just 24 seconds after the break.
The 30-year-old also scored a goal in last week's 2-0 win over Iran.
The matches marked Kerr's first Matildas appearances in Perth since 2018.
Matildas skipper Sam Kerr says her famous goal celebration is a thing of past.
But her trademark backflip somersault goal celebrations were noticeably absent each time she found the back of the net.
Kerr strained both of her calves during this year's Women's World Cup, and it seems the star striker is doing everything within her powers to ensure there will be no repeat.
'I turned 30 a month ago. Those days are over,' Kerr replied when asked why she hasn't been unleashing the back-flip.
Meanwhile, ex-Socceroos captain Paul Wade has declared Kerr the biggest sports star in the world.
'Sam Kerr is probably the best, the most famous sportsperson in the world right now,' he told SportsFM.
'Sixty thousand little girls and the boys turn up, it's just a wonderful thing if they keep seeing it over and over again. It just keeps building that love of football.
'It's a beautiful
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