They're world-class athletes, but one group has been pushing the limits of endurance for a salary well below their male counterparts.
The key defender has played 137 games over the past three years, with nearly half of those matches occurring after less than a week's rest.On average, she takes just eight days' off between games and in the past three years, has had only three breaks of five weeks or more.Kerr fares little better, with an average break of 8.5 days between games and three breaks of at least five weeks over the three-year period.
The other eight core players analysed all had at least five breaks of five weeks or longer in the timeframe. While the dataset doesn't include matches played in Europe, it is clear that those who play in the US league carry a more significant workload during that season.Dr Reid, who also served at the Australian Institute of Sport for two years, says travel is another key factor when trying to understand the complexity of player workloads."If you keep changing the parameters, the body doesn't react to those changes too well and over time, it can accumulate.
"There is increasing work being done on this. It is the number of the games, the level of games, the time between games and the amount of recovery they do."Kate Gill, deputy chief executive officer of Professional Footballers Australia says many of Australia's leading female players are placed in a very difficult position, given they have to manage their own playing loads while balancing the need to make ends meet as a professional.
"The fragmented club and national team calendar demonstrates the challenge for female players to manage their match minutes, break and incomes, considering the football calendar is often driven by clubs and national teams with competing interests."The larger US league remains slightly more lucrative for players, with the minimum wage of $22,000.
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