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Anna Harrington

Emerging talent wants to fill Socceroo's big shoes

Dutch-based former Mariners midfielder Max Balard is hoping for a Socceroos debut next month. (Jeremy Ng/AAP PHOTOS)

When a foot injury cruelly ended Jackson Irvine's season for club and country, it sent a shock wave through Australian football.

It also pricked up the ears of every midfielder jostling for a Socceroos berth.

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