Sam Kerr has made her career, reputation and fortune through her sharp-shooting in the penalty box; she may have saved them with her straight-talking in the witness box.
She did not leap from the dock with a trademark backflip celebration upon her acquittal by a British jury on charges of racially aggravated harassment but make no mistake, this was her biggest victory.
The feted captain of Australia women's soccer team has taken a big hit to her reputation - even the judge said, "her own behaviour contributed significantly to the bringing of this allegation," but it could have been so much worse for the West Australian.
