Dozens of current and former Matildas are banding together to raise money for an unsung legend of the game who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
Sally Shipard — who debuted for Australia as a 16-year-old in 2004 and went on to represent her country 64 times — was informed earlier this year that she had a rare form of cancer called mucinous adenocarcinoma, which makes up less than 10 per cent of all ovarian cancers.