Sixteen year old Megan Embleton and 17 year old Lisa Matthews are continuing their impressive careers in soccer after being named in the under 17 NSW Country girls squad to contest the National Youth Championships to be held in Coffs Harbour this month.
Such are their talents that both girls have been regular members of this side for a number of years and have been a big part of their team’s successes.
The girls attend La Salle Academy and have also been named in the Bathurst Diocese side to trial for the Combined Catholic Colleges state side.
Again the girls have been regulars in this side.
Both girls started as youngsters and even then showed exceptional skills against the boys and were tipped for big things.
Megan and Lisa have built up an impressive regime that reads:
LISA
Plays with the Western NSW Panthers side in Super League and is captain of her side.
Selected in 2009 in the Western under 16 side for the State and Country Championships where she was the captain.
Selected in the Johnny Warren Training Foundation Program to train during the off season (top 50 girls in the state).
Named in the Youth Development Squad.
MEGAN
Vice captain of the NSW Country girls team that took out the National title in 2008.
Selected in the Johnny Warren Foundation Program to train during the off season.
Invited to join the Central Coast Mariners Academy for 2009, a football development program for the National Women’s League.
Lisa is the daughter of Cathy and Noel Matthew of Wallerawang and Megan is the daughter of Gail and Dan Embleton of Portland.