Matilda's classy reply to 'sexist' commentator furore

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Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry has said she doesn't instrumentality comments similar the 1 Channel Seven commentator David Basheer made successful their FIFA Women's World Cup opener against Ireland "too personally".

Basheer was heavy criticised for saying Gorry had retained her competitory instinct contempt becoming a mother.

Gorry, 30, had conscionable won a steadfast tackle connected an Irish hostile erstwhile Basheer quipped: "Certainly motherhood has not blunted her competitory instincts, that's for sure."

"She is 1 combatant for Australia."

Basheer's comments were perceived arsenic sexist and received wide backlash online.

Gorry successful enactment for the Matildas against Ireland past Thursday. (REUTERS/Jaimi Joy)

There were immoderate radical calling for a ceremonial apology, portion others requested commentators successful wide "do better".

But speaking to media connected Monday afternoon, Gorry indicated she wasn't excessively fussed by the comment.

"I really haven't seen it. I've heard astir it, but I don't instrumentality things similar that excessively personally," she said.

"I don't look astatine it arsenic a antagonistic compliment oregon immoderate … but yea I tin spot however it got taken the incorrect way.

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"At the extremity of the day, I'm definite helium didn't mean it successful a antagonistic way. Sometimes things travel retired successful a antagonistic way.

"It is what it is."

Gorry gave commencement to girl Harper successful 2021 aft undergoing IVF arsenic a solo parent. Her mum has been coming into Matildas campy to look aft the toddler.

The Matildas' adjacent World Cup lucifer is connected Thursday astatine Brisbane Stadium against Nigeria, who played retired a 0-0 gully with Canada successful their archetypal match.

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