Game Ready: Michelle Heyman

Australia and Canberra United striker Michelle Heyman answers this issue’s Game Ready questionnaire on matchday habits and preparation. The competition’s all-time leading scorer and the first player to break the century mark across the W-League/A-League Women era – having recently reached a hundred goals for Canberra itself – Heyman details her pre-match eating routine built around bananas and half-time energy gels, her preference for calm and quiet before kick-off rather than nerves-driven rituals, and the Headspace app she uses to switch off after night games. She also reflects on how she has learned to move past mistakes and bad performances over a long, prolific career that recently included the winning goal in the Matildas’ wild 6-5 comeback victory over Zambia at the Paris Olympics. A light-hearted format offering a window into the routines of one of Australian football’s most enduring finishers.