Former Matildas star Lydia Williams has revealed the heartwarming news that she's now the mother of a baby named Coen Ronald Anne Williams. Williams broke down in her last match for the team when Indigenous sporting legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley presented her with a traditional animal-skin cloak. Bearing the captain's armband, Williams's game against China came to an end just before halftime when she was replaced by preferred goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold. As part of the tribute Williams also received a Booka cloak from tennis great Goolagong Cawley in a pre-match ceremony. It was gifted on the pitch from a Wiradjuri woman to a Noongar woman, with Goolagong Cawley hugging Williams in a complete shock to the departing Matildas star.

Source: Metro January 11, 2026 13:14 UTC