Football Australia do a lot of things right, but as the Matildas desperately try to move on from the Sam Kerr drama, the sporting body could learn a thing or two from the NRL.

Matildas captain Sam Kerr is on the cusp of a return to action after being named in Chelsea's Champions League squad.

Mary Fowler's Manchester City go down to Chelsea in the Women's League Cup final, as Sam Kerr's return draws closer.