Taryn Rockall (born 11 November 1977) is an Australian

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player. She played for the NSW Sapphires in the

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(WNSL),

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in the

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and later for the

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in the Australian W-League during the 2008–09 season. She won the

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twice, in 2001–02 and 2004–05, as best player in the WNSL.

Club career

During the 1998–99 season, Rockall was a member of the

team that won the

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double. Rockall made her debut for Central Coast Mariners in the W-League against

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on Saturday, 25 October 2008 after being substituted on for teammate Teresa Polias.

International career

Rockall made her debut for

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against

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in January 2001. She was a member of the Australian team who won the

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. Rockall was a member of the Australia team at the

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Honours

Club

NSWIS/NSW Sapphires *

Championship: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2003–04 Arsenal *

: 1998–99 *

: 1998–99

International

Australia * OFC Women's Championship:

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Individual

Awards *

: 2001–02, 2004–05 Performances * WNSL leading goalscorer: 2000–01

References

External links

Central Coast Mariners FC profile
1977 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Central Coast Mariners FC (women) players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players Australia women's international soccer players Women's association football midfielders Arsenal W.F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub