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

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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 2003 OFC Women's Championship. 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 *

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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 (A-League 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) {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub