Aussie Legend Sam Kerr Just Dropped A Pitch Invader On His Ass During A Chelsea Game
Put her on the $100 note.
Australian football legend and Matildas captain Sam Kerr knocked a pitch invader on his ass during Chelsea’s Champions League game against Juventus on Thursday morning, once again proving why she is one of the country’s greatest athletes.
In the 87th minute of the clash, a pitch invader interrupted the game, running on to take a selfie with Chelsea player Magdalena Eriksson. However, he got more than he bargained for when he was unceremoniously hip and shouldered onto his ass by Kerr.
Unfortunately, the moment wasn’t captured during the official broadcast, but was immortalised in a series of images that have instantly gone viral online.
Thankfully, one eagle-eyed fan has uploaded footage of the incident to Twitter and honestly, it deserves an Oscar.
— Bradley Cox (@Bcoxy2012) December 8, 2021
Sadly, instead of being congratulated for her iconic performance, Kerr was slapped with a yellow card because — apparently — you can’t drop a pitch invader during a Champions League match, which is news to me.
While the actual incident didn’t make it into the official broadcast, the aftermath — including Kerr being carded — did.
Sadly the live stream footage doesn’t show Sam Kerr colliding with the pitch invader, but it does show her getting booked, and the crowd booing the referee for it.#chelsea #juventus #samkerr #pitchinvader pic.twitter.com/tr8Yswomhj
— ★ S . MN ★ (@in_reverie) December 8, 2021
Naturally, Chelsea fans were livid over the fact that Kerr was carded for what was clearly a public service.
So who is the asshat that gives Sam Kerr a yellow for doing a public service? I hope Chelsea fights that!
— Christina (@ItsMe_Chris) December 8, 2021
I have never seen that at a women's game…Pitch invader, Sam Kerr pushes him over and gets a yellow card. Bizarre.
— Molly Hudson (@M0lly_Writes) December 8, 2021
Fans were quick to draw comparisons between Kerr’s defence and that time Aussie cricketer Andrew Symonds famously dropped a pitch invader at the Gabba.
I mean, what can I say? Australians simply love to watch athletes putting pitch invaders on their ass.
Need to see a video of Sam Kerr doing an Andrew Symonds on that pitch invader.
— Steve Zemek (@stevezemek) December 8, 2021
Australia: “How could we love Sam Kerr anymore?”
Sam Kerr: “What if I did my best Andrew Symonds impression and drop a pitch invader with a perfectly executed hip and shoulder?“
Australia: “That’ll do it” pic.twitter.com/AawW5zY0Jb
— Liam Flanagan (@ljflannas) December 8, 2021
Honestly, the whole ordeal just further reiterates the point that women’s football is a kick-ass sport (literally) and it deserves the same coverage and publicity that we award the men’s equivalent.
Sam Kerr is a national treasure and I simply cannot think of an athlete more worthy of representing Australia on the world stage — nothing but respect for my Matildas captain.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is yet to comment on the situation, or confirm which bank note we will be immortalising this moment on, but I can only assume it will be the $100.
If you’re keen to watch Kerr kick ass on the world stage in future, you can catch every UEFA Women’s Champions League game for free (see: zero dollars) live on YouTube.