Chelsie Dawber's seventh goal of the season helped Adelaide United keep their club-record unbeaten streak alive and move up to second on the Ninja A-League table.
The Australian-born midfielder made her first two appearances for the national team in October, 24 and now has the chance to add to her two senior caps when Croatia face Czechia and Ukraine in February.
What was meant to be a 20-minute team meeting turned into an hour-long reflection as Melbourne Victory set a new plan in motion for the back end of the Ninja A-League season.
The 19-year-old A-League star will head to the United States, where Australia will kick-off their SheBelieves Cup campaign against Japan on February 21.
The leader of the Ninja A-League's incredible Golden Boot race has attracted interest from overseas clubs, it was revealed on this week's episode of Dub Zone.