Channel Seven commentator under fire for comments on Matilda Katrina Gorry being a mother

‘Certainly motherhood has not blunted her competitive instincts’ David Basheer said during Matildas’ Women’s World Cup match against Ireland

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A Channel Seven commentator has been criticised for saying Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry has retained her competitive instincts despite becoming a mother, as the opening match of the Women’s World Cup gave the network a national broadcast audience of 1.974 million.

“Certainly motherhood has not blunted her competitive instincts, that’s for sure,” Seven’s David Basheer said, as the Matildas midfielder won a tackle.

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