Sam Kerr is on the verge of joining Tim Cahill as Australia's all-time leading international goal scorer - but wants to leave a more tangible legacy beyond her remarkable record.
The 28-year-old, who has 49 goals in 102 caps to sit just one behind Cahill in Australia's list of all-time international scorers, could well surpass that mark in upcoming friendlies against the United States.
Kerr had to pause for thought when contemplating the prospect of leapfrogging, or perhaps even backflipping, past the former Socceroos talisman's benchmark.
The striker has a long-standing admiration for Cahill and even imitated his famous boxing-the-corner-flag celebration when she scored her first Women's World Cup goal in Valenciennes in 2019.
'It's such a crazy one for me because Tim Cahill, to me, is just on another level,' Kerr told AAP in an exclusive interview.
'Growing up watching him, I think everyone in Australian football, if you asked who's their favourite Australian footballer, they'd say Timmy.
'What he did for the Socceroos is amazing and honestly it will just be really surreal for me.
'I can't believe that I'm going to hopefully tie his record at some point and then to go beyond it, it's gonna be crazy.'
Kerr debuted for the Matildas at 15 but had a slow goal-scoring start to her international career amid a horror run of injuries, before exploding to prominence in 2017.
She is now a bonafide global superstar, who racks up goals at will for both Chelsea and the national team and figures high among FIFA best player lists.
But the West Australian wants to be known as more than simply a prolific scorer.
After all, she's part of the Matildas group who turned down the opportunity to face the US in 2015, going on strike in a successful collective action
