After 18 months, the Matildas will finally play on home soil again when they host Brazil at CommBank Stadium on Saturday night.
With crowd capacity increased to allow for up to 22,500 fans, it should be an occasion to remember but what happens on and off the pitch this coming week will ultimately set the tone.
Earlier in October, former Matilda Lisa De Vanna opened up about the abuse and toxic culture she faced as a player with the national team.
Her account was confronting and in the weeks since both the team and Football Australia have been criticised for their response to it.
While both acknowledged De Vanna's allegations, their respective statements looked to focus on the present in an attempt to seemingly brush the past under the carpet.
Though the future is looking brighter and safer for modern-day Matildas, past failures need to be properly addressed and the narrative this week will be key to that.
To his credit, Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson didn't shy away from the topic when asked about it over the weekend and he seems invested in ensuring past mistakes aren't repeated or ignored.
"We need to show support. We need to encourage everyone to come forward and the comfort to do so, and it’s very important that no player, no staff, whether it’s former, current or future stand alone in a situation like this," he said.
"I want to be clear, there’s no room for harassment, for bullying, for sexual abuse in our game, nor in any other walk of life for that matter."
How the squad themselves react to the inevitable questions this week will also be interesting with some fans less than impressed with their delayed response last week.
Football Australia are also in the process of partnering with Sport Integrity Australia to handle allegations of misconduct moving forward - something that needed to be done years ago and has to be ironed out as soon as possible.
With plenty of attention rightly on what happened in the past, the Matildas will be hoping to create a bit more positivity around the present moment when they face Brazil twice in three days on October 23 and 26.
Gustavsson's side have lost their past three matches with their most recent defeat against the Republic of Ireland particularly concerning.
With the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup kicking off in late January, a momentum shift is needed sooner rather than later and Brazil loom as ideal opponents to achieve just that.
Australia have found an edge over their South American opponents in recent years and have won all five of their most recent encounters.
Another two victories would be the perfect stepping stone to a big few years and the games themselves should be dedicated to the likes of De Vanna for speaking up and inciting some overdue change.