Matildas stalwart Tameka Yallop is determined to return from a serious hamstring tear for upcoming games against New Zealand and find form ahead of the Asian Cup in her home town.

Gold Coast local and Brisbane captain Yallop suffered a bad hamstring injury in the final game of the A-League Women season in April.

That has meant missing out on new coach Joe Montemurro’s first camps, but the veteran is now targeting the November window against the Kiwis to make her case to impress.

“When you look at it, there’s never a good time to be injured, really,” Yallop told AAP.

“It happens to the best of us, whether you’re experienced or not, it’s something that you just have to deal with in in your career.

“I had to get a few follow-up scans just to make sure it was kind of reattaching properly

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