Australia has fallen to a 3-1 defeat in a fractious, high-octane contest against Brazil at Lang Park in which Matildas coach Tom Sermanni said the referee "allowed herself to be bullied".

The Matildas will dust themselves down and attempt to quickly move on after a physical, relentless Brazil beat Australia 3-1 to crash retiring great Clare Polkinghorne's send-off match in Brisbane.

Captain Steph Catley says the Matildas only have themselves to blame for Brazil’s frustrating delaying tactics in Australia’s 3-1 loss to the South Americans in Brisbane.

Clare Polkinghorne’s Matildas’ hometown send-off has ended in a disappointing fashion as a disjointed Australian performance ended in a 3-1 loss to an under-strength Brazil in Brisbane.

Retiring Australian football great Clare Polkinghorne admits her Matildas send-off match won't fully sink in until she steps onto the Suncorp Stadium pitch for the final time.

Australian captain Steph Catley and her teammates are adamant they can't afford to be pushed around again by Brazil, who won the physical battle in a spiteful "friendly" in Brisbane.  Brazil won Thursday night's clash 3-1 in a fiery affair at Suncorp Stadium.