Kerr was expected to make an appearance on the pitch at Gosford's Polytec Stadium when the Matildas thrashed New Zealand 5-0 on Friday night, but missed the run-on team and was not introduced into the game as one of Australia's six second-half substitutes.
In what will be their last hitout of 2025, and one of their final games in preparation for next year's AFC Asian Women's Cup on home soil, the Matildas will be keen to get some international minutes into Kerr as she continues her carefully managed rehabilitation from a long-term knee injury.
Head coach Joe Montemurro confirmed at a press conference that Kerr has a chance of playing at Coopers Stadium in some capacity on Tuesday night.
"She is in the mix at the moment," Montemurro explained.
"She's training with us, she's been in the last two camps.
"We're looking at a lot of different scenarios leading into a tournament. Sam is a component of that like every other player.
"She's tracking well, growing at Chelsea with match minutes and is integrating well here.
"She's been ticking boxes ever since she's returned. Like every player, we assess where they're at and ask how they're feeling because they know their bodies better. We manage every player accordingly."
Montemurro also revealed that he'll be using Tuesday's second friendly against New Zealand to continue tweaking with additional "tactical combinations" as he mulls over his options for the Asian Cup campaign.
"We've been building an idea of football because we believe it's what we need to go ahead as an elite national team," Montemurro said.
"Do we need some more continuity? Absolutely.
"Finding that continuity once they all go away tomorrow night might be difficult, but we saw a good base the other night.
"There are a couple of things I need to see tactically - to tick the boxes, so to speak - that will give me all the ammunition I need to be ready for the Asian Cup.
"There are a few tactical combinations I want to see tonight so, yes, there could be some changes."
When asked about Western Sydney Wanderers men's coach Alen Stajcic's emotional post-Sydney derby plea for the Australian football community to unite, Montemurro backed his counterpart "one hundred percent".
"I've said this from day one: I think sometimes we put ourselves down for no reason," Montemurro explained.
"We think we're so far behind and we seem to have this inferiority complex with the rest of the world in football.
"We've got players and coaches at top clubs around the world, so we must be doing something right, and we should be celebrating that and using it as a platform to grow.
"Unity is the key to working out our next step as federations and where we can take it forward. The game is at a point where it can really grow.
"I hope that everybody unites for the betterment of the game because it's at a very, very good point."
