Ten months after Hannah Mouncey was unable to nominate for the AFLW draft, we are still ostracised
“Stop being so strong”. These are not words one would normally hear on a football field. Australian rules football is a game that derives its strength from the different sizes of its participants – from your ruck to your rover, the different skill levels between the stoic back pocket and the flashy forward flank, and of course, the different physical strength of the players taking to the field every weekend. Regardless of how strong any player is, our coaches implore us to exhibit all of our strength, all of the time. We must be strong over the ball, strong in the contest, take a strong mark, lay a strong tackle or even kick long and strong towards goal.
“Stop being so strong”. These were the last words I expected to hear from an opposition player, who, in my most recent game playing for the St Kilda Sharks, grabbed me by the collar and drew me aggressively towards her face. My coach had given me the role of being physical, turning every loose ball into a hard ball for our opponents, and I was playing my role well; apparently too well.
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