Geelong’s No 1 pick only started playing Australian rules football two years ago
The AFLW held just its third annual draft on Tuesday, and the feeling of optimism and anxiety was more than palpable than ever; realising the dream of playing Australian rules football for women at the elite level is still so new, it is filled with infinite possibilities.
Head of women’s football for the AFL, Nicole Livingstone, said in her opening remarks at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium that for young women in Australia, these are “dreams that not so long ago seemed impossible”.
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