Thanks to my dad I am a Demons die-hard; I’m also a footy feminist | Emily Weekes

What would my father, a former Melbourne player, make of an AFL grand final between two pioneering teams?

Growing up in the ‘80s in an Aussie rules-loving house, I knew two things to be true: we followed the Melbourne Demons, and the only woman I remember seeing run across the ‘G’ was a streaker.

This Saturday – almost 40 years later – many eyes will be glued to the AFL grand final. A premiership match between the two teams that pioneered women’s footy, and today both have women as presidents. I wonder what dad would make of this.

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