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I’m a young woman, a wife and a mother. I am proud to be Australian and I have to say, I am pretty impressed with this unique game that is our own.
You see, I was born into a Saints household, so to speak. My pop follows the Saints, then of course my dad, my brother and I, and now I’m proud to say my son does as well. So that’s four generations of St. Kilda supporters in our family.
Sure the club may not have had the success other clubs have enjoyed over the years, but I was ‘born St Kilda’ and that is what I will proudly remain.
The AFL’s Women’s Round probably means different things to different people. It‘s really a chance for the AFL to acknowledge women in footy in their official capacity.
Am I a physio, a coach or someone that sits on the local footy board?
Well no.
Say the Saints are playing Saturday night at Etihad. I love tuning into sports programs during the afternoon of a game day. Maybe I’ll hear predictions of the upcoming game, or if I’m lucky some expert opinion on how they think ‘my boys’ are travelling. Perhaps I will get a snippet of some late mail about rumoured changes?
All the while it’s likely I’m making up some schnitzel rolls, putting a couple of coffee shots and hot milk into the Thermos and packing an array of snacks (including chocolate for those difficult moments in matches).
Making sure my little man’s No. seven guernsey is washed and ready, that he has his face paint packed and that I don’t forget his beanie.
Nothing official, but I still think I play my role.
Footy, don’t you love it?
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