TAYLOR Mesiti has been playing football for as long as she can remember.
But, after breaking her collarbone, she faced an extended stint on the sidelines and began to contemplate what her future may look like if she stopped playing footy.
After recovering from injury she realised she still had a passion for footy and wanted to keep playing the game she grew up loving.
The young gun played with the boys at Deer Park in the WRFL for several years, before joining its Youth Girls team in the Western Youth Girls competition.
Last year she also got to play for Deer Park in the Victorian Women’s Football League.
Taylor will now get the chance to showcase her skills at a national level after being selected to represent Vic Metro at the AFL Youth Girls National Championships next month.
“I love playing in a team environment, if one succeeds, another does,” she said.
Held between May 2 and 6 the AFL Youth Girls National Championships sees players from across Australia go head-to-head for the national title.
Nine players from the combined EDFL and WRFL competition have either made the team or has been named as an emergency.
They include, Taylor Mesiti, Monique Conti, Sarah Dargan, Anna Hayes, Isabel Huntington, Madison Prespakis, Prudence Cordes, Stacey Smith and Eliza Vale.
AFL Victoria Female Development Manager Chyloe Kurdas said selection was extremely tight this year, with final squads selected after a series of training camps.
“Our Vic Metro team is really excited to be challenged and achieve further growth in front of our home crowds,” she said.
Taylor said she wasn’t just looking forward to the event she said she was also looking forward to 2017, a year that is shaping up to be a big one for women’s football.
The AFL Youth Girls National Championships will be played at various venues in Melbourne.
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