NAME: Mel Hogg
SUBURB: Lilydale
AGE: 18
SCHOOL: Lilydale High School
POSITION: Onball
JUNIOR CLUB: Mt Evelyn
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN FOOTY: School footy is how I started.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT IT: The physicality and the team environment.
HAVE YOU ACHIEVED ANY ACCOLADES IN FOOTY: Winning a grand final with Mt Evelyn. We played Chirnside three times in the season and they beat us the first two times and then we beat them the last time before the finals. We came up against them in the grand final and beat them by about 30 points. It was amazing.
HAVE YOU PLAYED ANY OTHER SPORTS BEFORE FOOTY: Dancing and netball but I quit dancing to play footy.
WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS THIS YEAR: To go as high as I can and play as high as I can.
AFL TEAM: Brisbane Lions.
NAME: Karli Banks
SUBURB: Kilsyth South
AGE: 15
SCHOOL: Ringwood Secondary College
POSITION: Utility
JUNIOR CLUB: I played at Norwood and now I’m at Donvale.
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN FOOTY: With girls that are a part of the Norwood Footy Club, when the team was beginning we all joined together.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT IT: It is just really fun and a good way of keeping active.
HAVE YOU ACHIEVED ANY ACCOLADES IN FOOTY: Our first season we lost every single game but in the second season we won the grand final.
HAVE YOU PLAYED ANY OTHER SPORTS BEFORE FOOTY: I played netball and I used to do cheerleading.
WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS THIS YEAR: I wanted to try make the Ranges squad and I want to make it again next year.
AFL TEAM: Hawthorn.
NAME: Jenna Richardson
SUBURB: Donvale
AGE: 15
SCHOOL: East Doncaster Secondary College
POSITION: Backline
JUNIOR CLUB: Donvale
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN FOOTY: My friends from school were joining so they asked me to as well.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT IT: It is so different to every other sports.
HAVE YOU ACHIEVED ANY ACCOLADES IN FOOTY: Making the first interleague team for the girls for the Eastern region.
HAVE YOU PLAYED ANY OTHER SPORTS BEFORE FOOTY: I currently play basketball and tennis.
WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS THIS YEAR: I want to reach my full potential.
AFL TEAM: Richmond.
NAME: Lilly Kelly
SUBURB: Mt Evelyn
AGE: 16
SCHOOL: Mount Lilydale Mercy College
POSITION: Forward line
JUNIOR CLUB: Mt Evelyn
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN FOOTY: Just down at the local club through friends.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT IT: Tackling and how it is rough.
HAVE YOU ACHIEVED ANY ACCOLADES IN FOOTY: Winning the grand final with Mt Evelyn last year against Chirnsde.
HAVE YOU PLAYED ANY OTHER SPORTS BEFORE FOOTY: I play netball and basketball.
WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS THIS YEAR: To keep trying my best.
AFL TEAM: Richmond.
NAME: Sophie Braunthal
SUBURB: Ringwood North
AGE: 18
SCHOOL: Luther College
POSITION: Backline
JUNIOR CLUB: Knox
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN FOOTY: Through school footy and I liked it so I started at East Ringwood.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT IT: Meeting new girls and developing in a sport that is new for girls.
HAVE YOU ACHIEVED ANY ACCOLADES IN FOOTY: We won our first grand final at East Ringwood the first year of playing two years ago.
HAVE YOU PLAYED ANY OTHER SPORTS BEFORE FOOTY: Tennis and netball.
WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS THIS YEAR: To keep going and stay at Eastern Ranges and keep improving.
AFL TEAM: Hawthorn.
NAME: Holly Spicer
SUBURB: Warranwood
AGE: 17
SCHOOL: SEDA
POSITION: Forward line
JUNIOR CLUB: Knox
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN FOOTY: I played a lot of school footy and then one my friends I played basketball with said she was going to start so I thought I may as well start as well.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT IT: I like being part of a team and being able to develop my skills.
HAVE YOU ACHIEVED ANY ACCOLADES IN FOOTY: Probably winning the grand final in my first year of footy with East Ringwood and that was two years ago.
HAVE YOU PLAYED ANY OTHER SPORTS BEFORE FOOTY: I used to play basketball.
WHAT ARE YOUR AMBITIONS THIS YEAR: I was to keep developing my skills and make TAC Cup teams and working my way up.
AFL TEAM: Richmond.
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