A Hawks fan proclaims I Barrack for the Dees

"But this year I’m gonna barrack for Melbourne in the inaugural AFL Women’s Football League. It wasn’t a hard decision at all. As soon as I knew the Hawks weren’t fielding a team it wasn’t even a matter of looking across the eight teams that will make up the 2017 competition. I had my team. And I picked it the way any kid would. Because my favourite player, Daisy Pearce, plays for Melbourne.
 
"Daisy plays for the Darebin Falcons, and due to chance and coincidence I know a little bit about the Falcons. I haven’t seen Daisy play for the Dees (except for on telly) but I have watched her play numerous times for the Falcons. You only need to watch her once or twice to understand what a brilliant player she is. She makes the game look effortless. She reads the ball so well that while other players are exerting the extent of their energy and grunt and skill Daisy waits for the exact moment to make the exact connection to set up the exact play that will best benefit her team. I’ve seen her do this across the ground, in defence, setting up an attack and going for goal. She is sublime. The consummate athlete. The development of the game called Aussie Rules is indebted to many great players and Daisy is one of the greats."

18 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

A Hawks fan proclaims I Barrack for the Dees

"But this year I’m gonna barrack for Melbourne in the inaugural AFL Women’s Football League. It wasn’t a hard decision at all. As soon as I knew the Hawks weren’t fielding a team it wasn’t even a matter of looking across the eight teams that will make up the 2017 competition. I had my team. And I picked it the way any kid would. Because my favourite player, Daisy Pearce, plays for Melbourne.
 
"Daisy plays for the Darebin Falcons, and due to chance and coincidence I know a little bit about the Falcons. I haven’t seen Daisy play for the Dees (except for on telly) but I have watched her play numerous times for the Falcons. You only need to watch her once or twice to understand what a brilliant player she is. She makes the game look effortless. She reads the ball so well that while other players are exerting the extent of their energy and grunt and skill Daisy waits for the exact moment to make the exact connection to set up the exact play that will best benefit her team. I’ve seen her do this across the ground, in defence, setting up an attack and going for goal. She is sublime. The consummate athlete. The development of the game called Aussie Rules is indebted to many great players and Daisy is one of the greats."

Great article!