Right to rebel earned

SIX young women from Moorabool have been named in a Coates League squad, and are eager to play football at one of the highest levels this year.

Bacchus Marsh’s Ruby Thomas, Emma Stewart, Elise Cook, Tansy Seymour, Tahni Turner, and Chloe Walker will all don the Greater Western Victoria Rebels’ black and white this year.

Thomas and Stewart have made the move up from the Rebels’ Under 16s side for this season, while Turner, Walker, and Cook all played for the Rebels Under 18s last season as well.

Ms Thomas said it was a bit daunting to go from Under 16s to Under 18s football, but she was excited for the challenge ahead.

“I’m feeling excited for the challenge, but it is a bit daunting to move up and play against those bigger bodies. It’ll be good to play together with more of the Bacchus Marsh girls against better competition,” she said.

“Playing for the Under 16s, I gained more knowledge and skills, and I think I know the game a bit better now. The game definitely flows a lot faster in Coates League than local footy.

“Right now I wouldn’t say getting drafted in the AFLW is my goal…my goal is just to get as many games as I can at the Rebels. But if that opportunity arose, I guess I’d see what I could do from there.”

The GWV Rebels Under 18 Girls season kicks off on Thursday 28 March against 2023 preliminary finalists, Geelong Falcons, at GMHBA Stadium.