2019 Western Australia Podcast | Interviews with Sophie McDonald, Taylor Pescud and Rebecca Viney
IN a new Final Siren podcast series reviewing the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships side-by-side, we take a look at some of the top prospects who performed strongly across all three lines, as well interviews with key players within each individual state.
The last edition is Western Australia, and Final Siren podcast host Matthew Cocks, and Draft Central‘s Peter Williams discuss the players who caught the eye across the championships, as well have interviews with Sophie McDonald, Taylor Pescud and Rebecca Viney.
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Below is full Western Australia podcast.
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Sandgropers storm to win over Suns at AFLW U16s
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2024 AFLW Under 16 Championships to kick off
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