TEENAGER Grace Wilkie had to choose between basketball and football this year and the latter won out.
The 16-year-old Shenton College student is playing for Claremont Football Club in the Roger’s Cup and is in the WA State 16s squad.
She started playing school football in Year 5 and four years later joined the Wembley Junior Football Club and “really enjoyed it”.
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“I spent two years at Wembley and this year I’m at Claremont,” Wilkie said.
“Footy is such a positive place and everyone is so nice and supportive.
“If I can make it to AFLW that would be awesome.”
At 184cm, it’s no surprise Wilkie plays in the ruck.
She trains with Claremont two days a week, has a gym session and training with the State squad weekly and does one-on-one sessions with former West Coast Eagle Ryan Turnbull, who co-founded the Western Australian Female Football Academy with Chad Morrison.