Women’s Team of the Decade 2008-2017

On Monday night at the annual Mulrooney Medal Presentation Night, the Women’s Team of the Decade (2008-2017) was announced to celebrate the leagues 20th Anniversary.

A Team of the Decade was announced after the Women’s League first ten years and it seemed fitting to recognise the most recent decade of achievements.

It was an extremely difficult process to select this team as there have been some outstanding players take part in the competition over the past ten years.

Name	Club	Name	Club	Name	Club
Back Pocket		Full Back		Back Pocket
Samantha Engel	Ainslie / Molonglo	Susan Cadman	Gungahlin	Melissa Backhouse	Eastlake
Half Back Flank		Centre Half Back		Half Back Flank
Heather Anderson	Belconnen	Angela Ballerini	Tuggeranong	Melinda Hyland	Riverina
Wing		Centre		Wing
Hannah Gill (vc)	Ainslie / Eastlake	Holly Cogle	Ainslie / Molonglo	Rebecca Hall	Eastlake
Half Forward Flank		Centre Half Forward		Half Forward Flank
Elise O’Dea	Belconnen	Kathryn Ghirardello	Tuggeranong	Kasie Nugent	Eastlake
Forward Pocket		Full Forward		Forward Pocket
Hannah Dunn	Queanbeyan	Karina Demant	Ainslie / Eastlake	Anne-Maree Ghirardello	Tuggeranong
Ruck		Ruck Rover		Rover
Luisa Marzotto	Ainslie	Brittany Tully	Ainslie / Gungahlin	Julie McLean (c)	Riverina
Interchange
Ella Ross	Queanbeyan	Louise Winter (nee Castle)	Eastlake	Hannah Wallet	Belconnen
Sarah Rose	Eastlake	Rohana Prince	Eastlake	Caitlin Bunker	Gungahlin
		Emily Diprose	Eastlake
Coach		Manager		Trainer
Rebecca Goddard	Eastlake	Karen Braeden	Eastlake	Lauren Gallagher	Ainslie / Molonglo