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Speaker 1: But a real change of pace in just a moment,

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Speaker 1: because we know that there is some wonderful news out

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Speaker 1: of the Northern Territory Football League. So essentially, umpires Emma Stark,

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Speaker 1: Cooper Rainy and also Isabelle Rawsthorne have been announced as

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Speaker 1: part of the nab AFLW umpiring squad for twenty twenty

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Speaker 1: two twenty twenty three season. It is marking the first

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Speaker 1: time in history that NT umpires have been selected to

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Speaker 1: will adjudicate at this level. Now, I think you've probably

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Speaker 1: heard me speak to the wonderful young Ema Stark before.

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Speaker 1: She is sixteen years old, and she's going to be

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Speaker 1: debuting this weekend, as I understand it, during the initial

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Speaker 1: round of the nab AFLW season seven, when Essendon take

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Speaker 1: on Hawthorne this Saturday at Marvel Stadium with mentor John

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Speaker 1: Howworth or Horworth I think is how you pronounce it?

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Speaker 1: She joins me on the line. Right now, Emma, good

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Speaker 1: morning to you.

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Speaker 2: And Katie. How are you very good?

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Speaker 1: Jeez, you are just going from one wonderful thing to

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Speaker 1: the next. Emma.

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Speaker 2: Oh look, it's insane. I'm as shocked as you are,

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Speaker 2: and I couldn't be more grateful for the rollercoaster it's.

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Speaker 1: Been, so tell me what you're doing this weekend and

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Speaker 1: tell us a bit more about it.

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Speaker 2: So basically, I got the clock on Monday, the confirmation

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Speaker 2: that I've been making my AFLW umpiring debut at Marvel

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Speaker 2: Stadium on Saturday night, Essendon versus Hawthorne clash.

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Speaker 1: Oh, how excited are you?

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Speaker 2: I couldn't describe how excited I am.

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Speaker 1: I literally, Oh, this is so wonderful. Now, now you

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Speaker 1: are sixteen years old, so you, I mean, you're so young.

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Speaker 1: Are you the youngest person to have vumpired at this level?

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Speaker 2: I couldn't tell. I couldn't confirm with you, but I'm

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Speaker 2: the youngest on the AFLW list. I'm not sure if

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Speaker 2: anyone younger has umpired, though.

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Speaker 1: It's an amazing feast. We also know that you were,

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Speaker 1: of course the Junior Sportsperson of the Year at the

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Speaker 1: Northern Territory Sports Awards, and we spoke to you at

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Speaker 1: the time that that was happening. You're a great young

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Speaker 1: player as well. What's it like for you, Emma, like

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Speaker 1: when it comes to the umpiring and obviously juggling your schoolwork,

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Speaker 1: juggling the playing juggling everything that you are right now.

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Speaker 1: How hard is it?

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Speaker 2: Oh, Katie, It's so hard, especially at the moment. Like

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Speaker 2: I've been lucky enough to go away in the state

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Speaker 2: a few times putting and umpiring. This year, I've really

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Speaker 2: had to try hid to balance my work. I I'm

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Speaker 2: even taking my laptop away and do some stuff on

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Speaker 2: the playing this weekend.

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Speaker 1: Oh it might like it'll be a real juggle. But

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Speaker 1: this is such a wonderful opportunity for you, isn't it.

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Speaker 3: Oh, look, it's a great opportunity for everyone as well,

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Speaker 3: like hoping to broaden was perspectives and see that. Maybe, yes,

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Speaker 3: playing football is ideal, but you know, give umpiring a

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Speaker 3: go because it just gives you so.

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Speaker 2: Many life skills and it's just fantastic.

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Speaker 1: I love that, and I love that. You know you've

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Speaker 1: got that message as well, because let's be honest, you know,

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Speaker 1: nobody would be able to play if we don't have

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Speaker 1: great umpires too, So it is such an important role,

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Speaker 1: you know, umpiring the footy too, Oh.

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Speaker 2: Definitely, Like usually it's about footy players. Footy players are

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Speaker 2: great too, But you know, I've definitely fund tuck on

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Speaker 2: the green. Give umpire a go because you don't know

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Speaker 2: what it's like till you give a shot.

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Speaker 1: That's right, hey, And you're not the only one obviously,

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Speaker 1: there's Cooper and Isabelle as well. They've also been announced

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Speaker 1: as part of the nab AFL w Umpiring Squad. How

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Speaker 1: wonderful is it to actually see Territorians included on this

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Speaker 1: list this year?

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah, it's so fantastic, Like Cooper and Easy have

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Speaker 2: been working so far, so high for this spot well,

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Speaker 2: Cooper being sixteen nearly seventeen and Isabelle being seventeen. It's

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Speaker 2: great to have a young bunch representing the antis showing

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Speaker 2: and what we've got.

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Speaker 1: Oh, you guys are awesome. I love this. I love

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Speaker 1: that again that you're all sixteen and seventeen and you know,

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Speaker 1: and umpiring at this level. I just think that you

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Speaker 1: are trio of Territorians that we should all be bloody

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Speaker 1: proud of.

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Speaker 2: Oh thanks Katie.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, oh mate, I love seeing what you are doing.

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Speaker 1: I love seeing the way that you're going from strength

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Speaker 1: to strength. I know that your family is incredibly proud

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Speaker 1: of you. Your grandparents listen to the show. A big

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Speaker 1: shout out to them this morning too.

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Speaker 2: Oh they're actually listening right now. I think Mom's you

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Speaker 2: and grandfarre haircut the other.

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Speaker 1: I love it. You come from such a beautiful.

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Speaker 2: Family, Emma.

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Speaker 1: I always appreciate your time. Let us know how it

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Speaker 1: all goes on the weekend. And a big congratulations to

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Speaker 1: you three territorians doing great stuff.

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Katie, thank you