1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Now in what is some very exciting news, as I 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: said just a little while ago, that the Northern Territory 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: is set to have their first under twelve girls team 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: heading off for the Australian titles for AFL. 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 2: It is the inaugural team. 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: Now two of the young players are going to join 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 1: me on the line, but they're going to take it 8 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: in turns having a chat to me this morning because 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: they are on the phone and joining me on the 10 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: line right now. 11 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: Is a Mirror fanning. Good morning, Emira. 12 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 3: Hello Katie wooll. How are you good? 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: How excited are you about going away for the footy? 14 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 3: I'm so excited. I got to go with my team 15 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 3: and will be a great experience and a great opportunity 16 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 3: to go and play AFL. 17 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: Oh a, Mira, I'm so proud of you girls. 18 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: You're the first Northern Territory Under twelve's team to get 19 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: to go away for the Australian titles for AFL, aren't you. 20 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 2: Yeah? 21 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 3: I'm so excited for it. I can't wait to go. 22 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,919 Speaker 2: Tonight, Amira. Have you been training hard? 23 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 3: Yeah? I've been training on a Monday and a Wednesday, 24 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 3: and today we got to skip school to go to 25 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 3: the TiO and play with our team, the girls from 26 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 3: Alice and Catherine Amira. 27 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: What kind of training have you been doing? What are 28 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 1: the coaches been getting you to do? 29 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 3: We've been doing kicking practice, kicking in the goals, tackling, 30 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 3: a lot of running and. 31 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: Your What position do you like to play in? 32 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 3: I like mid. 33 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: Oh so you're a fast runner. You're good at running 34 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: around the field. 35 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 36 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: Oh, well, I think that you girls are going to 37 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: have a fantastic time. Now. Are you most excited about 38 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: playing footy or are you most excited to get to 39 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: hang out with your friends for a few days as well? 40 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 3: I'm excited for both because all the girls I love 41 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 3: playing with the girls are such a good team. 42 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: Now, I believe one of your teammates is there with 43 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 1: you right now, isn't she Eve Cunningham? 44 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 3: Yep? 45 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 2: Does Eve want to jump on and have a quick 46 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: chat to me as well? 47 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 3: Okay? 48 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: Thank you, thanks Samira, thank you, thank you, And we've 49 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: got Eve Cunningham I believe on the line as well. 50 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 2: Hello, Eve, how are you feeling about your big trip away? 51 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 3: I thought great, I'm very excited to rest the other teams. 52 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: Now, Eve, what position do you play in your side. 53 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 3: Are usually playing med or sometimes I play forward. 54 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: And I've seen you running. I saw you running at 55 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: the Athletics Carnival last week. 56 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 2: You are fast. Thank you. 57 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: Now, now tell me I asked Amira this as well. 58 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: Are you most excited about playing against the other teams? 59 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: Are also getting to have a few days away with 60 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: your teammates? 61 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm excited to both. 62 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: How's the training been going. Have you been doing lots 63 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: of training? 64 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've done a lot of training. We're trained two 65 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 3: days a week and we do lots of running particularly, 66 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 3: and some gold kicking as well. 67 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: All good stuff. Now, who's your coach? 68 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 3: My coach is Irish? 69 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, and and they've been helping you along, helping you 70 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: to get everything organized and all skilled up ready to play. 71 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, they've been great help me. 72 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: Now, do you know yet, Eve, which teams you're going 73 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: to be playing against? Or are you just up against 74 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: all the other states? 75 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 3: Western Australia, Victoria, Okay, New Zealand, Act, Queensland. So basically 76 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 3: all the others all the states except for Tasmania. 77 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: Oh that is going to be awesome. How old are 78 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: most of the girls that are on your team? Because 79 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: I know it's an under twelve side. But a few 80 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: of you are only sort of only eleven, aren't you. 81 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, most of us are twelve or eleven, although there's 82 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 3: some ten year old dinner as well. 83 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 2: Oh how cool? 84 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: Now, Eve, everybody on your team comes from different places 85 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: around the Northern Territory as well, don't they. 86 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 87 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: Tell me some of the places that your teammates are from. 88 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 3: It's mostly from Dawn Region in Palmiston. Yeah, but there's 89 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: a few from Catherine and Alice Spring. 90 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 2: How awesome. Well, I tell you what. 91 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: I just think it's incredible that you girls are getting 92 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,799 Speaker 1: to go for the under twelve side, the first ever 93 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: Northern Territory girl's side heading off for the AFL that 94 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: INAUGURL team. Are you guys pretty proud that you get 95 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: to go away for your footy? 96 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 3: Yeah? I'm very proud teammates and myself. 97 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: Good on you. What an incredible group of young girls. 98 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 1: I hope that you have a fantastic time and win, 99 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,239 Speaker 1: lose or draw. You guys should all be so proud 100 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: of your efforts and getting to go away and represent 101 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: the Northern Territory. 102 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 2: Thank you, have a great time. Now, where are you going? 103 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 2: You're off to Aubrey. Is that right? 104 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, well off to Aubrey. 105 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: When do you leave tonight? 106 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 3: Ah? Yeah, tonight, have the. 107 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: Best time, play hard and be really proud of yourselves 108 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: and your efforts. Thank you, see you later, Eve, and 109 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 1: say goodbye to a mirror for me as well. Good luck, 110 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: have a great time. Okay, okay, thank you thanks for 111 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: chatting with me.