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Speaker 1: This Saturday. Of course, Warritar Football Club, the women's sides,

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Speaker 1: O'Shea and she was listed for the Crows together with

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Speaker 1: She was the first to be drafted from the territory. Now,

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Speaker 1: Heather was a well known, respected and loved person in

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Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Lauren.

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Speaker 2: Hi Katie, how are you?

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Speaker 1: Yeah, really good? Thank you so much for your time

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Speaker 1: this morning. Now, Lauren, you guys were listed to play together,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely so yeah. When she was obviously posted today world,

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Speaker 2: you could just see her eliteness. I guess she was

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Speaker 1: So an incredible teammate and an incredible friend by the

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Speaker 2: Absolutely absolutely she was. She would yeah, beat the pants

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Speaker 1: Well, tell me about how fit she was, because I've

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Speaker 2: Well, I guess if you look at the base level

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Speaker 2: She she truly was, And yeah, just I think her

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Speaker 2: Yeah we have. So. Yeah, it has been a tough

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Speaker 1: It sounds like an incredible way to honor her, you know,

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Speaker 1: A beautiful way to honor your friend. I think it's

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Speaker 2: No, it's it's absolutely open to everyone and Ando being

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Speaker 2: But there's the message that goes along with it as

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Speaker 1: That that's so such an important message, Lauren. Before I

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Speaker 1: Is it sounds like it's tough if she was, if

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Speaker 2: It is, it is so hers, it is so passing

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Speaker 3: Up, eleven butterfly sit up a too, twenty twenty two

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Speaker 2: So all those special numbers for Ando. We've had some

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Speaker 2: I'll dare do it for the quickest time you can.

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Speaker 1: Oh good on you guys. Like I said before, I

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Speaker 2: Thank you Katie, and appreciate you and getting that word

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Speaker 1: Laura and Osha, thank you and no doubt we'll talk

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Speaker 3: Thanks Katie, Thank you,