AFL Sydney Women’s Rising Star – Round Eleven Nominee
Meet our Round Eleven Women’s Rising Star nominee, Daisy George:
Player Profile
Name: Daisy George
AFL Sydney Club: Sydney University
Nickname: Dais
Junior AFL Club: Tamworth didn’t have a Junior side for girls at the time so Daisy played in the Tamworth Swans Women’s team since she was 14
Position:
Favourite activity to do outside of football:
What is one thing that we don’t know about this Rising Star that they are well known for around the club?
What role do they play for the club both on and off the field?
The night before the game what will they most likely be doing?
Nomination Details
Reason for nomination this round:
Daisy came from Tamworth and joined us very late in the pre-season when she started uni. It was immediately noticeable how good her skills were, plus as an 18-year-old she already had played a few years of senior footy back home and was very comfortable with the physicality.
Since being selected in Round 1 Daisy has played all matches that she has been available for in our Prems side and has been one of our best a number of times. Her consistency and team mindedness are impressive for a young player.
Against Inner West Daisy took a number of timely marks, won her one-on-ones and disposed of the ball well. It was a credit to her that although the game did not unfold for her to have more of an influence she was (and has been in all of our matches this season) incredibly reliable in her role.
Coach quote on Performance:
Daisy, like so many of the young girls in our squad that have a football background, is a role model of what you want from a young player coming into a program that’s developing a high-performance culture. We could not be happier with the way Daisy has learned and applied herself since she came into the program.’- Jon Dyster, Head Coach
