The Wellington Phoenix women's side is one win away from securing the club's first silverware.
They meet Melbourne City in the A-League grand final on Saturday night.
The club has faced a number of challenges and tough on-field results since launching in 2021.
To look back on where it all started, Adam Cooper spoke to the Phoenix women's first signing, and the inaugural captain Lily Alfeld.
After retiring in 2023 due to injury, Alfeld is now the Phoenix's community and culture officer.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Air Grand Final fever for our Wellington Phoenix women. Melbourne
is the scene for the first ever Grand Final featuring
a Wellington Phoenix team in the A League six fifteen.
Tonight they take on Melbourne City over there. Let's continue
our build up to the big game and well, the
women's team is reaching its first Grand Final in its
(00:21):
fifth season. But let's chat with someone who's been on
the journey with the team for its full five years
and it was a challenging start with a race against
the clock and against COVID travel restrictions for the Phoenix
getting their new women's team set up back in twenty
twenty one. They were based in a COVID bubble in Wollongong,
un'ta able to play in front of home fans that
first season and having some tough results on the field. Well.
(00:43):
The very first Phoenix women's signing was Lily Oldfeldt, who
was also the club's foundation captain until injury forced her
retirement in twenty twenty three. Lily is still now still
part of the Phoenix set up as the club's Community
and Culture officer. She's with me now to look at
the Phoenix journey to a maiden Grand final over there
in Melbourne tonight is Lily too Morning to you, Lily,
(01:05):
thanks for your time. Firstly, we can't start without looking
back on the scenes at Potty to a Park last Sunday.
You were there involved in the match day. How special
to seeing everything unfold for such a memorable win? Oh?
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Mate, it was pretty incredible. I think it just it
was such a perfect moment that I think had obviously
been building towards for five years that everything kind of
just seemed to fall into place and everyone kind of
got the reward that they deserved. So it was pretty
special when it final whistled blue, I was a little
bit teary. I think it was really really special for
(01:39):
not just a couple of current players, but the players
that have been a part of this journey from the beginning,
or the staff or the head office had a lot
of eff and hours and investments gone into it. So
just soaked for everyone.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
And we have seen a lot of players come and
go through the five seasons, Lily, and as you said,
a lot of coaches and staff also going through the
club in that time as well. Is there a white
a group of people sort of at the moment messaging
current and former players or staff that are saying a
lot about this team at the moment, having been part
of their history.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Yeah. Absolutely, I still get messages from staff and supporters
from our various season in Wollongong just so excited for
the team still following along. I know the girls who
are the Yellow season. The incredible video for the girls
with all a whole lot of past players and past
coaches wishing them while getting into the semi. So, you know,
(02:28):
I think once you're a part of that Phoenix family,
you know extends on and I think everyone's just so
pleased to see them. Yeah, finally kind of reach the
goal of the Grand Final. I think it's something that
everyone has been working towards for years. So yeah, we're
really lucky to have such a special family that is
still connected and a part of the club.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
And as foundation captain, a lot of people would look
at and say, well, five years into a club's existence,
making a Grand Final is an impressive feat for a
New Zealand team. Is that five year time frame do
you think ahead of when many might have thought the
Phoenix would would first get to this point?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah, I guess when you look at where we began
and that very first season, it was kind of more
of a Oh, we're just stoke to be here and
participate and finally be a part of the league and
have professional football and New Zealand. But me personally, I
have no, I'm not surprised at all. I think in
terms of the investment that this club has put into
the female program, and I guess every year they've just
(03:27):
loft to their standards and the expectations, and yeah, it's
a huge curdos to the to the ownership and to
the club itself. You know, having been a player now
in the in the in the back stuff, you know,
I'm seeing daily the work that goes on into making
this program what it is. So no, I'm not surprised.
I think they you know, they set a goal a
couple of years ago that this this was going to
(03:48):
be kind of a non negotiable making the finals. And yeah,
not surprised at all. I think they really are kind
of starting to get a reward for everything they're putting
into the into the woman's program.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
What was the biggest ChIL and back then in season
one in Wollongong, Lily, with you as the leader getting
the team together, it was all brands New. I remember
it was quite last minute wrangling all the signings and
travel arrangements given the COVID restrictions at the time as well.
For you within that environment, what were the toughest challenges
at that point just simply getting a team out onto
the field.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Yeah, it was really just such a whirl wind experience.
It was a couple of weeks from being named ending
up across in Australia and Allongong and the dorms there,
so it was I think it was just kind of
trying to find your head. For a lot of us,
we were just so young. It was such a young
team majority. We're probably under twenty. You know, that was
(04:41):
the first time in the professional football environment where that
was kind of your primary focus every day. For me,
it was my first time in that leadership role too,
So I think it was just a bit of an
experience in naivity probably, but you know, we still knew
that it was such a special moment for football in
New Zealand and that you know, when we were all
growing up, we love the Phoenix, but we were you know,
(05:04):
my favorite player was a Glenn Moss or a Mike
Paston or Chris Greenacre so now getting the you know,
getting the opportunity to be the kind of face for
the female game. I think we are just kind of
really took that on board and knew the privilege that
it was to kind of be a part of that history,
and that was enough to kind of get us go
(05:24):
and get us started. And then just think from every
year out the standards they've lifted and the expectations and
just knowing that now we're not just here to to participate,
we're here to actually win.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Yeah, we said that was a big moment for an
he's Outland football starting out five years ago, but tonight
as as well. Isn't it No New Zealand team men
or women have ever made an a league final.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Oh absolutely Yeah, just so soaked for and I think
it's awesome that it is also a team that the
whole country can get behind. As you said, the only
female team in New Zealand, the first team in New
Zealand to make the screen final. I think it's such
a special occasion and they do hope that everyone gets
in behind the girls choose them on.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Lily Olfels with us, the foundation captain of the Phoenix
women's team five seasons ago, and actually the very first
signing of the Phoenix Women as well ahead of their
maiden season. Looking at this big final tonight against Melbourne City, Lily,
should we see positive effects now that we've seen a
new Zealand team with a lot of young key we
players get to this point say when we consider what
(06:23):
this could do to the success of the football fans
internationally in the future.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Absolutely. I think anytime you can be in a high
pressure environment like a Grand Final, any of the final series,
you know, where your performance just has to be on
point every time, I think that just makes you a
better play and you get used to working in those
high pressure moments. So I think absolutely, the more we
can have our teams and our players in these kind
(06:49):
of scenarios, I think it's only going to help the
team because obviously going into World Cups until Olympics, they
are such high pressure environments. You know that you just
as do or die for your poor game. So I
think having the opportunity to kind of play at this
level with that pressure is just going to make better players.
And like you said, there's a lot of young girls,
(07:10):
so the earlier they get this experience, you know, come
four or five, six, years times, these players will be
so used to it, able to compete in these environments.
It's yeah, it's really really exciting. It a really good
opportunity that will hopefully benefit New Zelle football in the
long run.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
A couple of people in particular, I wanted to ask
you about Lily Bev Priestsman's impact on this team as
coach this year. Everyone knew leading up to the season,
her experience, where she'd coached before and what she'd achieved.
What is she actually brought to the team that you've
observed from your vantage point through this season.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Yeah, there is this incredible I was fortunate enough to
work with her in the New Zealand football space about
there's ten to fifteen years ago now and that then
just an incredible human, such a such a class app
and she is a true competitor. I think that is
kind of one of the just things that she's brought
to this program. And she's just showed at girls how
to win, and she has she's created a brilliant culture.
(08:06):
You know, every player is important in this team. She
shows strong leadership and just has a true belief of
the team. And I think, you know, that's the kind
of person you're happy like you want to go into
battle for and I think that the club has done
incredibly wild to secure Bev. And also at the same time,
Bev has led this group through what is probably a
lot more pressure than the you sooner, there was a
(08:28):
lot of expectation, like you said, so you know, she's
kept their heads the whole time and just focus one
game at a time where some people may have been
looking at the Grand Final earlier on. So yeah, I
have such respect for Bev. She's just a brilliant person,
a brilliant leader in the club is so lucky to
have her.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Yeah, And another person I wanted to ask about current
captain Mackenzie Barry. She was with you there in match
one and still in this team leading them five years on.
How much of a testament to her that she has
stayed around through the ups and downs and I'm sure
many other offers to go elsewhere and to now be
leading this team through its best season ever.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Yeah, Matt is an absolute base. He's just such a
hard worker and that the perfect person to lead this team.
She is, you know, she just rolls her flees up,
gets to it and like you said, she has been
this on the start, she has written in those ways.
You know, there's been some really cool highs, but some
incredible lows, and she has just that person that keeps
her head down and powers through. And yeah, and even
(09:27):
as a leader, just so so proud of how much
she's developed as well and really kind of taken that
team on her shoulders and carried them through. So just
so soaked to see her. And they're really excited for
the ones that were there from the beginning that have
kind of seen the evolution of the Steve to finally
get to get the reward they deserve.
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Yeah, all right, Well, let's look at the game itself
in terms of the challenge Melbourne City bring tonight. They've
obviously been a benchmark team this year won the Phoenix
and most other teams have struggled against what challenge lies
ahead for the Feet in this game. But at the
same time, how realistic are the Phoenix's chances in this.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Yeah, it will be. It will be a really tough
game for the girls. Obviously, this is a position that
City have been in multiple times before. You know, they
obviously also at home, so I guess they had the advantage.
But I think our team have done incredible on the
road this season. That's probably one of the biggest changes
we've seen the previous seasons. And I YEA truly believe
on if our girls turn up they can be anyone
(10:28):
on any day, and that we saw in the game
against Sydney when they put seven and away. If you know,
once they get on a roll, you know they're they're unbeatable.
So yeah, just everyone just has to turn up on
the day. It just has to go their way. But yeah,
I have I have full faith that they can they
can do it. I think I imagine Melbourne City will be
a little bit nervous going into this game. You know
(10:48):
they've seen how dangerous the team has been this year.
So yeah, very very excited. I think it will be
a cracker showcase for the game across the A legs
as well.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
Absolutely, and Lily and you're right leading the community engagement
with the club. What have the team's performances this season
done in terms of the fan base. It's enhanced around
the traps, not just Wellington but around the country and
has had a strong impact on the number of young
females engaging with football. Do you feel or even developing
a bigger passion around their own football.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
Yeah, Yeah, it's just been incredible and I've kind of
had a front row seat to see that all kind
of unfold. It's just where inboxes are just slam with
people kind of giving us anecdotal feedback and saying how
much they've enjoyed the game. You know, they're bringing the
underlying girls team to our matches, our watch parties, and
they're just having an incredible experience. And I think even
(11:41):
standing at potty the other day looking out across the
crowd looking at the number not just the little girls,
but little boys with the shirts on and the names
on the back, and it just almost seems like that
when we started five years ago, that was a bit
of a pipe dream that would be the case. But
just seeing how much support the team has had, not
just in Wellington but across the country is so so
(12:04):
cool for the woman's game. And yeah, just I feel
very lucky to have kind of witnessed it as a
player now in the staff, and think very lucky that
we are in such a incredible city where there is
such positive supply. I just think we can on heart
believe we have the best supporters of the best community
(12:24):
that get behind the team, not just in the good moments,
but through Dickenson. And yeah, it's been an awesome journey
and unpleased that those supporters in that community is also
getting the opportunity to, you know, witness that semi final
and watch the girls going to the Grand final.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Yeah, so exciting. And your career on the field sadly
got cut short due to injuries, Lily, but the fact
you're able to still be involved as a staff member
at the club witnessing what's happened right through the season
and of course being over there in Melbourne for tonight,
I bet it's nice for you as I can imagine
you'd have a fair bit of FOMO being the team's
foundation captain and not having a front row seat to
(12:59):
all this.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
Yeah. Absolutely, yeah it has. I feel very privileged at
the club gave me the opportunity to stay around and
witness it. Yeah, imagine there's a quite a lot of
players that have been involved in the program that, like
you said, has that POMO. But yeah, it's just a
privilege to watch such incredible females and staff get the
rewards they finally deserve.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
Here and before you go, you've got a positive feeling
about tonight, Yes.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
Yeah, super confident. Yeah, I'm going to It's a phoenix one,
no doubt.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Love to hear it, Lily. Thanks so much for your
time this morning, great insights. Congratulations for your role in
this team on and off the field, and it's a
five year journey. And yeah, good luck over there to
all the support crew there tonight go well, thanks for
your time.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
Amazing, Thanks so much, coach, appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
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Air Grand Final fever for our Wellington Phoenix women. Melbourne
is the scene for the first ever Grand Final featuring
a Wellington Phoenix team in the A League six fifteen.
Tonight they take on Melbourne City over there. Let's continue
our build up to the big game and well, the
women's team is reaching its first Grand Final in its
(00:21):
fifth season. But let's chat with someone who's been on
the journey with the team for its full five years
and it was a challenging start with a race against
the clock and against COVID travel restrictions for the Phoenix
getting their new women's team set up back in twenty
twenty one. They were based in a COVID bubble in Wollongong,
un'ta able to play in front of home fans that
first season and having some tough results on the field. Well.
(00:43):
The very first Phoenix women's signing was Lily Oldfeldt, who
was also the club's foundation captain until injury forced her
retirement in twenty twenty three. Lily is still now still
part of the Phoenix set up as the club's Community
and Culture officer. She's with me now to look at
the Phoenix journey to a maiden Grand final over there
in Melbourne tonight is Lily too Morning to you, Lily,
(01:05):
thanks for your time. Firstly, we can't start without looking
back on the scenes at Potty to a Park last Sunday.
You were there involved in the match day. How special
to seeing everything unfold for such a memorable win? Oh?
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Mate, it was pretty incredible. I think it just it
was such a perfect moment that I think had obviously
been building towards for five years that everything kind of
just seemed to fall into place and everyone kind of
got the reward that they deserved. So it was pretty
special when it final whistled blue, I was a little
bit teary. I think it was really really special for
(01:39):
not just a couple of current players, but the players
that have been a part of this journey from the beginning,
or the staff or the head office had a lot
of eff and hours and investments gone into it. So
just soaked for everyone.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
And we have seen a lot of players come and
go through the five seasons, Lily, and as you said,
a lot of coaches and staff also going through the
club in that time as well. Is there a white
a group of people sort of at the moment messaging
current and former players or staff that are saying a
lot about this team at the moment, having been part
of their history.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Yeah. Absolutely, I still get messages from staff and supporters
from our various season in Wollongong just so excited for
the team still following along. I know the girls who
are the Yellow season. The incredible video for the girls
with all a whole lot of past players and past
coaches wishing them while getting into the semi. So, you know,
(02:28):
I think once you're a part of that Phoenix family,
you know extends on and I think everyone's just so
pleased to see them. Yeah, finally kind of reach the
goal of the Grand Final. I think it's something that
everyone has been working towards for years. So yeah, we're
really lucky to have such a special family that is
still connected and a part of the club.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
And as foundation captain, a lot of people would look
at and say, well, five years into a club's existence,
making a Grand Final is an impressive feat for a
New Zealand team. Is that five year time frame do
you think ahead of when many might have thought the
Phoenix would would first get to this point?
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah, I guess when you look at where we began
and that very first season, it was kind of more
of a Oh, we're just stoke to be here and
participate and finally be a part of the league and
have professional football and New Zealand. But me personally, I
have no, I'm not surprised at all. I think in
terms of the investment that this club has put into
the female program, and I guess every year they've just
(03:27):
loft to their standards and the expectations, and yeah, it's
a huge curdos to the to the ownership and to
the club itself. You know, having been a player now
in the in the in the back stuff, you know,
I'm seeing daily the work that goes on into making
this program what it is. So no, I'm not surprised.
I think they you know, they set a goal a
couple of years ago that this this was going to
(03:48):
be kind of a non negotiable making the finals. And yeah,
not surprised at all. I think they really are kind
of starting to get a reward for everything they're putting
into the into the woman's program.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
What was the biggest ChIL and back then in season
one in Wollongong, Lily, with you as the leader getting
the team together, it was all brands New. I remember
it was quite last minute wrangling all the signings and
travel arrangements given the COVID restrictions at the time as well.
For you within that environment, what were the toughest challenges
at that point just simply getting a team out onto
the field.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Yeah, it was really just such a whirl wind experience.
It was a couple of weeks from being named ending
up across in Australia and Allongong and the dorms there,
so it was I think it was just kind of
trying to find your head. For a lot of us,
we were just so young. It was such a young
team majority. We're probably under twenty. You know, that was
(04:41):
the first time in the professional football environment where that
was kind of your primary focus every day. For me,
it was my first time in that leadership role too,
So I think it was just a bit of an
experience in naivity probably, but you know, we still knew
that it was such a special moment for football in
New Zealand and that you know, when we were all
growing up, we love the Phoenix, but we were you know,
(05:04):
my favorite player was a Glenn Moss or a Mike
Paston or Chris Greenacre so now getting the you know,
getting the opportunity to be the kind of face for
the female game. I think we are just kind of
really took that on board and knew the privilege that
it was to kind of be a part of that history,
and that was enough to kind of get us go
(05:24):
and get us started. And then just think from every
year out the standards they've lifted and the expectations and
just knowing that now we're not just here to to participate,
we're here to actually win.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Yeah, we said that was a big moment for an
he's Outland football starting out five years ago, but tonight
as as well. Isn't it No New Zealand team men
or women have ever made an a league final.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Oh absolutely Yeah, just so soaked for and I think
it's awesome that it is also a team that the
whole country can get behind. As you said, the only
female team in New Zealand, the first team in New
Zealand to make the screen final. I think it's such
a special occasion and they do hope that everyone gets
in behind the girls choose them on.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Lily Olfels with us, the foundation captain of the Phoenix
women's team five seasons ago, and actually the very first
signing of the Phoenix Women as well ahead of their
maiden season. Looking at this big final tonight against Melbourne City, Lily,
should we see positive effects now that we've seen a
new Zealand team with a lot of young key we
players get to this point say when we consider what
(06:23):
this could do to the success of the football fans
internationally in the future.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Absolutely. I think anytime you can be in a high
pressure environment like a Grand Final, any of the final series,
you know, where your performance just has to be on
point every time, I think that just makes you a
better play and you get used to working in those
high pressure moments. So I think absolutely, the more we
can have our teams and our players in these kind
(06:49):
of scenarios, I think it's only going to help the
team because obviously going into World Cups until Olympics, they
are such high pressure environments. You know that you just
as do or die for your poor game. So I
think having the opportunity to kind of play at this
level with that pressure is just going to make better players.
And like you said, there's a lot of young girls,
(07:10):
so the earlier they get this experience, you know, come
four or five, six, years times, these players will be
so used to it, able to compete in these environments.
It's yeah, it's really really exciting. It a really good
opportunity that will hopefully benefit New Zelle football in the
long run.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
A couple of people in particular, I wanted to ask
you about Lily Bev Priestsman's impact on this team as
coach this year. Everyone knew leading up to the season,
her experience, where she'd coached before and what she'd achieved.
What is she actually brought to the team that you've
observed from your vantage point through this season.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Yeah, there is this incredible I was fortunate enough to
work with her in the New Zealand football space about
there's ten to fifteen years ago now and that then
just an incredible human, such a such a class app
and she is a true competitor. I think that is
kind of one of the just things that she's brought
to this program. And she's just showed at girls how
to win, and she has she's created a brilliant culture.
(08:06):
You know, every player is important in this team. She
shows strong leadership and just has a true belief of
the team. And I think, you know, that's the kind
of person you're happy like you want to go into
battle for and I think that the club has done
incredibly wild to secure Bev. And also at the same time,
Bev has led this group through what is probably a
lot more pressure than the you sooner, there was a
(08:28):
lot of expectation, like you said, so you know, she's
kept their heads the whole time and just focus one
game at a time where some people may have been
looking at the Grand Final earlier on. So yeah, I
have such respect for Bev. She's just a brilliant person,
a brilliant leader in the club is so lucky to
have her.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Yeah, And another person I wanted to ask about current
captain Mackenzie Barry. She was with you there in match
one and still in this team leading them five years on.
How much of a testament to her that she has
stayed around through the ups and downs and I'm sure
many other offers to go elsewhere and to now be
leading this team through its best season ever.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Yeah, Matt is an absolute base. He's just such a
hard worker and that the perfect person to lead this team.
She is, you know, she just rolls her flees up,
gets to it and like you said, she has been
this on the start, she has written in those ways.
You know, there's been some really cool highs, but some
incredible lows, and she has just that person that keeps
her head down and powers through. And yeah, and even
(09:27):
as a leader, just so so proud of how much
she's developed as well and really kind of taken that
team on her shoulders and carried them through. So just
so soaked to see her. And they're really excited for
the ones that were there from the beginning that have
kind of seen the evolution of the Steve to finally
get to get the reward they deserve.
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Yeah, all right, Well, let's look at the game itself
in terms of the challenge Melbourne City bring tonight. They've
obviously been a benchmark team this year won the Phoenix
and most other teams have struggled against what challenge lies
ahead for the Feet in this game. But at the
same time, how realistic are the Phoenix's chances in this.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Yeah, it will be. It will be a really tough
game for the girls. Obviously, this is a position that
City have been in multiple times before. You know, they
obviously also at home, so I guess they had the advantage.
But I think our team have done incredible on the
road this season. That's probably one of the biggest changes
we've seen the previous seasons. And I YEA truly believe
on if our girls turn up they can be anyone
(10:28):
on any day, and that we saw in the game
against Sydney when they put seven and away. If you know,
once they get on a roll, you know they're they're unbeatable.
So yeah, just everyone just has to turn up on
the day. It just has to go their way. But yeah,
I have I have full faith that they can they
can do it. I think I imagine Melbourne City will be
a little bit nervous going into this game. You know
(10:48):
they've seen how dangerous the team has been this year.
So yeah, very very excited. I think it will be
a cracker showcase for the game across the A legs
as well.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
Absolutely, and Lily and you're right leading the community engagement
with the club. What have the team's performances this season
done in terms of the fan base. It's enhanced around
the traps, not just Wellington but around the country and
has had a strong impact on the number of young
females engaging with football. Do you feel or even developing
a bigger passion around their own football.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
Yeah, Yeah, it's just been incredible and I've kind of
had a front row seat to see that all kind
of unfold. It's just where inboxes are just slam with
people kind of giving us anecdotal feedback and saying how
much they've enjoyed the game. You know, they're bringing the
underlying girls team to our matches, our watch parties, and
they're just having an incredible experience. And I think even
(11:41):
standing at potty the other day looking out across the
crowd looking at the number not just the little girls,
but little boys with the shirts on and the names
on the back, and it just almost seems like that
when we started five years ago, that was a bit
of a pipe dream that would be the case. But
just seeing how much support the team has had, not
just in Wellington but across the country is so so
(12:04):
cool for the woman's game. And yeah, just I feel
very lucky to have kind of witnessed it as a
player now in the staff, and think very lucky that
we are in such a incredible city where there is
such positive supply. I just think we can on heart
believe we have the best supporters of the best community
(12:24):
that get behind the team, not just in the good moments,
but through Dickenson. And yeah, it's been an awesome journey
and unpleased that those supporters in that community is also
getting the opportunity to, you know, witness that semi final
and watch the girls going to the Grand final.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Yeah, so exciting. And your career on the field sadly
got cut short due to injuries, Lily, but the fact
you're able to still be involved as a staff member
at the club witnessing what's happened right through the season
and of course being over there in Melbourne for tonight,
I bet it's nice for you as I can imagine
you'd have a fair bit of FOMO being the team's
foundation captain and not having a front row seat to
(12:59):
all this.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
Yeah. Absolutely, yeah it has. I feel very privileged at
the club gave me the opportunity to stay around and
witness it. Yeah, imagine there's a quite a lot of
players that have been involved in the program that, like
you said, has that POMO. But yeah, it's just a
privilege to watch such incredible females and staff get the
rewards they finally deserve.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
Here and before you go, you've got a positive feeling
about tonight, Yes.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
Yeah, super confident. Yeah, I'm going to It's a phoenix one,
no doubt.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Love to hear it, Lily. Thanks so much for your
time this morning, great insights. Congratulations for your role in
this team on and off the field, and it's a
five year journey. And yeah, good luck over there to
all the support crew there tonight go well, thanks for
your time.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
Amazing, Thanks so much, coach, appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
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