The AFL Youth Girl's National Championships wind up in Canberra tomorrow with Victoria Metro looking like strong title contenders.
But turning heads at the week-long event have been tournament debutants, the Woomeras.
The Woomeras are an Indigenous side drawn from around Australia.
Player Courtney Hodder said she had been resilient throughout the competition.
"Sometimes it’s nerve wracking to go out onto the field with all the big girls and yeah, I get slung around a lot, but still get back up," she said.
The 13-year-old and her teammates have found plenty of success in the development division at this year's AFL Youth Girls National Championships in Canberra.
Coach Chris Johnson said the small team packed a big punch.
"These girls actually bore in harder than the AFL do at the moment," he said. "So they compete very hard and look, their skills probably aren't at the level of the AFL, but certainly their competitive efforts are all over the AFL at the moment."
The former Lions player has long been a passionate driver behind the Woomeras.
Since last September, five Woomeras have been headhunted by state sides.
Player Leshay Warburton-Richards said the program had offered her guidance.
"I didn't have anyone to look up to except my father and grandfather, so there wasn't many women to be able to be a leader for younger girls in the community," she said.
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