Unlikely women in football

Published: May 29, 2021, 12:30 a.m.

Sometimes you end up leading a life you never expected to. Tanya Hosch is the first Indigenous person on the AFL's leadership executive. She's got no background in sport, but she's kicking goals, metaphorically. Mel Hoffman had no idea what rugby league was, until she met and married an NRL player. Thus began a life of getting to know this game, warts and all.