Mary Konstantopoulos talks to physiotherapist Shreya Mcleod about the importance of addressing the medical knowledge gap when it comes to women’s injuries and concussion inequality. When it comes to conversations about fairness and equality for women in sport there are many battlegrounds; access to facilities, the importance of media coverage and of course, pay. But …
Darcie McDonald grew up dreaming of being a cheerleader. But it wasn’t her only dream. Mary Konstantopoulos spoke with Darcie about her path to the sideline.
In her second piece as a Siren collaborator, Mary Konstantopoulos spoke with St. George Illawarra’s Holli Wheeler about her return from a torn ACL. Holli Wheeler is just a couple of weeks away from making a full recovery from a ruptured ACL—an injury she sustained whilst competing for the St George Illawarra Dragons at the …
While the pandemic was a road block for many athletes around the country, Shontelle Stowers tells Brielle Quigley about her answer to long distance coaching. 2020 has been a precarious year for so many sports, and NRLW was no exception. With some codes bowing out and others scrambling for options, NRLW was one of several …
It might have been a short season, but it wasn’t without its hard hits, speed and incredible skill. It’s time for our NRLW season review. This year’s NRLW competition was the season that almost didn’t happen. Like so many codes in this bizarre year, the fate of the women’s competition was clouded with a question …