The newest piece in our My Favourite Sporting Moment series tells us how Australia’s Rugby 7s gold medal inspired Brielle Quigley to return to sport. My favourite sporting moment happened four years ago, 12,774 kilometres away from my small city in the North of Tasmania. It wasn’t an epic pass or a game-saving tackle; it …
Enthusiastic about women’s sport and gender equity on and off the field and court, Chloe Dalton is getting athletes talking on The Female Athlete Project. Chloe Dalton is a fascinating person. Strong in her convictions, hard working, well spoken and incredibly kind—even when I accidentally hung up on her—whoops. We chat about Melbourne’s lockdown and …
Continuing our profiles of women in sports photography, Siren’s Deakin University intern Brielle Quigley introduces us to photographer Kelly Defina. After starting her career in fashion, Kelly Defina swapped runways for muddy fields and long, hot days spent courtside anticipating when the magic would happen, and magic it is. With an uncanny ability to read …
By Jill Scanlon With the initial disruption caused by Covid-19 beginning to subside, the primary focus for sport is now on how to move forward. Not unexpectedly most of the chatter has been on the men’s game but what of the future of the women’s competitive sporting landscape in Australia? Most organisations are reviewing their …
With all the anticipation and hype around the new documentary, The Last Dance we thought it would be a great time to look at some documentaries and films that focus on women in sport. It’s no surprise that alongside low mainstream media representation, there are very few sporting documentaries featuring women. ESPN’s 30 for 30 …