The VAFA congratulates Laura Sonnemann from Wattle Park Football Club who has been nominated as the Week 13 Anytime Fitness Women’s Rising Star. At just 19 years old, Laura is playing her first season of senior footy and has made an immediate impact on her Wattle Park team, earning a spot in the best on seven out of a possible 11 occasions.
What the club said:
This is Laura’s first season with the Animals – and has quickly become a beloved teammate and a source of comedy around the club. Stepping straight into the role as fine master for the Women’s Team, her impact at the club has expanded off the field, to match her on-field success.
Wattle Park Senior Women’s Coach Mel Dell’Olio said: “Laura is a disciplined yet free spirited type player spending most of the game at half back & in the centre. Her strength is her ability to read the play & it is very refreshing listening to her honest feedback after each performance. She’s a well loved player amongst the team, putting her hand up after most training drills, giving positive & somewhat quirky summations cheering us all up & putting a smile on our faces as we move onto the next phase.”
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