The VAFA congratulates Lia Kelvie from Old Carey Football Club who has been nominated as the Week 14 Anytime Fitness Women’s Rising Star. Lia is having a stellar season with the the Panthers after coming up through the Kew Rovers and Kew Bears Youth Girls system. In her first season of senior football, Lia has polled votes in seven out of a possible eleven matches. Her composure with the footy is beyond her years and she has become a key component of the success of the Old Carey Women’s team this year.
What the club said:
Lia comes to the club via Carey Grammar where she graduated in 2022. Lia was involved in junior football programs and has returned to the game after a break of several years. 2025 is in her first year of senior football and she has made every post a winner. After throwing herself into things in the pre-season, she has quickly become one of the most dependable players on our team.
Lia is part of a big cohort of Carey alumni being drawn back to our program in its third year – with the sides’ progress the by-product of this strong connection with the school. Away from the club Lia is completing a Law Degree.
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