The VAFA congratulates Isabella Di Lecce from Ormond Amateur Football Club, who has been nominated as the Week 19 Anytime Fitness Women’s Rising Star. Isabella came up through the Caulfield Bears, St Kilda Bears and St Kilda City. In her first season in the VAFA at just 19 years of age she has polled in the best players in 10 out of 17 matches. She plays alongside her twin sister Michaela who has also had a stellar year.
What the club said:
Ormond Senior Women’s coach Oscar Persson said, “Isabella ‘Bruz’ Di Lecce is first and foremost a great person. As part of our leadership group she has found a balance between driving standards and ensuring a supportive environment for her teammates. She has taken huge strides this year in her personal development as a player, greatly improving her kicking and forward craft. Her last month of football is a credit to her drive to be the best version of herself.”