Following the announcement of Bre Koenen and Nat Grider as captain and vice-captain yesterday, the Lions are excited to announce four players into the broader leadership group for 2023.
Reigning league medallist Ally Anderson, who was part of the leadership group in 2022, will be joined by Cathy Svarc and Sophie Conway who are returning members of quartet from 2021.
Belle Dawes has been named among the leaders for the first time in her career as she enters her fourth year with the Club.
Dawes said she was over the moon to be viewed as a leader by her peers.
βI feel very honoured to be honest, knowing that girls have voted me in,β Dawes said.
βIβve put my hand up for the last three years and Iβve been close Craig has told me.
βWhen he told me this year I jumped up and down in his office.
βI didnβt have any doubt that Bre and Nat would be voted in again, they were so good in those roles last season.
βAlly (Anderson), Cathy (Svarc) and Soph (Conway), Iβve spent a lot of time with them in the midfield and they are leaders on and off the field.
βEveryone in the leadership group are really great people who are always looking to grow and be better.
As someone who is new to the leadership group, Dawes said she will not shy away from remaining the energiser bunny of the team.
βFor me the girls know that I bring a lot of energy to the group,β she said.
βThe whole group knows how passionate I am about this team and the club which is something I want to bring to my leadership.
βFor them to see me as a leader is really awesome and Iβm looking forward to what we can do this year.β
Brisbane Lions AFLW coach Craig Starcevich announced the news to the players and was excited by the diversity of the leadership group.
βWe are delighted that we have a cross-section of age and experience,β he said.
βIt is a nice representation of the whole group through these six people.
βThe leadership group that has been assembled, we feel, are great custodians of our values.β
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