QUEENSLAND utility Georja Davies is the fourth sibling in line with the goal of reaching the elite level. With sisters Giselle (Sydney), Fleur (GWS) and Darcie (Gold Coast) all sounding boards for the top-ager, the youngest of the Davies footballing family is ready to carve her own path to the AFLW.

We spoke with the athletic tall at the recent Queensland Preseason Testing Day about her football journey, the advantages with having siblings who have reached the top level, and what role she hopes to play in 2025.

Q: Georja, tell us a bit about footballing memories and when you started falling in love with the game?

GD: “I first started when I was about sisters, when one of my sister Fleur started playing through school and then went to our local club which is Southport Sharks. She started playing there and I wanted to join in and be like my sisters so I started to join in and I loved it. Back then you used to play up like five years older than what you were supposed so, so I played with my sister, we all got joined in and went off from that.”

Q: Do you think it’s been an advantage having played up and having three older sisters that makes you a bit more competitive and skilful?

GD: “Definitely my whole household is about how competitive we are, and always whose better, whose faster at this, whose stronger at this. It definitely pushes me, it’s such an advantage to have. Even just partners that I can just do any skills I want to. Because they’re very high level as well, it pushes me to want to be better and do better.”

Q: What’s it like still keeping in touch, are you still really close with all of them?

GD: “Yes I call them all the time, it’s like they’re already here. My sister Giselle was just here for the holidays for a bit, so that was really nice. Spent Christmas with them. Darcie‘s like my personal chef, she’s like the best sister ever, I love her.”

Q: It’s a National Draft now, is that something you’ve thought about?

GD: “I think it’s so good how there’s a National Draft now, just for the development of women’s footy. Especially girls coming from other sports making it more interesting and making it more desirable for other sports to come into it, which will just make the sport grow even more obviously so I think it’s great.”

Q: Been part of really great Academy and programs, what kind of information have you taken from them?

GD: “Just little bits from here and everywhere. For the National Academy, I’ve never had a ruck coach but for that I had a specific ruck coach which I could obviously use and just take away from each different coach and each different person and their views on footy, what they’ve learnt about it, their perspective on it and take everything from it and be as well known as I can.”

Q: You’re quite unique but really similar to Havana Harris in the way you can play ruck but can move on-ball as well, what role do you expect to play this year?

GD: “This year I’m really challenging myself with the on-ball/midfielder. Just to really challenge my skills so I can just see the game differently and again learn all parts of the game so I can figure out how other teams play and how other players play just so I can get all-round in my position and I really like to challenge myself in that position this year.”

Q: Can you tell me about your strengths and some of the things you’re still looking to work on?

GD: “I think my strengths are probably just my knowledge of the game and just my composure and my skills. Then probably my weaknesses I would say just because I’m new to the position just learning it, but I usually learn things pretty quick so I’m not too worried about that.”

Q: Is there a player you look up to particular to mould your game on a little bit?

GD: “Well I always say Bontempelli because he’s like a 6’5″ midfielder. I always like to say I’m the tallest midfielder here.”

Q: Do you support the Suns as well?

GD: “Yes of course I support the Suns, I love footy, watch it all the time.”

Q: What are your goals for the year?

GD: “My goals for the year are to keep watching footy but specifically watch certain players and not watch the players and see what they do so I can see how they position themselves, where they go, their timings with everything. I just want to expand the wisdom of my game.”