Federica Frew<\/a>, who was part of the victorious Essendon side who ran away with the match in the last quarter to take care of the Hawks.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShe described the experience of running out onto Marvel for her debut as \u201cpretty crazy, like running out the crowd was so loud, just to see everyone that\u2019s come out to support the team it\u2019s just amazing, I\u2019ll never forget it. It\u2019s just one of the best nights of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite what many may have predicted, what Hawthorn showed on Saturday night was not a total surprise to their opponents according to Frew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re such a contested side, and like they\u2019ve got some unreal players that they\u2019ve also recruited to come across, and we expected them to be right with us. There was talk about the line in the sand game before, and they brought it right to us so credit to them, it was a really tough game and can\u2019t wait for the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frew\u2019s path to the AFLW was certainly not common, as she was one of the club\u2019s pre-signings after a stellar VFLW campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a pretty whirlwind couple of years. I played over in America college soccer, then I came back, joined the VFL team, spent you know three or four years with them then this year we had an unreal year and won the premiership, and then midway through the year just got signed and it\u2019s just been like a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coming straight from the VFLW into the AFLW has allowed Frew to work on different areas of her game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell it\u2019s been good because it has allowed me to since I really worked on my goal kicking and like my forward craft in the VFL, since I\u2019ve come to the AFL, training with the girls just like picking up the bits of my game that I really need to work on, like defensive pressure, staying involved in the game and I\u2019m just trying to kick goals and take my opportunities. Missed a couple today, but just trying to be creative and do what I can for the team to get the win at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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