{"id":150532,"date":"2024-02-21T14:53:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T04:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=150532"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:09:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T00:09:16","slug":"qa-mia-salisbury-suns-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2024\/02\/21\/qa-mia-salisbury-suns-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Mia Salisbury (Suns Academy)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

QUEENSLAND defender Mia Salisbury<\/a> is preparing for a big 2024 season for both Bond University and the Maroons. Having largely played at Reserves level – winning a flag with the Bull Sharks – Salisbury is ready to make the jump to more consistent QAFL Women’s senior football, while also potentially eyeing a move up the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rookie Me Central spoke to Salisbury at the recent Queensland Preseason Testing event to find out more about her experience playing football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Mia, tell us about your footy journey?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “I started when I was six. Played with the boys for one to two years and then got into the Academy when I was 14.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: After playing in the Reserves flag with Bond University, is your goal to make senior team this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “Yeah making every game that I can in the senior team.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What are you focusing on to make the next step?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “Working a lot on my strength and my fitness.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What about the strengths in your game?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “I’m good at reading the ball and footy IQ definitely up there and kicking.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What on-field role do you see yourself playing in 2024?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “I want to play in the backline but also want to push myself to be an onballer and also be on the wing as well.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: How has your preseason been, have you been injury free?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “Injury free, it’s been really good. I think we’ve all gotten a lot more fitter. Doing a lot more running, we do run club on Saturdays. It was our new coach Jess Sedunary<\/em><\/strong>‘s idea. We get between 10-20 players.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Is it just the Suns girls who take part in the run club?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “Yeah, and for Bond we do a lot of running as well so it’s good.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Speaking of your new coach, how have you found Jess Sedunary given her recent experience at AFLW level?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “She definitely gives us a lot of knowledge into what AFLW is like and how fit you need to be.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What are your goals for 2024?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “Definitely just improving my footy taking it to the next level and making senior teams and pushing myself harder than what I did last year.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: With the representative opportunities last season, what does it mean to you to play for Queensland?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “It’s definitely good. I was so happy to play in Adelaide over the last year, it was so good. As well as all the opportunities you get through Queensland.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Who are you most looking forward to playing alongside this year for Queensland?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS:<\/strong> “Just all the girls, we’re so connected and it’s just really fun to be at training.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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