{"id":37953,"date":"2018-07-29T18:34:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T08:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afldraftcentral.com.au\/?p=37953"},"modified":"2021-11-10T14:03:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T04:03:03","slug":"football-wins-over-netball-convert-rendelmann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2018\/07\/29\/football-wins-over-netball-convert-rendelmann\/","title":{"rendered":"Football wins over netball convert Rendelmann"},"content":{"rendered":"

CALDER Cannons ruck\u00a0Carla Rendelmann<\/strong>\u00a0might have always seen netball as her number one sport, but when the opportunity arose to join her family in Australian Rules, she jumped at the opportunity. She has not stopped jumping since, playing a vital role in the ruck for the Cannons in the TAC Cup Girls and Vic Metro in the AFL Women\u2019s Under 18 Championships.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy brothers always played, and dad was in the VFL,\u201d she said. \u201cSo I began in the first Aberfeldie Football Club girls team probably three years ago and that\u2019s pretty much where I started. \u201cAfter the first year of playing footy I got scouted to Cannons and I played last year with them and I was lucky enough to be invited back this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the Calder Cannons finished unbeaten on top of the TAC Cup Girls ladder in 2017, they dropped back to the pack, with plenty of younger prospects shining through setting them up for future years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI throughly enjoyed both years,\u201d she said. \u201cLast year we obviously came up on top. \u201cThis year was a little different, having a lot of girls bottom-aged but it was all just about development and having the opportunity to be their role model so it was a lot different, but really exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rendelmann supported the longer season because she had more time to develop and more time spent with her teammates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed it,\u201d Rendelmann said. \u201cI think every week personally I developed a lot better. \u201cI was just playing good football and it was good to see the team coming together every week.\u201d<\/p>\n

She admits the initial jump to the TAC Cup Girls last season caught her off guard, but by 2018, she was settled into the pace and standard of the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think definitely I took a step back and it was like just a jump for me,\u201d Rendelmann admitted. \u201cBut this year I\u2019m actually going and impacting the contest and being able to actually make a difference in the game which has just really helped.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rendelmann was picked among the 24-player squad to head to the Gold Coast, playing two games and performing well in the ruck.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m loving it,\u201d she said pre-AFL Women\u2019s Under 18 Championships. \u201cI\u2019m loving having this opportunity this year and I can\u2019t wait to see what I can bring to the team. \u201cHopefully if I make the Gold Coast squad, I can\u2019t wait to show what I have and show how much I\u2019ve developed throughout the season. \u201cI just hope I come out on top.\u201d<\/p>\n

She ticked that box and continues to tick boxes at senior level, juggling a challenging workload between school and football.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in Year 12 at the moment so I have a lot of school work,\u201d Rendelmann said. \u201cI have Essendon VFLW training twice a week and I also head down to my local club and help them out and obviously I have my own gym sessions and kicking the footy with my dad so it\u2019s pretty full on every week. \u201cThen trying to balance school with it all, so it\u2019s just finding that balance and just working it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rendelmann has been pleased with her output in her preferred position of ruck, seeing her competitiveness as a strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to compete at the contest and having that vertical jump and being able to impact around the ground (is a strength),\u201d she said. \u201cMy marks have been getting a lot stronger recently so that\u2019s really where I start to impact the game a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her game has been piecing together over a matter of years, having come from a netball background.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me it was always netball,\u201d Rendelmann said. \u201cI played netball for 11 years and was in the state team with that and then joining football was just, I found that just so much more enjoyable. \u201cThe people I\u2019ve met along the way has just made the experience amazing.\u00a0 \u201cAt first it was so social as well as fitness. \u201cI had friends who had been playing at other clubs with the girls and they\u2019d been playing with the boys and they said you just have to join, it\u2019s just incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now Rendelmann is focused on studying law and business at university and as for her football, she plans to just see \u201cwherever my footy takes me next year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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