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drawing #2: of megan fitzsimon

Megan Fitzsimon is 169cm. She was born on the tenth day of August in 2002, grew up on Gunaikurnai country and currently lives on Wurundjeri land. Megan uses she/her pronouns. She has never eaten blue cheese. She is a professional footballer.

interviewsaraid taylor.26 October 2025writer, AFLW, Melbourne Football Club

drawing #1: of shelley heath

Shelley Heath is 160cm. She was born on the sixth day of June in 2000 and currently lives on Bunurong land. Shelley uses she/her pronouns. She has never eaten a durian. She is a professional footballer.

interviewsaraid taylor.17 October 2025writer, AFLW, Shelley Heath, Melbourne Football Club

working body: on femininity, muscularity and professional sport

Sport has given me a lot of things: diverse skills, support structures, a wider understanding of myself. It has not rid me of the self-consciousness attached to existing as a girl, then a woman.

essaysaraid taylor.21 March 2025writer, essay, author, bysaraidtaylor, AFLW