drawing #11: of tarang chawla

Tarang Chawla is 185cm. He was born on the fifth day of February in 1987. He grew up, and still lives, on Wurundjeri Woo Wurrung Country. Tarang is an advocate, educator, campaigner, and former commissioner. He uses he/him pronouns. He has never eaten steak tartare.

interviewsaraid taylor.6 March 2026Beth Lynch, AFLW, athlete, football, Richmond Football Club

drawing #10: of beth lynch

Beth Lynch is 173cm. She was born on the nineteenth day of May in 1997. She grew up on Boonwurrung/Bunurong Country, and now lives on its intersection with Wurundjeri Country. Beth uses she/her pronouns. She is a professional football player. She has never eaten a human, or an oyster.

interviewsaraid taylor.28 February 2026Beth Lynch, AFLW, athlete, football, Richmond Football Club

how to turn strangers into friends

The first step is to be silly. Be silly enough that, despite considering yourself a relatively balanced and logical person, you dread New Years. Dread it so much you reject the reality of its impending arrival. Believe fully in your powers of rejection. Think: It will be different this year.

essaysaraid taylor.26 February 2026writer, essay, AFLW

drawing #7: of maeve chaplin

Maeve Chaplin is 167cm. She was born on the twenty-second day of August in 2002, and currently lives on Wurunderji Woi-wurrung Country. Maeve uses she/her pronouns. Named in the AFLW All-Australian team for 2025, she is a professional footballer. She has never eaten beef tartare.

interviewsaraid taylor.5 December 2025writer, Maeve Chaplin, All-Australian, AFLW, Melbourne Football Club

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

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