{"product_id":"2940151973236","title":"WOMEN and the AFL","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of individual profiles this book celebrates women who are connected to the AFL: the women who have mothered champion players; the women who have married them; the women who have sacrificed their own free time, unpaid, to work in clubs at board level, many for more than a decade. The women who paved the way for others in their wake, by being among the first to hold senior positions in the AFL; the women who umpire; who tape and massage; and women like me who are quite simply, fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a political or overtly feminist book; rather it’s a collection of diverse and entertaining individual stories, with AFL as the common bond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women featured in my book are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Lindsay AFL Ground Operations Manager for over 40 years until her sad passing in 2011\u003cbr\u003eKelli UnderwoodThe first female to commentate a full game of AFL on live television\u003cbr\u003eBree McPheeWife of former Essendon and Fremantle player Adam McPhee\u003cbr\u003eBeverley O’ConnorFormer Melbourne Football Club Vice-President and sports journalist\u003cbr\u003eChelsea RoffeyThe first female to act as goal umpire at an AFL Grand Final\u003cbr\u003eSamantha LaneFootball journalist and TV personality\u003cbr\u003eSusan AlbertiBoard member and patron of the Western Bulldogs Football Club\u003cbr\u003eDebbie LeeCo-founder of first AFL sanctioned women’s game\u003cbr\u003eNanette MalthouseWife of former Collingwood and Carlton coach Mick Malthouse\u003cbr\u003eSharon BoydMother of former Western Bulldogs captain Matthew Boyd\u003cbr\u003eJudith Elliott \u0026amp;Football trainers for over 40 years\u003cbr\u003eJoy Gelly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnie Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171608543472,"sku":"2940151973236","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151973236_p0.jpg?v=1764016770","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151973236","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}