Tayah Palmer to make WAFLW debut this weekend to continue meteoric rise

As all-star exhibition matches take place this weekend, there will need to be a late change as Tayah Palmer takes the next step after being selected for East Fremantle in WAFLW. The 17-year-old made her debut for East Fremantle in the Rogers Cup last year where she played four games and helped them to the premiership with four goals in the final. Since then she helped Chapman Valley break their grand final curse, helping them claim their first GNWFL premiership with a joint best-on-ground performance. She also took out joint best player of the year and was named an all-star after women’s country week and was named in the 18’s State Academy Program for WA. It continues the meteoric rise for the young star who broke new ground at the age of 14, becoming the first girl to play in the under-16 competition of the Great Northern Junior Football League. She also becomes the first player from the female Midwest Academy to make a league debut. She will play alongside fellow Mid West product Tiani Teakle who recovered from an elbow injury to play her first league game for this season last week. The Sharks will take on Peel Thunder at Lane Group Stadium on April 15 from midday and will be streamed live on Streamer https://streamer.com.au