AFL Origin: Who are the women behind WA’s star-studded outfit taking on the Vics?

With the historic AFL State of Origin game being played on Valentine’s Day, we profile the wives and girlfriends behind the WA team who have helped make their partners’ dreams come true.

TORY O’MEARA

Married to Fremantle Dockers player Jaeger O’Meara

Completing a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Corporate Finance at the University of Western Australia, Tory is an established Perth real estate agent with 15 years of experience.

While she doesn’t share too many of her professional exploits on social media, she regularly offers glimpses into her love of travel, and life as a mother to son Julian, born in January 2025.

REBECCA CONIGLIO

Married to Greater Western Sydney Giants player Stephen Coniglio

With a background in architecture, Rebecca is a talented designer who sells and handcrafts highly detailed cakes and deserts.

The glamorous Sydney-based mother of two has seen her creations featured on Channel 7’s Sunrise, and actively promotes her luxurious travel-laden lifestyle online.

KELSEY BROWNE

Dating Fremantle Dockers player Luke Jackson

After rumours of a split late last year, Kelsey was seen posing alongside the Dockers star at Perth’s Sail GP event in January, and more recently at the AFL Origin welcome function on Thursday night.

The former West Coast Fever player has since retired from netball, and is pursuing a career in sports broadcasting, as well as commentary.

LEXI LOBB

Married to Western Bulldogs player Rory Lobb

Lexi is a lifestyle influencer and aspiring cook who regularly shares updates on her life on Instagram and TikTok to a combined audience of 109,000 followers, including invitations to VIP events in Sydney and Melbourne.

The 27-year-old even published a cookbook with recipes for snacks to eat while watching an AFL game that was popular with her social media followers after its release in 2025.

Lexi’s parents are Melissa and Steve Rosich, who was the former chief executive of the Fremantle Dockers and has two sisters, US-based model Mila Mary and Delainey Mary.

The Lobb’s tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Toorak, Melbourne, in 2025, followed by a second celebration in the Maldives.

MONIQUE CRIPPS

Married to Carlton player Patrick Cripps

Monique married Cripps in December 2022 at Perth’s Sandalford Winery, and the couple welcomed their first child, daughter Koda Sophie, two years later.

With more than 26,000 Instagram followers, Monique’s feed is filled with photos of friends’ weddings, AFL awards nights and relaxing at their Melbourne home with dog Ron.

While Monique keeps a relatively low profile across social media, before her marriage, she publicly shared her personal mental health journey.

She openly discussed her struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder and used her platform to help break stigma around mental health.

ADRIANA GUEVARA PAEZ

Dating Collingwood Magpies player Darcy Cameron

Hailing from the Great Southern, Adriana is a foodie and aspiring cook. She even has a cooking Instagram page called Books Cook where she shares videos of mouth-watering home made meals she creates at home.

In 2024, the Adriana and Cameron stepped out on the red carpet at the Brownlow Medal for the very first time.

That same year the Albany sweethearts, who met growing up, got engaged in June after spending a decade together and are expecting their first baby, a girl, in May.

CHLOE DOVEN

Dating Greater Western Sydney Giants player Jesse Hogan

Originally from Perth, Chloe is a model and Pilates instructor who teaches classes at Sydney studio Peaches and Body by Berner.

Her social media paints a picture of an idyllic life with Hogan going on international holidays, spending days at the beach, getting dressed up for VIP events and enjoying fancy dinner dates.

The couple have been together for four years and recently welcomed an adorable golden retriever puppy into their life.

TAYLA BROAD

Married to Richmond player Nathan Broad

Tayla first gained national recognition after she won the first season of Love Island Australia in 2018 with helped launch a media career in TV hosting and presenting, appearing on shows like Getaway and House of Wellness.

She also hosts her popular motherhood podcast, Baby Talk, after she welcomed her first child, daughter Samara Margot, in August 2023.

Another career highlight was in 2025 when she published her first recipe book, Tayla Made Meals and is also involved in campaigns for major brands like Myer, Pandora, Maybelline and GHD.

Tayla married Broad in October 2022 and while the pair live the high life in Melbourne, she announced last year they were looking at building a dream coastal house back home in Perth.

NADIA BARRASS

Married to Hawthorn player Tom Barrass

Nadia is a mother of two sons, Billy and Benson, with both born before she married Barrass in February last year at an elegant ceremony at the Cottesloe Civic Centre.

The couple moved to Melbourne after Barrass flew the nest at the West Coast Eagles to play for the Hawks.

Nadia’s expertise lies in public relations, fashion and interior styling.

She is the daughter of Ines Ledger, the wife of Heath Ledger’s father Kim and is a content creator and stylist.

LAURA HANLON-AH CHEE

Married to Brisbane Lions player Callum Ah Chee

Laura tied the knot with Ah Chee in a fairy tale wedding at The Refinery in Brisbane on October 27 2022.

She is the mother to young children Daisy and Iver and pet mum to a cat and two border collies.

The couple are renovating their house in South East Queensland and got paw prints set into concrete to mark another stage of the project.

In 2020, Laura graduated from university with a Bachelor of psychological science and three years earlier competed in model competition Miss Universe Australia.

ALICE HUGHES

Dating Sydney Swans player Chad Warner

Growing up in Perth, Alice has dated Chad for several years and relocated to Sydney after he was drafted to the the East Coast club.

She is a practicing nurse and formerly a pilates instructor, and enjoys fleeing abroad in the AFL offseason with Chad to pursue her passion for travel and new cultural experiences.

PAIGE MCCARTHY

Dating Fremantle Dockers player Jordan Clark

Adoring the coastal lifestyle, Paige regularly shares her trips down South and trips to the beach.

While the dog-lover enjoys a wine with the girls, she’s equally content enjoying extended time out in nature.

HASINA BALUCH

Dating Fremantle Dockers player Shai Bolton

Moving back to Perth with Shai after he was traded to the Dockers ahead of the 2025 season, Hasina appears happy raising the pair’s two kids in WA.

The couple are often seen on family outings, spending time at footy games, along the coast, and on trips away when time permits.

SAMANTHA HILL

Married to St Kilda player Bradley Hill

The proud mother has followed her journeyman husband from the west back to Melbourne, with the pair raising two young children and marrying in 2023.

Samantha is family oriented and loves spending time at home with loved ones. She also enjoys catching up for a wine with friends in between kids birthday parties.

CHARLOTTE STUART

Dating Greater Western Sydney Giants player Sam Taylor

Charlotte hard-launched her relationship with Taylor on Instagram on April 17, 2022, with a cute photo of them at Nick’s Cocktail Bar in Sydney.

When Taylor made the All-Australian squad in August that same year, she shared a glamorous photo of the pair to Instagram with the caption: “Behind every man making the All-Australian team, there is a woman doing his politics assignment for him.”

Also flooding her social media with photos of an idyllic lifestyle consisting of travel and fancy events, Charlotte and Taylor embarked on her “dream trip” to New York in October.

She graduated university in 2024 and celebrated her 24th birthday this year.

CAITLIN CAMERON

Married to Brisbane Lions player Charlie Cameron

Caitlin married Charlie in 2024 and by the looks of photos shared online it was a dreamy celebration of love inside a white chapel.

They topped off their wedding day with a luxury honeymoon away to iconic destinations such as Italy, Switzerland, Paris and London.

At the weekend, she announced her first pregnancy with a heartwarming video of the soon to be mum and dad embracing each other at a beach.

PARIS STUBBERFIELD

Engaged to Melbourne player Trent Rivers

Paris is a model signed to Chadwick Models and has appeared on the front cover of Influent Traveller magazine and worked for brands such as Lahana Swim, Yukari Swim and various fashion labels

The influencer with more than 126,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok got engaged to Rivers on October 6 last year in an emotional proposal in Momi Bay, Fiji.

Never one to miss a fashion trend, Paris has the ultimate style sense often pictured in stunning gowns, colourful bikinis and cute matching sets.

This month, Paris and her fiancé celebrated their engagement with a sophisticated party surrounded by friends and family.

BAILEE CARTER

Engaged to Gold Coast Suns player Wil Powell

Bailee has plastered her love for fiancé Powell since 2021 and together they have built a loving family including two little boys Theo, one and Hayes, born in July 2025.

On November 8 last year, Powell popped the question to the love of his life during a gloomy beach sunset

ELLA MORRIS

Dating Western Bulldogs player Aaron Naughton

The young Melbourne fashion influencer has been dating Naughton since 2023 and for their one year anniversary they were treated to a stay on Rottnest Island.

Ella regularly shares her life across her Instagram and TikTok accounts to a combined audience of more than 10,000 followers where she posts fashion and travel content.

She has enjoyed several bucket-list holidays with Naughton, travelling to places like Japan, New Zealand, New York City and Hawaii but is also a keen camper.

RUDI ENGLISH

Married to Western Bulldogs player Tim English

Before marrying English in December 2025, the netball star was known as Rudi Ellis. The 1.9m tall goalkeeper and goal defender currently plays for the Melbourne Vixens.

She has previously worn uniforms for the Queensland Firebirds in 2020 and West Coast Fever for two years, where she was part of the 2022 championship-winning team.

The elite netballer made her debut for the national team, Australian Diamonds, in 2024.

Off the court, Rudi completed a Bachelor of Communications majoring in journalism giving her the opportunity to work in sports media roles and has served an an RSPCA ambassador promoting animal welfare.

BRITTANY SCHARF

Dating West Coast Eagles player Liam Baker

Graduating with a Bachelor of Business in 2018, Brittany Scharf has built a successful career in sales.

After moving from Brisbane to WA, Brittany secured a role at Seven West Media, where she has established herself as an accomplished account manager.

A lover of travel and live music, Brittany regularly shares her adventures abroad and at home, recently visiting Esperance with Baker’s teammate Jack Graham and his wife, Jordy.

ARDU CUBILLO

Dating Melbourne player Kysaiah Pickett

Ardu and ‘Kozzy’ welcomed their first child in April 2024, with the mother continuing to pursue her love of travel while balancing her young family.

While typically keeping her personal life private, Ardu enjoys glamming up for official AFL and Melbourne Demons events.