She's consistently been one of the best players in AFL Central West in recent years and Emily Warner now has the chance to showcase her skills on the representative stage.
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Warner is one of three Demons named in the AFL Central West Eagles squad which will take on the Sapphire Coast on June 26.
Warner - a two-time winner of best on ground in a grand final with the Demons - is joined in the side by teammates Korine Coleman and Kaitlyn Waldie.
The Central West side will be led by Mick Sloan and Liz Kennedy, the brains behind the Bathurst Giants' dominance of the competition.
The pair have guided the Bathurst Giants to two premierships as well as 36 wins and two draws from 46 games and now Sloan (coach) and Kennedy (manager) will aim to provide the representative side with the same kind of successful game plan.
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Representative football is still a new concept for the female talents within the area. In 2018 the league had northern and southern outfits square off, while in 2019 the first AFLCW women's side was formed.
That team went down 7-2-42 to 5-6-36 to the Sapphire Coast.
But Kennedy is hopeful the AFLCW Eagles will be able to notch up their first win when meeting them again at Shoalhaven.
"We have a great deal of talent in there and I'm really excited to see what these girls can come up with. The combination of girls from Dubbo, Orange and Bathurst Bushrangers, along with the girls from the Giants, I think it's very exciting," Kennedy said.
"I wish it had a bit more prestige about it, but we're looking forward to it and I think it will be a good game. Mick and I are looking forward to coaching them.
"I think it is a good way for us to showcase the girls out here. Because in the short time that they've been here, I know from the Giants, they've just embraced the game and I know they are really great ambassadors for the game."
Bathurst Giants have dominated selections with half of the 22 player squad coming from the ranks of the two-times defending premiers.
The midfield shapes as a real area of strength with Warner capable of playing there while Orange midfielder Erin Naden and Giants trio Katie Kennedy, Aimee Schmidt, and Tamara Thompson are all standouts at club level.
"It's a great mix," Liz Kennedy said.
"The girls only just lost last time, I'm not sure but I think [former Central West star] Beth Durham might be down that way and could be in that [Sapphire Coast] side. It will be interesting to see if she rocks up."
- AFL CENTRAL WEST EAGLES: Lyndall Bassett (Orange Tigers), Amy Bush (Bathurst Bushrangers), Korine Coleman (Dubbo Demons), Laycee Covington-Gorst (Bathurst Giants), Sarah Day (Bathurst Giants), Chelsea Gibbs (Bathurst Giants), Elizabeth Gibson (Orange Tigers), Elise Gullifer (Bathurst Giants), Chloe Hinde (Bathurst Bushrangers), Olivia Johnston (Bathurst Giants), Katie Kennedy (Bathurst Giants), Mikaela Kingham (Bathurst Giants), Erin Naden (Orange Tigers), Zoe Peters (Bathurst Giants), Hailee Provest (Bathurst Giants), Katlyn Read (Orange Tigers), Elly Rudd (Bathurst Bushrangers), Jacqui Ryan (Orange Tigers), Aimee Schmidt (Bathurst Giants), Tamara Thompson (Bathurst Giants), Kaitlyn Waldie (Dubbo Demons), Emily Warner (Dubbo Demons).