No1 pick Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner stays home with BulldogsBut more women crossing borders as game grows
Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner’s family have been in the Western Bulldogs cheer squad for 30 years, so the roar inside Marvel Stadium when the athletic forward was selected as the first pick in the AFLW draft by the Dogs was well-rehearsed.
But Monday night’s proceedings had more of a national character than previous AFLW drafts, despite the local connections at the very top of the order.