Pregnant Saints captain keeps morale high with milestone celebrations
Former St Kilda captain Hannah Priest creates special presentations for teammates' milestone games during the team's difficult winless season.
Amid a tough season, pregnant former skipper Priest has been making creative tributes to celebrate player milestones. For Nicola Barr's 75th game, she rewrote Sweet Caroline as 'Sweet Nicola' with custom lyrics.
For Tyanna Smith's 50th game, Priest created a vinyl album with song titles changed to feature Smith's name. Darcy Guttridge said the group is turning to each other for support and trying to improve week by week.
Guttridge praised Priest's creativity for bringing the team together off the field during a frustrating year.
- 75th game
- Nicola Barr milestone
- 50th game
- Tyanna Smith milestone
- Sweet Caroline to Sweet Nicola
- Song rewritten
- Darcy Guttridge
- Player speaking about impact
Why it mattersShows how team unity and care help players cope with tough times and stay focused on getting better.
AustraliaReflects the strong team culture developing within AFLW as the competition grows.
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