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Our
Alumni
INdia WrEN
India Wren was a student at Salesian College “I currently play AFL Football for the Cannons
Sunbury from Year 10 to Year 12 and graduated and have been doing this for the past two
from the College in 2018. years. Prior to the Cannons, I played for
She is now working as a Sports Assistant at the Sunbury Lions and Riddell’s Creek”said India.
College helping our Head of Sport organise “The amount of hours I train vary depending on
all the sporting events. Her tasks are anything the week but usually on weekdays I will have
from organising transport, venues, umpires, four to four and a half hours of training with
assisting coaches in trainings, washing the both Cannons and Sunbury Lions, then another
uniforms etc. hour of strength work in the gym”.
India considers herself very fortunate to be a “On weekends I then will have a Cannons
part of the Sports Ready program. When she game on Saturday and a recovery session
was a student, she spoke to College mentors Sunday. Let us just say the club becomes like a
and teachers and it sparked an interest for her second home”.
to apply. India would love the opportunity to play in an
India is a very talented sportsperson. Initially AFLW side. It has been surreal for her to watch
she was interested in tennis. She played in friends go from playing with the Cannons to
multiple tournaments across Victoria, and was taking on the best at the AFLW league level.
ranked fourth in the State for her age group. This is something she hopes to do herself.
Soon India found a youth girls AFL Team and “I would also love to give back to Cannons
her love for the game then began at age 13. and some of the programs that helped me be
She won rising star of the league in her first where I am today. Without these programs, girls
year and managed to be the leading goal would not get the opportunity to play at such
kicker. an elite level and be taken so seriously”.
The following years India moved to Sunbury “I encourage everyone to never be scared to
Lions where they won back-to-back ask for help. You have to believe in yourself
premierships. She was then selected to play in and strive to be the best you can be. Above all,
the U18 Calder Cannons TAC Cup side. have fun. The programs and academies do not
last forever so enjoy them”.
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