Jets women - Emma Dundas,Newcastle Herald, October 17,2023 - video Dailymotion

Sixteen year old midfielder Emma Dundas after A-League debut for Jets.

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00:00 How awesome was it? I can't really describe it to be honest. It was crazy

00:03 Well, when did you get the nod that you're gonna start? I mean a few hours before the game

00:08 What went through your head? I was shocked

00:11 I didn't really know what to do and once you got out there made a couple of tackles

00:14 I've got the board of things just come naturally

00:16 Yeah, I think I sort of took a bit to settle into the game, but once I did found it a bit easier

00:21 Tell us about yourself. So you were away with the under 16s or 17s?

00:25 Under 17s, yeah.

00:26 That was only a couple of months ago? Yeah, just a few weeks ago actually I got back and straight into preseason

00:31 Just think two weeks ago. And what year are you in at school? I'm in year 10.

00:35 Year 10 at where? Westfield Zen High School. Okay, so you're pretty popular when you go back to school on Monday?

00:40 I don't know, maybe

00:42 Did it feel like a big step? Like in terms of the pace and the...

00:47 Yeah, it was a big step up to what I'm used to but it was good. It was a good challenge

00:51 What's your goals? I mean you want to be this is what you want to be for the rest of your life?

00:54 Yeah, for the rest of my life. Yeah, I want to play A-League. I want to play for Matildas one day. I guess that's a goal