AFLQ Schools Cup: Miami State High veteran Lucy Single believes current players could follow in her footsteps and potentially become AFLW draftees

This Miami star was part of Miami State High’s inaugural female Aussie rules team and AFL Queensland Schools Cup premiership in 2016. Now she’s on the verge of being drafted by an ALW club. READ ALL THE DETAILS.

LUCY Single was part of Miami State High’s inaugural female Aussie rules team and AFL Queensland Schools Cup premiership in 2016.

Now she’s on the verge of being drafted by an ALW club.

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And she believes some of her current and future teammates could soon follow in her footsteps.

Single had never heard of Australian rules football when she moved to Australia from New Zealand and only started playing as a “joke” with her friends when Miami entered their first side.

Miami players Lucy Single and Maddison Levi celebrate a win in 2018. Photo: Supplied

And while Miami’s 2016 victory rates highly, the 17-year-old hopes to create more history this year and help deliver Miami’s third straight Schools Cup.

Miami’s 2020 campaign kicks off on Wednesday with AFL Queensland’s invitational gala day at Coorparoo AFC.

“We have a lot of new girls this year but it’s awesome to see them giving a new sport a crack,” Single said.

“Some of our new girls are exactly where I was when I started playing so they could go on to have awesome footy careers.

“Every year we’ve been a team of newbies which I think has made us really unique and allowed us to do so well because of their excitement.

“The first time we won in 2016 was amazing because it was the first time we entered and went on to win and it was also my first year of footy but hopefully we can make it four titles in five years this year.”

Senior Female: Wednesday September 9 @ Coorparoo AFC

9:30am: Mountain Creek SHS v Narangba Valley State High

10am: Miami State High School v Helensvale State High School

10:30am: Palm Beach Currumbin SHS v Mountain Creek SHS

11am: Park Ridge State High School v Miami State High School

11:30am: Narangba Valley State High School v Palm Beach Currumbin SHS

12:00pm: Helensvale State High School v Park Ridge State High School

1:00pm: Final Pool A Winner Pool B Winner

1:30pm: QF Pool A Runner Up Pool B 3rd Place

2:00pm: QF Pool B Runner Up Pool A 3rd Place

*Pool winners and qualifying final winners will progress