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A qualified teacher, the team s captain had a choice to make. Play for the team she leads or put her students first.
She chose the latter and no-one blamed her.
The fact she had to make a choice in the first place is the real problem.
SBS News spoke with the Australian Premier League s (APL) Managing Director Danny Townsend and he says it s a good example of why the women s game in Australia needs to become fully professional. At the end of the day when you lose your captain because she s got a work commitment means getting the girls to the same level of professionalism as the men is even more important