In this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours, old collegian Peta Searle (class of 1991) was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to the AFL. She has been a trailblazer over many years in women’s involvement in the AFL.
Peta was appointed by St Kilda in 2014 as the first fulltime female assistant coach in the men's competition and more recently as the Senior Coach of the inaugural Saints AFLW team — they will play their first game next year.
I worked with Peta as a student teacher back in 1994 and I remember her as a very hardworking, ambitious young lady. Our paths continued to cross as she played cricket for Box Hill womens and I played football for Box Hill in the VFA. Over the years I have followed her rise through the AFL ranks with great interest.
Our warmest congratulations go to Peta from the whole MLMC community – what an inspiring old collegian she is.
