Geraldton teen Tiani Teakle makes East Fremantle league debut alongside sister Julia

It was a family affair at Leederville Oval on Sunday as Mid West football prodigy Tiani Teakle made her league debut for East Fremantle along side older sister Julia. East Fremantle dominated the WAFLW round seven clash from start to finish, beating Subiaco 7.10 (52) to 0.2 (2) to continue their unbeaten start to the season. The 15-year-old debutant had three kicks, five disposals, two marks and one tackle in a lively display. Before the game, she was handed her jumper by her old sister. Julia Teakle finished the match with 10 kicks, 10 disposals, four marks and five tackles to go with her goal and two behinds. She has been a mainstay of the East Fremantle WAFLW side, playing every match since round two. Julia has been in fine form this season, averaging 10 disposals, three marks and two goals a game. Tiani didn’t look out of place among her older teammates and will be hoping to follow in her sister’s footsteps for the rest of the season. Last month, Tiani told the Geraldton Guardian playing in the AFLW was her end goal. “Growing up I always wanted to reach the highest level possible in anything I did, push myself and be in that environment where others are the same,” she said. “I think I’m succeeding in footy because I love it; enjoying the game is key because you don’t know what’s going to happen in the future.” The Teakle sisters were a key part of Northampton’s success last year when the Rams won its first GNFL women’s premiership.