Women’s Sport

'In some ways, I just can’t win. If I have a bad game that’s clearly not good. But if I kick five or six goals, so many people are convinced it’s because you’re trans.' Hannah Mouncey finally has a footy club, but her biggest challenge still lies ahead.

'I’d never, ever thought in my entire life I’d have contact with David Beckham.' Helen Housby hit major celebrity status when she scored the goal that helped England win the 2018 Comm Games netball. Now it's down to business with the NSW Swifts in the Suncorp Super Netball.

'I learned from a very young age to be an adult. My sister is disabled and I was cooking and cleaning while mum earned the income. And then there are my injuries...' Adversity? Matildas goalkeeper Casey Dumont eats it for breakfast and spits it back out.

'I knew then that I was done.' Casey Dellacqua has devoted much of her life to the sport she loves. That's why the decision to walk away has been so emotional.

'I’m not your average body shape for a sprinter. I’m six foot tall and very lean.' Meet Maddie Coates, the exciting young Aussie sprinter who has run PBs virtually every race this year in the lead-up to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

'No matter how much work I put in, my body will never be seen as perfect. But to me it is.' Meet the inspirational, super smart, super switched-on Madison de Rozario, who's about to race for gold at the Commonwealth Games.

The Matildas blew a golden opportunity two years ago. It hurt, certainly. But it could also prove to be the catalyst for an Asian Cup charge.

The Commonwealth Games triathlon is a truly world class event. Gold Coast local Ashleigh Gentle is the world number two taking on the world number one, in the first medal event of the games.

Susan Pettitt is the only member of the Australian Diamonds team who lost the 2006 Commonwealth Games netball final to New Zealand. After years out of the team, Gold Coast 2018 is her chance for redemption.

Boxer Caitlin Parker has more to fight for than most people. Her parents have worked seven days a week for years to support her career. She wants to repay them with Commonwealth Games gold, then Olympic glory.