BEECHWOOD'S dominance over the last 18 months has been rewarded with six of their players selected for the North Coast Bulldogs women's squad.
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The Shamrocks have the strongest representation out of any club after the 35-player squad was announced last week for the 2020 Country Championships.
Six Beechwood players will all fancy their chances of making the final squad once it is culled ahead of the February tournament.
Shamrocks coach Jason Holland said it was a reward for his girls following their strong performances over the last two years.
"Last year they were the competition winners hands down and they're a great bunch of girls," he said.
"I was blown away with how good they were after the first couple of games last year."
Holland was hopeful the representative team would give female players something to aim for in coming years.
It previously hadn't been an option.
"Hopefully it leads to Sydney and the green and gold one day," Holland said.
"There are certainly girls who are capable of doing that on the Mid-North Coast and Simone Smith has set the bar, but there are some other good girls coming through.
There are certainly girls who are capable of doing that on the Mid-North Coast and Simone Smith has set the bar, but there are some other good girls coming through.
- Jason Holland
"I hope the doors stay open so there is a ladder for them to climb to do whatever they want."
The squad is: Holly Auld, Kacee Uikelotu, Nakita Binge, Nicole Pender, Lisa Bullivant, Jonty Hemmingway, Courtney Whitby, Nicole Auckram, Elle Bowden-Betts, Kiara Briggs, Chelsea Green, Sarah O'Connor, Larissa Ward, Ellie Johnston, Tina McCrae, Amarah Lockwood, Greta Smith, Natalie Watson, Teleah Waitoa, Sarah Grofos, Rachel Devine, Naomi George, Kaley Barnett, Brearna Hoole, Taylor Stevens, Zoie Shreiweis, Mishika Randall, Ashlee Downton, Shellie Long, Brooke Atkins, Taylor Kelly-Scholes, Fiona Rosten, Megan Fealy, Breanna Hooke, Danielle Buttsworth.
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