‘I do it for him’: Top pick Montana Ham plays footy for her late dad

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'I always used to think when I was young I’ll be the first girl to play in the AFL.' Meet Montana Ham the AFLW's number one draft pick.

There’s often meaning behind why football players choose certain guernsey numbers, whether they’re passed down through the family or just thought to carry a bit of luck.

“I’ve actually chosen to wear the No.18 on my back at the Sydney Swans, which is the date he was born, so every time I step on the field, it will be like he’s there with me.”Ham lost her grandfather in the same year she lost her father, and although it was an extremely tough year, she says it made her the person she is today.

Bridget Barker, the inaugural coach of the Western Jets’ girls side, recalled her first meeting with Ham.

 

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