First bounce is real AFL game-changer for Ballarat women | From the Press Box with Melanie Whelan

Updated May 19 2017 - 10:31pm, first published 12:00pm
PIONEER: Eleni Glouftsis in action as the first female field umpire in an AFL pre-season match. She steps up to the game's highest level for Essendon-West Coast at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Picture: Getty Images
PIONEER: Eleni Glouftsis in action as the first female field umpire in an AFL pre-season match. She steps up to the game's highest level for Essendon-West Coast at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Picture: Getty Images

SHE can bounce. She can run. And she knows to play by the rules.

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