Sharnni made it a game to remember, kicking five goals to propel her side to a 47-point win at W.A. Smith Reserve.
After two years of Auskick, Sharnni began her career in 2002 and has been starring ever since.
Last season she was the runaway winner of the NFL Youth Girls best and fairest award, polling 24 votes to finish four votes clear of her closest rival.
Her skill and courage makes her a standout on the field and her leadership qualities have seen her named captain of many of the sides she has played in.
Sharnni kicks on both sides of her body and is so devoted to the game that she used to go to sleep each night in her football jumper and with a football in hand.
Her talent has not gone unnoticed and she has been a regular member of the Victorian Youth Girls Academy and also the under-18 AFL Victoria Youth Girls Development team which plays as the National Championships.
But Sharnni’s excellence isn’t restricted to just the football field.
Also an avid cricketer, she was last year named in the Riverside Cricket Club Team of the Year and also captained the Northern Falcons in the State Championships.
She has also represented Victoria at the national indoor cricket championships.
Currently competing in her last season of Youth Girls football, everyone at the Northern Football League congratulates Sharnni on her magnificent achievement and wishes her all the best ahead of her senior football career.
There’s no doubt she’ll continue to star long into the future.
SHARNNI DI MAURO’S SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
1999
– Begins Auskick at Lalor Stars Junior Football Club.
2002
– Begins playing competitive football for Lalor Stars Junior Football Club.
2004
– Wins Most Courageous Award for Lalor Stars under-11s
2005
– Named Most Consistent Player, Best Finals Player and captain of Lalor Stars under-11s.
2006
– Again wins Most Consistent Player award, this time in the under-13s, and also a member of the premiership-winning Lalor Stars team.
– Played cricket for the North East Falcons in the State Championships.
2007
– Wins Most Courageous Award and vice-captain of the under-13s at Lalor Stars.
– Played cricket for the North East Falcons (captain) in the State Championships and named Player of the Series.
2008
– Most Consistent Award and named captain of the Lalor Stars Youth Girls.
– Is the only girl from the NFL selected in the under-18s Victorian Youth Girls team.
– Second in NFL Best and Fairest award and wins leading goal kicker award. Also named Best on Ground in the Grand Final.
2009
– Wins Lalor Stars Best and Fairest award and Best Finals Player award.
– Becomes first female to play 100 games for Lalor Stars.
– Selected in the Victorian Youth Girls Academy.
– Played cricket for the North East Falcons in the State Championships.
2010
– Named in the under-18 AFL VIC Youth Girls Development Team for the National Championships.
– Wins Lalor Stars Best and Fairest award.
– Selected in the Victorian Youth Girls Academy
– Played cricket for the North East Falcons in the State Championships
2011
– Wins NFL Youth Girls Best and Fairest award.
– Wins Lalor Stars Best and Fairest award and named as deputy vice captain of the Youth Girls team.
– Represents NFL at Metropolitan Championships and named best afield on one occasion.
– Named in the Riverside Cricket Club Team of the Year and captained Northern Falcons at State Championships.
– Plays indoor cricket for the under-18s Victorian girls team and captained the side at the National Championships.
2012
– Selected to play for the under-18s Victorian girls indoor cricket team and captain the side in the upcoming National Championships.
– Selected to play for the open-age Victorian Women’s Development indoor cricket team in the upcoming National Championships.
– Captains NFL Youth Girls team at Metropolitan Championships. Named best afield in the third game.
– Becomes first female to play 150 games for Lalor Stars.
