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Tayla Harris has been named Victoria’s Young Australian of the Year for 2021 in recognition of her off-field advocacy for preventing violence against women.

The sporting community is mourning after the sudden passing of AFLW player Jacinda Barclay this week, aged 29.

She’s only 19, but Carlton midfielder Madison Prespakis has been named the best player in the AFLW for the 2020 season.

Each week, the Sport Wrap will be delivering the latest news and achievements for women’s sport, and women working behind the scenes.

They put everything on the line, the female athletes pushing for pay equality and risking their place in sporting history in the process.

A bronzed statue of AFL player Tayla Harris mid kick, in that iconic stance, was unveiled in Melbourne’s Federation Square.

Despite the growing popularity of AFLW the level of interest in, and the treatment of, women’s sport remains problematic.

A new attendance record for women’s sport in Australia was broken on Sunday. More than 53,000 people flocked to Adelaide Oval.

AFLW player Tayla Harris set the #TaylaKickChallenge: replicate her kick, share the picture online & a winner will receive a free pair of Nike boots.

In an interview Tayla Harris gave on radio with RSN Breakfast on Wednesday morning she said there needs to be consequences for the trolls.

Kate Palmer was the first female CEO appointed to Sport Australia and says the growing interest in women’s sport is revolutionary.

AFLW CEO Nicole Livingstone says no decision has been made. Susan Alberti says cutting the AFLW season is a backward step.