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A woman smiles with a soccer ball tucked under one arm.

"It's so lovely to be part of a community that really values women's sport and has dedicated teams that young girls can look up to and just be inspired by,"
Grove said.

A group of six female athletes stand on a field laughing together.

"I would rock up to the Canberra United games, I'd be there with all my now-teammates, when we were all about eight years old,"
Grove said.

A woman smiles widely with a basketball tucked under one arm.

A woman with blonde hair smiles with her arms behind her back.

"We get so focused on our own sport but when you get that opportunity to meet [other athletes] and learn how they train and the detail they put into their sport, that's when you appreciate it a bit more,"
Melbourne said.

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