Danielle Ponter is winner of the NAIDOC Sportsperson Award. Danielle advocates for more opportunities for Aboriginal players in the AFLW and cares deeply about helping the next generation. As a guest on the Wide Open Air Exchange, Danielle made time to honour her Uncle Michael Long who was awarded the NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award (pictured together at the NAIDOC Awards Ceremony).

The conversation covers some of Danielle’s story of playing club football in Darwin from age eleven against older girls, and going on to become a star player for the Adelaide Crows where she has won two premierships. Since joining the Crows in 2019, Danielle has played 72 games and kicked 82 goals and she holds the record as the leading goal kicker of the AFLW competition.

This episode is also available via the Wide Open Air Exchange podcast.