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The former Lion has charged up St Kilda’s forward line as its focal point since moving across in 2023, however also had just as much of an impact when thrown into the ruck. The superstar followed up her first season at RSEA Park with an even better one in 2024, finishing second in the Best & Fairest and being named Sainter of the Year.
Wardlaw has always been a firm believer of leaving fear behind and pursuing the next challenge. Learning how to play the drums was one of the most recent, but there’s been an exhaustive list before that. Netballer-turned-footballer, Kiwi-turned-Aussie, Lion-turned-Saint; Wardlaw has rarely stood still.
Born in Ashburton, New Zealand (her mother is Māori and family hails from the Waikato region in South Auckland), Wardlaw’s budding football career took off unexpectedly after giving nine-a-side football a go at her local school.
The former Lion has charged up St Kilda’s forward line as its focal point since moving across in 2023, however also had just as much of an impact when thrown into the ruck. The superstar followed up her first season at RSEA Park with an even better one in 2024, finishing second in the Best & Fairest and being named Sainter of the Year.
Wardlaw has always been a firm believer of leaving fear behind and pursuing the next challenge. Learning how to play the drums was one of the most recent, but there’s been an exhaustive list before that. Netballer-turned-footballer, Kiwi-turned-Aussie, Lion-turned-Saint; Wardlaw has rarely stood still.
Born in Ashburton, New Zealand (her mother is Māori and family hails from the Waikato region in South Auckland), Wardlaw’s budding football career took off unexpectedly after giving nine-a-side football a go at her local school.
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Jesse Wardlaw threads two first-half majors after a pair of strong grabs.
Jesse Wardlaw shows her class with a perfect mark and finish to bring St Kilda right back.
Jesse Wardlaw launches a stunning effort from distance that somehow manages to bounce all the way through.
Jesse Wardlaw was at the heart of nearly every St Kilda attack in a performance to remember.
Jesse Wardlaw orchestrates another quality play for St Kilda to allow Darcy Guttridge to stroll in for the easiest of finishes.
Jesse Wardlaw lands the first goal of the game after some handy work bursting out of the ruck contest.
Before Sunday's match that will make or break St Kilda's finals fortunes, Jesse Wardlaw will have to face another stressful test.
St Kilda has opened its 2024 campaign on a perfectly punchy note, breezing past Gold Coast to record a whopping 54-point win at People First Stadium.
St Kilda Football Club wishes to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which the club sits. The club pays its respects to elders past, present and emerging, and through them, all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples whose lands and waters we work, live and reside on.
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