Hannah Mouncey, a 31-year-old football player from Canberra, is suing the Australian Football League (AFL) after it banned her from joining the professional women’s football league.
Mouncey is suing the organisation for discrimination, saying she has given up her fight to join the elite AFL women’s competition, but is hoping for a legal clearance to play at a state league level.
Mouncey posted a statement on Twitter regarding her decision to sue the AFL: “This is a statement I hoped I would not have to make.