Railways firmed into second place in the Goldfields Football League’s women’s standings after Jacinta Yarran and Marley Kelman each kicked five goals last Saturday in a big win against Kambalda, 21.11 (137) to 1.1 (7) that showcased some of the club’s most familiar names.
The duo of Yarran and Kelman were backed by Zaleema Bourne and Amelia Pettit, each with three goals.
In a match dominated by the red-and-blacks, family ties ran deep, with Yarran following in the footsteps of her husband, Chris, who is among the GFL’s most mercurial forwards.
Also garnering plenty of attention was 14-year-old Marley, whose has inherited the goal-kicking talents of her well-known father, Kody Kelman.
A Year 9 student at John Paul College, Marley has this year been granted a special permit to play senior football for the club she has supported all her life.
“She’s a good left-footer whose literally been at every training session since Railways’ women started,” Kody Kelman said.
“They tell me she did all right — I didn’t get to see it because I was away.
“But the reports were that she went pretty well.
“Apparently she’s telling them what to do because she’s been playing at school since she was nine.”
Amelia is the daughter of Railways’ league coach Rhett Pettit.
After the side kicked 14 goals to three-quarter-time, the Panthers rammed home the advantage with 7.2 in the last term.
Railways are second with five wins — one game adrift of Mines Rovers, who chase a seventh consecutive win on Saturday against Boulder.
Kalgoorlie, who beat Boulder last weekend, are third with three wins but they face a big task against Railways this weekend at Sir Richard Moore Sports Centre.
Both women’s games are at 4.30pm.
Ladder:
Mines Rovers 24 points; Railways 20; Kalgoorlie 12; Boulder 8; Kambalda 0.