There was a moment during what has since become the Coodabeen Champions' final radio broadcast, when co-host Jeff Richardson interjected with an air of impatience. "I think they're pioneers of media coverage for women's footy," said Leesa Catto, a volunteer for the VWFL, who began appearing on the show in 2004. "They have a connection with rural communities," said Sharon …
They were supposed to spark laughter, not outrage. "As we walked into the MCG we were saying, we're going into the standing room and we're going to hear people in the crowd with as much, or more, insight into what's going on as we just heard on the radio — and delivering it with much more wit, entertainment and intelligence …