A future Matilda could be in the ranks at Murray United, according to a respected W-League mentor.
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Melbourne Victory's Jeff Hopkins, this season's W-League Coach of the Year, dubbed Murray rising star Poppy O'Keefe "the next Sam Kerr" during a recent visit to the Border.
O'Keefe's development through the club's under-12s team has been rewarded with selection as a shadow player for this year's Victorian under-12 school state side.
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Incredibly, she has only just turned 11.
"There are no signs of Poppy slowing down," Murray United technical director Adam Carty said.
Annabelle Yates is currently representing Victoria's under-12 girls school team at the nationals in Canberra.
Beau Greenway
I like to tell the stories of great people in our communities. Email: beau.greenway@austcommunitymedia.com.au
I like to tell the stories of great people in our communities. Email: beau.greenway@austcommunitymedia.com.au
