{"id":138756,"date":"2021-10-04T05:43:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T05:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=138756"},"modified":"2021-10-04T07:57:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T07:57:32","slug":"aflw-clubs-staggering-bid-to-poach-cross-code-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=138756","title":{"rendered":"AFLW club's staggering bid to poach cross-code ace"},"content":{"rendered":"

It's been revealed that Carlton<\/a> made an audacious bid to steal Australian sports megastar Ellyse Perry<\/a> a couple of years ago and, although their efforts amounted to nothing, "the invitation still exists".<\/p>\n

Commentator Andy Maher, who doubles as a Carlton runner, says Perry has a "flawless" kicking technique and, in the Blues' chase of the icon, the club hoped "the bug would bite her", sealing a deal.<\/p>\n

Perry this week reached another tremendous milestone in her glittering career as a cricketer, becoming the first Australian, man or woman, to reach 5000 runs and 300 wickets in the international arena.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Panthers star Brian To'o proposes to partner after winning NRL grand final<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Perry has also played 18 games with the Matildas, in a career highlighted by an exceptional goal in the 2011 World Cup.<\/p>\n

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Maher revealed the Blues' astounding pursuit of Perry during the Australia-India women's Test<\/a>.<\/p>\n

"A couple of years ago when Ellyse Perry made the move to Victoria, (coach Daniel Harford) and I sat down with Ellyse Perry at the Junction Oval over a cup of coffee," Maher said on the Seven Network.<\/p>\n

"We were very, very keen to get her involved in our program, with multi-faceted responsibilities. My view was to get her down to help with training standards, bring Perry's outstanding training standards to our group, to see what it's like to be an elite performer.<\/p>\n

"My view was \u2013 and I've seen her kick a footy with the (cricketers) in warm-ups \u2013 once she was down there, in amongst all the things we'd put in front of her, the bug would bite her and she'd want to play.<\/p>\n

"That's what I said to 'Harf'; 'We'll get her playing this game \u2013 you watch'."<\/p>\n

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Carlton's pitch to Perry partly revolved around her desire to work in elite sports administration following her playing retirement.<\/p>\n

"One of the ideas coach Daniel Harford had was, if we get her down to the club, we can show her how a professional club in the AFLW operates," Maher said.<\/p>\n

"We can show her to the many departments that operate inside a footy club and give her a sense as to where she might want to go if she gets into that area when her playing days are done.<\/p>\n

"We haven't given up, the invitation still exists and hopefully one of these days she takes it up.<\/p>\n

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"I was telling Harf there are a couple in the Australian set-up and around the WBBL who are very natural footballers. Perry was kicking with a couple of her Australia teammates, Georgia Wareham and one or two others in particular, and her technique is flawless."<\/p>\n

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Perry's move to Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League took the Australian sports fraternity by enormous surprise, with the gun all-rounder walking out on a stint with NSW that had lasted longer than a decade.<\/p>\n

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