2021 Women in Leadership Network Meeting - No. 2

Kara Antonio has been a star of women’s football long before the AFLW competition kicked off, making a name for herself in the early exhibition games for Melbourne. Growing up in Victoria and playing her junior football in the north of Melbourne, Antonio moved to Perth in 2013. Antoino was named as a marquee signing by the Fremantle Dockers in 2016 and since then, has earnt All Australian honors, won a players player award and polled in the top three for the club best and fairest on a couple of occasions. A born leader, she has been captain of the Dockers since the clubs AFLW inception, she was most recently awarded the 2019 emerging leader at the women’s industry lunch, and in 2018 was named a finalist in the Western Australian young Achiever. Not only is Antonio a born leader, she is a coach in the making. She is currently completing her level three coaching course, and has had a wealth of experience coaching at many different levels. Kara is a qualified Secondary Education Teacher with SEDA College WA, where she teaches the Year 12 Fremantle Dockers Subiaco Class.