Angaston’s Libby Fiebiger, pictured with Greg Mickan, won two best-and-fairest medals, a league medal, a premiership, and grand final best-on-ground all in 2020. PHOTO: File
LIBBY Fiebiger is currently preparing for year 12 at Faith Lutheran College in what is shaping up as a busy year for the Angaston local, having already been selected as part of the 35-woman squad for this year’s AFLW National Under-19 Championships.
Ms Fiebiger starred for Angaston in 2020, collecting best-and-fairest medals for both the under-17s and senior women, as well as the league medal for best under-17s player in the competition, and best-on-ground in the grand final, which her team also won.
Speaking to The Bunyip, she spoke about how she’s always played a number of sports, but footy is beginning to open some doors.
“I’d always played netball and basketball, and I’ve got a brother who plays footy at Angaston and with Central District, so when women’s footy started up in the Barossa I thought I’d give it a go,” she said.
“I’m very competitive and I like the physical side of the game a lot, and I’m also a bit of a runner so there’s a lot about the game I liked straight away.
“I think I first started to realise that I might be able to take this a bit further when I played in the carnival at Central Districts and got picked for the Adelaide Crows Talent Squad.
“At the Crows, Chelsea Randall was our coach and she was showing us around, and that’s probably when it became real where you can see a pathway to potentially playing professionally.”
Ms Fiebiger said she feels like she’s significantly improving every year, and she can see the women’s game growing around her.
“The biggest change I’ve seen has been in the BL&GW,” she said.
“The teams have gotten bigger, the ovals have gotten bigger, and everyone has just improved so much in a short amount of time.
“Even at Centrals, you get to see how seriously everyone is taking it and just how big the women’s game is getting.”
Ms Fiebiger said she isn’t counting her chickens before they hatch, and she understands there is a long way to go, but she is all-in on footy.
“I love netball, but realistically I know I’m probably not as good at that, and there isn’t as much potential to do something with it,” she said.
“Right now, I’m focused on year 12 and just getting through that, but I’m excited to keep going and just see where it goes.”
