Teen Lauren Appleby travels hours for training, aiming for AFLW in 2025,featured in "Young Bloods."

17-year-old Lauren Appleby from Moree, Australia, is striving to join the AFLW in 2025 despite her town lacking full-sized fields and local competitions. She travels eight hours each way to train with the Sydney Swans Academy and uses makeshift goalposts made by her father. Appleby is featured in a new docuseries, "Young Bloods," which follows eight Academy players' journey to draft night. Her dedication has paid off, playing in most Academy games this season and inspiring others from remote areas to chase their dreams.

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