wasn't born yet when her late father, , led Yarrawonga to its 1989 senior football premiership. or signup to continue reading But the image of the Pigeons' victory is imprinted in her mind. "Dad and my older sister, Bec, have this beautiful photo after they won on the Lavington oval of dad holding my sister up," Davis said.
"It was one of those fairytale stories where dad initially wasn't elected as the coach at the start of the year, but became a fill-in and coached them to a premiership. "We have unbelievable scrapbooking memories of dad with photos and all these gorgeous stories." After welcoming the arrival of her second child, Jack, two months ago, and with her daughter, Eloise, turning two on Sunday, Davis is hoping she can lead the Pigeons to victory in and continue the family legacy.
"We'd love to be able to replicate that picture, it's gorgeous," she said. Davis took over the coaching reins this season , while her sister Bec is the team's medic. While she admits it's been a juggle adapting to being at the helm with a newborn, Davis wouldn't have it any other way.
"There's a handful of girls on our team that are already , and they've shown me the way that you can manage motherhood and you can still be involved in a netball club," Davis said. "When you go to training or netball you have everyone offering to babysit. "I think, also, being a mum, it's a full-time job, but having that little outlet of netball is just the perfect way to decompress and wind down after a rou.