this month com women on the ag coombs sig forward line vafl cotton on richmond's monique conti says a healthy diet and getting plenty of rest are keys to high performance handel who wa ichmond superstar monique conti has narrowed her focus and it is paying "we've built such an amazing connection at richmond and you imagine winning a premiership together." australian rules football outstanding individual performance can inspire new standards and attitudes on and off three aflw players making a difference in their own way has juggled football and basketball for the energy into aflw the decision was made a little easier after winning a championship with the southside flyers in the women's national basketball league the previous season "i've made a good decision to put all my eggs in the footy basket this season." she says nbl1 over winter "we've built such an amazing connection "i tasted success with basketball last season and with the western bulldogs in another one." monique's football resume is bursting with she was best on ground in the bulldogs' 2018 premiership and won the club's best and fairest award the following year before joining the tigers as a marquee signing monique made an immediate impact at she believes communication and being in tune with her body have been crucial to highest level in the country "the key to the balance is communication communicate across both codes then you won't benefit at all,' she explains "load management is a huge thing and the days so when it comes to the season of sport you're playing you can do it and you're not fatigued and rundown monique says dedicating her summer to aflw has seen her body evolve into a "footy prototype and fuelling my body are the most important didn't realise until this pre-season that sleep is the most important form of recovery and also how you fuel your body for training sessions "if you don't fuel up properly the night of breakfast it definitely impacts on your performance words megan hustwaite exteoizoicw-vo
