Sarah is the daughter of Mark and Nicole Poustie, long time friends of the Almanac. Sport is a big part of their family life. Earlier in 2024, Mark played in the interstate Veterans’ Cricket Carnival (with teammate, Ian Hammett, who is also an Almanac member).
Sarah played her junior footy at Hawthorn Citizens and is the first girl to be drafted from the club, which has also produced AFL players Noah Anderson, Ed Richards, and Nick Larkey.
You can read a story about Sarah on the Western Bulldogs website HERE
About John Harms
JTH is a writer, publisher, speaker, historian. He is founder and contributing editor of The Footy Almanac and footyalmanac.com.au. He has written columns and features for numerous publications. His books include Confessions of a Thirteenth Man, Memoirs of a Mug Punter, Loose Men Everywhere, Play On, The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story and Life As I Know It (with Michelle Payne). He can be contacted [email protected] He is married to Susan. They have three school-age kids - Theo, Anna, Evie. He might not be the worst putter in the world but he's in the worst four. His ambition was to lunch for Australia but it clashed with his other ambition - to shoot his age.
fantastic news, Sarah!
congratulations and all the best !
Rabbit in the Vineyard
Congrats, Sarah.
Hope you have a long and fruitful footy career