![]() ![]() ![]() "It does happen … there are signs, and we as a community, the strong people around the children, have the ability to stop it from happening."Įmily is particularly concerned about young athletes, because of the amount of time they spend with their teachers and coaches. "I honestly feel as if I want to open the conversation and allow people to approach and ask questions because I think that's education," she said. Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.Talking openly about what happened to her is something Emily hopes will help others. "And being a physical education teacher, that's been a big hurdle to get over, with being in the same environment,"Įmily is currently on extended leave from her job, but she hopes to resume her career. "Being exposed to children who were the same age as me at the time … and thinking 'those children are so young, vulnerable', that really got to me because it made me understand, seeing them every day, that was me, and these kids are just so precious," she said. ![]() ![]() It was during this time, Emily says, that Woods finally acknowledged that she had abused her. However, the abuse she suffered meant she had to abandon both, leaving West Coast after just a year, and quitting teaching at the same time, during her first year in the job. Initially signed by the Dockers AFLW side, in 2020 she was given a two-year contract with the inaugural West Coast Eagles team. Emily Bonser during her days playing for the West Coast AFLW side. ![]()
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