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Fierce Girls

Sam Kerr – the girl who became a football superstar

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// When Sam Kerr was a kid she spent hours upon hours kicking a soccer ball in the back yard of her suburban Perth house, dreaming of becoming an international football superstar. But how does an average kid from Australia make it big on the international stage? Practice. And more practice. Sam did so much practice she became the youngest person to ever represent Australia in football. //

© Australian Broadcasting Corporation Length 00:08:49 18 June 2026 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Educational , Girl Power , Fact , History Country: Australia Type: Episodic

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© Australian Broadcasting Corporation Length 00:08:49 18 June 2026 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Educational , Girl Power , Fact , History Country: Australia Type: Episodic

INTRODUCING — Fierce Girls

INTRODUCING — Fierce Girls

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When Sam Kerr was a kid she spent hours upon hours kicking a soccer ball in the back yard of her suburban Perth house, dreaming of becoming an international football superstar. But how does an average kid from Australia make it big on the international stage? Practice. And more practice. Sam did so much practice she became the youngest person to ever represent Australia in football.

Written and narrated by nine-year-old Maia Kelly.


© Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 00:08:49

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