Thriving Melbourne gridiron league gets Jarryd Hayne boost

By Tom Cowie
Updated August 30 2015 - 1:08pm, first published 12:29pm
American football is catching on in Australia, with women's gridiron in Victoria experiencing particularly rapid growth. Photo: Josh Robenstone
American football is catching on in Australia, with women's gridiron in Victoria experiencing particularly rapid growth. Photo: Josh Robenstone

The first thing Haley Haley Fleming's friends ask her when she tells them she plays American football is: "do they actually play that in Australia?" Then their questions turn to her safety.