Tayla Harris immortalised

[Lods]

Mark LoGiudice summed it up very well:

To me it also symbolises the strong stand she took against the farkwits who tried to demean her athleticism and ability with gross sexual comments.  She even forced the lily-livered AFL to back her stance after they initially ran a mile.

Even today, empty heads were calling the ABC to complain that she doesn’t deserve a statue - grow a brain and get a life ????

I'm not completely over the top of this but from a distance I suspect the 'bold' is more the reason for the statue rather than Tayla's ability, which although quite outstanding across a few sports, is by no means greater than many other female athletes.

The statue represents a great technique but it's more a 'symbol' standing against some of the archaic ideas of a neanderthal minority.

The concern of course is 'once a caveman always a caveman' so (sadly) hopefully the CCTV around the monument is up to the task.