Ladies First: Follow the Ferns

ENG 1H45 20072023 6H00-7H45

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Ep 1 – Tues 30 May - CJ Bott - Leicester City

Ep 2 – Tues 6 June - Ava Collins - St John's University

Ep 3 – Tues 13 June - Liv Chance - Celtic Football Club

Ep 4 – Tues 20 June - Vic Esson - Rangers Football Club

Ep 5 – Tues 27 June - Paige Satchell - Wellington Phoenix

Ep 6 – Tues 4 July - Gabi Rennie - Arizona State University

Ep 7 – Tues 11 July - Meikayla Moore - Glasgow City FC

A documentary series will help New Zealanders get to know the Football Ferns ahead of July’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. The collection of short features will “let their individual personalities shine”, executive producer Karl Ross told RNZ’s Mark Leishman. Under the series name Following the Ferns, players to feature will include CJ Bott (Leicester City), Paige Satchell (Wellington Phoenix), US College players Gabi Rennie and Ava Collins, and three players based in Scotland, Meikayla Moore (Glasgow City), Olivia Chance (Celtic) and Vic Esson (Rangers).

Ross said: “The thing that stood out was the profile of the players. “We’ve got a team of players that are out, all around the world, playing professionally, playing in college teams, but they’re not household names.” Ross said members of rugby’s Black Ferns were well known because they were Olympians but this wasn’t the case with the Football Ferns. “The Football Ferns are relatively anonymous.” The documentary would show who they were, and what they were trying to achieve, he said.