AMERICAN EXPRESS
BOND BRING IN A US GUN:
AMERICAN Katrina Scherer is using a stint with Bond University’s QWAFL side to build her game in the hope of becoming the first from her country to play in the AFLW.
Scherer, 25, has secured an eight-week visa to play with the Bullsharks and has already featured in two of their most recent games.
The 177cm player from Ohio was identified by Brisbane Lions AFLW coach and AFL Queensland female high-performance manager Craig Starcevich who approached Bond University, AFLQ’s female talent sponsor.
Scherer, who played for the Columbus Cats in the US Football League since 2016, has impressed Bullsharks coach David Ashkar in the side’s losses to finals-bound Coolangatta Tweed and Coorparoo in the past fortnight.
“She’s been a great addition to our team,” Ashkar said. “She has some pace and some skill. She has some size.
“Against Coorparoo, she played across half-forward in the first half and then we put her across half-back.
“Hopefully she can get drafted. That’s the goal.”
Across her two seasons at USAFL level, Scherer had established herself as one of the most damaging and versatile players in the competition, capable of playing in the ruck, forward or down back.
Scherer was among the best US players in the Women’s International Cup in five games last year.
Bond University are fifth with four wins and seven losses going into tomorrow’s QWAFL home game against Coolangatta Tweed.