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“We obviously didn’t think of that (being on opposite teams) when we first started dating, but I think it’s really enjoyable. We’re both so competitive and so driven that it’s really nice to have that support,” Kerr told The Oz in an exclusive interview. “She knows what I’m going through, and I know what she’s going through to try and be at the top level.”

Of course, inter team dating is nothing new, especially if you look to international ice hockey teams, where the Canadian and American captains just keep getting married, and the AFLW, from which so many families have sprouted. One concern that people used to have in the past about people on opposing teams dating is that it might make them go easier on each other, but Kerr reckons the opposite is true for her and Mewis.

“When we play each other, we go in harder on each other. It’s just so much more fun to go [play] against your friends, and especially her. There was one time in Newcastle we both went in for a dangerous tackle on each other,” Kerr said. “But that’s the love of it, right? We can just banter afterwards. To have someone that’s going through the same thing is very nice on this journey.”