In this episode of Women Out Loud, Amy McElgunn, Courtney Weybury and Dr Niamh Logue unpack what happens when women have a team but not true belonging.

The team is joined by Natalie Korfinsky, president of the Kyneton Women’s Football Club, along with players Marnie Vinall and Peta Pemberton. Together, they explore the personal toll, the leadership fight and the structural barriers shaping women’s sport in regional communities.

The Kyneton story is one of resilience. After walking away from their previous club due to years of mistreatment and unsafe conditions, the players formed the independent Kyneton Wedge Tailed Eagles. Despite being unanimously accepted into the Central Victoria Football League for the 2026 season, the move was blocked following an eleventh hour appeal by their former league.

From governance challenges to cultural resistance, this conversation looks at what inclusion actually requires. It highlights why women taking up space in sport is not a privilege, but a right.