Tayla is currently four time world champion of the International Six Days Enduro with teammates Jessica Gardiner and Jemma Wilson. As well as competing overseas in the ISDE they also compete in Australia at the Australian Off-Road Championship. Tayla this year suffered an injury to her leg which saw her forfeit from the competition but will be back and racing this week as the Australia four day Enduro heads to Mansfield in Australia. Tayla is competing amongst the men, and this NSW rider has had some outstanding results over the past couple of years which sees her with a bright future.

Tayla very recently turned 21 years old.

Tayla Jones 2015 Results

1st AORC - Women's

1st A4DE - Women's

1st ISDE - Women's

1st Enduro-X - Women's

In Mansfield from November 14th -19th the 2016 Yamaha Australian Four Day Enduro.

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This weekend Ashleigh is a part of the Governor-General's XI playing against South Africa, in Sydney, she made her debut at 13 for NSW in the Imparja Cup, tournament for indigenous players in Alice Spring. Earlier this year she was named to captain of the indigenous side which toured India and has been re-signed with the Sydney Sixers for the upcoming WBBL02.

Batting style: Right-hand

Bowling style: Right-arm offbreak

Bio From Cricket Australia

Emerging batter Ashleigh Gardner was named the Lord's Taverners Indigenous Player of the Year in early 2015, becoming the first women to win this award.

Gardner headed all comers to top the runs tally at Cricket Australia's Under-18 Championships in January 2015 with 199 runs to lead New South Wales to the title and claim Player of the Championships.

To add to her growing list of titles, she also won Player of the Tournament at Imparja Cup 2015.

She subsequently travelled to Dubai with the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars to take on England Academy

Governor-General's XI v South Africa match, play commencing at 10.30am, Sunday 13 November at Drummoyne Oval, Sydney.

The match can watch it live and free on www.cricket.com.au or via the Cricket Australia Live app.

This week Allana's preview of the last four races at Sandown for the Zipping Classic and we review what Allana has been teaching us about reading the form for ourselves. Allana will be back with us in the Autumn to look at that carnival for us.

On a typical Saturday afternoon Melbourne metro race meeting you will find Allana Burns. The well-respected form analyst can be found standing against the rails, race book in hand when the field jumps from the barriers. Allana is not your standard form analyst. Being a young woman, she has learnt the ins and outs of finding winners.

Allana's interest in horse racing started as a hobby but after realizing her talent for studying the form guide she decided to take it seriously, never losing her passion for the sport.

To get Allana full tip's and form follow her on Twitter or subscribe to her website.

Twitter @allanaburns

Web: www.allanaburns.com

This weekend Beth is a part of the Governor-General's XI playing against South Africa, in Sydney she has been playing at an elite level since she was 16, Beth is originally from Victoria but is now based in Queensland.

Batting Style: Left Hand

Fielding Position: Wicketkeeper

Bio From Cricket Australia

Mooney was a regular face around the Australian set-up prior to her international debut, travelling as back-up wicketkeeper to Alyssa Healy.

Breakout performances for the Australia A side and in domestic competition in 2015 were enough for Mooney to be selected as a specialist batter, making her Southern Stars debut in the 2015-16 T20 series against India.

Governor-General's XI v South Africa match, play commencing at 10.30am, Sunday 13 November at Drummoyne Oval, Sydney.

The match can watch it live and free on www.cricket.com.au or via the Cricket Australia Live

This week Allana's preview of the last four races at Flemington and wrap up of the Cup Carnival is with John Thwaites.

On a typical Saturday afternoon Melbourne metro race meeting you will find Allana Burns. The well-respected form analyst can be found standing against the rails, race book in hand when the field jumps from the barriers. Allana is not your standard form analyst. Being a young woman, she has learnt the ins and outs of finding winners.

Allana's interest in horse racing started as a hobby but after realizing her talent for studying the form guide she decided to take it seriously, never losing her passion for the sport.

To get Allana full tip's and form follow her on Twitter or subscribe to her website.

Twitter @allanaburns

Web: www.allanaburns.com

With over 20 years' experience as both a competitor and educator in the racing and equestrian industries on both national and international platforms, Lisa has had the pleasure of educating thousands of horses and humans and nurturing their career pathways.

Having ridden and worked on both sides of the globe for many very prestigious trainers including Australian Premiership winning Trainer Peter Moody, she understands the passion and dedication required to be successful in the ever changing racing industry workforce.

Lisa holds an abundance of qualifications in equine science, riding coaching and horsemanship, adult education, workplace training and assessment and counselling at diploma, undergraduate and post graduate levels. She is commencing post graduate study in Psychology in 2015 with a focus on education and some specific issues that currently challenge the racing industries workforce.

As Workforce Development Officer for Racing Victoria her roles include contributing to the growth and sustainability of the industry through the design, development, implementation and delivery of innovative programs to attract, develop and retain the approx 4500 industry personnel, in various roles by promoting career pathways and coordinating and delivering industry training in collaboration with key stake holders. Lisa has so far successfully achieved these goals through programs such as Speed to Safety, Racing Taster Days, Track Rider Programs and the International Jumps Jockey Scholarship to name a few with some exciting new ones on the way.

Lisa is also a Director of the Australian Jumps Racing Association, a Member of the Victorian Wakeful Club, which promotes the participation of women in racing and has recently been voted one of the top 40 most influential people in racing (under 40yrs of age) by Melbourne Racing Club.

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On a typical Saturday afternoon Melbourne metro race meeting you will find Allana Burns. The well-respected form analyst can be found standing against the rails, race book in hand when the field jumps from the barriers. Allana is not your standard form analyst. Being a young woman, she has learnt the ins and outs of finding winners.

Allana's interest in horse racing started as a hobby but after realizing her talent for studying the form guide she decided to take it seriously, never losing her passion for the sport.

This week we get Allana's tips for the last four races at Flemington and continue to learn how to read the form for ourselves.

Twitter @allanaburns

Web: www.allanaburns.com

On a typical Saturday afternoon Melbourne metro race meeting you will find Allana Burns. The well-respected form analyst can be found standing against the rails, race book in hand when the field jumps from the barriers. Allana is not your standard form analyst. Being a young woman, she has learnt the ins and outs of finding winners.

Allana's interest in horse racing started as a hobby but after realizing her talent for studying the form guide she decided to take it seriously, never losing her passion for the sport.

This week we get Allana's tips for the last four races at Flemington and continue to learn how to read the form for ourselves.

Twitter @allanaburns

Web: www.allanaburns.com

Rosie has returned to the Dandenong Jayco Rangers this year after a break from basketball. Rosie started her WNBL journey with the AIS in 2011, in season 2012 Rosie returned home to the Dandenong Rangers and then is 2013 she moved to be a part of the Townsville Fire, where she was a part of a championship winning team in the 2014/2015 season, she has a short stint with Canberra which was meant to be only 4 weeks but turned in to six weeks. Rosie took the rest of 2015 off and is now back playing with the Dandenong Jayco Rangers.

The Rangers go into their match's this weekend at the top of the ladder, Tonight (Friday) they are playing Bendigo at their home court and on Monday Night they are playing the Melbourne Boomers at the State Basketball Centre, which will be a great clash as it is one plays two.

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Topic's up for discussion included the growth of professional netball and T20 cricket, the establishment of the first AFL women's competition and the rising prominence of national teams like football's Matilda's and the gold medal winning rugby 7's team has given women's sport in Australia unprecedented profile. Does this represent a revolution in sport? Is it world of new opportunity or simply opportunism by traditional male dominated sport?

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THE PANEL

ANGELA PIPPOS

Journalist, TV Presenter, Radio Personality & Author

2016 is an exciting year for Angela. Her second book is nearing completion and will be released in February 2017. It explores the vexed relationship between women and sport in Australia. Angela's personal odyssey - from sports-mad Adelaide girl to gender equality advocate - is interwoven throughout. Angela is also producing and presenting a documentary about the rise of women in Australian football called League of Her Own that will air on the Seven Network early next year in the lead up to the AFL's inaugural Women's Competition. Her sharp, thought-provoking columns appear in The New Daily, Women's Agenda, The Sunday Age and the Cricket Australia website.

Angela is a regular contributor to 774 ABC Melbourne, ABC Grandstand and 891 ABC Adelaide.

Twitter @angelapippos

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DANIELLE WARBY

Founder & Editor Sporting Sheilas

Danielle is an advocate for women in sport working with athletes, sports organisations and the media. Recently Danielle was Editor of Zela, SBS's website dedicated to women in sport.

In December 2012, Danielle was a finalist in the Australian Sports Commission Media Awards for reporting on Women in Sport. A keen footballer, Danielle has had a long association with the Flying Bats Women's Football club.

twitter @DanielleWarby & @SportingSheilas .

CHLOE SALTAU

Sports Editor (The Age) & Panellist ABC Television's "Offsiders"

Chloe Saltau is the chief cricket writer at The Age, regularly covering international cricket and providing news, comment and analysis on international cricket. She joined The Age as a trainee in 1998 and spent several years writing for general news (chiefly as a social policy reporter covering welfare and family issues) before moving to sport. Chloe is a regular panellist on ABC Televisions' "Offsiders".

Twitter @chloejane32

KAREN LYON

Journalist & Academic

For more than two decades, Karen Lyon has covered Melbourne and its sporting obsessed culture. She was a political reporter before crossing over the boundary line to sport in 1999 and has been covering the world of sport ever since.

Karen has witnessed some of the world's biggest sporting events for The Age newspaper, and has been a regular contributor the ABC's sports coverage over the journey. The occasional television spot, and a slight addiction to social media means she has covered off most forms of modern media.

As well as continuing to freelance as a journalist, Karen teaches Sport Education and Media at The University of Melbourne, a subject that looks at the influences of commerce and media on sport, and asks does sport drive equality in our society?

Twitter @klioness