Marlee Silva is a renowned Australian Rugby League journalist. Her love for the game began practically from the moment she was born, which was just three days before her dad won a premiership with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

As a Dunghutti and Gamilaroi woman, storytelling has been part of Marlee’s Indigenous Australian culture for over 60,000 years. So as a proud supporter of the NRLW, it only felt natural that telling stories about women’s rugby league is what Marlee was destined to do.

But now she’s dipped into Longform storytelling to tackle some of the biggest issues within the game. 

This week Chloe caught up with Marlee following the release of her new documentary: Skin in the Game.

Skin in the Game examines the role that Rugby League has played in Australia’s history of domestic and family violence and what the sport can do to be part of the solution.

You can watch Skin in the Game for free here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/skin-in-the-game/2412109891542

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