Having graduated from high school last year, Sarah Pannowitz is unsure what the future holds for her.
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But she is sure of this: playing for the Swans has added a dynamic to her life that she has not experienced before. Her love for the club and her teammates imbues her sentences with emotion when she mentions them.
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Pannowitz, or Panno to her mates, is a 19-year-old woman who regards her decision to join the Swans for their debut season last year as one of most judicious of her young life.
By day she works at Bunnings, and a couple of nights a week she works at the Post Office Hotel. But Saturdays are reserved for footy.
And at Moree on the weekend, she started on the wing before being given some time in the forward line, booting two goals, as the second-placed Swans won for the fifth time this season with a 20.16 (136) to 1.0 (6) mauling of the Suns.
Moving towards a probable grand final showdown against Gunnedah, after making the preliminary final last year, Pannowitz believes that the Swans are headed in only one direction: up.
I can't think of my life without footy in it, honestly.
- Sarah Pannowitz
And the teen also knows this for sure: she "absolutely lives" for the Swans. "It's a great bunch of girls. I can't think of my life without footy in it, honestly."
Swans manager Nathalie Joice said Pannowitz "supplies energy off the wing".
"The last couple of weeks she had the chance to push forward, giving her a confidence boost [after] snatching a few goals. She is a great club person, and is always up for a laugh."
In Armidale on Saturday, the Swans men beat the Nomads 12.10 (82) to 9.12 (66).
