Player Interview with Sydney Tigers’ Lisa Gilbert

1) Your name and occupation?
Lisa Gilbert
Owner Operator
Strongarm Boxing and Fitness
2) Your favoured playing position?
In the W-League ? centre or right back
In the WPL/WSL ? midfield
3) What was your first junior club?
Bomaderry Tigers
4) What made you take up football?
I was dragged along to my brothers games as a kid so I thought why not play? 22years later? still going strong!!!
5) Who has been your most positive influence on your football career?
I?m gunna sound like the biggest suck up ? but it has to be Alen Stajcic
6) Which footballer do you admire most?
Paolo Maldini ? AC Milan
7) Do you have any match day superstitions (lucky socks, left shoe before right, etc)?
Lucky undies ? not a fan of double headers 😉
8) If you could have a dinner party with any three famous people who would they be? Why?
1. Muhammad Ali (pre parkinson?s days) ? cos he?s the greatest?
2. Warren Buffett ? to get investment tips?
3. Richard Branson ? to bounce ideas off?
9) What song best describes your approach to football?
I won?t back down by Tom Petty,… I was trying to find a song about never shutting up but no luck? haha?
10) Is there a particular pre game meal you like to eat?
Subway ? ham, lettuce, tomato on white bread with ranch dressing ? el boringo
11) What is your favourite football memory?
It?s a close one between winning the Women?s National League in 03/04 with NSW Sapphires and scoring for Sydney FC against the Central Coast Mariners in the inaugural season of the W-League. Also wearing the Sydney FC Captains armband for the majority of the 08/09 W-League season is pretty special to me.
-By Ross Anderson