Name: Lauren Spark

Nickname: Sparky

Twitter handle: @Lsparky36

Instagram handle: @Lozsparky

Occupation: Primary school teacher

Best piece of advice you have received from your mum or dad: Dad: you should play football. Mum: listen to your father.

Sporting highlight or greatest achievement to date: First ever women's AFL match for Western Bulldogs and Australian representative on National Beach Volleyball Tour.

If you weren't a footballer, what would you be doing: Travelling the world, educating kids.

Motto you live by: Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

If you could ask one person to be your mentor, who would it be: Glenn Archer

Morning or night person: Night! I love a sleep in.

Preferred timeslot to play matches: 12-4pm but I'd love to play under lights.

Match day superstitions: None at all

Worst injury you have had: Well... I'm not writing the worst one (ask teammate Aasta about that one) but I have really only dislocated my pinky finger at first training back.

How many texts would you send a day? Too many, forever on my phone

Phone app you couldn't live without: Spotify

Favourite sport other than footy: Beach volleyball

Tea of coffee: Coffee

Savoury or sweet: Both

Go to pump up music pre-game: Any current charts

Favourite movie: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

Favourite TV series: The Bachelor and The Bachelorette

If you could be on a TV series, what would it be: Survivor or Amazing Race