Vee Lowe (2014)
Going overseas and interstate to make new friends through quidditch ♡
I absolutely love that quidditch exists around the world and it brings people closer together.
I've had so much fun through quidditch and I don't think I want to give it up ever!
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Vee Lowe began playing in 2014 and plays with the Perth Phoenixes. She is the WAQA Sporting Director.
Photo: Damansara Dementors
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Willem de Gouw (2015)
For those who know me this shouldn't come as a big surprise, but one of my highlights was when the Unbreakables won the NSW Div 2 finals in 2018.
This was not because I was captaining them and got a neat little trophy, but because I could see what the future of competitive quidditch might bring.
It was that celebration of Division 2. Knowing that in tournaments to come there will be an acceptance for those who enjoy the sport but are not necessarily the most competitive. Seeing that it could become a space where teams lower on the ladder wouldn't dread the coming tournament. Where playing on a B or C team isn't an insult or a fault. It was a moment that crystallised for me, how over time and as the sport grows it could become even more open and accepting.
And just plain fun for a bunch of nerds who somehow enjoy running around with a stick between their legs.
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Willem began playing for the University of Sydney Quidditch Club in 2015, where he has been a team captain and grievance officer.
Photo: Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography
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