Richmond VWFL star Teisha Shadwell has announced her retirement, drawing the curtains on a decorated career in the yellow and black.
It took just one season to reach the ultimate glory for Shadwell, who was part of Richmond's 2019 premiership victory, the very same year she made her debut.
By the end of her stellar career, she would have three premiership medals around her neck.
Perhaps the most rewarding of the three flags was the 2024 victory, claiming the Robert Rose Cup over arch-rival Collingwood by 23 points, with Shadwell captaining the side to their third flag since the Victorian Wheelchair Football League's inaugural 2018 season.
She looks back on those premierships fondly, because of who she achieved them with.
"Not everyone is able to say they got to play for the Richmond Football Club and got to do all these amazing things. I look back on great memories. I had an amazing team and I really loved it," Shadwell told Richmond Media.
"It wasn't about the score, it was about who you did it with. At the end of the day, we played for each other and it was fun. That's what made winning premierships so much better. We had a team that got along and enjoyed every minute.
"Whether you were new to the game, or had some years under your belt, everyone brought something new and taught you something."
And although Richmond could not reach the top in 2025, Shadwell, who retires after her second season as captain, wouldn't change a thing about her career.
"When you're captain, sometimes it can be a hard job. But when you have a team that's willing to learn and have all the confidence in you to give it your best shot, it makes your job easy," she said.
"It was the team. Richmond really prides itself on team culture. Our team really showed it and everyone played for each other."
Shadwell also represented Victorian Country in 2023, and was the 2024 Victorian Metro captain in their Championship winning team.
Away from football, Shadwell is also a successful basketballer, who faced considerable injury that led her to the VWFL and Wheelchair Basketball
Back in 2016, Shadwell played in the Australian Under 14 Club Championships, before scans revealed she had played the tournament with breaks in her hands and feet.
It left her growing basketball career in jeopardy, with doctors giving her just a 10 percent chance of playing the sport again.
A year later, she turned to Wheelchair Basketball, where her career took off.
Her most notable achievement, a silver medal at the 2019 Women's Under 25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Thailand.
Shadwell then expanded to football, where her success followed, leaving the game with three premierships in 2019, 2022 and 2024, to her name.
As for what lies ahead, Shadwell is refusing to close the door on football forever.
"I'm looking in the future to maybe coming back and coaching," she revealed.
"Playing wise, I'm looking towards basketball. I'll give a couple more years to basketball, but in the future I see myself coming back as a coach and helping lead some of the new players."
