Thunderbirds players Jenna Rose and Zara Button helped Illawarra Bungarra to their fourth consecutive title at the National Indigenous Football Championships in Nowra.

Jenna (top, third from right) and Zara (bottom right) played in the Bungarra side, coached by Albion Park’s Richard Davis, which defeated the Newcastle All-Stars 3-2 in the final at Ison Park on November 2.

It was Jenna’s fourth tournament with Illawarra Bungarra, while Zara was playing for the first time.

Jenna was selected after last year’s National Indigenous Football Championships in the Australian First Nation’s ‘Mariya’ open age women’s team that played New Zealand Maori at the 2019 Trans-Tasman Football Series in January.

Photos: Jakki Haydock