Roughly a half century ago, several astronauts walked on the moon and called it “a giant leap for mankind.”
Sydney, Australia, may as well be as far away as the moon. And the surface of the Sydney Cricket Ground may very well be as hallowed and non-descript as that as our closest satellite rock.
And yet, when Kim Hemenway and Katie Klatt step onto the pitch this Friday night (US time), they will be making a leap of their own. Not just for American Aussie Rules, but for all of women’s sports.
