Banned from wearing the coat of arms on their jerseys, golf days and raffles to fund their trips, no insurance nor medical team, forcing one player to endure the whole tour with an untreated broken leg and snapped ligaments with only Panadol for pain relief … a lot has changed for the Jillaroos since they last played Samoa in 2011.

The Aussies take on the pacific island nation this weekend, 14 years since their last clash, and it’s crazy to think how different the game is for women in that time.

Jo Barrett knows all about that. Excitement to represent Australia in a rare overseas tour and the inaugural Test against Samoa (outside of a World Cup) quickly turned into a nightmare for the Jillaroos great.

“So that tour for me was really memorable because I broke my leg in the first game but

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