Two WA sporting stars are set to tie the knot, with Dana Hooker and Mark Worthington asserting their engagement amid a picturesque backdrop.
West Coast AFLW participant Hooker and two-time basketball Olympian Worthington broke the news on Instagram following a visit to Uluru.
“Mark and I are so incredibly happy to announce our engagement!” Hooker wrote.
“It’s been an amazing 24 hours so far in such a special place. We are so lucky be sharing our lives together.”
Tributes poured in from Hooker’s present and previous AFLW teammates from either side of city, with the 32-year-old having spent the primary three seasons of her profession at Fremantle earlier than crossing to the Eagles after they joined the competitors for the 2020 marketing campaign.
Hooker is the one male or feminine participant in WA footy historical past to have gained best-and-fairest awards at each the Dockers (2017) and Eagles (2020), and is a two-time AFLW All-Australian.
Worthington carved out an excellent basketball profession as a hard-working ahead, leading to two Olympic stints with the Australian Boomers in 2008 and 2012.
Despite hailing from Bunbury, Worthington by no means performed for his dwelling state Perth Wildcats staff regardless of spending greater than a decade within the NBL – and was a thorn within the WA membership’s aspect on loads of events, together with hitting a three-point game-winner for Melbourne at Perth Arena in 2014.
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The 39-year-old confirmed he can nonetheless stand up excessive as just lately as final weekend after throwing down a dunk enjoying for NBL1 aspect Willetton.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
