Rihanna kicks on

Rihanna kicks onFIVE-YEAR-OLD Rihanna Keefe is in a league of her own. The footy player from Wyndham Vale is.

The only girl chosen to play on the hallowed MCG turf during the AFL Grand Final.

Rihanna was selected as a nominee for the NAB AFL Auskicker of the Year Award.

She was selected ahead of thousands based on her outstanding Auskick spirit.

The young star will be among 22 players who will march in the grand final parade, play.

On the MCG at half-time and present medals to the premiership players. Rihanna practices her skills.

At the Thomas Chirnside NAB AFL Auskick Centre every Saturday morning.

Mum Tenille said her daughter could not wait to take to the field. "She always tries her best and enjoys going every week," she said.

"She choose to play football over dancing and little athletics." Rihanna only took up the sport this season, after honing in her skills in the front yard.

Tenille said she barracked for North Melbourne and was hoping they would be the reigning premiers this year.

Rihanna is also in the running to win $5,000 in a NAB Smart Junior Saver account, plus personal footy mentoring from Geelong's Joel Selwood in 2011. Co-ordinator Michael Hetherington said the award looked beyond the best player on the ground. "It is essential young children understand the importance of being a good team-mate and looking out for others," he said.