Courtney Cramey has always been a leader, and that's been reaffirmed with her inclusion in the 2018 AFLW Crows leadership group.

Her leadership is evident both on the field, as the former South Australian team captain, and off the field, through her work in the Department for Correctional Services, as fans will see in the latest BHP Down to Earth video.

Cramey’s job is the Principal Advisor of Community Corrections, and her department covers 16 community correction centres across the state.

They supervise over 7,000 community correction orders, including people subject to parole and probation from the courts.

“I knew I wanted to work with people and help people,” Cramey said.

Therefore, she studied a double degree in social work and social planning at Flinders University, and shifted into correctional services from there.

Leadership is something she learnt on the job.

“In my job I’ve been provided opportunities in the public sector to improve my leadership skills through courses, so that’s definitely helped on footy field,” Cramey said.

"In both footy and work, there are team environments, decision making and just generally working with people to get the best out of them.”

Cramey was pleased to be included in the 2018 Crows leadership group.

“I was definitely honoured to be voted in by my peers.

“If I can help young girls coming through with some of the experiences I’ve had and make sure they can be the best footballers they can be and even better people, I think that’s my goal as a leader.”

The BHP Down to Earth videos will be released weekly in the lead up to and during the 2018 AFLW season on the AFC website, social channels and App, to give fans greater insight into the lives of Crows AFLW players.

BHP – through its South Australian Olympic Dam operation – is a co-major partner for the Crows AFLW team for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 AFLW seasons.