Parisotto was a late call-up to the Southern Suns under 16s girls side which competed at the 2019 NSW Touch Junior Regional Championships in Orange over 13 and 14 July, having initially been named as a shadow squad member.

The side claimed a fifth place finish, ending with a record of one win, two draws and three losses across the weekend.

Parisotto was the only player from the Griffith area to receive a call-up across the seven Suns representative sides, which covers the Riverina and South Coast areas of New South Wales.

Despite normally playing in the middle of the field, Parisotto moved out to the wings during the championships and made a number of defensive plays, helping the side to the second best defensive record in the competition.

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Suns under 16s coach Evan Robertson said he was impressed with how Parisotto slotted into the side after coming in late.

"Alex did really well," he said.

"Some of the high end concepts I was trying to teach the girls may have been new for her but she took them on really well and at the end of the tournament Alex had really improved.

"Those in the middle [of the field] have to trust that those people on the wings can perform and Alex did really well to earn that trust."

Robertson, who doubles as the regional director of the Suns side, said Parisotto could be one of many more representatives to come from the area.

"I hope the Griffith association can attend and compete at more competitive carnivals as it really helps with exposure and development of players," he said.

"Alex could be just the tip of the iceberg and with good exposure, there could be a lot more representatives as there is a lot of talent out there."

The Suns maintain representative sides across four age groups, with under 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s represented.

The most successful Suns side was the under 14 boys side, which finished in fourth place with two wins across their six matches.

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