Football team becomes family for these four mother-daughter duos at Modbury

It's often said that football clubs are like families but for one team in Adelaide's north-east that statement is more than a mere platitude.

The Modbury Hawkettes senior women's side has recently been taking to the field with no fewer than four mother-daughter duos in its ranks.

There's the Menadues, Tyes, Woods and Eberts. All have donned the brown and gold this season.

Dani Menadue — whose mum, Sally, is an on-field newcomer — is hoping that team success can emerge from those off-field bonds.

«It would be hard to put [those bonds] aside because they have raised us since we were born, I guess, but I think on the field it's a little different for me and mum,» she told ABC Radio Adelaide's Sonya Feldhoff.

«It's more of a mature environment, so I think everyone feels more comfortable raising their concerns, and everything to do with the teams.

»They're all matching up really well … so I think a lot more will be encouraged."

While it's difficult to know for sure whether they are setting some kind of record, the players themselves have not heard of any other feat like theirs.

«For a long time, we've had a great history of father-son representatives but to now have [four] mother-daughter duos lining up in brown and gold is something else,» the club said on Facebook.

«We hope to see more of this happen as women's football keeps growing and strengthening.»

Team manager Kylie Tye — whose daughter, Sharna, is captain — said she had not initially intended on a playing role for herself, but had gradually started «training with the girls» last year.

«Slowly, throughout the season, we lost players [through] injury or they couldn't make games and our bench kind of dwindled,» she said.

«I thought, 'OK, I'll step in and help out', and just started