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Football trailblazer Michelle Cowan is holding out hope of one day joining the Ross Lyon-led coaching panel at Fremantle, but for now shes fully focused on guiding the Dockers womens team to premiership glory.Cowan, a former development coach at the Demons, has been appointed the inaugural coach of Fremantles womens team.The eight-club competition begins next year, and Fremantle chief executive Steve Rosich said Cowan was the standout candidate for the Dockers top job.Cowan started out her coaching journey as a WA-based scout and match analyst for Geelong in 2000.At the age of 21, Cowan became the first female in Australia to coach at a state level when she landed an assistant role at WAFL side West Perth in 2004.She went on to perform a similar role at South Fremantle from 2013 to 2015.The former State golfer and cricketer has also had experience coaching WAs junior and senior womens teams, giving her excellent knowledge of the talent available in Perth.She coached Melbournes womens team from 2013-2016, and was also part of the player development set-up under Paul Roos at the Demons until earlier this month.Lyon met with Cowan recently, and didnt rule out the possibility of adding her to his coaching panel.And although he said it was important for Cowan to concentrate on the womens team for at least the first 12 months, theres already been discussions about her joining the mens panel down the track.Its certainly been discussed, Cowan said on Monday.Ive still got that passion to work with men and women at the highest level.But for me right now, Im 100 per cent into this womens team here at Fremantle.Ive got a busy schedule ahead in regards to getting a team together and coaching staff, and getting the whole program up and running.Cowans first big job is to recruit a swag of players capable of securing premiership glory in the competitions first year.But she ruled out making a play for star Demon Daisy Pearce.I think Daisy is red and blue through and through. 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These days, youre never quite sure what youre going to get from 34-year-old Serena Williams -- and womens tennis is more compelling (not to mention competitive) because of it.After sailing through her first two matches at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Serena was stopped in the third round by Elina Svitolina, and the draw opened up dramatically -- to the extent that the No. 34-ranked woman, Monica Puig, vaulted into the gold-medal match.Those who believe Olympic rings are meaningless to todays thoroughly professional players might want to reconsider that take. The emotions displayed in and around that final match against Angelique Kerber underlined just what a special event the Olympics can be. With nine days of sterling tennis in the rearview mirror, here are five fleeting takeaways from the womens event:1. Monica Puig was a (startling) revelationThe 22-year-old from San Juan is the first person, male or female, to win an Olympic gold medal representing Puerto Rico. She stared down Kerber, the reigning Australian Open champion, in a powerful finals performance, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. In fact, Puig took down three Grand Slam champions en route (also?Garbine Muguruza and Petra Kvitova). Going forward, believe it or not, that achievement might resonate greater than the gold itself.2. Serena Williams is showing some nerveAnd this is not in a good way. For several years, Serena, who turns 35 in September, has floated nicely above the fray when most 30-somethings normally start to lose their command. At the time, what we saw at the US Open last year in a semifinal loss to Roberta Vinci looked like a collapse under the pressure of chasing a calendar-year Grand Slam. In retrospect, it might have been the beginning of the end of her complete dominance of the sport.dddddddddddd Losing to Svitolina, a woman who had never beaten her, is typical of where Serena finds herself these days. She will likely win more majors, but its going to get progressively more difficult.3. Madison Keys is still a work in progress?The 21-year-old American is widely thought to be a future No. 1 player, but she experienced some growing pains in Rio. Keys hits the ball huge, but Kerber is that rare player who can defend those big strokes. Keys was 0-for-10 in the crucible of break points on Kerbers serve and must find a way to master those pivotal moments with something other than bash and brawn.4. Venus finds redemption?While the 36-year-old failed to escape the first round in singles and went down early with her sister in doubles, mixed doubles was another story. Playing with Rajeev Ram in an attempt for her record fifth gold medal, Venus fell to Jack Sock and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the championship match. Still, a silver was her fifth Olympic medal in tennis, equaling Kathleen McKane of Great Britain, who won a gold, two silvers and two bronzes in the 1920s.5. Bethanie Mattek-Sands is money?You have to love the spark this 31-year-old American can still create. Mattek-Sands can now add an Olympic gold medal to her already impressive resume. She and Sock came back to beat Venus and Ram 6-7 (3), 6-1, 10-7. Mattek-Sands had previously won two Grand Slam womens doubles titles (in 2015, with Lucie Safarova) and two mixed-doubles crowns, with Horia Tecau in 2012 and Mike Bryan in 2015. ' ' '