Brook Nunn Wins First A-League Women title With Central Coast Mariners

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Nigerian descent and Super Falcons eligible Brooke Nunn has become a first-time Australian champion with Central Coast Mariners after a fiercely contested win in the grand finale on Sunday.

Nunn grabbed her third career league title as champions Central Coast Mariners triumphed over Melbourne Victory on penalties following a one-all draw at the AAMI Park in Melbourne.

After signing for The Mariners last summer, Nunn was keen for a fresh challenge and projected her ambitions to help the club reach new heights. A declaration that seemed to spark the forward’s creative ability and mobility groove as a central attacking midfield position to secure some big wins for club during the season.

‌”I am hungry to compete at the top end of the league this season and help push the girls to an even higher finish on the competition table than last year.”

Knowing that The Mariners had just attained the Final Series upon their return to the A-League Women from relegation. It was seemingly a matter of time before Nunn would make the jump to a giant after her addition to the talented group of attacking players.

She joined the Gosford based club from Hibernian and quickly made the cut and thrust of Emily Husband’s first team. To highlight how quickly she had progressed, she made waves within the 2024/25 A-League Women campaign as Nunn’s first season saw her feature in 27 games, scoring four goals and providing three assists.

With her latest title, Nunn continue to put herself in the radar of players with multiple honours having previously won the Women’s Super League in both 2011 and 2012, and the Women’s FA Cup in 2012 and 2013.

Nunn is eligible to play for Nigeria through her mother who is half Nigerian and German. Her family was situated in Lagos, where her grandfather Jackson Asiboje was one of the Directors of a shipping company that is based in Apapa and she is keen on playing for the Super Falcons, the most successful national team in Africa.

“I get my Nigerian heritage from my mother as my mother is half Nigerian and half German. She was born in England as was I, but I lived in a foster home from an early age. I see a reflection of this potential [Nigerian spirit] in me and I think being part of the team [The Super Falcons] would be an honour and achievement for me as a footballer. It’s something that fulfills you.” Nunn told Nigeriafootball.ng

The winger who played for England at youth level said the possibility of representing Nigeria was never feasible to her until players like Ashleigh Plumptre were welcomed into the international set-up.

“Initially I didn’t think the possibility of playing for the Super Falcons was there a few years back because you don’t often see or hear of players that didn’t grow up in Nigeria within the squad but owing to the paradigm shift in recent years which handed players outside the country who are of Nigerian descent and heritage the possibility to represent the country, has given me hope and faith that I can also have an opportunity to play for Nigeria. I find it very motivating and I want to be a symbol of this possibility.”

Given what she’s achieved so far, she is still some way from hitting her prime and the peak of her powers as the sky is very much the limit.