Why these AFLW stars refuse to ‘stick to dancing’ in the face of social media pile-on

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Poppy Scholz comes from a dancing background and brings her love of musical theatre to Carlton choreography sessions. She’s had enough of the faceless trolls.

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In 2025, the team had a meteoric rise and a rampaging finals campaign – powered by the Aussie pop anthem Untouched by sister-duo The Veronicas, which the Blues sang every week before a game.

So what’s inspiring Carlton this year ahead of their semi-final clash with Hawthorn on Saturday night?

Former rising star nominee and young Blue Poppy Scholz says The Veronicas “have taken a back seat this year”.

“We knew after last year we couldn’t redo it – we needed to find something new to give us a new spark,” Scholz told this masthead.

“We haven’t found a new song. We tried a few, but nothing really came naturally, whereas [The] Veronicas came very naturally for us.

The 19-year-old South Australian comes from a dancing background and brings her love of musical theatre to Carlton choreography sessions during the week.

Scholz’s love of dancing is something she shares on TikTok with her growing social media fan base. It’s also a passion she shares with her sister – Port Adelaide star and All-Australian, Matilda Scholz.

The competitive duo used to play the Just Dance video game growing up, dancing around the living room until their feet ached.

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