Revealed - Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes explores the former AFL star’s extraordinary life, showcasing the highs - and lows - of becoming the remarkable and resilient woman she is today.

August 22, 2023 - Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today announced that Revealed - Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes, the upcoming Stan Original Documentary that celebrates the trailblazing life of one of Australia’s most talked about figures, will premiere Tuesday September 19, only on Stan.

Watch and share the trailer for Revealed - Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes here.

An intimate and important story that demands to be told, Revealed - Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes is created by Stan in conjunction with JAM TV (Stan Original Documentary Series Show Me The Money & Show Me The Money II), co-written and co-directed by Emmy® award-winning Julie Kalceff (First Day) and Sam Matthews (Unboxed), with an original score by award-winning composer Charlie Chan. The must see documentary is an in depth journey of a remarkable woman who has endured some difficult bumps in the road while achieving countless plaudits along the way.
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​Utilising personal archival material including photos, journals and videos, audiences will witness Danielle’s early childhood in a working-class suburb of Perth, to her career as an elite athlete and as a renowned senior AFL coach. Cameras also capture the emotional moments as Danielle faces her family and friends for the first time.
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​Danielle Laidley is best known for a highly successful men’s AFL football career, playing 151 games for the West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne football clubs, including an AFL premiership with the Kangaroos in 1996. She went on to become one of the youngest ever head coaches in the league at the age of 36, coaching North Melbourne for 149 games across seven seasons from 2003 to 2009, before holding other coaching roles with Port Adelaide, St Kilda and Carlton football clubs.
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​However, despite her successes on the field, Danielle faced her own private, lifelong battle with gender dysphoria off the field. Never feeling truly comfortable with who she was, Laidley’s life spiralled in 2020 when she was arrested under accusations of stalking amid a battle with drug addiction.
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​After a Victorian police officer leaked photos to the media of Danielle in custody, outing her as transgender, she faced public scrutiny and front-page headlines around the nation and was denied the opportunity to privately share her gender transition with family and friends.
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​It was at this lowest point that Danielle reunited with her now-partner Donna Leckie, a lifelong friend who would go on to become her rock and confidante and inspire her to rebuild past relationships.