She just never thought she’d be allowed to play it.
“I played tennis and netball,” she said. “I didn’t even think about playing football. It wasn’t an option for a girl.
“But I loved it so much. So I’d take a football to school with me every single day. That’s what I became known for there!”
Tynan’s excellent football adventure might have started quietly but it peaked in celebratory fashion at the weekend, when the North Adelaide co-captain became one of two women – along with Norwood’s Leah Cutting – to be the first to play 50 matches in the SANFL women’s competition.