The wife of Essendon captain Zach Merrett has hit back at cruel trolls who mocked AFL WAGs on the red carpet at the Brownlow Medal ceremony.
Alexandra Merrett, who is pregnant with her first child, took to TikTok to explain how she put together a look for the football night of all nights.
In a video the WAG shot in her car, she gave her followers a behind-the-scenes look at the event.
“For those who don’t know, I think we get five or six players invited every year,” she said.
“Unless you are the captain or have won a Brownlow before, you don’t know you are going until the home and away season is over,” the WAG explained.
Alexandra, who is launching a luggage brand later this year, went on to criticise those who criticize the women walking the Brownlow red carpet.
“That’s why I find it so interesting when people are so mean about how everyone looks on the night of the party. Some of these women have two weeks to put together an entire outfit.”
Elsewhere in the video, the expectant mother explains that she has postponed designing her dress for the September ceremony due to her growing baby bump.
Essendon captain Zach Merrett’s wife has responded to ‘cruel’ trolls mocking AFL WAGs walking the red carpet at the Brownlow Medal ceremony
The brunette beauty worked with stylist Maggie Smith and designer Sonia Cappellazzo to create several styles that compliment her baby bump.
“Normally I would be a little more organised, but because of my growing belly we obviously wanted to give it a little more time, just to see what my body would do,” she said.
The video emerged just two weeks after Zach and Alexandra announced they were pregnant with their first child.
In a joint post on Instagram, the couple shared several black-and-white photos of Alexandra showing off her baby bump.
In a video recorded in her car, the WAG explains that players’ partners only have a limited time to put together their looks due to Brownlow’s invitation policy
Zach wore a black T-shirt and white pants, while his wife wore jeans and a top that showed off her growing baby bump.
In another photo, the WAG posed in a sheer lace dress that revealed her changing figure.
The bride and groom were able to make the announcement with big smiles, writing in the caption: ‘Baby Merrett, we’ve been waiting for you.’