[1] As a teenager she played in local football clubs, including six years at Oak Park where she won the best and fairest award, but moved to basketball since there were no girls' teams after the age of 16.

I did a lot of skills with him before I started playing again because I knew how good the girls were at it and I didn’t want to get into it just because of my brother's name."

Roden returned to football with the encouragement of her brother, David Rodan,[1] and was signed by Collingwood as a rookie-listed player.

[3] She made her debut in round one, 2017, in the inaugural AFLW match at IKON Park against Carlton, which she ended on the interchange bench due to an injury to her left leg.

[7] Roden's brother is David Rodan, retired professional footballer who played for Richmond, Port Adelaide, and Melbourne.