FORMER Portland footballer Jess Rentsch is playing the best footy of her career after coming back from a broken leg she suffered last season, and as a result the 17-year-old was presented with her Australian Academy jumper on Sunday before her first game representing the AFLW Academy.

While Rentsch was selected in the high-performance academy back in November of last year, receiving her jumper and getting the opportunity to play the match was another huge       towards her dream.