ELIJAH Curran and Mia Hirst took their first big steps to football stardom last week, with the pair of budding stars pulling on the Big V for the first time at the School Sports Australia National carnival in Geelong.

It was a successful week for both Curran and Hirst, who competed for Victoria in the under-12 boys and girls divisions, with both teams going through the week undefeated and claiming the title.