Career
She currently plays at Street Kilda Sharks women"s football team McFerran began playing for a Street Albans Football Club boys" team at the age of nine. She played at Street Albans with the boys until 12 years of age as girls could not play with boys after age 12.
She went into umpiring and umpired in the FDFL now WRFL umpring the boundary before taking up the field
At 17 McFerran joined the Sunshine YCW Spurs Women"s football team Sunshine moved to System Technologies Albans in 2000.
She become captain of the Spurs in 2005. McFerran was part of the 2004 and 2011 premierships at Street Albans Spurs.
In June 2007 Shannon was one of two Victorian Women"s Football League representatives in the East. J. Whitten legends match where she played alongside former Australian Football League players such as Scott Cummings, Nick Holland, Mick Martyn and Nicky Winmar.
In March 2009 she was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a tumour in the canal that connects the brain and ear. Despite losing hearing in her left ear, she played out the 2009 season. After surgery to remove the tumour in December 2009 she sat out the 2010 season.
Returning after a season on the sidelines, McFerran played her 200th VWFL match for Street Albans in May 2011.
She has represented Victoria 12 times, captained Victoria a number of times and was All Australian captain 2009 and 2011. She currently plays at Street Kilda Sharks and is assistant coach.
In 2009 she featured in Women"s Health magazine and was most recently named in the top 100 Sport women in Australia.
