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Whats the issue with AFLW team & punt road oval?
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Off memory we got $20m in total for the last redevelopment
Richmond station will be refurbished AFTER Melbourne Metro is complete. With the Pakenham/Cranbourne lines no long stopping at Richmond , it will be a major change for track and platform use
Precisely , it’s simple to understand the game at elite level is in its infancy , depth of talent is only thing holding it back , the best of the talent can be remarkable , watch d’Arcy vassallo from bloos however it thins out quick , that will improve year on year with the numbers coming through and better quality coachingCan anyone nominate a women's sport that turned pro and then flopped?
Tennis, golf, surfing etc suggest not.
Pretty sure AFLW will become a winner eventually, given enough time and support.
And a damn good thing it would be for our game too.
Precisely , it’s simple to understand the game at elite level is in its infancy , depth of talent is only thing holding it back , the best of the talent can be remarkable , watch d’Arcy vassallo from bloos however it thins out quick , that will improve year on year with the numbers coming through and better quality coaching
I can remember when Collingwood and Carlton both fielded teams in the state soccer league. Total cluster ****. I don't really mind if we field a women's team but we need a pre-established exit strategy in case it starts hemorrhaging money. If AFLW is not core business then we need to look at it as philanthropy. There's only so much money you can throw at feeling better about yourself.
Or am I wrong and AFLW is core business?
Forgive me if I am wrong but isn’t the whole business supposed to be NFP? Doesn’t the funds have to be sunk somewhere anyway?
Only difference is golf, tennis surfing and athletics are individual sports. And all bare athletics, the players probably earn the same or more from sponsors.Can anyone nominate a women's sport that turned pro and then flopped?
Tennis, golf, surfing etc suggest not.
Pretty sure AFLW will become a winner eventually, given enough time and support.
And a damn good thing it would be for our game too.
Only difference is golf, tennis surfing and athletics are individual sports. And all bare athletics, the players probably earn the same or more from sponsors.
Womens Sport is booming. In some cases like golf, athletics, surfing or tennis, some women might be able to hold their own against men.
Women's sport may well be booming but at the elite level it's nowhere near the men. Maybe things like gymnastics or diving, might come close (but I am no expert), but in Tennis absolutely not. Serena and Venus once bragged that they could beat any man in the world ranked under 200. Number 203 took them up on it and destroyed them both in straight sets. McEnroe came out and said Serena would be like number 700 in the world. Williams herself said she'd lose 6-0 6-0 in 10 minutes against Andy Murray.
Women's surfing took huge strides in the mid 90s with Lisa Andersen leading the way but it is still far behind the men at the top level. They don't even let women compete at Pipeline or Teahupoo.
Women are far behind men in athletics, with the possible exception of ultra marathoning over huge distances where women often do win.
I don't think we should get participation and interest levels mixed up with performance levels. But I don't think anyone really expects AFLW to be at the same level as the AFL.
To state that any women's sport is on par with men's in terms of ability is beyond idiotic.Womens Sport is booming. In some cases like golf, athletics, surfing or tennis, some women might be able to hold their own against men. Fortunately or unfortunately AFLW is under the microscope. The standard is not the same as men's football but if it leads to more women playing sport then fine in my book. I wish it had've been an option for my daughter to try. She ended up playing basketball.
In my neck of the woods in rugby dominated NSW. There are AFLW leagues starting up. I see a few 14, 15 year old girls walking around with arms in plaster. Injuries sustained playing AFL. Parents have a misconception that AFL isn't as brutal as NRL. So AFLW may seem like a fad but imagine if we didn't have a team!
It's so frustrating that these threads constantly devolve into a debate over the merits of women's footy. The debate is over. Women's footy's growth in the last three years alone has led to a massive explosion in the popularity of the sport, the likes of which is close to unmatched in its history.
We have a team now and it's a Richmond team that will soon be an integral part of the fabric of our club.
Get on board or don't, but save yourself the shouting into the wind about how it's not a worthy endeavour, or a waste of money or whatever your objections are.
I look forward to the day we can have a good old BigFooty circlejerk about which player shirks contests too often or how our first round pick is the next Daisy Pearce etc. instead of this crap.
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Off memory we got $20m in total for the last redevelopment
Richmond station will be refurbished AFTER Melbourne Metro is complete. With the Pakenham/Cranbourne lines no long stopping at Richmond , it will be a major change for track and platform use
Haven't seen many men's netball teams getting any tv timeTo state that any women's sport is on par with men's in terms of ability is beyond idiotic.