1. Henson Park, in Marrickville Inner WS, has a capacity of c.15k (big hill). Due to the lack of summer, suitable AF grounds in NS & ES (Swans' Zone) for an elite AFLW team, the Swans will play their AFLW games there. In winter, it already hosts GR AF games there.
On 28.6.22, more details were...
1. More examples of the growth of female AF in Qld., inc. for older women.
M. Vinall said
"The AFLW is often praised for inspiring the next generation of girls coming through the Australian Rules Football ranks, and is credited for the increasing rates of female kids taking up the sport. But...
1. The true "Family Clubs".
Modbury FC, in NE Adelaide, has 4 mother-daughter combinations playing for the club.
"Football team becomes family for these four mother-daughter duos at Modbury
Robyn and Mia Ebert, Sally and Dani Menadue, Kylie and Sharna Tye, and Jayla and Alycia Wood line up for...
1. This is a list of players from the ACT, who were drafted from 1998 inc., & actually played in the AFL.
It shows there were only two between 1998-2011 (although P. Davis left when he was 14 y.o.-he was recruited from SANFL); & eight from 2012-2021 inc. There was a big decline prior to 2012, &...
1. AFLQ official B. Gibson said last week (seek my link 15.7 above), there was "...a record number of females playing our game this year", referring to female club comp. players in Qld. in 2022.
This is reflected in the very strong BFC AFLW team- which has currently 28/32 of its players being...
1. More reports that the AFL will almost certainly receive a large, imminent increase for its 2025 onwards Rights' $- which will enable it to significantly advance GR AF etc. in NSW & ACT (mainly significant progress in Auskick, club & school comp. nos.).
Channelnews specialises in analysis...
1. Another report that the AFL is likely to receive an huge increase in its Rights' from 2025.
This will likely lead also to a major increase in funding for NSW/ACT & Qld. GR Auskick, club, & school comps. etc. GR are the foundations of the AFL, so will be a major boost for AF.
It also...
1. The Australian J. Stensholt 18.7.22
Stensholt said
"The AFL is trying to entice Seven West Media and Foxtel to up their bids for television rights to as close to $600m annually (my emphases) as possible, in an effort to keep the incumbent broadcasters in place until at least 2029 and as...
1. There are serious plans to introduce an 18th NRL Club there (which PM A. Albanese has offered support) in the medium term, representing:-
. PNG only
. Pasifika nations only
. or a combination 18th Club, representing PNG and Pasifika nations.
The NRL is also seeking $60m funding from the...
The Australian 13.5.22 J. Halloran said
"The AFL NSW/ACT has secured seven new AFL facilities in western Sydney since 2019 and facilitated upgrades for 13 existing club homes in the past 10 years.
[G. McLachlan] 'The Giants have unquestionably been a success story for our game and in the...
For an heartland AF State, WA GR adult AF female comp. player nos. have been very poor, at least in Perth- pop. c. 2.15m in 2022.
The Perth Football League has only 66 adult female teams (The PFL has apparently increased by c. 40 adult female teams since 2020)...
1. Good video, from 5.7.22, of the new Swans' HQ, at the very impressive Royal Hall Of Industries- it also has an indoor playing field inside the building!
https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/1165833/help-us-build-our-future
2. More info. on Canberra older women who are embracing...
The Qld. female GR AF juggernaut continues to roll on- new Qld. record of female club player nos. being set in 2022.
Also, on 2.7.22, the first women's Nth Qld vs Sth Qld. rep match was played.
The Nth Qld. team, who never had a chance to train as a team together, before flying into the Gold...
1. "AFL Queensland Community Football Manager, Barry Gibson, said that with evolution of female across the state that now (2022) sees over 8000 females (probably referring to female club comp. players only) playing footy in Queensland, it has paved the way for women to become part of NQ versus...
1. The national QuickKick program was launched c. 1month ago. It is designed for females born before 1987, who have never played AF. Many, or most, are in their 40's & 50's. It is an AF skills' program & match, designed to, eventually, encourage women to play in a Masters' comp.
It has...
1. Channelnews specialises in analysis of business activities/profitability etc. of the MSM, & consumer trends in media penetration etc.
It stated in June 2022 there will be fierce competition for the AFL 2025 Rights, not just from Ch. 7 & & Foxtel but, this time, also from NINE & Paramount/10...
aflnsw/act.com
"Four [WS] Footy Venues Benefit from NSW Government Grants
Two ovals will see improved lighting installed to allow for evening training and matches. The Camden Cats (Fairfax Reserve) received $330,000 and Inner West Magpies (Picken Oval) will benefit from $260,000. Picken Oval...
1. aflnsw/act.com
"Four [WS] Footy Venues Benefit from NSW Government Grants
Two ovals will see improved lighting installed to allow for evening training and matches. The Camden Cats (Fairfax Reserve) received $330,000 and Inner West Magpies (Picken Oval) will benefit from $260,000. Picken...
1. The Age J. Niall 24.6.22
"Senior club and AFL insiders have told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald that they favour Foxtel and Seven, although there is a view that Paramount-Ten could make the largest financial offer. Either way, the insiders say, the intense competition for the rights...
In SA's Eyre Peninsula & West Coast, for GR female AF comp. nos. (from an initial small base)
" Participation rates have grown a staggering 574 per cent between 2014 and 2019 in the region, and participation levels look set to continue to increase after the success of the inaugural Port Lincoln...
I am linking here the results of this The Age secret poll of AFL club chiefs, who gave their views, on a strictly anonymous basis, "of the key issues facing the game".
Some of these these issues (see below) also directly affect the GR:-
. concussion
. Player abuse of umpires/Dissent Rule, &...
1. More reports, re the very strong likelihood the AFL will receive a large increase in its Rights' $.
It can be expected, if occurring, there will be a major increase in GR AF $ being spent in NSW, ACT, & Qld., with commensurate GR growth.
mumbrella S. Al Zaidi 19.5.22
S. Al Zaidi said...
1. C. White, Regional Manager of AFL NSW/ACT, said 27.4:-
. GR AF is having good growth in the Central West.
. many clubs in the Central West have asked if an AFL pre-season match could be played in the Central West, to promote GR AF & the AFL etc. They have strong opposition from the NRL, &...
1. More reports that suggest that it is very likely that the AFL will receive a much higher Rights' deal, from 2025, than the $473m pa it will receive for 2023-24.
This will allow the AFL to increase strongly its GR funding in NSW, ACT, & Qld.: AF should have further, ongoing strong growth...
1. There was no AF being played at all in New England/NW NSW until 19997, when c. 4 pub teams started playing 9-a-side matches each fortnight.
New England has very large regional towns at Armadale & Tamworth. GR AF now has strong growth in NE.
Now, in a first for New England, the Blue Heelers...
This is a List, from 1945-2021, of all the Qld.-born or raised players, who have been drafted into the old VFL, or AFL.
It clearly shows the entry of GCFC in 2011 has been a major reason for the boom in Qld. born or raised players into the AFL.
GCFC is making an important contribution to the...
This is a List, from Wiki, of the c. 178 players, who were born or raised in Qld., who have played in the old VFL, or AFL.
From 1945-1986, 18 players= 1 player every 2.3 years; 1987-2010, 92= 3.83 players per year; 2011-2021, 68= 6.2 players per year.
Qld.-origin elite player nos. accelerated...
1. This is an interesting quote from Dirty Bird, in the "Canberra" Thread (post#422, 30.4.22) from the Footy Industry forum.
"Western Sydney - AFL Sydney Juniors
Below is a list of clubs located in the Western Sydney region. To register with the club click ‘REGISTER NOW’ WOLLONDILLY REDBACKS...
1. The Age J. Niall 24.6.22
"Senior club and AFL insiders have told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald that they favour Foxtel and Seven, although there is a view that Paramount-Ten could make the largest financial offer. Either way, the insiders say, the intense competition for the rights...
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