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It is clear that she will fill the criteria to be put into the Hall of Fame. "Candidates shall be adjudged on the basis of their overall contribution to Australian Football, as opposed to one specific aspect." So it won't just be her on field contribution, of which she does not currently have...

The AFL is trying to turn what was, until recently, basically a hobby into a professional football league. It is a remarkably ambitious undertaking. Creating enough interest to get 53k to the grand final is no small achievement. Free or not. One NRL game last season drew a higher crowd...

Money and professionalism go hand in hand. Money has everything to do with professionalism. If the players don't earn a living wage then they are not professionals. The AFLW is an amateur sporting competition with aspirations towards professional. They should be judged as such. Calling...

Given the money they earn it would be unfair to call them professionals or refer to the AFLW as a professional league. It's an amateur competition which the AFL hopes will become professional in the future. Every sport that has transitioned from amateur athletes to professional athletes...

There is a number of players who are getting roughly 10% of their teams possessions. It's the equivalent of an AFL player averaging almost 40 touches a game. Erin Philips had a supercoach score of close to 200 with Daisy Pearce not far behind. By comparison, GAJ peaked at 140 and Dustin Martin...

Though to be fair those lack of goals -> loss of revenue for broadcaster will determine whether the league exists in five years and whether the players involved will earn a living wage. The league can only grow if it starts to generate revenue through gate receipts and TV revenue - both of those...

Ultimately the AFLW competition needs to become higher scoring before it can become a self-sustainable competition. Low-scoring and congested contests undermine the long-term success of the competition and the ability of the players and coaches to make a living in the AFLW. Keeping the game...

Everyone recognises that the best men in a sport have physical advantages over the best women. Serena Williams would be uncompetitive against Roger Federer. But not every male is capable of playing sport better than every women. So while it is impossible for a women to be drafted into the AFL...

It is far too soon to push for expansion. The talent pool simply isn't sufficient to expand and keep the competition at a similar standard. The league should wait until the competition begins to generate more income, which then in turn pushes the league from an amateur competition to a...

So the two choices were: * alignment with traditional clubs. * new and independent franchises. The former brings with it a ready-made fanbase. Collingwood fans are likely to be drawn to their women's team in a way that wouldn't be the case with an non-affiliated franchise. But at the same time...