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have a bigger sook
there is a nice sexist thread on your board about The Eagles women's team
maybe go there to share misogynist comments with fellow cockburn supporters
Pretty sure there isn't.
dirty birds...sexist and degrading
expect nothing less from freo
sure sure that's what most misogynists would say
To those who follow AFL clubs with a team in the ALFW - does it give you some interest in games? I think women's footy is a brilliant thing, I have been to a Box Hill VFLW game and reckon I would watch if Hawthorn was in, but as I have no team, I cannot muster up the slightest interest. Not even the slightest.
To those who follow AFL clubs with a team in the ALFW - does it give you some interest in games? I think women's footy is a brilliant thing, I have been to a Box Hill VFLW game and reckon I would watch if Hawthorn was in, but as I have no team, I cannot muster up the slightest interest. Not even the slightest.
To be honest I did defend Ross Lyon when the incident happened.sure sure that's what most misogynists would say
did you defend your coach after he sexually assaulted his female staff as well ?
And the relative quality of Melbourne's womens team makes it slightly better than following the mens, for the most part (the last couple of weeks have tested that,however!)Of course, when they wear your colours and you get to know the people behind the colours you start to get invested.
Maybe you should speak your concerns directly to the woman who created the thread and came up with the title?dirty birds...sexist and degrading
expect nothing less from freo
We're allowed to defend ourselves mate, we didn't start the accusations your fellow wc supporter did so maybe direct your frustration thereOk guys. Can we please move on?
yep absolutely no misogyny on the freo board...calling female players slime, POS, dirty...Dirty how sexually morally ??
constantly telling female players to EAD
dont tell me all clubs do it...there is none of this crud on the Eagles board
That post was to all.We're allowed to defend ourselves mate, we didn't start the accusations your fellow wc supporter did so maybe direct your frustration there
A division 2 team wouldn't win the premiership though, because of the competitive imbalance you've mentioned. Divisions don't change that imbalance.There is an emerging tension between
1) A sense of urgency to include the final four clubs into having AFLW teams
2) Competitive imbalance between the squads...particularly "foundational" versus "expansion"
The third factor is the rate of improvement in quality to which expansion necessary slows in the short term.
One potential way of mitigating against (2) is to split the 18 teams into two divisions through the regular season.
Next season, short of Richmond upsetting the Bulldogs on Friday and Carlton beating the Giants, the original 8 expansion teams plus North would be the top division and the other 5 plus the new four would be the second
Under next years 10 rounds, each team will play ever other team in its division once and two cross over games
Under the current 6 team finals system you could have:
-top 5 in division one qualify
-top of division 2 would qualify and host one of the semi/elimination finals
The bottom team in division 1 would automatically be "relegated" in the next season. The second bottom team could play off against the 2nd team in division 2. Potentially also 3rd bottom versus 3rd top
Under such a system a team in division 2 could still win the premiership
A division 2 team wouldn't win the premiership though, because of the competitive imbalance you've mentioned. Divisions don't change that imbalance.
As I said in this Expansion thread, if the AFL has a second crack at spreading out the players better (learning from what worked and what didn't work previously), I'm confident a well-matched competition can be instantly achieved.
The team that finishes tenth this year should have a reasonable chance of winning the premiership next year though.The point is to create optimal levels of competitive balance while allowing all teams to still be competing for the same premiership. Obviously the team that finishes tenth this year won't be winning the premiership next year.
Depends on whether you think North Melbourne coming in and winning 16 of their first 22 games is a fluke. Or is it simply a reflection of starting with a much stronger list than the other expansion teams?I think this year proves that teams are created over several years.
The team that finishes tenth this year should have a reasonable chance of winning the premiership next year though.
That's why there are equalisation measures with regards to player selection and recruitment that can be enforced in order to, as the AFL puts it, "achieve an even and well matched AFLW."
Depends on whether you think North Melbourne coming in and winning 16 of their first 22 games is a fluke. Or is it simply a reflection of starting with a much stronger list than the other expansion teams?
People weren't talking about the Melbourne Uni ethos making North too strong 2-3 years ago, the concern was purely about the players they recruited (a lot of whom actually didn't have a pre-existing connection to MUWFC).The latter. North were allied with one of the two dominant tradition women's clubs and attracted a lot of talent back to them in the first season and perhaps inherited the "pathos" of the melbourne uni set up.
Every other team has clearly found it harder with their initial endowments.