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So what you pay them for being trash some women can not get paid for what they do..yes some should get good money but you don't reward women that are not very good
exploited is strong word..
If they aflw season was longer would it automatically follow that they get the following that would bring bigger dollars?
When would the season be played , and against what other sports would they be competing? I suspect its not as easy as having a 17/22 game season that runs along side the men.
The AFL has been accused of ‘lagging behind the world’ in the fight for fair pay in women’s sport
The AFL can continue to tell female players the game is on a journey. But the reality is, they’re being exploited by this abuse of power, says Prue Gilbert.
The AFL — Australia’s richest code — has been accused of “lagging behind the world” in the fight for fair pay in women’s sport.
Sex discrimination experts say the AFL has engineered a restricted AFLW season that allows it to avoid paying “professional wages” to its female players.
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“I would like to see the women playing every round that the men play — 22 rounds just like the men with pay parity.
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AFLW player payments 2019-2022 | ||||
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Tier | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
1 (2 players) | $24,600 | $29,856 | $32,077 | $37,155 |
2 (6 players) | $19,000 | $23,059 | $24,775 | $28,697 |
3 (6 players) | $16,200 | $19,661 | $21,124 | $24,468 |
4 (16 players) | $13,400 | $16,263 | $17,473 | $20,239 |
Club TPP | $474,800 | $576,240 | $619,109 | $717,122 |
AFLW TPP | $4.748m | $8.121m | $8.722m | $10.098m |
The world is very different now who knows in 5 year you could have AFLT transgender. league if it went head to head with men it would die, but you can not have it in summerThere is an argument that would say if they are professional they would improve ... is the product worthy of parity in pay at the moment? How much is it worth to in media... with eys will to watch. What numbers does it get on foxtel. I think Foxtel have just started a W channel. If they make a product and enough are willing to pay then fine... I think it will be while before we see Geel V Haw eater Monday game. for aflw. drawing 40,000 plus..
Like Cats players Mcwilliams getting paid 150 thousand for the season she had that is laughable
I am saying future not nowYou got any evidence of that claim, especially considering how few players would actually earn $100k, that seems a significant increase over reported figures
Interesting article to read, but wonder if part of the argument around the pay disparity is more to do with the structured nature of the AFLW salary and how little flexibility there is within that structure.
I know that there is opportunities for players to earn more through sponsorship deals, endorsements etc, but those are few and far between and the vast majority would only be earning at their tiered payment level
Wonder if it would help out things if there was more flexibility within the salary cap and for teams to start structuring the salary tiers themselves
TIERED PAYMENT SYSTEM
AFLW player payments 2019-2022 Tier 2019 2020 2021 2022 1 (2 players) $24,600 $29,856 $32,077 $37,155 2 (6 players) $19,000 $23,059 $24,775 $28,697 3 (6 players) $16,200 $19,661 $21,124 $24,468 4 (16 players) $13,400 $16,263 $17,473 $20,239 Club
TPP$474,800 $576,240 $619,109 $717,122 AFLW
TPP$4.748m $8.121m $8.722m $10.098m
The world is very different now who knows in 5 year you could have AFLT transgender. league if it went head to head with men it would die, but you can not have it in summer
I am saying future not now
And in the future, when players are actually able to earn a living wage from playing AFLW I would be thinking that the league is no longer a part-time activity either, but rather have transformed into a full-time job for the players and that it becomes their primary focus rather than trying to find time to fit it in around other all other aspects
So rather than being a 9.5 week pre-season, a 9 week season and 3 weeks of finals, it would better align with the AFL season or at the very least be a 17 game season (once all 18 teams are involved), and suddenly it's a professional league with professional players who can actually focus on their sporting endeavours
The base line skills are improving every season, the new players coming through are better now than those who were drafted just 2 or 3 years ago and there's going to be a continued improvement in the quality of the games
What would help things advance even quicker is the league actually moving to full-time, professional status - next year the total player commitment is meant to be 338.5 hours, which is broken down to 10.5 weeks of pre-season, 10 week season & 3 weeks of finals. That pre-season is about 3 sessions per week and about 4 hours per session, so ain't that much time to work on things over a preseason as a group. Increase the players time at the clubs, increase their remuneration so they aren't having to work job/s outside of football and actually allow them to live like professional athletes - that'll help improve the quality
You mean like franchise type players?
I have no issue with them being paid more ...and I think its hard to gauge the total value they bring to the comp... but in principle I dont like the idea of money develop the women given to the men, or visa versa. What we need is a better idea on what its worth to the afl..to have a quality w league. Its a bit like the cost of having F1 event in melb, what you gain for the cost is not always linear.
I would be against having W games as curtain raisers .... but I would like to see on big game a week , given max chance ina big stadium and see if they can draw their own attention. Its only thru eye balls in the media that they can eventually get anywhere near a legit parity comp.
So your using something that has not happened, to ridicule something?I am saying future not now
Interesting that they have Webster listed as a defender when she seriously seemed to play more midfield this year and really stepped up after Purcell went down
And good recognition for Denby who sometimes seems to get overlooked due to the others around her - selected in our first draft and has been showing improvement each season