Further info (link to a sheet on the page with a bit more detail).
The U23 champs not to include any AFL listed players, so, as I said, a way of increasing exposure.
The Youth girls champs to be played in Vic on AFL grounds starting the beginning of April, specifically to increase exposure prior to the mini draft. WA is having 3 trial matches the first of which is in about 2 weeks.
There are also 3 open trial matches, with the third prior to the Western Derby.
Which brings me to what is fast becoming a pet peeve.
In Qld, this would be plastered everywhere, it would be all over twitter feeds, facebook and the AFLQ website, but despite the fact that there must be lots of communication and organisation involved, the WAWFL is playing secret squirrel, and it is the first I have heard of any of it.
It is about time that they realised that a key ingredient of a successful national comp is engagement with the public. Making announcements at training sessions and via closed email groups is fine for keeping people on the inside informed, but they start to need to realise that they now need to keep those on the outside informed too. A great national comp no one knows anything about will not last long.
The U23 champs not to include any AFL listed players, so, as I said, a way of increasing exposure.
The Youth girls champs to be played in Vic on AFL grounds starting the beginning of April, specifically to increase exposure prior to the mini draft. WA is having 3 trial matches the first of which is in about 2 weeks.
There are also 3 open trial matches, with the third prior to the Western Derby.
Which brings me to what is fast becoming a pet peeve.
In Qld, this would be plastered everywhere, it would be all over twitter feeds, facebook and the AFLQ website, but despite the fact that there must be lots of communication and organisation involved, the WAWFL is playing secret squirrel, and it is the first I have heard of any of it.
It is about time that they realised that a key ingredient of a successful national comp is engagement with the public. Making announcements at training sessions and via closed email groups is fine for keeping people on the inside informed, but they start to need to realise that they now need to keep those on the outside informed too. A great national comp no one knows anything about will not last long.