Prediction Lady Pies

[Collingwood pro]

We should try and get a team but we properly wont just because their would be a smaller number of teams and a limited amount in Victoria.

 

[Collingwood pro]

Is this so Jessie White can play out the last year of his contract?

You obviously didn't watch the match did you, they would go in way too hard for him.

 

[PicaBoo]

If only we can mingle them with the senior team . Imagine the father/son prospects!
In all fairness, can't see why not. If we are indeed the biggest club, law of numbers should get us fielding a team too...

 

[TheFreshBanana]

Yes would be great to follow a Collingwood women's team.

If I watch would depend on the quality.

 

[Magpie Girl]

We already have a thread on this.
Threads being merged

 

[TradeDraft]

Part of that father/son breeding program we need to start up.

Seriously though if an AFL women's league is coming up in 2017, we have to field a team, there's more females signing up as new members then men now, so if you bypassed fielding a women's team it could actually hurt your membership numbers.

Women’s Footy is Heading Up and the Male’s Footy is not looking as Great at the Moment

 

[Markfs]

What happens if they get hit in the tit?

you put ice on it...... and maybe a little baby oil..

 

[Markfs]

i'm not sure about the survey responses...."no i only like men"......ummmmm i'm not sure that's what we're trying to establish here

 

[Smokeyr67]

What happens if they get hit in the tit?

Usually I get kicked in the boy bits, but maybe that's just me

 

[Good_Old]

At the risk of sounding sexist....

I really couldn't care less about women's footy

It's not but it probably won't stop people labeling you that way.

Not being attracted to men doesn't make you a homophobe.

 

[Smokeyr67]

i'm not sure about the survey responses...."no i only like men"......ummmmm i'm not sure that's what we're trying to establish here

 

[swoop42]

About as exciting as little league team winning.

Or the Collingwood soccer team.

Remember them?

Good on them for playing a non traditional female sport they love but in reality the quality of football on display is that of a poor country league men's team.

The fact is as a spectacle most professional female team sports when compared to that of the equivalent men's competition is lacking and the reason why they don't attract the crowd or the sponsors dollar.

Not there fault most simply don't have the physical capabilities to match that of male counterparts.

 

[Wooljay]

Women's league would be awesome. All about the Ladypies.

 

[Markfs]

Or the Collingwood soccer team.

Remember them?

Good on them for playing a non traditional female sport they love but in reality the quality of football on display is that of a poor country league men's team.

The fact is as a spectacle most professional female team sports when compared to that of the equivalent men's competition is lacking and the reason why they don't attract the crowd or the sponsors dollar.

Not there fault most simply don't have the physical capabilities to match that of male counterparts.

actually i watched the netball today and it was more interesting than the AFL...... but maybe we can persuade people like yourself to watch a women's league if we call it the LAFL league...... lingerie AFL....

 

[Kappa]

Women's league would be awesome. All about the Ladypies.

Would you watch it every week?

 

[JB1975]

I was transfixed yesterday, watching the exhibition game. There was skill, hardness, and the obvious joy of the players in getting to run around Etihad. I thought to myself that this was something good which could only get better.

I concede that yesterday's game did have some novelty value which could wear off very quickly, and which could see sponsorship interest evaporate just as quickly. I don't think that a women's league could be a viable commercial proposition in the short term. However, I think that the AFL should continue to invest its future, which can also be viewed as an investment in the game more broadly.

Many girls are interested in playing the game, not just watching it. The AFL should do everything it can to fan the flames of that interest, and to validate the interest of girls and women in AFL not just as supporters and spectators, but as participants. It is a passion which can only help the game, especially in the context of a competing sport (soccer) which is proving more and more adept at harnessing such passions for the good of its own game. It doesn't matter that any women's league would be seen as a poor cousin of the AFL; what matters is that the AFL recognises and supports the desire of young women to play the game to a higher and higher standard.

 

[Dynamics]

I was transfixed yesterday, watching the exhibition game. There was skill, hardness, and the obvious joy of the players in getting to run around Etihad. I thought to myself that this was something good which could only get better.

I concede that yesterday's game did have some novelty value which could wear off very quickly, and which could see sponsorship interest evaporate just as quickly. I don't think that a women's league could be a viable commercial proposition in the short term. However, I think that the AFL should continue to invest its future, which can also be viewed as an investment in the game more broadly.

Many girls are interested in playing the game, not just watching it. The AFL should do everything it can to fan the flames of that interest, and to validate the interest of girls and women in AFL not just as supporters and spectators, but as participants. It is a passion which can only help the game, especially in the context of a competing sport (soccer) which is proving more and more adept at harnessing such passions for the good of its own game. It doesn't matter that any women's league would be seen as a poor cousin of the AFL; what matters is that the AFL recognises and supports the desire of young women to play the game to a higher and higher standard.

Well said!

If young women have the desire to play footy there should be a pathway for them, just as there is in most sports. Whether or not it becomes wildly popular is secondary. My daughter isn't even 2 yet, but if she grew up wanting to play footy against the best in the country then I would like her to have that opportunity.

Of course physical limitations often mean that women can't do some of the things their male counterparts can on the field, but there are plenty of examples of sports where the skill level is high enough to command significant interest. It doesn't have to match the men's comp, it just has to become viable in its own right. No further justification needed.

I'd watch a women's Collingwood side and I'd take my daughter along too.

 

[wicksy]

check out some of skill on show in this match
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-...-keep-perfect-record-in-tact-against-bulldogs
very high standard of play. Looks more interesting to me than vfl.

That Brennan chick goes alright.... Can kick straight as well!!

 

[ppoiter]

To be honest I probably wouldn't watch it but it could be a positive move. Having AFL-affiliated womens teams sounds tricky though, maybe it would be a better idea to just support whatever the current league is

 

[cleomenes]

I found the weekend game very watchable, much more so than the grinding slog that was our game against Sydney. A Collingwood team would be great, as I would know who to barrack for. The talent pool may be shallow at present, but it can only get deeper as more athletes take an interest. Collingwood should take this seriously and get busy with the organisation to make it happen.

 

[Vicky Park]

This is an opportunity for the club. Women's football, in terms of quality and organisation, is still in its relative infancy, but will grow. We have the resources to be involved, and we should take it seriously. It's sends a great message to our female supporters, but more importantly it allows women to participate in a formal way in what many of us see as the greatest game on earth.

Those who don't want to watch or support women's footy don't need to. That's OK. But there will be plenty who do.

My youngest daughter was good at footy in primary school, but if I recall correctly she had to give it away around grade 5 or so, when the school teams were boys only. I understand the reason for that, but she didn't have the option of playing in a girls team. This was in the 1990s, and things may have changed. But at any rate, it's a positive move.

 

[manicmagpie]

I was transfixed yesterday, watching the exhibition game. There was skill, hardness, and the obvious joy of the players in getting to run around Etihad. I thought to myself that this was something good which could only get better.

I concede that yesterday's game did have some novelty value which could wear off very quickly, and which could see sponsorship interest evaporate just as quickly. I don't think that a women's league could be a viable commercial proposition in the short term. However, I think that the AFL should continue to invest its future, which can also be viewed as an investment in the game more broadly.

Many girls are interested in playing the game, not just watching it. The AFL should do everything it can to fan the flames of that interest, and to validate the interest of girls and women in AFL not just as supporters and spectators, but as participants. It is a passion which can only help the game, especially in the context of a competing sport (soccer) which is proving more and more adept at harnessing such passions for the good of its own game. It doesn't matter that any women's league would be seen as a poor cousin of the AFL; what matters is that the AFL recognises and supports the desire of young women to play the game to a higher and higher standard.

Great post. I actually went to Etihad yesterday purely to watch the women's game as, despite the fact that she loves watching footy and loves kicking a footy around herself, my 4 year old daughter had previously said that "Girls don't play footy". She thought the game was awesome and now talks about wanting to play for a team herself when she's older. It all helps spark an interest or keep an interest in the game in a group that comprises 51% of the population.

 

[TheFreshBanana]

Would it be weird if I wore a woman's Collingwood guernsey?

 

[Tippy78]

Zero interest for me I'm afraid. There's only so much sport you can squeeze in so here are the things I limit myself to:

1. I know someone playing
2. They're playing for Australia or
3. They are playing at the elite level of their sport. Note that this does not discriminate age, sex, religion or race.

Unfortunately the female maggies don't tick any of the above so I won't be watching.

 

[FireKrakouer]

lingerie AFL....

Suggested this on the main board once, didn't get any love

In seriousness, hope Collingwood get on this, I would watch every week. I know there's not enough talent for every team to have a women's division, but we're the biggest club there is ffs.