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Not every long-range plan, particularly one with the stated ambitions of the AFLW, will come to fruition. But, as Richmond and Melbourne fans will attest, sometimes they come off with great success.
The growth in popularity in women’s football over the past decade has been staggering.
There were more than 2500 registered women’s teams across the nation at the end of 2019 compared to 205 at the start of the decade. That is despite some inherent challenges.
Livingstone notes only 35 per cent of football facilities across Australia can be considered inclusive, something she attributes to many dating back to the post-World War II era when women’s sport was not even an afterthought.
The fact every AFLW club in 2022 will be coached by a man is far from ideal for a competition where the stars are women.
Bec Goddard, who coached Adelaide to the inaugural AFLW premiership, has been appointed to the senior role at Hawthorn when they enter the competition late next year.
“To put a target on there, we want 50 per cent of these 18 coaching positions to be women leading the AFLW. We are not going to sugar coat this,” Livingstone says.
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The growth in popularity in women’s football over the past decade has been staggering.
There were more than 2500 registered women’s teams across the nation at the end of 2019 compared to 205 at the start of the decade. That is despite some inherent challenges.
Livingstone notes only 35 per cent of football facilities across Australia can be considered inclusive, something she attributes to many dating back to the post-World War II era when women’s sport was not even an afterthought.
The fact every AFLW club in 2022 will be coached by a man is far from ideal for a competition where the stars are women.
Bec Goddard, who coached Adelaide to the inaugural AFLW premiership, has been appointed to the senior role at Hawthorn when they enter the competition late next year.
“To put a target on there, we want 50 per cent of these 18 coaching positions to be women leading the AFLW. We are not going to sugar coat this,” Livingstone says.
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