AFLW Port Adelaide AFLW (Team to enter in 2022 season)

[RussellEbertHandball]

That seems to answer the question on why we look to be desperate trying to bring SANFL to its senses. The league is openly saying 'no' to us.

I'm just reading between the lines what could be holdind the league back. I am new to this stuff, and the odds are I am saying nonsense. Still, that's the impression I have from the limited information I get.

It is probably pipe dream (I'm an incurable pipe-dreamer), but I see what you describe as an opportunity for Port. I see PAFC as a competitor against SANFL. If development is lacking, Port is already stepping in to provide it. These could be the seeds for a future MAGPIE LEAGUE.

There is a South Australian Women's Football League (SAWFL) which started up about 20 years ago but was totally ignored by the SANFL even though they boast about the Affiliation Agreement they signed with the AFL when they got the licence for the crows and the custodial powers for the game transitioned from the old Australian National Football Council to the the AFL Commission, "to control the administration of football in South Australia." They didn't give a s**t about women's footy.

Now they see it as an important part of their future and want to take over from the community clubs in the SAWFL as the premier women's competition but they still arent prepared to provide a full 18-20 week season and are concentrating on a short season like the AFLW and U/17 comp that goes for about 10 weeks. Central Districts and Woodville-West Torrens don't even put a team in the SANFL's women's competition, but do I put some info about the SAWFL up in the early pages of this thread at

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/thre...at-adelaide-oval.1107881/page-3#post-42262396

Port can't run their own league to develop girls for the whole state or whole of metro Adelaide. We dont have the money. I

 

[GremioPower]

We dont have the money

I know. But it seems nobody has. This levels the playing field a bit, doesn't it?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

I know. But it seems nobody has. This levels the playing field a bit, doesn't it?

You were talking about a future MAGPIE LEAGUE and I took that as being one to develop the best juniors in the state rather than just the Port Adelaide area, so that involves more money.

Once you get into the AFLW there is some monies from the AFL, but corporates are wanting to get involved and sponsor W teams, as they see big marketing opportunities, meet their Corporate Social Responsibility agendas, and there are now quotas about women's participation at board levels, executive levels etc for a lot of private and government organisations and sponsoring a women's team they can argue they are on the pathway to meeting some of these quotas.

 

[GremioPower]

You were talking about a future MAGPIE LEAGUE and I took that as being one to develop the best juniors in the state rather than just the Port Adelaide area, so that involves more money.

Once you get into the AFLW there is some monies from the AFL, but corporates are wanting to get involved and sponsor W teams, as they see big marketing opportunities, meet their Corporate Social Responsibility agendas, and there are now quotas about women's participation at board levels, executive levels etc for a lot of private and government organisations and sponsoring a women's team they can argue they are on the pathway to meeting some of these quotas.

I was thinking on getting clubs under a "Port Adelaide 1870" umbrella of sorts. We wouldn't be directly responsible for most of the money, but would provide know-how for those clubs to work with their community, to fundraise, to practice footy, etc.

P.S.: I am no control-freak.

 

[Slammer]

Koch in his comments about an AFL national reserves comps and the Magpies in the SANFL also made some comment about our women's team in the SANFL. SANFL boss Jake Parkinson responded.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...r/news-story/ebf45d75dc6f41ad498ae394365725c8
Responding to Power chairman David Koch’s claims the SANFL was making it harder for the club to belong to the state league, while also meeting with resistance in its desire to have an SANFL women’s side, Parkinson said they were Koch’s opinions. However, Parkinson said the Power had put forward applications for changes to the regulations and some had been accepted at the annual review which proved beneficial to the club.

The women’s competition is a state-based league which develops players to play at SANFL level and hopefully in the AFLW, according to Parkinson, and each club had a development zone.

“An important aspect of a zone is being able to move through a talent path and to do that in SA you need to move through the eight SANFL clubs,” Parkinsons said. “Port Adelaide does not have a zone so is not part of that at present. “That is not to say they will never play in the SANFL women’s competition. Given the development of women’s footy, to develop talent really quickly the focus is on the zones.”
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...r/news-story/ebf45d75dc6f41ad498ae394365725c8

Just typical of the haters at the SANFL....anything to try to stop Port Adelaide in any initiative.

 

[Onward To Victory]

According to Adelaidenow, we've put in an official application to enter SANFLW. My understanding was this has been rejected before, but hopefully we get the nod this time.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...t/news-story/0dcb7b708db5fac4dfe0ec65e4358c0c

Port Adelaide joins surge in women’s footy with bid to join SANFLW with Eagles and Central District

PORT Adelaide has joined the women’s football movement with plans to field a senior team in the SANFL next year.

The SA Football Commission will meet on Tuesday night to discuss proposed expansion of the women’s competition in its third season as well as considering moving it from summer to winter in 2019.

Port Adelaide, Central District and Woodville-West Torrens have all lodged applications to be part of the next intake and will know by June 30 whether they are successful.

Port Adelaide’s bid is not associated with the Port Adelaide Women’s Football Club which is an independent team in the amateur league.

Port has launched an Aboriginal women’s academy and runs junior female development pathways through its ‘next generation’ academies, but is one of the last clubs in the AFL not to have a dedicated women’s team.

One of the complexities of Port Adelaide fielding a women’s team in the SANFL without an AFLW side is the issue of recruiting players, given the Magpies surrendered their zones under the SANFL-AFL alignment in 2014.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...t/news-story/0dcb7b708db5fac4dfe0ec65e4358c0c

 

[El Zorro]

According to Adelaidenow, we've put in an official application to enter SANFLW. My understanding was this has been rejected before, but hopefully we get the nod this time.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...t/news-story/0dcb7b708db5fac4dfe0ec65e4358c0c

Port Adelaide joins surge in women’s footy with bid to join SANFLW with Eagles and Central District

PORT Adelaide has joined the women’s football movement with plans to field a senior team in the SANFL next year.

The SA Football Commission will meet on Tuesday night to discuss proposed expansion of the women’s competition in its third season as well as considering moving it from summer to winter in 2019.

Port Adelaide, Central District and Woodville-West Torrens have all lodged applications to be part of the next intake and will know by June 30 whether they are successful.

Port Adelaide’s bid is not associated with the Port Adelaide Women’s Football Club which is an independent team in the amateur league.

Port has launched an Aboriginal women’s academy and runs junior female development pathways through its ‘next generation’ academies, but is one of the last clubs in the AFL not to have a dedicated women’s team.

One of the complexities of Port Adelaide fielding a women’s team in the SANFL without an AFLW side is the issue of recruiting players, given the Magpies surrendered their zones under the SANFL-AFL alignment in 2014.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...t/news-story/0dcb7b708db5fac4dfe0ec65e4358c0c

That would be great. Lots of Ports girl fans need a team to support.

 

[GremioPower]

According to Adelaidenow, we've put in an official application to enter SANFLW. My understanding was this has been rejected before, but hopefully we get the nod this time.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...t/news-story/0dcb7b708db5fac4dfe0ec65e4358c0c

Port Adelaide joins surge in women’s footy with bid to join SANFLW with Eagles and Central District

PORT Adelaide has joined the women’s football movement with plans to field a senior team in the SANFL next year.

The SA Football Commission will meet on Tuesday night to discuss proposed expansion of the women’s competition in its third season as well as considering moving it from summer to winter in 2019.

Port Adelaide, Central District and Woodville-West Torrens have all lodged applications to be part of the next intake and will know by June 30 whether they are successful.

Port Adelaide’s bid is not associated with the Port Adelaide Women’s Football Club which is an independent team in the amateur league.

Port has launched an Aboriginal women’s academy and runs junior female development pathways through its ‘next generation’ academies, but is one of the last clubs in the AFL not to have a dedicated women’s team.

One of the complexities of Port Adelaide fielding a women’s team in the SANFL without an AFLW side is the issue of recruiting players, given the Magpies surrendered their zones under the SANFL-AFL alignment in 2014.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...t/news-story/0dcb7b708db5fac4dfe0ec65e4358c0c

How complicated is to have distinct Men's and Women's zones?

 

[NoddyHolder]

How complicated is to have distinct Men's and Women's zones?

Far too complicated for the big thinkers at the sanfl to get their heads around

 

[Garibaldi Red]

According to Adelaidenow, we've put in an official application to enter SANFLW. My understanding was this has been rejected before, but hopefully we get the nod this time.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...t/news-story/0dcb7b708db5fac4dfe0ec65e4358c0c

Port Adelaide joins surge in women’s footy with bid to join SANFLW with Eagles and Central District

PORT Adelaide has joined the women’s football movement with plans to field a senior team in the SANFL next year.

The SA Football Commission will meet on Tuesday night to discuss proposed expansion of the women’s competition in its third season as well as considering moving it from summer to winter in 2019.

Port Adelaide, Central District and Woodville-West Torrens have all lodged applications to be part of the next intake and will know by June 30 whether they are successful.

Port Adelaide’s bid is not associated with the Port Adelaide Women’s Football Club which is an independent team in the amateur league.

Port has launched an Aboriginal women’s academy and runs junior female development pathways through its ‘next generation’ academies, but is one of the last clubs in the AFL not to have a dedicated women’s team.

One of the complexities of Port Adelaide fielding a women’s team in the SANFL without an AFLW side is the issue of recruiting players, given the Magpies surrendered their zones under the SANFL-AFL alignment in 2014.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...t/news-story/0dcb7b708db5fac4dfe0ec65e4358c0c

Should we be surprised that our bid didn’t get up

 

[OneGreatClub]

Should we be surprised that our bid didn’t get up

Amusing isn’t it.
The SANFL go on and on about grass roots and how the AFL clubs are only in the game for their own glory.
Now this might be true of the Crows who have done no grass roots development and stole players from the NT once they were gifted an AFLW team.
Yet when Port want to do the right thing and actually develop players in the SANFL, we are denied.

 

[Garibaldi Red]

Amusing isn’t it.
The SANFL go on and on about grass roots and how the AFL clubs are only in the game for their own glory.
Now this might be true of the Crows who have done no grass roots development and stole players from the NT once they were gifted an AFLW team.
Yet when Port want to do the right thing and actually develop players in the SANFL, we are denied.

Centrals and WWT got the nod

 

[5um0F1]

Centrals and WWT got the nod

the snafl trying to force girls into any other team BUT Port Adelaide. They never cease to amaze me, but * me they must have the world smallest willies to be this petty...

 

[GremioPower]

the snafl trying to force girls into any other team BUT Port Adelaide. They never cease to amaze me, but **** me they must have the world smallest willies to be this petty...

No forgiveness. SANFL and PAFC divorced in 1997, and SANFL doesn't want us as a friend...

 

[SgtSchulz]

Where did you find this out?

Edit: Found it all good.

 

[SgtSchulz]

We should play our women’s team in the Victorian competition and take the best local talent with us.

 

[OneGreatClub]

 

[Andre]

the snafl trying to force girls into any other team BUT Port Adelaide. They never cease to amaze me, but **** me they must have the world smallest willies to be this petty...

If it's a divorce, then Ports are the rich guy who built up his fortune before marrying, only to lose most as the ex-wife had a good lawyer. Now she doesn't even want you to see the kids (our zones) or have anything nice (a women's team).

 

[SgtSchulz]

You can just tell there was a bunch of old bitter men in a room and they decided to reject our bid on the sole premise that “that’ll teach em heh”.

 

[Grave Danger]

Be hilarious if at some time down the track a Port Adelaide bid for an AFLW license beats several combined bids from SANFLW clubs

 

[RossFC]

http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2018-10-02/from-the-ceo-oct-2
Plus we are preparing to enter the SANFLW Super series in 2019 which will be the development platform for our entry into the AFLW competition in 2021 or 2022.

Doesn't look like we are entering an SANFLW team in 2019 according to the SANFL website.

http://sanfl.com.au/news/2018/11/12/statewide-super-teams-with-sanfl-state-league/
“It’s also exciting that 2019 will go down in history as being the first year every one of our eight SANFL Clubs will be represented in both the men’s and women’s Leagues, with Central District and the Eagles entering the Statewide Super Women’s League.”

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Doesn't look like we are entering an SANFLW team in 2019 according to the SANFL website.

http://sanfl.com.au/news/2018/11/12/statewide-super-teams-with-sanfl-state-league/
“It’s also exciting that 2019 will go down in history as being the first year every one of our eight SANFL Clubs will be represented in both the men’s and women’s Leagues, with Central District and the Eagles entering the Statewide Super Women’s League.”

http://sanfl.com.au/news/2018/11/12/statewide-super-teams-with-sanfl-state-league/

SANFL has announced an exciting new naming rights partnership, with its men’s State League to be known as the SANFL Statewide Super League from 2019.

The three-year partnership will see Statewide Super extend its existing partnership with footy in South Australia from the Statewide Super Women’s League, and Mini-league, to the State League men’s competition.
.........
The 2019 Statewide Super Women’s League will comprise 10 minor round matches and a three-week finals series playoff between the top four. The season will commence on the weekend of February 16-17, with the Grand Final to be played on the weekend of May 25-26

“We will look to continue to grow the number of Statewide Super League and Women’s League double-headers after great success with this programming in season 2018, highlighted by the crowd of almost 8,000 that attended the ANZAC Day clash at Unley Oval,” Mr Parkinson said.

Statewide Super has partnered with the SANFL League since 2016 and held the naming rights to the SANFL Statewide Super women’s league since the competition’s inception in 2017.

It is also naming rights partner of the Mini-League competition, played during the half-time break of SANFL men’s League matches.
http://sanfl.com.au/news/2018/11/12/statewide-super-teams-with-sanfl-state-league/

 

[RossFC]

http://sanfl.com.au/news/2018/11/12/statewide-super-teams-with-sanfl-state-league/

SANFL has announced an exciting new naming rights partnership, with its men’s State League to be known as the SANFL Statewide Super League from 2019.

The three-year partnership will see Statewide Super extend its existing partnership with footy in South Australia from the Statewide Super Women’s League, and Mini-league, to the State League men’s competition.
.........
The 2019 Statewide Super Women’s League will comprise 10 minor round matches and a three-week finals series playoff between the top four. The season will commence on the weekend of February 16-17, with the Grand Final to be played on the weekend of May 25-26

“We will look to continue to grow the number of Statewide Super League and Women’s League double-headers after great success with this programming in season 2018, highlighted by the crowd of almost 8,000 that attended the ANZAC Day clash at Unley Oval,” Mr Parkinson said.

Statewide Super has partnered with the SANFL League since 2016 and held the naming rights to the SANFL Statewide Super women’s league since the competition’s inception in 2017.

It is also naming rights partner of the Mini-League competition, played during the half-time break of SANFL men’s League matches.
http://sanfl.com.au/news/2018/11/12/statewide-super-teams-with-sanfl-state-league/

What's going on here? KT said we were entering a team.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

What's going on here? KT said we were entering a team.

No he didn't. He and Koch have said we had made a submission to the SANFL to put a team in the comp for 2019. I've written about it in the other women's footy thread, I think that's where it is. Will do a search.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Page 39 and 40 of the Port Adelaide Women's (Sawfl openers at Adelaide Oval) thread, talks about the SANFL's attitude to us having a team in the SANFL. Koch at the AGM in February said we had submitted a request to put a team into the comp 2019. This 'Tsier article I posted on page 39 of that thread in March has the SANFL boss basically saying piss off
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/thre...t-adelaide-oval.1107881/page-39#post-54694446

Back in August 2015 on page 2 of that thread when I said why it made sense to have a women's league at AFL and state league level, I wrote;

"Unfortunately in SA the shitfight between SANFL types and Port will continue. Its why we wont be allowed a team to compete in the local league."

Ford Fairlane maybe the last few posts back to and including 1525 should be moved to the above thread.