That will most likely change IMO. To start with though they clearly needed to put it before the mens season to avoid clashes and give it more attention. Those women currently play in their state leagues in winter like VFLW for example.
No 1 recruiting target 2019, home is where the heart is tayla Harris
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Welcome on board to Kate Sheahan, the new AFLW Football Operations Manager
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...r/news-story/503353e453199466fe82e7ceecd81f2f
KATE Sheahan is determined to make Richmond a destination of choice for female players as the club continues its push for an AFL Women’s 2019 licence.
Sheahan — who signed as a rookie and played for Collingwood in the inaugural season of AFLW — has this week been installed as the Tigers’ AFL Women’s football operations manager in what looms as a vital component of the club’s AFLW licence bid.
The 10 AFL clubs without a women’s team licence continue to formulate their bids with the league, which announced earlier this month that expansion will be postponed until the 2019 season, to make a call on the minimum of two teams to join the competition after next season to be made by midyear.
“I felt this real warmth,” Sheahan said of first walking into the newly-named Swinburne Centre on Punt Road.
“I think that’s what will make this club a great footy team for women.
“I want females to walk in here and never want to walk out. That’s what my plan is.”
Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale initiated contact with Sheahan less than an hour after the AFL’s announcement that no teams would be added to AFLW in 2018.
President Peggy O’Neal is determined to be awarded a licence for 2019, and the Tigers want to be ready.
Sheahan, who will work in a fulltime capacity with general manager of football talent Dan Richardson, said the club wants to develop homegrown talent.
“We don’t want to be one of those clubs that goes and steals talent from other clubs,” she said.
“Our big focus is going to be the next generation academies. We are going to be the club that has the best pathway for multicultural and indigenous athletes to come in, because the AFL needs it. We’re going to nail it.
“I want this to be the best high performance AFLW club in the league where all of the girls want to play.”
Sheahan’s playing career at the Magpies was cut short by an ACL injury suffered less than a minute into her first game, but she began running again this week.
And she’s not ruling out a return to playing if Richmond wins the right to field an AFLW team.
“(I said when I presented to the club that) you’d need to be one in a million to (combine the job and play) and do it right. And I’m one in a million,” she smiled.
“That isn’t what this is about that — that might be a bit of a fairytale story at the end when we get this team.”
need to get her and dusty to hook up imagine the sons and daughters we could add to the sides
I really want the rfc to get a side , looks like we re putting a good case together
**** me they should breed
bikini shoot jumper presentation day ?
Is there going to be a Mother / Son rule? If so we should recruit players on that basis.
I reckon it's more about media attention. Our bid is strong already but Geelong, North and St Kilda are getting all the buzz. We need the talk about us to start matching the walk.
How many games do they need to play?
Get dusty to mount them.
Recruit some of the Vegas girls. Can be Cat B rookies
So we're just aiming for finals to keep the members happy yeah?Welcome on board to Kate Sheahan, the new AFLW Football Operations Manager
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...r/news-story/503353e453199466fe82e7ceecd81f2f
KATE Sheahan is determined to make Richmond a destination of choice for female players as the club continues its push for an AFL Women’s 2019 licence.
Sheahan — who signed as a rookie and played for Collingwood in the inaugural season of AFLW — has this week been installed as the Tigers’ AFL Women’s football operations manager in what looms as a vital component of the club’s AFLW licence bid.
The 10 AFL clubs without a women’s team licence continue to formulate their bids with the league, which announced earlier this month that expansion will be postponed until the 2019 season, to make a call on the minimum of two teams to join the competition after next season to be made by midyear.
“I felt this real warmth,” Sheahan said of first walking into the newly-named Swinburne Centre on Punt Road.
“I think that’s what will make this club a great footy team for women.
“I want females to walk in here and never want to walk out. That’s what my plan is.”
Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale initiated contact with Sheahan less than an hour after the AFL’s announcement that no teams would be added to AFLW in 2018.
President Peggy O’Neal is determined to be awarded a licence for 2019, and the Tigers want to be ready.
Sheahan, who will work in a fulltime capacity with general manager of football talent Dan Richardson, said the club wants to develop homegrown talent.
“We don’t want to be one of those clubs that goes and steals talent from other clubs,” she said.
“Our big focus is going to be the next generation academies. We are going to be the club that has the best pathway for multicultural and indigenous athletes to come in, because the AFL needs it. We’re going to nail it.
“I want this to be the best high performance AFLW club in the league where all of the girls want to play.”
Sheahan’s playing career at the Magpies was cut short by an ACL injury suffered less than a minute into her first game, but she began running again this week.
And she’s not ruling out a return to playing if Richmond wins the right to field an AFLW team.
“(I said when I presented to the club that) you’d need to be one in a million to (combine the job and play) and do it right. And I’m one in a million,” she smiled.
“That isn’t what this is about that — that might be a bit of a fairytale story at the end when we get this team.”
Her old man's a campaignerWelcome on board to Kate Sheahan, the new AFLW Football Operations Manager
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...r/news-story/503353e453199466fe82e7ceecd81f2f
KATE Sheahan is determined to make Richmond a destination of choice for female players as the club continues its push for an AFL Women’s 2019 licence.
Sheahan — who signed as a rookie and played for Collingwood in the inaugural season of AFLW — has this week been installed as the Tigers’ AFL Women’s football operations manager in what looms as a vital component of the club’s AFLW licence bid.
The 10 AFL clubs without a women’s team licence continue to formulate their bids with the league, which announced earlier this month that expansion will be postponed until the 2019 season, to make a call on the minimum of two teams to join the competition after next season to be made by midyear.
“I felt this real warmth,” Sheahan said of first walking into the newly-named Swinburne Centre on Punt Road.
“I think that’s what will make this club a great footy team for women.
“I want females to walk in here and never want to walk out. That’s what my plan is.”
Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale initiated contact with Sheahan less than an hour after the AFL’s announcement that no teams would be added to AFLW in 2018.
President Peggy O’Neal is determined to be awarded a licence for 2019, and the Tigers want to be ready.
Sheahan, who will work in a fulltime capacity with general manager of football talent Dan Richardson, said the club wants to develop homegrown talent.
“We don’t want to be one of those clubs that goes and steals talent from other clubs,” she said.
“Our big focus is going to be the next generation academies. We are going to be the club that has the best pathway for multicultural and indigenous athletes to come in, because the AFL needs it. We’re going to nail it.
“I want this to be the best high performance AFLW club in the league where all of the girls want to play.”
Sheahan’s playing career at the Magpies was cut short by an ACL injury suffered less than a minute into her first game, but she began running again this week.
And she’s not ruling out a return to playing if Richmond wins the right to field an AFLW team.
“(I said when I presented to the club that) you’d need to be one in a million to (combine the job and play) and do it right. And I’m one in a million,” she smiled.
“That isn’t what this is about that — that might be a bit of a fairytale story at the end when we get this team.”
