Local Victorian Womens Footy - General Discussion

[BringBackTorps]

THE sleeping giant has been awoken.

The Eastern Region Girls Football League will field 87 youth girls teams in 2017 — an increase of 135 per cent from 37 sides last year.

In 2015 there were just 12 teams.

There will be about 1200 girls from under-10s to under-18s take part in the competition in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs this year.

The competition is set to be one of the biggest girls competition in Melbourne this year, with rival leagues Western Region, Northern, Essendon District and South Metro Junior expected to field between 30 and 60 teams.

The Yarra Junior league will field a similar number of teams to the ERGFL.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/...7/news-story/62420776b1584af084f5d9484829a8df

WOW!

I'm tellin' ya -the sheilas are takin' over the game.

Is nothin' sacred any more? We all know this is a BLOKES game -alwus has been, alwus should be! Sheilas cant kick.

We should never have let 'em into the canteen! And now, this.

Where can we now go, to get away from 'em?

 

[Mobbs]

VAFA Womens fixtures for Rounds 1 thru 3 are out.
http://www.vafa.com.au/latest-news/vafa-womens-first-fixtures-released/

After three rounds a number of teams will be promoted into Premier, where AJAX, Brunswick Renegades, Fitzroy-ACU and SKOBs will await them.

 

[The_Wookie]

It's really the growth of adults wanting to play from adult teams that's the most surprising. I think we all knew what an elite AFL national competition would provide for teenagers coming through the system wanting to stick with footy, and that would gradually filter into community clubs over the next decade or so, but the instant jolt into adults picking it up from scratch is probably beyond the AFL's wildest expectations.

Seeing a lot of late 20s - mid 30 year olds running around AFLW cant have hurt the adult numbers.

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Been announced today that the VFL Women's Grand Final will be played at Etihad Stadium, as part of a triple header with the TAC Cup and VFL Men's.

Both the VFL Men's and Women's Grand Finals will be shown on Channel 7.

 

[The_Wookie]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/...s/news-story/b5aefbc135f2dc98b5ae2cc5c2aaff61

SUBURBAN clubs are capitalising on the success of the national women’s competition, with AFL Victoria forecasting over 100 new female teams will take the field in 2017.

While all girls can harbour ambitions of playing at the elite level and donning the number of their favourite players on their backs, local clubs need to boost their resources to cater for the demand.

AFL Victoria’s numbers reveal there were 9354 female participants last season — a 41 per cent rise on the 2015 figure.

Between 2006 and 2013, there were about 100 new teams added across Victoria.

It now takes one year to achieve such extraordinary growth and while the focus has been on AFLW, women’s football in Victoria will also take on a new look this year.

The VFL Women’s competition will enter its second season, while the Northern and Essendon District leagues, along with the Victorian Amateur Football Association, are among those who will cater for open age female teams following the removal of the Victorian Women’s league.

“We’re looking to have 80-plus registered players for the women,” Brunswick president Tim Purdey said.

“Whether or not the AFL Women’s has brought extras out, I’m not exactly sure because we had about 60 at training in January.

“But I think it’s a bit empowering the way they can see the women’s comp on TV, getting good crowds.

“Essentially, you’ve got 36 brand new women’s teams in the VAFA, which is incredible.”

 

[jatz14]

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[The_Wookie]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/...t/news-story/f10f019a462acbc4004fc126b6c11ce6

UNDERLINING her potential, Dandenong Stingrays ruck Bridie Kennedy has won the inaugural TAC Cup Girls best-and-fairest award in only her second season of football.

The Dromana 17-year-old was “shocked’’ and “over the moon” after being named the best player in the state league, alongside Calder Cannons player Chloe Molloy.

 

[The_Wookie]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/...n/news-story/74b98300ab2268a11f42fa3210c3c41a

JOINING the explosion in women’s football that was highlighted by the breakthrough AFL W season over the summer, Oakleigh District will run out for the inaugural Southern Football Netball League women’s competition when it takes the field later this month.

The excitement is building, but there’s still plenty of work to be done.

“I still, personally, feel we’ve got a long way to go,” Oakleigh District’s interim women’s co-ordinator Steve Laffan said. “The next thing is to get a Youth Girls team going. When we bed this down, we’ll look at that. It needs to be in the same mould as the men, we need a feeder team.”

The creation of a new Southern women’s competition, joining the Eastern and Northern leagues as well as the VAFA in building on the excitement sparked by the VFL and then AFL women’s seasons, has given local girls and women the chance to, finally, pull on the boots and have a kick.

“We’re a bit of a licorice all sorts (team),” Laffan said. “There’s an age range of 16 to 50. It’s wonderful, they all enjoy each other’s company.

“The enthusiasm has been remarkable, no matter the age group.

“At last they can embrace something that’s been a bit of a pipe dream.”

 

[The_Wookie]

DIAMOND Creek will field three women’s teams this year for the first time after more than doubling its player numbers over the summer.

The Creekers will have two teams in the inaugural Northern Football League women’s competition in addition to its VFL Women’s side.

First-year coach Scott Gowans said the club had gone from having about 40 footballers last year to 98 players on its list in 2017.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/...s/news-story/3be8947d3bd1d2ed46e6e0851d7883ae

 

[The_Wookie]

THE women’s footy explosion is no more evident than at Seaford footy club, which now has more female players on its list than males.

You could call it a Tiger takeover.

“We’ve got over 100 girls on the list at the moment, which is officially more than our men’s. It’s quite amazing,” club president Dale O’Neil said.

“I think it’s a credit to our coaching staff, really.”

Seaford was one of the first clubs in the region to field a women’s football side.

From one team in 2013, the Tigers have grown rapidly and will field four women’s sides this season – three teams in the South Eastern Women’s Football league in addition to its VFL Women’s side.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/...t/news-story/08edd644f22536cab19fb22603c8a649

 

[BringBackTorps]

THE women’s footy explosion is no more evident than at Seaford footy club, which now has more female players on its list than males.

You could call it a Tiger takeover.

“We’ve got over 100 girls on the list at the moment, which is officially more than our men’s. It’s quite amazing,” club president Dale O’Neil said.

“I think it’s a credit to our coaching staff, really.”

Seaford was one of the first clubs in the region to field a women’s football side.

From one team in 2013, the Tigers have grown rapidly and will field four women’s sides this season – three teams in the South Eastern Women’s Football league in addition to its VFL Women’s side.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/...t/news-story/08edd644f22536cab19fb22603c8a649

The Seaford coach mentioned the major logistical challenges of adding so many new teams -more trainers, volunteers etc. And much more work for the Club Secretaries/Presidents/C'tees etc.

With jnr. clubs, parent volunteers can generally be found -but these volunteers are far more rare with senior teams. A big problem for many clubs, who often cant afford to pay for additional trainers, helpers, canteen staff etc.

 

[BringBackTorps]

Xavier (Melb.) has created a women's team -another example of an all-male school creating female AF teams!
VAFA's new comp. has 1500 female players in its first year.

 

[jatz14]

The Seaford coach mentioned the major logistical challenges of adding so many new teams -more trainers, volunteers etc. And much more work for the Club Secretaries/Presidents/C'tees etc.

With jnr. clubs, parent volunteers can generally be found -but these volunteers are far more rare with senior teams. A big problem for many clubs, who often cant afford to pay for additional trainers, helpers, canteen staff etc.

There are ways around most of that. My club growing up didn't have a women's team, but a large junior club and our senior club amalgamated. They kept separate committees, with a joint steering committee. The load on committee members didn't really change much. Could do similar with women's.

Current club has just formed a women's team, and has a policy of players taking part in canteen roster, so there is now an extra team on the roster, it actually gets easier.

It is more work, but the extra team brings more human capital as well.

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[The_Wookie]

 

[Aeglos]

Didn't realise there was such a major reshuffling of the lower levels.
Friends will be happy as they'll no longer be travelling from Seville to Ballarat to play lol

 

[MightyFighting]

Xavier (Melb.) has created a women's team -another example of an all-male school creating female AF teams!
VAFA's new comp. has 1500 female players in its first year.

Can anyone explain how and why there are several all-boys schools whose old boys clubs have women's teams?

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Can anyone explain how and why there are several all-boys schools whose old boys clubs have women's teams?

Friends, family of male players or those involved with the club in an existing capacity, it being the closest club geographically for those wanting to play, and then, by extension, friends and family of these new female players. It's not that surprising really. How does old boys sports teams get more junior teams then there are children of adult players?

 

[BringBackTorps]

Can anyone explain how and why there are several all-boys schools whose old boys clubs have women's teams?

Some all-boys'schools have a relationship with nearby all girls'schools eg having a formal school Social together, joint involvement in school plays, some allow a few students to enrol in a special subject not offered at their usual school. They sometimes cross-network/market on some projects eg asking "old girls"if they want to play AF with the boys'school old boys'club.

 

[Aeglos]

Twould seem a few teams in my friends comp are in for a long season.
http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-11684-0-447374-0&pool=1&a=LADDER

 

[*Crash*]

That is the nature of footy in every competition though. Footy is a hard unforgiving game that's for sure. Some teams just have to do it tough and others dominate. Over time hopefully this will even out a bit more as things shake out, but there will almost be a big divide between the top the bottom.

 

[BringBackTorps]

Twould seem a few teams in my friends comp are in for a long season.
http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-11684-0-447374-0&pool=1&a=LADDER

The first 4 Rounds of the VAFAW (which has started its first women's comp. in 2017, & attracted c.1500 new women to AF) are Seeding Rounds ie from Round 5, new Divisions will be created -based on matching teams of similar results & performance. shown over Round 1-4.

Hopefully, a similar approach will be taken with the other adult female comps. in Melb. Players become disillusioned, & might quit next year, if they experience regular thrashings. Thus, a comp. which starts with a 12 team comp., after 4 Rounds, may become a 6 team comp. & another separate 6 team comp. It's not beneficial for the loser, nor winner, if teams are being regularly flogged.

 

[Garlic muncher]

http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_...ID=154776&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=55213589

Moreau chases dream in Melbourne

 

[threenewpadlocks]

The first 4 Rounds of the VAFAW (which has started its first women's comp. in 2017, & attracted c.1500 new women to AF) are Seeding Rounds ie from Round 5, new Divisions will be created -based on matching teams of similar results & performance. shown over Round 1-4.

Hopefully, a similar approach will be taken with the other adult female comps. in Melb. Players become disillusioned, & might quit next year, if they experience regular thrashings. Thus, a comp. which starts with a 12 team comp., after 4 Rounds, may become a 6 team comp. & another separate 6 team comp. It's not beneficial for the loser, nor winner, if teams are being regularly flogged.

But that makes sense for the VAFA because it's a Melbourne-wide competition. For some teams and for some players, playing within a narrower geographical distance is more important then competition. The viability for some clubs to attract players is greater even if they're getting pumped by 100 points per week, then it is if they're required to travel an hour for every third game.

 

[BringBackTorps]

But that makes sense for the VAFA because it's a Melbourne-wide competition. For some teams and for some players, playing within a narrower geographical distance is more important then competition. The viability for some clubs to attract players is greater even if they're getting pumped by 100 points per week, then it is if they're required to travel an hour for every third game.

In 2015, some Clubs approached the VAFA with this proposal: go from Melb. wide (except for Premier, which would not change) to two separate comps - Melb. North VAFA and Melb. South VAFA. Probably each Division's GF winner would play-off in an end-of-season GF against the corresponding Division GF winner -to be declared Divisional Champion.
The rationale was to reduce average travelling times, which could be cut by half (possibly reducing car travelling times from an average of 1 hour to 30 minutes, one-way). Melb. traffic, even on Sats., is sometimes atrocious -& Melb. since 2000 has seen net growth of c.90,000 pa., roads are inevitably getting more clogged.

The VAFA Executive thought the proposal could have appeal, so all Clubs were asked to vote on it.
It was OVERWHELMINGLY defeated (Salesian Sunbury & Werribee, outer suburban Clubs, have both since joined local comps.). The VAFA has many outer suburban Clubs, & there are a variety of reasons why they wish to remain.

Clubs said they preferred to play in a fully seeded comp.-to even up skill levels, results, & attain more enjoyment from playing AF. They preferred this- over the alternative of greatly reducing travel times, but having more " mismatched" games. Clubs said they knew, when they joined, there would be much more travelling time in the VAFA, which covers the huge geographic area of Melb. -but the benefits overcame this disadvantage.

This is a long winded explanation of my belief that, on balance, players are more likely to REMAIN LONGTERM in AF if the games are, generally, more evenly matched -& thus more enjoyable (& possibly safer) for the players.

The VAFA has expanded greatly in the last 20 years, with many more long-established Clubs joining -who have left the " convenience" of playing in their local geographic comp.
If the new adult female players, playing in a "tight" geographic comp., are regularly being flogged, I believe there will be a high attrition rate.