We don't.
www.aflq.com.au
oursc.com.au
"QAFLW Captains have their say on the upcoming 2022 Bond University QAFLW season"
This is a strong testament to the strength of GR female AF on the SC
Re the connections with Cricket above. How fortunate was it all those early decades ago that our game aligned itself with cricket grounds in Melbourne. No doubt those early pioneers of our game would get a huge shock to see how that connection has developed."QAFLW Captains have their say on the upcoming 2022 Bond University QAFLW season"
"AFL Queensland has polled the eight QAFLW club captains for their views on the impending 2022 Bond University QAFLW Season, and they see Maroochydore and Southport at the top end of the ladder as the teams to beat.
Five clubs had Maroochydore picked, while four said Southport. Coorparoo, Bond University and UQ all drew one vote each".
The QAFLW is the top women's comp. in Qld.- & its 8 clubs are from Brisbane, Gold Coast, & Sunshine Coast.
The Sunshine Coast population is, obviously, much smaller than Brisbane & the GC. It is interesting, therefore, that 5 of the 8 QAFLW captains nominated Maroochydore, from the SC, as "which other club is most likley to reach the GF".
This is a strong testament to the strength of GR female AF on the SC- & implies female GR AF there is experiencing rising skill levels, & significant growth.
This SC growth in AF is reflected in the information below
In 2021, Sunshine Coast's
“Hinterland AFL Club has seen player numbers increase by 63 per cent over the last five years including a 30 per cent jump in junior numbers in 12 months,” Mr Skelton said.
“The old clubhouse has been demolished to make way for a modern clubhouse with dedicated male and female change rooms which will make a huge difference to a club that has played this season out of a six by three donga.”
Hinterland Blues (AF club) President Bruce Bell said the new facilities will provide a massive boost to their future growth and operations.
“Having four change rooms will make the girls more comfortable and increase female participation which is increasingly important as nearly a quarter of our players are female,” said Mr Bell.
The club has 120 senior players and 130 juniors including two senior men’s teams, one senior women’s team and nine junior teams with plans to add another senior men's team next season (My words in brackets, & emphases)".
$1.46 million clubhouse for Sunshine Coast AFL and cricket - AFL Queensland
Sunshine Coast Hinterland AFL and Palmwoods cricket club will have a new home with the completion of a $1.46 million clubhouse and change rooms at G Rae Oval in Palmwoods. Minister for Sport Stirling Hinchliffe said the new clubhouse will…Read more ›
Re the growth of AF on the SC in general, & the no. of players from the SC entering the AFLW in particular," That number is likely to only grow in coming years with the Brisbane Lions Academy firmly entrenched in the region".
Lions Join Forces with Council to Bring AFLW to the Sunshine Coast - OurSC, Connecting our Community
The Brisbane Lions will defend their AFLW Premiership title from a new home base in 2022, with the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex named as the Club’s home ground this NAB AFLW season. The move, in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Council, will see the Club entrenched in Lions heartland...
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Re designating AF, by the media in NSW & Qld., as a "Victorian Game", do you agree that the incidence of this description is significantly declining (in the last 5 years) in the NRL MSM; & general (non-AFL) MSM in NSW & Qld.?
Re P. V'landys, after NRLW week 1, publicly mocking AFLW national ratings, in comparison to NRLW national ratings.
1. Most know here that female GR AF club & school comp. nos. are booming in Qld.; & in Northern Sydney & ES (other parts of NSW are also having strong female AF club & school comp. growth, but not at Qld. levels).
On a long term basis, however, the high female AF injury rates, if they continue, may imperil this female growth- & possibly cause female comp. GR AF nos. to decline everywhere in Aust. It has previously been reported that serious knee injuries in AFLW players were up to 9 times cf males, & concussions c. double cf males. (But AFLW ACL injury rates are c. "4-6 times more likely" in 2022, cf AFL).
2021 AFLW Season.
ACL injuries had, pleasingly ,a very significant decline ("at all-time low").
The rate, per 1000 player hours in the 2021 AFLW was 3.22- in 2020, it was 8.83, 2019 5.14.
The raw no. of AFLW overall general injuries are, unfortunately, on the increase. With more AFLW games per season, however, raw no. increases are inevitable- but pro rata per games played, the overall injuries have still had a big increase.
The overall injuries' incidence (no. of new injuries per club, per season) in the 2021 AFLW was 11.1- in 2020, it was 7.0, 2019 6.8.
The no. of missed matches per club in the 2021 AFLW was 36.7- in 2020, it was 24.4, 2019 17.8. This is another, pro rata of games, very big rise- & their season is short.
AFLW concussions are rising, per 1000 playing hours.
In 2021, 8.27- in 2020, 4.76.
An important mitigating factor is that there is a continuing more conservative approach to concussions/possible concussions now- so comparing previous years' rates of concussions has very limited efficacy.
"2021 AFLW Injury Report: ACLs at all-time low, concussions increase
The AFL has released the fifth annual AFLW Injury Report for the 2021 NAB AFL Women's Competition
www.womens.afl"
It is a pity the article did not give reasons for the increases in injury rates (excluding ACL's; & concussions/new protocols) which are much greater, pro rata, than the increase in games.
I would like to see female injury rates, analyses etc. in GR female jnr & adult players
2. 2022- AFLW ACL injury rates up.
abc.net.au K. O'Halloran 20.3.22
O'Halloran said
"While the exact ratio has fluctuated significantly, at one point in the early seasons, AFLW players were up to 9.2 times more likely than AFL men's players to injure their ACLs.
Since then, the ratio has broadly stabilised at anywhere between four and six times more likely.
Most promisingly, in 2021, ACL injuries in AFLW were at an all-time low.
In 2022, however, these types of injuries have, once again, trended upwards.
Professor Crossley warns that such figures need to be taken in context".
Prof. K. Crossley said
"They are small numbers and we just don't have enough years of data to know the true incidence.
Why AFLW players are more likely to injure their ACLs
Gold Coast Sun Jacqui Yorston describes her ACL rehabilitation as the 'most painful thing I've ever been through'. Kate O'Halloran speaks to the experts on why AFLW players are sustaining injuries at higher rates than men.
It is imperative to reduce, significantly, female AF injury rates- primarily for the long term physical & mental health; but also to support & promote female GR AF.
3.
Re designating AF, by the media in NSW & Qld., as a "Victorian Game", do you agree that the incidence of this description is significantly declining (in the last 5 years) in the NRL MSM; & general (non-AFL) MSM in NSW & Qld.?
Are you suggesting that, in NSW & Qld., AFL MSM describe the AFL &/or GR AF as a "Victorian game"?
If so, how often does this occur? Why would they cause this self-inflicted damage to AF?
Re P. V'landys, after NRLW week 1, publicly mocking AFLW national ratings, in comparison to NRLW national ratings.
Can I request, if it is not too time-consuming, for you to make a comparison of 2022 H & A average ratings for NRLW games in their 4 week season, cf AFLW 2022 H & A games (played in the NRLW 4 week season); particularly, for accuracy & relevance, on a like-for-like basis ie Sat day games, Sun day games, Fri evening games, Sat. evening games?
We know that the NRLW GF & SOO national ratings thrash the AFLW GF- but the latter is played during the day, non-prime time.
You have no idea what the city has just gone through and still is.
You didn’t notice the place was flooded out for a good portion of this month? and with more bad weather predicted at the time?
Was 75% full. Will be the best sporting crowd in Sydney until AFL/NRL finals. Awesome post COVID crowd.
