Australian Basketball has had gender pay equality for the national teams for decades, was there a surge? Given the Matildas deal has been portrayed as a world first, when it isnt even an Australian first, I would suggest everybody forgot about it shortly after it happened.I will repeat that NSW is where any surge may happen.
I have lived in Sydney and it is not AFL heartland and Soccer Football is very strong.
It is very likely your comments apply to AFL heartland States only.