So they want more money for their players. What do we get? Two lousy scoring shots by Footscray. Hardly worth what they already get.. Didn’t watch it so it may have been a cracker. AFLW should be AFLg (for girlies).
They have sold 37,000 seats and anticipate 45,000 will attend.The Aflw western Derby at Optus Oval.$3 admission with proceeds going to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.
Funny how the Wafl will have at least a dozen games this season. With an attendance under 1000 supporters.
It’s mind boggling gtr, 37000 at a game that has the skills of under 14’s footy and 1000 at a game that is played by arguably by some of the best second tier footballers in Australia??? Go figure.
Thanks for your reply 58.Yep it’s hard to put into words.
What are you struggling to comprehend - female football participation levels have never been higher, accounting for over 30% of all player registrations across Australia and continue to grow significantly each year.
Female participants want to go watch the AFLW girls play the highest level of female footy - doesn’t matter what level of male football you want to compare it to.
Yep I was there today and what was noticeable was the number of young girls between 10 and 15 in attendance. The standard is improving every year and the atmosphere at the ground was great. The argument that this is sucking money away from 2nd tier mens competitions is rubbish because the AFL have failed to invest in these competitions long before the AFLW came along.
PS I would love some of the dinosaurs who comment on here to have the guts to front up to some of these women and call them “Girlies” .Easy to hide behind a computer and say it.
Sad thing for the WAFL is that the its mainly the old dinosaurs that who turn up with their prehistoric attitudes and support it each week and just like the dinosaurs the crowds have died off.
On the flip side the AFLW caters for a different market and has a young supporter base that will continue to grow as the competition matures.
How many would turn up to a stand alone WAFLW match with the same level of publicity as your average WAFL game? The AFL and the media poor a lot of marketing resources into promoting it. And it’s always either been free to attend or a token entry fee.
But participation numbers don’t lie and are undeniable so from a merchandise point if view it’s probably another strong revenue stream for the clubs and the AFL. Television ratings are another byproduct of it’s marketing. Is it even broadcast of the radio? Who would bother to listen?
If that was the standard of a WAFL match the commentators would be saying the standard of this game today you wouldn’t put it in a time capsule. It is what it is.
Ok, speaking as a “dinosaur”, it isn’t the fact that women are now playing a game that was traditionally a man’s game that I commented on. I just wonder why so many people would watch a snorefest, but not a WAFL game? As for the gates, how do you think the takings would be if they charged full WAFL and AFL prices? You can bet they’d be way, way down.
Yeah, true, honestly cant believe people watch the crap, but its all new a the moment, why dont they run it during the season proper as its own stand alone comp, just like the Aleague womens. I was out Saturday and a diehard docker he bagged it but was actually getting pumped about the win, gotta take anything they can I guess.
Maybe if they get better they may swap the “boysies” with the “girlies” just to get some silverware.
While I do agree that you see better standard at your local community ovals watching under 15’s than you do watching AFLW what puzzles me the most is they can operate the stadium with only charging $3.00per person entry, and kids free, yet they charge a fortune to go to an AFL match.
There will be games this year the dockers don’t draw 37000 people yet both games require security, ticket staff and people to run canteens and bars.
I do like the fact the girls have a chance to play the game, they will just take time to learn how to play it naturally
Sad thing for the WAFL is that the its mainly the old dinosaurs that who turn up with their prehistoric attitudes and support it each week and just like the dinosaurs the crowds have died off.
On the flip side the AFLW caters for a different market and has a young supporter base that will continue to grow as the competition matures.
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So are we “prehistoric” because we follow wafl? Or prehistoric for saying aflw is complete rubbish?
I watched a bit of a game the other week adelaide I think v someone and thought the standard was getting better but started watching a game on Wednesday and god it was dog shit. I can’t even remember who played but fmd they couldn’t do anything right. Cringeworthy garbage most of them couldn’t even kick longer than 30m and they carry on like the bitches they are with the slightest injury. One or 2 of them aren’t too bad though but it must be a pre requisite to have no tits
TOOl not sure what you need explained?
Prehistoric is an adjective describing the noun being your attitude.
Refer to DG’s comments for a further example
TOOl not sure what you need explained?
Prehistoric is an adjective describing the noun being your attitude.
Refer to DG’s comments for a further example
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So if being prehistoric requires a person to criticise something unworthy of tv coverage, then that’s me. Aren’t you the one that has a granddaughter that plays the game? If so I can see why you think it’s the greatest game in the world! However honestly, I can’t see why they burn up valuable tv time on that when there is an infinitely better game to watch…known as WAFL.
Another forum contributor mentioned having a granddaughter who plays, not me.
Also I’ve never said AFLW is the greatest game in the world. For a start, Australian Rules Football is the game, WAFL and AFLW are leagues. The standard of the WAFL is clearly better than the AFLW, just like the standard of the AFL is better than the WAFL.
Shark58 not sure if you’ve noticed but the AFLW and WAFL seasons run at different times of the year - AFLW games are not competing with the WAFL for media coverage.
The scheduling of the AFLW season sees it compete against a few other traditional winter sports that have moved to summer in Australia when they realised that they couldn’t compete against the AFL or NRL for media coverage and would rather compete against cricket - NBL, WNBL, A-League, W-League.
Given that the WAFL and AFL seasons will always align, how does the WAFL:
- gain more traction in an AFL saturated media?
- increase match day attendance when it seems fairly clear that the vast majority of
football supporters prefer to watch AFL games live or on TV instead of attending the
WAFL
The WAFL has struggled with the above issues since the AFL was formed and the WAFL was
relegated from the premier football competition in WA to a second tier competition.
Stop pretending that the WAFL is a victim of the AFLW being introduced.
Another forum contributor mentioned having a granddaughter who plays, not me.
Also I’ve never said AFLW is the greatest game in the world. For a start, Australian Rules Football is the game, WAFL and AFLW are leagues. The standard of the WAFL is clearly better than the AFLW, just like the standard of the AFL is better than the WAFL.
Shark58 not sure if you’ve noticed but the AFLW and WAFL seasons run at different times of the year - AFLW games are not competing with the WAFL for media coverage.
The scheduling of the AFLW season sees it compete against a few other traditional winter sports that have moved to summer in Australia when they realised that they couldn’t compete against the AFL or NRL for media coverage and would rather compete against cricket - NBL, WNBL, A-League, W-League.
Given that the WAFL and AFL seasons will always align, how does the WAFL:
- gain more traction in an AFL saturated media?
- increase match day attendance when it seems fairly clear that the vast majority of
football supporters prefer to watch AFL games live or on TV instead of attending the
WAFL
The WAFL has struggled with the above issues since the AFL was formed and the WAFL was
relegated from the premier football competition in WA to a second tier competition.
Stop pretending that the WAFL is a victim of the AFLW being introduced.
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Just came across this post TT. My point was one of disappointment that so much publicity is poured on the women’s game, while come footy season proper, they couldn’t give a rat’s about the WAFL. I never suggested that their game took anything away from the WAFL games. As for your questions about how the WAFL gain traction…it won’t happen. Old farts like us will follow it to our end, but today’s generation just want glitz and local footy isn’t given this by the media. Crowds and interest will continue to wane.