AFLW - General discussion thread

[townsendcalling]

I believe there is one fundamental fault with AFLW..... it was never allowed to grow organically.  Women’s basketball, cricket, soccer all developed, grew and consolidated out of the limelight and only came to the forefront when it was earnt. After that we gradually took notice and genuine stars of the competition received the correct accolades. The Lauren Jackson’s, Meg Lannings and Sam Kerr’s are the real deal. AFLW was thrown into prime time and all over the front pages from Day 1 and we were sold the talents of Mo Hope, Sarah Perkins, even our own Darcy Vescio way before it was justified. In terms of Hope and Perkins, they are 1000000 miles away!! Year 3 and the standard is way better and the skills are continually improving....  but it’s still got a long long way to go. Compared to other women’s sports, it’s a recreation sport. Like our men, the women can’t represent Australia in the sport, it’s a very short season and the pay is proportional to both length of season and revenue earned. 

Let’s be careful who we crown as superstars and hold off any firm
opinions for 5 or 6 years. (around about the time the boys have no 18 in the trophy cabinet!!)