AFLW 2025 AFLW season - Geelong & the greater league...

[cats_09]

I'm well aware we've still got a couple of weeks left in season 2024, but unlike what we saw ahead this season it would seem that the powers to be decided it's a good idea to get their act together when it comes to season 2025

And as such, we've already been presented with the following information which is a clear step in the right direction - and a good starting point for this thread






The current seasons thread will stay open for chat/discussion about this season including the remaining finals - hoping the two threads don't confuse folks

 

[winty]

Wonder how that will affect the Irish girls. Isn't that usually around the time they head down here to start their pre-seasons?

 

[cats_09]

From the above article:

The start of pre-season will be Monday, May 19, while the Grand Final will be played on Saturday, November 29, the same weekend as this year's night edition.

This year the pre-season started June 3rd and we know we didn't have everyone available:
- Kate Kenny arrived the week starting 10 June, I'm basing that on the following from an article on 19 June;

"It's coming up to a week now since I arrived, it is probably a little bit colder than I thought it was going to be but it has been really nice,” Kenny said.
“I got to go to our camp over the weekend and it was nice to get to know everybody, it has been really good so far.

- Moloney & Kennedy were still playing Gaelic football on the 18th June


Talking with Moloney after our last match, she said that since she first arrived in Geelong last year she's had a total of 2 weeks off from her sporting commitments; 1 week after last years AFLW season finished & before Gaelic commitments started, and then 1 week between seasons this year

Moloney will be the one most impacted by the season start date being bought forward and it'll be interesting to see what this means in terms of that 3 year contract we've offered her - can we offer her a contract that she can earn a living from if she opts to take that path?


- Lastly, Kearns potentially lives out here; there's a number of "training" photos from Jan, March & April in which she features and one of them is a marking contest between housemates







KK quote article - https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1581343