AFLW Season 2025 start date

[pattymalone00]

 

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That's really disappointing that the finals will still be played in November and the Grand Final still won't be played at proper grounds.

This Saturday will be close to 35 degrees in Melbourne for the prelim, and a normal November day is around 30 degrees in Brisbane when it's not raining. Not to mention that grounds like MCG, Adelaide Oval, the Gabba etc. can't be used for the Grand Final because of cricket, you know an actual summer sport.

If North somehow choke, AFL will have serious egg on their face knowing full well that a Gabba GF would get a full house (especially against Port) and a showdown GF would not only sell out, but be sold out in hours if even that.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Oh look, I was laughed at last year when I said the players wanted an earlier start, and a similar finish.

Look what's happening...

 

[The Victorian]

It should be pushed forward by a month

Friday 11th July season starts - during school holidays

25th-28 Sep - make this the final round of the season during AFLM GF weekend then follow on with four weeks of Finals with the GF last weekend of October.

AFLW and WBBL GF same weekend doesn’t work. Has anyone thought that maybe this is impacting crowds by having WBBL WNBL A League Women and AFLW clash???




Now hopefully they release the fixture by Christmas. It won’t though. Below are fixture release dates and season start dates. Nothing consistent since COVID.

2017 - 9th Dec 2016 (3rd Feb)
2018 - 27th Oct 2017 (2nd Feb)l
2019 - 26th Oct 2018 (2nd Feb)
2020 - 29th Oct 2019 (7th Feb)
2021 - 11th Dec 2020 (29th Jan)
2022 S6 - 2nd Dec 2021 (7th Jan)
2022 S7 - 4th Jul 2022 (24th Aug)
2023 - 17th Jul 2023 (1st Sep)
2024 - 31st May 2024 (30th Aug)

 

[Mitchell Madness]

It should be pushed forward by a month

Friday 11th July season starts - during school holidays

25th-28 Sep - make this the final round of the season during AFLM GF weekend then follow on with four weeks of Finals with the GF last weekend of October.

AFLW and WBBL GF same weekend doesn’t work. Has anyone thought that maybe this is impacting crowds by having WBBL WNBL A League Women and AFLW clash???




Now hopefully they release the fixture by Christmas. It won’t though. Below are fixture release dates and season start dates. Nothing consistent since COVID.

2017 - 9th Dec 2016 (3rd Feb)
2018 - 27th Oct 2017 (2nd Feb)l
2019 - 26th Oct 2018 (2nd Feb)
2020 - 29th Oct 2019 (7th Feb)
2021 - 11th Dec 2020 (29th Jan)
2022 S6 - 2nd Dec 2021 (7th Jan)
2022 S7 - 4th Jul 2022 (24th Aug)
2023 - 17th Jul 2023 (1st Sep)
2024 - 31st May 2024 (30th Aug)

Wbbl and a league women barely draw a crowd. You might add an extra 100 people to a crowd by them not clashing

 

[CURVE]

Wbbl and a league women barely draw a crowd. You might add an extra 100 people to a crowd by them not clashing

The WBBL got over 5500 to the double header a couple of days ago, and the A-League Women's has been getting as many as 4,000 to a few of their matches this season, although they have had a few really disappointing turnouts as well.

 

[The Educator]

The WBBL got over 5500 to the double header a couple of days ago, and the A-League Women's has been getting as many as 4,000 to a few of their matches this season, although they have had a few really disappointing turnouts as well.

One offs and men's double headers (which are already heavy inflated) where the W crowd is presumably whoever walked through the turnstile before the final whistle.

The reality is the AFLW is far more crowded out going up against the AFLM than it is against other women's sports.

The stadium issue is the big one though. Agree more broadly with the Victorian though that the best timing is probably last week of October (both for stadium climate and maybe for even for "fatigue") but that will necessarily result in really challenging fixturing and "clean air" issues

 

[CURVE]

One offs and men's double headers (which are already heavy inflated) where the W crowd is presumably whoever walked through the turnstile before the final whistle.

The reality is the AFLW is far more crowded out going up against the AFLM than it is against other women's sports.

The stadium issue is the big one though. Agree more broadly with the Victorian though that the best timing is probably last week of October (both for stadium climate and maybe for even for "fatigue") but that will necessarily result in really challenging fixturing and "clean air" issues

Of course, the BBL hasn’t started yet so it wasn’t a double header with a men’s game.

As for the ALW, I don't watch the ALM, there isn't a Canberra team so I can't be certain if they are double headers with the men's but I wouldn't think the ALM plays at Leichhardt Oval, it's a shit show that shouldn't host any games but they did get just under 3500 for the Sydney derby.