On one hand I don't see how you could be a complete special commentator without having played at the highest level.
On the other hand, the best analysts are probably in club land and probably never played the game themselves. So yeah.
That's not to say that she couldn't give better insight than 99% of former AFL players or the majority of current commentators, because most of it is just rubbish anyway.
Seven are selling entertainment. The only source of growth in football at the moment is from AFLW. It's a marketing ploy. If it were about pure analysis then none of them would be there. But it would be unwatchable.
On the other hand, the best analysts are probably in club land and probably never played the game themselves. So yeah.
That's not to say that she couldn't give better insight than 99% of former AFL players or the majority of current commentators, because most of it is just rubbish anyway.
Seven are selling entertainment. The only source of growth in football at the moment is from AFLW. It's a marketing ploy. If it were about pure analysis then none of them would be there. But it would be unwatchable.