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A nice thought.ad victoriam just brought this up on the Crows board and I thought it was worthy of a main board discussion (hopefully where SOMEONE in the press will pick it up and ask some questions).
Today is International Women's Day. Perfect and prime opportunity to showcase AFLW. For the AFL to beat their chest on how wonderful they are for supporting women in the sport. Clear air, no other distractions. Prime time.
AH, but the AFL has chosen instead to showcase a JLT pre-season match of the men's comp, while the AFLW season proper games are relegated to Saturday and Sunday.
For a segment of the sport that is growing enormously in the AFL, way to miss an opportunity.
Just for a bit of context/explanation, it will be the T20 World Cup final (so fairly unlikely for it to be Aus vs NZ) and the goal of selling out the MCG was being talked about well before the tournament dates were even locked in. There hasn't been any reason yet to suggest they'll achieve it, but nothing wrong with aiming high I guess.
That makes sense. Only heard a bit of the conversation as got sidetracked by one of Andy Mahers questions/statement/essays.
I have no doubt what the answer would be, but it’s beside the point. Fact is the AFL have undermined the AFLW this year, first with a shit fixture and ridiculous conferences, second with putting both AFLX and JLT up against it. You either want it to do well or you don’t. But tonight just tops the cake. Coulda, woulda, shoulda- didn’t. Stupid.Just as a curiosity have you thought about running a poll for BF Joe and Joanne Public about what they'd rather watch?
AFLW game or JLT game?
I'd be interested in the results and am gonna speculate it'd be a fairly even split.
Another pointless day for women to tell each other how great they are.
Sickening.
FFS, stop thinking that every little comment about women is about oppression! It’s purely a comment on a missed opportunity by the AFL at a time when they are trying to grow the sport. Nothing more, nothing less.
Pretty much.If yesterday was International Womens Day, does that mean every other day of the year is Blokes Day?
The AFL have done a tremendous job to get the AFLW up and running (never thought I’d see it in my life time - and it’s brought me to tears many times)... however this year has seen them drop the ball a bit. They seem to be torn. Girls in the sport are absolutely their biggest growth opportunity in the immediate future. It doesn’t mean they don’t love the boys competition, because, clearly, they still do. However, they have made some pretty dumb decisions this year (putting AFLX and JLT up against it, shortened the comp, conferences etc). Not grabbing this fabulous opportunity to showcase the Women’s competition on International Women’s Day is just poor vision.Really? The AFL could not grow the sport any more than they do, is it ever enough? The AFL pay the ground hire fee's, supply the coaches, the equipment, the TV coverage, they wear the free entry to get crowds, all absorbed by the AFL. The list goes on. The AFL have never done anything for domestic state football and its dying, though they are happy to let them nurture the talent for their draft. Yet you find a way to pick a stupid day to crack them for not doing enough? Look up perspective & ungrateful in the dictionary.
I have no doubt what the answer would be, but it’s beside the point
A straw poll measuring misogyny in the BF community? Not sure I'd see the point.So you're speculating a result, and is it beside the point?
Yes the AFLW fixture is up against the AFLX and JLT - hardly big time tv rating stuff. If you had a 10 yo footy tragic daughter I'm gonna speculate what she's gonna watch......... guess you know what that answer would be. Lot's and lot's of 10 you footy tragic daughters around by the way.
I get your frustration on the original point, and yes HQ could've and should've used the day to bolster the women's league. But if you wanna prove that the people are pissed off just like you are then put a poll up, bet you'll get a pleasantly surprising result.
Won't hurt any.
A straw poll measuring misogyny in the BF community? Not sure I'd see the point.
I'm not making a accusation of you personally. It's very obvious it's a factor in the thread through. The fact you haven't mealntioned it is neither here nor there.Wait? What? Who mentioned misogyny? Oh that's right YOU did.
You're reading your own mind friend and assuming most others will think alike. You do know what assumptions are the mother of don't you?
From that post I gather you think that I think if we have a poll that the overwhelming majority would vote for the jlt or the x model. Babow! fail, that's not what I thought at all.
Pretty hard for the AFL to do that as the International Men's Day is November the 19. After the season has finished,To be fair they are giving it just as much attention as International Men's day.
Women vs women isnt really the spirit of Womens day though is it?Pretty hard for the AFL to do that as the International Men's Day is November the 19. After the season has finished,
But the International Women's day is during the AFLW competition. Instead, they are having a Capt Marvel Day at Marvel stadium to Celebrate Women day a day later on the 9th.
Just Curious how many releases the 8th of March as the official release date for Capt Marvel and the reasons.
good rating bad ratings, The AFL missed the boat on this one. They missed a free pass to more national exposure for there AFLW competition.
There were an awful lot of lunches and stuff going on.maybe they wanted to give the girls a night off on their day
I was the OP that instigated the Call that the AFL missed the boat and I knew about it being International Women's Day,OP didn't even know it was International Women's Day and yet wants the AFL and broadcasters to sacrifice a prime viewer slot for a far less watched, far less cared about competition as some sort of token gesture.
Women vs women isnt really the spirit of Womens day though is it?
It's very obvious it's a factor in the thread through. The fact you haven't mealntioned it is neither here nor there.