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[OneGreatClub]

Anyone else think this would make a great curtain raiser for our AFL games?

I like the other poster's idea of a summer women's comp to allay our off season boredom

 

[Grave Danger]

Too late. What did she say?

I expect they'll have it on their soundcloud list later today or tomorrow. A bit different to her interview on the Port website - more about her basketball career in the US and elsewhere - very disappointed at missing the London olympics and her immediate focus is making the squad for Rio.


Not part of the interview, but I wonder if Erin will get the same sort of treatment Ellyse Perry got in in the W-League, ie someone from another sport coming in and 'stealing' the limelight? I reckon our Erin might be able to fend for herself a bit more robustly than Ellyse

 

[Portia]

Doubt it, Erin is clearly a complete footy head, not a code convert where she had already turned footy down...it turned her down

 

[yedfo]

Did anyone note at 1:40 in the interview that she said "this week"?

Am i reading too much into this or could that mean this wasnt going to be one of the presents and we in fact have 2 more presents to go??

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2015-12-16/female-footy-ports-been-dong-it-nearly-100-years
GIRLS have been playing football in Port Adelaide for almost a century.

Following today's huge announcement that Olympic basketballer Erin Phillips will play for Port Adelaide if it is awarded a licence to compete in the AFL's women's league, a tip off from Twitter user@bounce_downhas revealed a connection between Port and female football dating back nearly 100 years.

An article on page 2 of the Daily Herald on Wednesday 6 November 1918 speaks of a game between Port Adelaide and Thebarton girls at Alberton Oval. While the Ports were beaten by 44 points, many will nonetheless be interested to see a slice of life in Adelaide school life at the time

The club has had an association with the local Port Adelaide Women's Football Club over the years - the lady Magpies playing in the SA Women's Football League.

One of the pioneers of female football in South Australia is Jenny William......., who was a founding member and player of the SAWFL.......
http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2015-12-16/female-footy-ports-been-dong-it-nearly-100-years

 

[Grave Danger]

"If you get any trouble from those SANFL campaigners, Erin you be sure to let me know, ok?"

 

[Power freak 2008]

What a great press conference by Erin. Obviously has a bit of experience in front of the camera.

 

[Steve Dore]

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

I was reading that article in the by Caro where she suggests that WA will get a team before SA due to the lack of talent in SA. What's your opinion on that? Does WA have more female players or a bigger league?

You ask about WA footy. This twitter account was set up to celebrate 100 years of women playing Aussie rules in WA. That's where the club got the 1918 Port v Thebarton story from.

https://twitter.com/bounce_down
"Bounce Down & Beyond showcases female football in WA & Aus, the exhibition 'Bounce Down!' marking 100 years of the women's game. May 22-Jul 31, WA State Library."

and this interview about the centenary on ABC Radio explaining women officially first played the game in WA.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-29/womens-afl-100-history-in-wa/6506676

 

[El Zorro]

You ask about WA footy. This twitter account was set up to celebrate 100 years of women playing Aussie rules in WA. That's where the club got the 1918 Port v Thebarton story from.

https://twitter.com/bounce_down
"Bounce Down & Beyond showcases female football in WA & Aus, the exhibition 'Bounce Down!' marking 100 years of the women's game. May 22-Jul 31, WA State Library."

and this interview about the centenary on ABC Radio explaining women officially first played the game in WA.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-29/womens-afl-100-history-in-wa/6506676

thanks.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

NZ was the first place in the world to grant women the vote, SA second. The SA election of 1894 was the first time anywhere in the world women voted in an election. But the SANFL showing that true pioneering spirit were the last state football body to encourage and develop the women's game.

 

[proman_x]

NZ was the first place in the world to grant women the vote, SA second. The SA election of 1894 was the first time anywhere in the world women voted in an election. But the SANFL showing that true pioneering spirit were the last state football body to encourage and develop the women's game.

Such a forward thinking group that they are!

 

[Grave Danger]

NZ was the first place in the world to grant women the vote, SA second. The SA election of 1894 was the first time anywhere in the world women voted in an election. But the SANFL showing that true pioneering spirit were the last state football body to encourage and develop the women's game.

...and the only state/territory yet to have a female Premier/Chief Minister

 

[manureid]

She is a cracker that Erin Phillips. Could not be anymore Port Adelaide!

 

[Steve Dore]

...and the only state/territory yet to have a female Premier/Chief Minister

Well if more people had voted for Izzy in 2010.

 

[Grave Danger]

Well if more people had voted for Izzy in 2010.

More people did didn't they - just not in the right seats?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Jenny Williams for coach.

 

[sog35]

Jenny Williams for coach.

Interesting you suggest that. Has just signed on as West Adelaide's Womens coach. Maybe a couple of years in the gig before switching over to PAFC?

 

[Jim Dixon]

Interesting you suggest that. Has just signed on as West Adelaide's Womens coach. Maybe a couple of years in the gig before switching over to PAFC?

Our coaching legends spent time at Richmond during their hiatus from coaching Port so it's quite appropriate.

I realised at work today that there's no way Erin Phillips will be wearing 22; she's a lock for the #1 jumper.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Interesting you suggest that. Has just signed on as West Adelaide's Womens coach. Maybe a couple of years in the gig before switching over to PAFC?

One year would do.

 

[Macca19]

I'm super excited about this. I really hope a womens league becomes a success

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Our coaching legends spent time at Richmond during their hiatus from coaching Port so it's quite appropriate.

I realised at work today that there's no way Erin Phillips will be wearing 22; she's a lock for the #1 jumper.

Greg was captain and wore #1 as well as 22 and 20.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Headline in today's Oz sports section - Phillips signs up as first female AFL Player

 

[BIG MATTY WHITE]

I am really hoping this goes ahead...


If this is done right it could be a huge success...

Imagine a premiership poster of boak and Erin in the pool room....


Phhwooar...

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

If done right by the AFL, then by 2024/2028 a few Olympic sports like soccer, basketball, volleyball and hockey as well as non olympic sports like netball and cricket might be feeling the pinch, with the talent drain to women playing AFL being able to make a decent $$$ out of the game. Then there are corporate dollars that could be pinched from those sports as well as TV coverage. If the AFL demand from their broadcasters to package up showing women's games then that could be very ominous for other sports.

Netball has seen their junior numbers plummet the last 15 years as playing soccer and basketball full time especially overseas and now cricket pay structures have moved girls to play those games and they have over taken netball and its no longer the dominate junior women's sports.