Women's football licences to be announced today- who gets in???

[JohnnyFontane90]

who honestly cares about this?

just smile and nod and pretend to be excited. that's how you let everyone know that you're a constructive member of the community

 

[Stax on the mill]

Maybe if we're successful we can add the premierships to our VFL/AFL tally. That's what a real power club would do.

And deservedly so too.

 

[BluesMan]

My question is what happens when one of our players gets to 100 games for my club and then has a son?

What a strange question... She obviously wouldnt play if she was pregnant. And whats 100 games got to do with it?

 

[LeverPuller]

What a strange question... She obviously wouldnt play if she was pregnant. And whats 100 games got to do with it?

Father/son rule.

And the AFL are going to bring in father/daughter, planning on looking at mother/son and mother/daughter down the road too. Different rules as 100 games will be a tough threshold for the women to hit early but they're planning on it.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Maybe if we're successful we can add the premierships to our VFL/AFL tally. That's what a real power club would do.

You're a Spur so I won't give a smartarse response

 

[BluesMan]

Father/son rule.

And the AFL are going to bring in father/daughter, planning on looking at mother/son and mother/daughter down the road too. Different rules as 100 games will be a tough threshold for the women to hit early but they're planning on it.

Oh I see, went straight over my head, apologies Ichabod Noodle .

 

[JeffDunne]

And the AFL are going to bring in father/daughter, planning on looking at mother/son and mother/daughter down the road too. Different rules as 100 games will be a tough threshold for the women to hit early but they're planning on it.

You can never have too much nepotism in a professional sport.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

You can never have too much nepotism in a professional sport.

Pretty much how Carlton and Collingwood got their licences (or is that cronyism).

 

[1892]

What? You put womens change rooms in?

I believe they were put in place when the glass house addition was constructed. We've also got a netball court, which the vixen's briefly used.

http://m.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2016-04-29/collingwood-launches-historic-womens-team-bid

http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport...anstasman-glory/2007/11/03/1193619208539.html

 

[joop]

Anyone who would be embarrassed by that has incredibly thin skin and needs to get the **** over themselves

Anyone who would take that comment seriously needs to lighten the **** up.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

I'm surprised Freo got the nod ahead of West Coast

The 60%+ female membership probably gave them the edge over West

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Wait so the tournament is a 6 round tournament despite the fact there are 8 teams... surely the extra round to play everyone once is possible?

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Wait so the tournament is a 6 round tournament despite the fact there are 8 teams... surely the extra round to play everyone once is possible?

This is an AFL run competition fairness and equality have no business here.

 

[incubi]

Some cluba definitely see a financial benefit to it, clubs don't seem to have issues getting sponsors for their women's teams and if it can help bring fans to the game overall it's a good investment.
Also as mentioned, the AFL isn't a for profit organisation and this will be good for the game overall

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Some cluba definitely see a financial benefit to it, clubs don't seem to have issues getting sponsors for their women's teams and of it can help bring fans to the game overall it's a good investment.
Also as mentioned, the AFL isn't a for profit organisation and this will be good for the game overall

Wait a sec. The AFL is not a for profit organisation?

 

[eth-dog]

Wait a sec. The AFL is not a for profit organisation?

Yes. By law their profits have to go back into the development of the game.

 

[Teen Wolf]

6 rounds could mean 2 divisions of 4, with teams in the same division simply playing each other twice. Just speculating, it's all very vague at the moment.

 

[Ozil]

I'm glad we didn't get a license.
It's going to be very embarrassing when the Bulldogs women's team has more flags in a couple years than the male side.

We don't need that.

Well, it's preferable to having missed out and arsed our rebuild, with little prospect of adding any flags to the collective tally...

 

[Rotayjay]

The whole women's league is neither here nor there for me. If the Adelaide women's team won a premiership, my celebration wouldn't extend beyond saying 'Good on them.'

 

[Lensen]

Yes. By law their profits have to go back into the development of the game.

Its a good thing too otherwise you'd have an executive incentivised by such things as money and revenue as opposed to the good of the game

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Its a good thing too otherwise you'd have an executive incentivised by such things as money and revenue as opposed to the good of the game

Sarcasm?

 

[stfan]

The hysterical Saints fans in here are probably the same ones happy to ditch Seaford and wanted to move to Junction Oval yet somehow want to be exclusivelyknown as the bayside/penninsula club of Melbourne. How about making a long term plan to put back into the area rather than rip-off local councils if you wish to claim a geography as your own.

err

Do you know where Moorabbin is?

Do you know where the Trevor Barker Oval is?

You know the two ovals that the Saints have committed to as training and playing bases for many years to come.

Do you know that the Saints have been supporting the women's club development in the bayside area for many years and that this is why it is the strongest zone for female footballers in Oz?

 

[Lensen]

Sarcasm?

Of course

That the AFL is not for profit is true. That the people running are not for profit is patently false

 

[LeverPuller]

err

Do you know where Moorabbin is?

Do you know where the Trevor Barker Oval is?

You know the two ovals that the Saints have committed to as training and playing bases for many years to come.

Do you know that the Saints have been supporting the women's club development in the bayside area for many years and that this is why it is the strongest zone for female footballers in Oz?

Then why wasn't it St Kilda and Melbourne or St Kilda and the Dogs?

No club gave a rats about this until they saw just how successful the Dees and Dogs were.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Then why wasn't it St Kilda and Melbourne or St Kilda and the Dogs?

No club gave a rats about this until they saw just how successful the Dees and Dogs were.

Because the AFL is an old boys club and would prefer Carlton and Collingwood.