Aflw vs a league


Aflw vs a league

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bluebird2 - 29 Jan 2021 10:35 AM
You guys crack me up

On one hand you say the AFLW, despite heavy marketing, gets minimal interest. People see something, decide whether or not they like it, and adjust their habits accordingly. Basic human nature

Then on the other hand you think marketing will help the A League or Matildas. Despite our code being a distant third or fourth choice. So which is it?


The AFLW, despite its shortfalls, is still comparable to the A League in terms of ratings and attendances. People who like Aussie Rules are more likely to watch a variation of their own game than something new completely. We see this also in cricket with the BBL

Sport is one of those things most people flock to after an established interest. It isnt a TV show. Until people have an interest in the week in / week out version of our code then the metrics will always reflect that regardless of the marketing involved


No sure what you reading, but my comment was AFLW gets good interest & media attention in Melbourne because AFL is the no 1 sport in the world in Melbourne & they have no other AFL game in the world for 4-5 months a year. I wonder how AFLW ratings & attendances would be if the AFL was on at the same time.
The W League is competing with the A League & numerous men's big leagues all around the world including women's leagues in Europe.

Maybe you should comprehend before shooting off.

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AnthonyC - 29 Jan 2021 1:41 PM
Monoethnic Social Club - 28 Jan 2021 10:25 PM

Have you watched any wleague? People in glass houses and so on..

What’s wrong with the wleague? I thought it’s a top women’s league
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Munrubenmuz - 29 Jan 2021 1:57 PM
Davide82 - 29 Jan 2021 1:36 PM

Touche'

Yeah sorry, couldn't resist aha
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Davide82 - 29 Jan 2021 1:36 PM
localstar - 29 Jan 2021 9:48 AM

Arzani?

Touche'


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Monoethnic Social Club - 28 Jan 2021 10:25 PM
Looks like a decent crowd turned out, especially now that all tickets have to be paid for..... Footy was atrocious though   not having a go at women here but skill level is definately at a much much lower level. Also something about women punching on with each other.....yukk, much prefer women's soccer. If only they could get the same crowds as the WAFL.

Have you watched any wleague? People in glass houses and so on..
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localstar - 29 Jan 2021 9:48 AM
Munrubenmuz - 29 Jan 2021 8:31 AM

Or a player who has maybe played a dozen games is hyped up as a "superstar".

Arzani?
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The posters on this forum are just as useless as the hopeless guy who has been supposedly "running" the sport for the past 13 months.

But at least that clown has been "enriching" himself by fleecing the game of more than $500,000 for doing absolutely zilch!


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robbos - 29 Jan 2021 10:26 AM
Monoethnic Social Club - 29 Jan 2021 9:27 AM

The marketing I totally agree, even if A-League (I know you not the biggest fan) got 1/2 the marketing as the AFLW that would be outstanding, shows you all this BS from AFL fans the media provides as per interest.

In Sydney, there is no comparison between Interest in Women's football to AFLW. Most people know & are aware of Matildas, Sam Kerr, Ellie Carpenter, DeVanna & Ford etc then any AFLW player, I know this is different in Melbourne.

I wish that was the same in Melbourne... Women's soccer seems invisible, at least in the media....
For a society very much geared up to promote equality in women's sports, Melbournians really do fail in this respect....
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Good, bad, indifferent, I don't know, I don't watch it.
But I'm interested in metrics.
I saw on twitter that the opening game got an attendance of 6,712, which, you'd have to admit, is pretty good.  On the Roar, someone corrected me when I said that the AFLW doesn't charge for attendance, apparently, they now do charge.
Then I wondered whether they would make the top 20 of the Fox ratings.
And to my surprise, yeh, it did, got 50k.
Nothing fantastic, true, but at the same time, can't remember the last time an A-League game got over 20k.
Feels like a very, very long time ago.
So whether the actual game is good, bad or indifferent, these metrics are pretty good.

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You guys crack me up

On one hand you say the AFLW, despite heavy marketing, gets minimal interest. People see something, decide whether or not they like it, and adjust their habits accordingly. Basic human nature

Then on the other hand you think marketing will help the A League or Matildas. Despite our code being a distant third or fourth choice. So which is it?


The AFLW, despite its shortfalls, is still comparable to the A League in terms of ratings and attendances. People who like Aussie Rules are more likely to watch a variation of their own game than something new completely. We see this also in cricket with the BBL

Sport is one of those things most people flock to after an established interest. It isnt a TV show. Until people have an interest in the week in / week out version of our code then the metrics will always reflect that regardless of the marketing involved


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Monoethnic Social Club - 29 Jan 2021 9:27 AM
robbos - 29 Jan 2021 8:24 AM

Oh I agree mate, Im not a fan either but seriously wish the interest and marketing for women's soccer was even 1/4 as much here... So much more appealing to women (and men) of all ages.

The marketing I totally agree, even if A-League (I know you not the biggest fan) got 1/2 the marketing as the AFLW that would be outstanding, shows you all this BS from AFL fans the media provides as per interest.

In Sydney, there is no comparison between Interest in Women's football to AFLW. Most people know & are aware of Matildas, Sam Kerr, Ellie Carpenter, DeVanna & Ford etc then any AFLW player, I know this is different in Melbourne.

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Munrubenmuz - 29 Jan 2021 8:31 AM
Monoethnic Social Club - 28 Jan 2021 10:25 PM

You know a sport is fucked when literally any half decent athlete from any other sport can come in a be a 'star' in it. 

Or a player who has maybe played a dozen games is hyped up as a "superstar".
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robbos - 29 Jan 2021 8:24 AM
Monoethnic Social Club - 28 Jan 2021 10:25 PM

Perspective;

AFL is the biggest sport in the world in Melbourne.
They get a lot more media coverage even for a women's game even if not warranted (women's AFL)
There is no other AFL game played anywhere in the world, so people tune in just to watch a game, even if the footy is atrocious.
The WAFL is not played in concurrent with the AFL, unlike the Wleague with ALeague.

Oh I agree mate, Im not a fan either but seriously wish the interest and marketing for women's soccer was even 1/4 as much here... So much more appealing to women (and men) of all ages.
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Munrubenmuz - 29 Jan 2021 8:31 AM
Monoethnic Social Club - 28 Jan 2021 10:25 PM

You know a sport is fucked when literally any half decent athlete from any other sport can come in a be a 'star' in it. 

The majority of people aren’t following the league. I find it interesting how heavily marketed it is but the people are still refusing to buy into it. Imagine the matildas getting 1/4 of the marketing when we hosted the tournament of nations on home soil 
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Monoethnic Social Club - 28 Jan 2021 10:25 PM
Looks like a decent crowd turned out, especially now that all tickets have to be paid for..... Footy was atrocious though   not having a go at women here but skill level is definately at a much much lower level. Also something about women punching on with each other.....yukk, much prefer women's soccer. If only they could get the same crowds as the WAFL.

You know a sport is fucked when literally any half decent athlete from any other sport can come in a be a 'star' in it. 


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Monoethnic Social Club - 28 Jan 2021 10:25 PM
Looks like a decent crowd turned out, especially now that all tickets have to be paid for..... Footy was atrocious though   not having a go at women here but skill level is definately at a much much lower level. Also something about women punching on with each other.....yukk, much prefer women's soccer. If only they could get the same crowds as the WAFL.

Perspective;

AFL is the biggest sport in the world in Melbourne.
They get a lot more media coverage even for a women's game even if not warranted (women's AFL)
There is no other AFL game played anywhere in the world, so people tune in just to watch a game, even if the footy is atrocious.
The WAFL is not played in concurrent with the AFL, unlike the Wleague with ALeague.

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Looks like a decent crowd turned out, especially now that all tickets have to be paid for..... Footy was atrocious though   not having a go at women here but skill level is definately at a much much lower level. Also something about women punching on with each other.....yukk, much prefer women's soccer. If only they could get the same crowds as the WAFL.
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AFLW is much better than sokkah. 

Wogz don't throw bottles at AFLW
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It’s really interesting to me in the same way we get eurosnobs criticizing the a league we have afl fans giving it to the aflw. Humans are interesting creatures  
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Footballer - 30 Jan 2019 7:11 PM
femski - 30 Jan 2019 5:05 PM


I guess this is why WSW boasts national ratings in the millions and packs out stadiums wherever it goes.

Image result for me fail english thats


Its why only few years ago with world cup qualifying matches  and high profile tours by Arsenal football filled ANZ stadium 4 times. Repeat 4 times in one year.
Something that deluded overated overhyped pastime from down south has still NEVER achieved once. 
Not that you'll hear about that on & or read it in the Herald...



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Is there even a statue of Kathy Freeman anywhere? How could any AFLW player three years max into their career deserve a statue more than her?
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Melbcityguy - 12 Sep 2019 2:11 PM
lukerobinho - 12 Sep 2019 2:06 PM

interesting but it was not the afl it was nab bank that did this 

The same NAB that is a major partner of the AFL, the AFL which is in the middle of its showpiece month. 
The whole premise that the statue is built because of sexism is crazy,  if someone is building a statue because of this reason then there would surely be far more prominent events or people that a statue could be built of.  It's not coincidence that this has an AFL player as the subject. 
Publicity stunt. 
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bettega - 12 Sep 2019 7:42 PM
City Sam - 12 Sep 2019 5:19 PM

you can't seriously be suggesting that a tiny bit of media directed at some silly statue is going to impact on our capacity to follow the boomers?

It's about what the media chooses to cover and what they don't 
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bettega - 12 Sep 2019 7:42 PM
City Sam - 12 Sep 2019 5:19 PM

you can't seriously be suggesting that a tiny bit of media directed at some silly statue is going to impact on our capacity to follow the boomers?

No, i am just saying there is only one sport which gets media attention. Well that and Cricket
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City Sam - 12 Sep 2019 5:19 PM
lukerobinho - 12 Sep 2019 3:29 PM

It's Melbourne, there is only ever one sport in the news. The Boomers having a legit shot of winning a world cup is literally getting about a 2 second mention

you can't seriously be suggesting that a tiny bit of media directed at some silly statue is going to impact on our capacity to follow the boomers?

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jatz - 12 Sep 2019 3:53 PM
lukerobinho - 12 Sep 2019 3:29 PM

There is always another sport in the news.  

Not in Victoria lol
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lukerobinho - 12 Sep 2019 3:29 PM
Melbcityguy - 12 Sep 2019 2:11 PM

I guess it's just a coincidence that these types of events always seem occur when another sport is in the news 

It's Melbourne, there is only ever one sport in the news. The Boomers having a legit shot of winning a world cup is literally getting about a 2 second mention
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lukerobinho - 12 Sep 2019 3:29 PM
Melbcityguy - 12 Sep 2019 2:11 PM

I guess it's just a coincidence that these types of events always seem occur when another sport is in the news 

There is always another sport in the news.  
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