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paladisious
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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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sav.09@live.com.au
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+x+xFootball is the biggest sport in Sydney I know is sounds wrong because of thugby Ligue but the sport has had a rich background in these parts the success of Marconi and the Socceroos that have come out of western Sydney to play in big leagues in Europe.And then the eventual upbringing of The Western Sydney Wanderers FC but the downfall of rugby league in Sydney has given football an advantage of building for the future. Football dominates the school sports and sport in whole of Sydney.One day we will become the countries main sport but it's starts off with grassroots that's the important bit I guess this is why WSW boasts national ratings in the millions and packs out stadiums wherever it goes.  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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Melbcityguy
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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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Sokkah Shazza
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AFLW is much better than sokkah.
Wogz don't throw bottles at AFLW
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bettega
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onya shazza!
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Monoethnic Social Club
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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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robbos
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+xLooks 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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Muz
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+xLooks 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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Melbcityguy
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+x+xLooks 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. 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
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+x+xLooks 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. 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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localstar
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+x+xLooks 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. Or a player who has maybe played a dozen games is hyped up as a "superstar".
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robbos
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+x+x+xLooks 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. 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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bluebird2
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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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bettega
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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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Monoethnic Social Club
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+x+x+x+xLooks 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. 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. 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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Sokkah Shazza
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Im goin to the tiges gamr
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Brian Kidd
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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!
Football, the TRUE game of Australias 1914-1918 First World War heroes and original ANZACs Aussie Rules, Rugby League and Cricket, the TRUE games of Australias 1914-1918 First World War shirkers, frauds and cowardly draft dodgers”
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Davide82
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+x+x+xLooks 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. Or a player who has maybe played a dozen games is hyped up as a "superstar". Arzani?
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AnthonyC
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+xLooks 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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Muz
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+x+x+x+xLooks 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. Or a player who has maybe played a dozen games is hyped up as a "superstar". Arzani? Touche'
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Davide82
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+x+x+x+x+xLooks 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. Or a player who has maybe played a dozen games is hyped up as a "superstar". Arzani? Touche' Yeah sorry, couldn't resist aha
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Melbcityguy
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+x+xLooks 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.. What’s wrong with the wleague? I thought it’s a top women’s league
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robbos
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+xYou 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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Carlito
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+x+x+xLooks 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.. What’s wrong with the wleague? I thought it’s a top women’s league The wleague is what it is. Is it better than the aflw? Yes but its comparing apples to oranges. A lot of men like to hate on women's sports but those same people have daughters sisters other women in their life that maybe want to play professional sport and having that attitude says a lot
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robbos
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+xGood, 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. I know when the pandemic was at full flight last year & no live football was on for a few months. Then the Korean league started & people all over the world flocked to watch the Korean, so starved of football. The AFL Grand Final was in October later then normal, it's now nearly Feb, if I was an AFL fan I'd be gagging for live AFL. They have nothing else.
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Melbcityguy
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+x+xGood, 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. I know when the pandemic was at full flight last year & no live football was on for a few months. Then the Korean league started & people all over the world flocked to watch the Korean, so starved of football. The AFL Grand Final was in October later then normal, it's now nearly Feb, if I was an AFL fan I'd be gagging for live AFL. They have nothing else. Dude people were watching the Belarusian league myself included
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localstar
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+x+x+x+xLooks 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. Or a player who has maybe played a dozen games is hyped up as a "superstar". Arzani? Haha..true!
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Carlito
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+x+xGood, 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. I know when the pandemic was at full flight last year & no live football was on for a few months. Then the Korean league started & people all over the world flocked to watch the Korean, so starved of football. The AFL Grand Final was in October later then normal, it's now nearly Feb, if I was an AFL fan I'd be gagging for live AFL. They have nothing else. The afl starts in 2 months. The die hards will watch afl on fox on repeat. The same diehards shit on the aflw because its not the greatest
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robbos
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+x+x+xGood, 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. I know when the pandemic was at full flight last year & no live football was on for a few months. Then the Korean league started & people all over the world flocked to watch the Korean, so starved of football. The AFL Grand Final was in October later then normal, it's now nearly Feb, if I was an AFL fan I'd be gagging for live AFL. They have nothing else. Dude people were watching the Belarusian league myself included Oops forgot about that league.
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There are players in the AFLW who had never played a single game of Aussie Rules before signing a professional AFLW contract. Says all you need to know.
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