amber_fluid wrote:Is it true the girls use a smaller footy to the men? If so, why?
Yes its true and theres a clear reason why
And that is?
Smaller feet and hands.
My 15yr old is tall for her age, but even with the size of footballs they use she struggles to guide it one hand to her foot. It's purely that, size of their hands and feet.
Ball Size It might be hard for the fans to pick it, but the ball is a little smaller with the Sherrin at a size 4. Scientific analysis showed it suited the female bodies better and as a bonus their kicks can fly further too.
HH3 wrote:For comparison, we use two size gridiron balls 1010 (seniors) and 1005 (juniors).
The women have their own ball, which is smaller than a junior ball, made out of a stickier substance and has bumps for grip.
Its like throwing a Vortex.
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No Gridiron in the AFLW thanks.
Having said that, How many female teams in SA play gridiron? Are there many?
LFL
LFL died before it started in Adelaide. There was a team, but they never played a proper game.
A few of the girls are involved with the Spartans now.
Theres no league. Some of the girls we train got to play for NSW in the last Womens Australian Gridiron League. They are currently training again to try to join in this years one.
Vic, NSW, Qld and WA all have womens leagues and state rep teams.
HH3 wrote:For comparison, we use two size gridiron balls 1010 (seniors) and 1005 (juniors).
The women have their own ball, which is smaller than a junior ball, made out of a stickier substance and has bumps for grip.
Its like throwing a Vortex.
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No Gridiron in the AFLW thanks.
Having said that, How many female teams in SA play gridiron? Are there many?
LFL
LFL died before it started in Adelaide. There was a team, but they never played a proper game.
A few of the girls are involved with the Spartans now.
Theres no league. Some of the girls we train got to play for NSW in the last Womens Australian Gridiron League. They are currently training again to try to join in this years one.
Vic, NSW, Qld and WA all have womens leagues and state rep teams.
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Not surprising, would imagine it would be hard to attract enough players to fill the 87 spots required per team and not to mention there's only enough daylight in a day for one game of gridiron so grounds would have been limited
MW wrote: Just to give you an idea of the standard of the SANFLW though, my daughter had a couple of teammates from her U16 side play senior footy on the weekend...
Yeah just found out one of the Flaggy u16 juniors made her debut for West last weekend, did shock me a bit, only played 2 years of footy.
HH3 wrote:For comparison, we use two size gridiron balls 1010 (seniors) and 1005 (juniors).
The women have their own ball, which is smaller than a junior ball, made out of a stickier substance and has bumps for grip.
Its like throwing a Vortex.
Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk
No Gridiron in the AFLW thanks.
Having said that, How many female teams in SA play gridiron? Are there many?
LFL
LFL died before it started in Adelaide. There was a team, but they never played a proper game.
A few of the girls are involved with the Spartans now.
Theres no league. Some of the girls we train got to play for NSW in the last Womens Australian Gridiron League. They are currently training again to try to join in this years one.
Vic, NSW, Qld and WA all have womens leagues and state rep teams.
Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk
Is Lauren still training at the Spartans? Great person!
AFL Women’s player Jacinda Barclay has passed away.
Barclay, who played 23 games for Greater Western Sydney across all four seasons of the women’s competition, was taken with pick 65 in the inaugural 2016 draft and has been described as “a much-loved member of the Giants family”.
“We are all devastated by her passing,” Giants chief David Matthews said.
“Jacinda gave up a great deal to follow her sporting dreams around the world and we are grateful that she called our club home for four years.
“As an inaugural Giants AFLW player, Jacinda was a vital part of our club. More than that though, Jacinda’s spirit and infectious personality made her a popular and unforgettable member of the GIANTS family. She will always be a part of our club.
“Our thoughts and condolences are with Jacinda’s family and friends during this extremely tough time.”
Barclay was 29.
The esteemed sportswoman had also represented the Australian baseball team in five Women’s Baseball World Cups and played professional football for the Chicago Bliss in the Legends Football League in the United States.
"The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment" – Warren Bennis
Very sad indeed. I get quite frustrated though when high profile people pass in this manner and there is no real discussion on it by the media. They are quick to say how tragic it is and how good a person they were and then they put up a lifeline number on the bottom of the screen and that's it. It should be discussed more in length and people who are feeling in that position can listen and take it in and hopefully get help they need. It's almost disrespectful to the issue that its only worthy of a lifeline ad at the bottom of the screen. That's my opinion anyway. It's a bloody big issue and needs to be discussed more in length.
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