AFLW 2022

[whufc]

Richmond player getting in a bit of hot water for having 'kill bitches' written on her shoulder strapping.

[Booney]

Club/membership numbers

Sydney
7,757
Adelaide
6,706
Geelong
5,938
Collingwood
5,621
Hawthorn
5,427
St Kilda
5,114
Port Adelaide
4,782
Essendon
4,245
Western Bulldogs
4,132
Carlton
3,882
West Coast
3,538
Melbourne
3,362
North Melbourne
3,349
GWS
2,984
Richmond
2,662
Fremantle
2,552
Brisbane
2,323
Gold Coast
1,194


The AFL released club membership tallies for AFLW on Friday morning, with 17 of the 18 clubs achieving AFLW Membership records with Sydney Swans (7,757) at the top.

The 75,568 number surpasses the record of 48,712 that was set for Season Six. The Season Seven total is a 55% per cent increase, season on season.

[Brodlach]

Extra teams this season helps the numbers obviously


Surprised Sydney is on top

[Lightning McQueen]

Extra teams this season helps the numbers obviously


Surprised Sydney is on top

Pretty sure their basic membership packages start from around $50

[Booney]

Winners - Melbourne

Losers - Men posting negative remarks about it

[Ronnie]

Winners - Melbourne

Losers - Men posting negative remarks about it

Judging from my friends a lot of footy females don't rate it one bit so i don't know it's a simple gender divide in opinion.
There is some jealousy too from netballers and other traditional female sports at the attention and funding that AFLW receives there is that undercurrent as well, that is an obvious part of it too and can colour some views.
It will all play out in the fullness of time. Good to see participation in sport but obviously we can debate different aspects to it.

[whufc]

Winners - Melbourne

Losers - Men posting negative remarks about it

Judging from my friends a lot of footy females don't rate it one bit so i don't know it's a simple gender divide in opinion.
There is some jealousy too from netballers and other traditional female sports at the attention and funding that AFLW receives there is that undercurrent as well, that is an obvious part of it too and can colour some views.
It will all play out in the fullness of time. Good to see participation in sport but obviously we can debate different aspects to it.

We get abit of that up here in the country from the local netball comp. I wouldn't go as far as sabotage, but they have made life very difficult for the football clubs looking to get female teams up and running. Massive fear around what happens to netball in the country region if the female footy takes off.

[gazzamagoo]

I'll make this one and only comment on the AFLW, and everyone that doesn't like it should too.
Good luck to the ladies for playing but at the moment it's really shit to watch.

[Booney]

Melbourne premiership captain Daisy Pearce announces her retirement from playing in the AFLW.

Before anyone trashes her just consider your daughter, or sister, or Mum being inspired by her and then STFU.

[MW]

Melbourne premiership captain Daisy Pearce announces her retirement from playing in the AFLW.

Before anyone trashes her just consider your daughter, or sister, or Mum being inspired by her and then STFU.

Deserved that flag as much as anyone. Good on her for everything she has done for the AFLW.

[The Bedge]

Daisy did incredible things for women's footy. Also cant be easy returning to the rigors of sport so soon after having twins - to have to juggle two young children and a sport career.. I see how hard it is on my mrs juggling our kids as it is.

[whufc]

Melbourne premiership captain Daisy Pearce announces her retirement from playing in the AFLW.

Before anyone trashes her just consider your daughter, or sister, or Mum being inspired by her and then STFU.

Will be rightly remembered as a pioneer of the AFLW.

Massive contribution to the success of the AFLW.......yes i deliberately said success.

[gadj1976]

Well done Daisy (Pearce that is)

Booney made a good point and I don't get the trashing of people in relation to women's footy. My dad has been heavily involved in women's footy at it's second/third inception in the 90's and the standard has improved from then to now in leaps and bounds.

I worked with a Crows premiership player who was lamenting that she still had to work and it couldn't be a full time gig. I said to her, 100 years ago, the pioneers of Aussie rules must've thought the same thing, but if it weren't for them, we wouldn't have what we have today. Her grandchildren will thank her for her contribution to the sport as it will be much improved in 50 years time. In the meantime, we should enjoy watching it grow.

[MW]

The negative comments on AFLW are broken down into 50% of blokes who weren't breast fed, or loved by their mothers, and the other 50% are trolls trying to get an LOL in their whatsapp group chat from the lads.

[Booney]

The negative comments on AFLW are broken down into 50% of blokes who weren't breast fed, or loved by their mothers, and the other 50% are trolls trying to get an LOL in their whatsapp group chat from the lads.

Or they wish to publicly declare they are unhappy with the length of manhood they were bestowed.

[Armchair expert]

Or they wish to publicly declare they are unhappy with the length of manhood they were bestowed.

Looks like I can trash Daisy then

[Dutchy]

Well done Daisy, she is all class - could have made the announcement on or after the GF but never wanted to make it about her.

[Rik E Boy]

Melbourne premiership captain Daisy Pearce announces her retirement from playing in the AFLW.

Before anyone trashes her just consider your daughter, or sister, or Mum being inspired by her and then STFU.

Like many blokes I often find it hard to watch but the skill level will get there eventually. One thing that was there from day one tho was the endeavour, these chicks crack in, they are pretty tough. As you know my niece is a mad keen footy player and supporter (plays for your old mob mate). Talk to her about footy and she just lights up. That and the fact that she can now keep playing beyond the age 14 is massive for girls, women, and the game as a whole. I reckon the expansion was a little premature but the league is on the right track overall.

As for Daisy, she has achieved great things on and off the field and she can retire well satisfied with her contribution to the game. Can any bloke that takes the piss behind a keyboard say the same? Probably not.

regards,

REB

[whufc]

I'm sure most of the male keyboard warriors don't have daughters...... not sure how any man who has daughters could begrudge females having the opportunity to play sport as their profession if they so choose and have the ability.

Not that any of my 3 girls look to have the passion or ability (probably my fault) to play sport at that level but to have the ability to dream is special in its right. Many of my best memories as a kid was playing back yard sport dreaming of taking a boxing day hat-trick or kicking that goal after the final siren. Great times.