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Pies wanting to launch the Women's Comp with a blockbuster game between Collingwood and Richmond.

Just take your 11th hour bid and eff orf.

It is pretty blatant and revolting arrogance.

Disappointing that it isn't getting slapped down by the media. But remember, Collingwood have recently declared an Pies-Swans 'Goodes medal', and Eddie has been coming out with some other random gibberish 'big ideas' that people just kind of smirk off.

If it annoys you that the Pies are elbowing in with their cash and 'weight', then the only good response is to help push our own way in. We've got to fight hard, alongside the Bulldogs, to be the highest profile women's team. Yes, we led the way, but now we're in real-politik football land and we have to go hard.

Dollars for the Demon women, turning up for the games, taking up player sponsorships, and everything right down to talking them up at work - that is the answer.

30 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

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Pies wanting to launch the Women's Comp with a blockbuster game between Collingwood and Richmond.

Just take your 11th hour bid and eff orf.

Schmutz ist, ist nicht gut

Most Collingwood and Richmond girls fight it out on the street so it's nice to give the girls an arvo off the ice pipe and let them get some exercise.

 

    On a serious note, the Womens AFL will be administered by women and will command more revenue over time.

The boys club of sports admin is coming to a well deserved end.

Eddie and Collingwood will not be a part of the solution.

I can foresee a woman as AFL chief in the near future.

Just now, Biffen said:

Most Collingwood and Richmond girls fight it out on the street so it's nice to give the girls an arvo off the ice pipe and let them get some exercise.

 

    On a serious note, the Womens AFL will be administered by women and will command more revenue over time.

The boys club of sports admin is coming to a well deserved end.

Eddie and Collingwood will not be a part of the solution.

I can foresee a woman as AFL chief in the near future.

maybe even an lgbti, biffo?

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

maybe even an lgbti, biffo?

Now there you go talking about Biff's tranny again. 

1 hour ago, Biffen said:

Most Collingwood and Richmond girls fight it out on the street so it's nice to give the girls an arvo off the ice pipe and let them get some exercise.

 

    On a serious note, the Womens AFL will be administered by women and will command more revenue over time.

The boys club of sports admin is coming to a well deserved end.

Eddie and Collingwood will not be a part of the solution.

I can foresee a woman as AFL chief in the near future.

Rather than spend time and money on ludicrous pipe dreams (I regard matches played in China and Singapore as not much more than that), the AFL should ensure the introduction of a professional women's league is done in a manner which supports grass root growth. This includes women involved at the higher administrative levels. My eight year old daughter wants to play and three of her teammates currently do. Create an effective pathway and this is where growth in the game will occur imo.

It fn annoys me at times as to the ideas of self entitlement some have. In this instance Eddie and his flogs. 

The opening game belongs to two clubs and two clubs only. The ones that have pioneered the ladies format. That would be our good selves and the Pups.

I'd like to hear  Jackson come out with that viewpoint and shove McGuire and his delinquents back where they belong.

Bloody upstarts !!!

The Dees do so much for women's footy we'd have to get the inaugural game. I'm the runner for my partner's VWFL team and my runner's vest, as does every other of the dozens of runner's in all the divisions, has a big MFC logo on the back. 

Can't say I've seen the pies logo out there

Pies are right about the AFL logo though. Why does it need to be so prominant on the front?

 

Just as there would be no AFL but for the pioneers, ahem... The Melbourne football ground and there would be no MCG if not for the first tenant, the Demons, there would be no women's league if not for the work of the pioneers, one being the AFL.

 

If the season doesn't open with the only traditional rivalry in the women's game, then the AFL are and even bigger bunch of pr1cks than I thought they were (and that takes quite an effort).

I didnt even get further than the giant logos of [censored] they have on the front of their concept top

59 minutes ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

If the season doesn't open with the only traditional rivalry in the women's game, then the AFL are and even bigger bunch of pr1cks than I thought they were (and that takes quite an effort).

And there it is, the crux of the matter in 8 words.

"With the women's design we've also moved the AFL logo, as per the NBL basketball model in America, because no one cares if it's got an AFL logo on it or not. Collingwood people don't say 'thanks for reminding me this is part of the AFL competition'.
 

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Funny, they haven't even played a game yet and I already hate the Collingwood team

5 hours ago, bjDee said:

Now there you go talking about Biff's tranny again. 

Not appropriate. The term is transgender or trans.

And Collingwood arrogance doesn't surprise me in the slightest. 

What is all the fuss about a woman's league? No one is going to watch it on tv or Live. It's going to be a heavily subsidized game. 

In fact, there isn't a woman's league in any sport in the country that is profitable. 

Can't see this being any different. I don't even think woman are going to watch it. 

Yes, woman are moving up the administration ladder but let's not pretend this woman's league is a gold mine just waiting to be exposed.!

1 hour ago, AdamFarr said:

Not appropriate. The term is transgender or trans.

Thanks for the correction but I'm not sure how you know what Biff puts up next to his ear on game day, let alone what he chooses to call it. 

My source was a post from Biff. Damn - there I go, totally discredited in one sentence!

11 hours ago, bandicoot said:

What is all the fuss about a woman's league? No one is going to watch it on tv or Live. It's going to be a heavily subsidized game. 

In fact, there isn't a woman's league in any sport in the country that is profitable. 

Can't see this being any different. I don't even think woman are going to watch it. 

Yes, woman are moving up the administration ladder but let's not pretend this woman's league is a gold mine just waiting to be exposed.!

It'll start off subsidized, but I can see it becoming profitable soon. AFL is in our blood. The addition of the women's league means I get to see the Dees twice every weekend instead of once. I'm stoked they're doing this.

I'll watch it. You don't have to if you don't want to, no one's forcing you.

I honestly can't wait to see Daisy out there in the red and blue, especially against the bulldogs. She's as much a demon as anyone in the men's team, probably more so than a lot of them.

I agree with Return to Glory. The women's league is a much much better expansion project for the game than overseas.

I can't wait to take my daughter to the footy, and she can actually she women play.

11 hours ago, bandicoot said:

What is all the fuss about a woman's league? No one is going to watch it on tv or Live. It's going to be a heavily subsidized game. 

In fact, there isn't a woman's league in any sport in the country that is profitable. 

Can't see this being any different. I don't even think woman are going to watch it. 

Yes, woman are moving up the administration ladder but let's not pretend this woman's league is a gold mine just waiting to be exposed.!

Why does it have to make money? If it's encouraging more young girls into footy then it's fulfilling it's purpose. There's more to sport than money you realize?

 

11 hours ago, bandicoot said:

What is all the fuss about a woman's league? No one is going to watch it on tv or Live. It's going to be a heavily subsidized game. 

In fact, there isn't a woman's league in any sport in the country that is profitable. 

Can't see this being any different. I don't even think woman are going to watch it. 

Yes, woman are moving up the administration ladder but let's not pretend this woman's league is a gold mine just waiting to be exposed.!

Have you watched it?

4 hours ago, stuie said:

Why does it have to make money? If it's encouraging more young girls into footy then it's fulfilling it's purpose. There's more to sport than money you realize?

 

Gubby Allan has returned to Collingwood to head up the Pies' womens footy department.

They must be confident of a green light.

Melbourne have committed a lot of time a resources into getting the womens game off the ground and into the public eye. Stands to reason that we, along with the Bulldogs, will be given priority when it comes to the licences. The rest can fight amongst themselves but I would caution the AFL not to make it a big league, I don't think there should be any more than 3 teams in Victoria, and really I think it should be 2. Give those wanting to support the game something to rally behind.

My thought would be 2 in Vic, 1 in Adelaide, 1 in Perth, 1 in Sydney, and 1 in Brisbane. 6 teams, make a top 2 team play off for the GF. The reason I say go for a small league is that the talent pool is a massive challenge, the game last year at Etihad was probably a showcase of as good as it can get, thin that talent down and it'll make the entertainment value of the game quite low. Expand it once the fans are turning up and the standard improves. Maybe make it 7 teams with another in Vic, but for me I feel 8 is too much.

Pies can have the other licence if they want but they can get stuffed on dictating terms and making it all about them.

3 minutes ago, Pates said:

Melbourne have committed a lot of time a resources into getting the womens game off the ground and into the public eye. Stands to reason that we, along with the Bulldogs, will be given priority when it comes to the licences. The rest can fight amongst themselves but I would caution the AFL not to make it a big league, I don't think there should be any more than 3 teams in Victoria, and really I think it should be 2. Give those wanting to support the game something to rally behind.

My thought would be 2 in Vic, 1 in Adelaide, 1 in Perth, 1 in Sydney, and 1 in Brisbane. 6 teams, make a top 2 team play off for the GF. The reason I say go for a small league is that the talent pool is a massive challenge, the game last year at Etihad was probably a showcase of as good as it can get, thin that talent down and it'll make the entertainment value of the game quite low. Expand it once the fans are turning up and the standard improves. Maybe make it 7 teams with another in Vic, but for me I feel 8 is too much.

Pies can have the other licence if they want but they can get stuffed on dictating terms and making it all about them.

number of teams (8) and number per state have basically been decided, pates. however gill has stated recently that it is now not set in cement and in fact may be enlarged to 10 because of the demand by up to 13 clubs. so the chances of reducing it don't look good from an afl perspective

and iirc melbourne and bulldogs will be foundation clubs but again not finalised, leaving 2 more for vic unless they increase the numbers