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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: WilliamPowell on June 15, 2016, 01:58:34 PM
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Eight teams named for inaugural women's league
Bruce Matthews
June 15, 2016 1:21 PM
TRADITIONAL heavyweights Carlton and Collingwood join Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs as the Victorian contingent in the first year of the AFL national women's league.
Fremantle has edged out West Coast in the battle of the west to be the Perth-based team in the eight-club inaugural competition.
Adelaide, Brisbane Lions and Greater Western Sydney are the other non-Victorian clubs to compete in the eight-week season in February-March next year.
The other AFL club applicants, Richmond, Geelong, North Melbourne and St Kilda, along with the Eagles, have been granted provisional licences to be part of an expanded women's league in 2018, depending on development of the game in their areas.
Full article:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-15/eight-teams-named-for-inaugural-womens-league
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Club's response
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Club Statement: National Women's League
richmondfc.com.au
June 15, 2016 12:14 PM
Richmond was today advised by the AFL it had been unsuccessful in its bid for a licence in the AFL’s National Women’s League.
While the Club is disappointed with the decision it will in no way diminish the Club’s efforts to drive the gender equity and diversity agenda in elite sport.
In many ways, Richmond has led the way in promoting diversity, inclusion and gender equity.
Three years ago, the Club approached the AFL and the Australian Sports Commission and asked them to join as partners in a research project that would identify how elite sport could be more inclusive for women. That research has informed meaningful change.
As part of that project, Richmond was instrumental in establishing the Elite Sport Male Champions of Change, comprising 13 CEO’s from seven different sports where collective decisions could be made on advancing women in all aspects of sport.
These, and other actions, have been undertaken because it is the right thing to do. While we believed this track record would have us well-placed when the AFL considered NWL licences, securing a licence was never the reason we committed to gender equity.
Despite today’s decision, we will remain as determined as ever to driving equity and diversity outcomes.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-06-15/club-statement-national-womens-league
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Don't we already field a women's team? :snidegrin
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Don't we already field a women's team? :snidegrin
Just beat me to it.. :thumbsup
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Why? Another Richmond failure?
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I love how they repeatedly fail at things they seem passionate about.
Personally, I couldn't be happier.
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Actually think its good news
We can't get our VFL side right
Dont need to stuff up something else
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good news
we already have 2 teams, dont need a third.
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good news
we already have 2 teams, dont need a third.
1 and a half
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I love how they repeatedly fail at things they seem passionate about.
Personally, I couldn't be happier.
Oh look, in a funny sort of way we're really passionate about failing, and thats important to us
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Believe it or not, failure itself is a process
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Apart from Tayla Harris
Dam it's sexy when she extends that leg
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So our lady president didn't make a difference? What the hell is going on at punt road?
I haven't seen a good bunch a girls at the RFC since the Tigerettes. :rollin
Better than both the Swanettes and the Bluebirds just quietly. :shh
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Actually think its good news
We can't get our VFL side right
Dont need to stuff up something else
On what measure are you using ? winning games ?
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Believe it or not, failure itself is a process
Its a closed loop at Tigerland. Round and round we go. And again. And again and again and again and again. Who knows what will happen next........
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Actually think its good news
We can't get our VFL side right
Dont need to stuff up something else
On what measure are you using ? winning games ?
Or the fact the no kids are developing there and pushing into the seniors, take your pick. Do you think it is working?
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Have a woman president and Brandon Ellis and still can't get a team in the woman's league.
We are the best
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Actually think its good news
We can't get our VFL side right
Dont need to stuff up something else
On what measure are you using ? winning games ?
Our entire set up at VFL level is poor
I understand the club's primary focus is supposedly development and not necessarily wins (though it would be good if they actually communicated this the members & supporters but that's another story). though I'd argue development includes instilling a winning culture.
But that is no excuse for putting together a poor VFL list. I have said this many many times, the majority of our VFL listed players are not to VFL standard. And because of the weakness in the VFL list (ie our VFL listed players) it impacts on the development of our AFL listed kids.
Club has tried to do the VFL thing on the cheap IMESHO rather investing in it as heavily as they should. It was initially funded by members / supporters via the FTF (and to certain extent still is) & I think they deserve better than what we currently see with our VFL "program". Simply compared to the other AFL sides fielding stand alone VFL sides our program /system is below standard.
Again just my opinion.
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I love how they repeatedly fail at things they seem passionate about.
Personally, I couldn't be happier.
Why doesn't this surprise me ?
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I can't believe the amount of press this is getting.
This is not going to be a high rater or high attendance sport.
I really don't give a poo about it.
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I can't believe the amount of press this is getting.
This is not going to be a high rater or high attendance sport.
I really don't give a poo about it.
That's right
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I love how they repeatedly fail at things they seem passionate about.
Personally, I couldn't be happier.
Why doesn't this surprise me ?
Which part
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both lol
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:angel:
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Actually think its good news
We can't get our VFL side right
Dont need to stuff up something else
On what measure are you using ? winning games ?
Our entire set up at VFL level is poor
I understand the club's primary focus is supposedly development and not necessarily wins (though it would be good if they actually communicated this the members & supporters but that's another story). though I'd argue development includes instilling a winning culture.
But that is no excuse for putting together a poor VFL list. I have said this many many times, the majority of our VFL listed players are not to VFL standard. And because of the weakness in the VFL list (ie our VFL listed players) it impacts on the development of our AFL listed kids.
Club has tried to do the VFL thing on the cheap IMESHO rather investing in it as heavily as they should. It was initially funded by members / supporters via the FTF (and to certain extent still is) & I think they deserve better than what we currently see with our VFL "program". Simply compared to the other AFL sides fielding stand alone VFL sides our program /system is below standard.
Again just my opinion.
Pretty good summation for mine
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We dont need a womans team we already have one lol.
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We dont need a womans team we already have one lol.
What a cracker Claw, some of your finest work :clapping
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:lol
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So good he even made himself laugh out loud.
Personally, I'm disappointed we didn't get a women's team. I reckon the chix comp will be cool and the more tiger teams the better for mine.
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So good he even made himself laugh out loud.
Personally, I'm disappointed we didn't get a women's team. I reckon the chix comp will be cool and the more tiger teams the better for mine.
More poo teams more like it.
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Who really gives a poo. It is hard enough watching so called elite ffoty now days yet alone 10th rate females running around wishing they had balls.
What a joke. After the novelty has worn how many are going to watch this.
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Who really gives a poo. It is hard enough watching so called elite ffoty now days yet alone 10th rate females running around wishing they had balls.
What a joke. After the novelty has worn how many are going to watch this.
You're a clown
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It all depends on the standard of footy. If it ends up being Division 4 ammos standard or something roughly similar i cant imagine it will captivate the nation.
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It all depends on the standard of footy. If it ends up being Division 4 ammos standard or something roughly similar i cant imagine it will captivate the nation.
If what we've seen the last few years (Doggies -v- Dees) is going to be the standard, then it will be great. Those games have been good to watch, better than some of the VFL games and I'm not just talking abput RFC VFL games either
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Dogs and Demins sounds appropriate.
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It all depends on the standard of footy. If it ends up being Division 4 ammos standard or something roughly similar i cant imagine it will captivate the nation.
If what we've seen the last few years (Doggies -v- Dees) is going to be the standard, then it will be great. Those games have been good to watch, better than some of the VFL games and I'm not just talking abput RFC VFL games either
I find that very hard to believe. An under 15 Newcastle side beat the women's australian soccer team 8-2 recently. If the best women footballers in Australia played an under 16 boys team, u16 would win 20+ goals. You have may have enjoyed the women's afl game yet there is not a snowflakes chance in hell it's up to d4 ammo standard let alone Vfl
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jeez u talk utter garbage at times
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Ok I'll dumb it down for u
Women are rubbish at sport
Compared to men
For example. A d4 Ammos side would destroy an AA women's team
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Ok I'll dumb it down for u
Women are rubbish at sport
Compared to men
For example. A d4 Ammos side would destroy an AA women's team
Does that include individual sports like Golf, tennis, squash or shooting?
I think your right about most team sports though. But I'd guess that the world champion women's European handball side would beat most amateur men's team.
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*real sports
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- Stiff
- Good luck to them
- I wont be watching
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For example. A d4 Ammos side would destroy an AA women's team
Is there consensus on this? Who has seen a womens game?
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Im going to put a question out there for discussion:-
Do women in the afl deserve the same pay as the men in the afl?
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Im going to put a question out there for discussion:-
Do women in the afl deserve the same pay as the men in the afl?
They'll only be getting $20k each not $150k+
But in answer to your question my personal view is no
For the same reasons i dont believe women tennis players should get the same prize money at grand slams as men. They wont be doing the same amount of work.
Womens AFL season is only going for 8-10 weeks so just based on that they cant be paid the same IMHO
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Im going to put a question out there for discussion:-
Do women in the afl deserve the same pay as the men in the afl?
They'll only be getting $20k each not $150k+
But in answer to your question my personal view is no
For the same reasons i dont believe women tennis players should get the same prize money at grand slams as men. They wont be doing the same amount of work.
Womens AFL season is only going for 8-10 weeks so just based on that they cant be paid the same IMHO
What if they played 22 games a year?
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Im going to put a question out there for discussion:-
Do women in the afl deserve the same pay as the men in the afl?
They'll only be getting $20k each not $150k+
But in answer to your question my personal view is no
For the same reasons i dont believe women tennis players should get the same prize money at grand slams as men. They wont be doing the same amount of work.
Womens AFL season is only going for 8-10 weeks so just based on that they cant be paid the same IMHO
In regard to women's tennis I think the argument put forward is about which gender creates the most revenue as opposed to the length of the matches.
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Ok I'll dumb it down for u
Women are rubbish at sport
Compared to men
For example. A d4 Ammos side would destroy an AA women's team
even allowing for the physical superiority men have over women, generally, I doubt this.
any link for the fanciful claim re soccer?
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Ok I'll dumb it down for u
Women are rubbish at sport
Compared to men
For example. A d4 Ammos side would destroy an AA women's team
even allowing for the physical superiority men have over women, generally, I doubt this.
any link for the fanciful claim re soccer?
Regarding the Matildas v u15 Newcastle Jets side?
http://m.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/matildas-lose-70-in-friendly-against-newcastle-jets-u15-side-20160525-gp43yl.html
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:lol
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Ok I'll dumb it down for u
Women are rubbish at sport
Compared to men
For example. A d4 Ammos side would destroy an AA women's team
even allowing for the physical superiority men have over women, generally, I doubt this.
any link for the fanciful claim re soccer?
Regarding the Matildas v u15 Newcastle Jets side?
http://m.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/matildas-lose-70-in-friendly-against-newcastle-jets-u15-side-20160525-gp43yl.html
That'd be it
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Who really gives a poo. It is hard enough watching so called elite ffoty now days yet alone 10th rate females running around wishing they had balls.
What a joke. After the novelty has worn how many are going to watch this.
You're a clown
Agreed but im a realistic one.
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whats the difference between women wanting to play aussie rules or any other sport, say for instance, rowing?
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For example. A d4 Ammos side would destroy an AA women's team
Is there consensus on this?
Doubt it borderline sexist
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A repetitious station like fox footy would love this womens league. This will simply replace the now defunct foxtel cup.....and I suspect will be about as popular.