Sounds like a rubbish excuse and poor planning by our club.
They clearly haven’t taken the AFLW seriously IMO.
Nothing to do with Club planning. The AFLW for whatever reason has decided to have an exclusive deal with one apparel company, an average one at that, to supply ALL AFLW clubs with all apparel.
Clubs don't get a choice. So there is no planning. Clubs supply basic info like sponsors etc and then Cotton On make all the gear, all the gear for 18 Clubs.
It is not the same as what our men's teams have with Puma where they work together for months.
Don't blame the Clubs for an arrangement that only benefits the AFL not the Clubs