As the AFLW moves into preliminary finals, many players continue to juggle jobs and family to play the game they love. So why won’t head office provide venues that support their sacrifice and grow the sport?
Ladder leaders Brisbane also have venue issues, seemingly unable to host the grand final on their terms should they win their prelim. The AFLW’s precedent is that the higher ranked team has hosting rights. But the Lions’ preferred venue at the Gabba is being prepared for cricket season. And Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast, their second option, will be hosting a Guns N’ Roses gig.
Richmond’s Courtney Wakefield was chaired off the ground following the Tigers’ loss, having retired with 30 games and 31 goals to her name. Collingwood’s Ash Brazill, also a mother of two and one of the last remaining dual-sport athletes in AFLW, spoke this week about returning to footy after winning gold in netball at the Commonwealth Games. Previously Brazill would play just seven days after switching codes, but this time it took a month to regain her spot in the side. Brazill saw this as a positive sign of the AFLW’s increased competitiveness.
It was announced this week that North captain Emma Kearney will join the club’s men’s program in 2023 as a development coach as part of the AFL’s Women’s Coach Acceleration Program. She has worked as Head of Education at North’s community arm The Huddle, and is a qualified teacher. These programs and the upcoming CBA negotiations will hopefully help end this juggle.
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