AFL: Richmond star Eilish Sheerin has been sent directly to the AFLW tribunal for intentional contact with an umpire despite the fact she didn't make direct contact.
AFL football boss Laura Kane says the league is exploring an earlier start to next year’s AFLW season with the unpopular condensed fixture set to be scrapped.
Watch every game of the NAB AFL Women’s Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo?The 2025 season will expand again to 12 games in an agreement struck in last year’s CBA, likely forcing an earlier start date than the AFL pre-finals bye weekend. “A focus for us over the last year has been building rituals into the fixture and making sure that our fans know when their team will be playing.Kane was adamant AFLW games could meet the attendance and broadcast metrics needed to unlock a 14-game season in 2026 despite crowds falling well below the 6000 average required this season.
More than 6000 fans flocked to Leederville Oval for a Saturday night clash between West Coast and Fremantle earlier this month – the second-highest attended game this season. Picture: Paul Kane / Getty Images“We can do it, we know we can. We know there are fans there, and our job is to get people to come and attend, get people to turn the tele on and watch, and that’s what all of our efforts are centred around.
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