Former AFLW player Kate McCarthy has raised concerns over the league’s condensed home-and-away season and the impact it is having on clubs being able to field their best teams, after a concussion ruled Brianna Davey out of multiple games due to Collingwood playing three times in 11 days.
A former AFLW player has raised concerns over the league’s condensed home-and-away season and the impact it is having on clubs being able to field their best teams.
“I don’t know how many players that are experienced or older are actually going to play 11 games, because with four-day breaks, there’s clearly going to be players that don’t get right for the next game,” she said. With the AFLW trade and draft due to be held in December, the league chose to condense the season rather than extend it to avoid a clash. Extending the season would also result in a clash with the summer cricket season.McCarthy said while the extra game would open up opportunities for more players to gain more experience, it was important that clubs were able to field their best players.
“Having the best players available to play is important to the product at the moment, and I think we’re not seeing that with having 11 games in 10 weeks.” This week also marked the beginning of the mid-week footy trial with games scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday nights during weeks four to seven.
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