Clubs and the AFL talk a big game about promoting women and women's football, but what they really mean is, 'After the men have been taken care of.' https://twitter.com/rohan_connolly/status/1328666724674113537
We saw that in the way the AFL cut the AFLW 2020 season midway through the finals, without any discussion given to resurrecting it. We see that in these pathways that dry up the minute men see the value of women's football as a stepping stone in their careers.
The reality in AFL is that it's still a game run by and for men. Women get the leftovers.

This, despite the AFLW bringing in literally hundreds of thousands of new footballers since its inception, and millions of dollars in sponsorship money.
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