Another day another whinge from AWFL.
Not paid enough
Players are currently paid between $13,400 and $24,600 for a six-month contract
Wonder what the base SANFL
league player makes of that when they may earn around 5.5 k for a season or a ressie who may earn 1800 if lucky for nealry 10 months of work?
Having to play outdoors affects the skill
Have to work as well as train and play as not paid enough.
Western Bulldogs call for more AFLW games at Marvel Stadium to better showcase skills of players
Eliza Sewell, Herald Sun
17 minutes ago
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Western Bulldogs leader Hannah Scott has called for more AFLW games to be played at Marvel Stadium after a one-point thriller on Saturday night.
The Demons and the Bulldogs produced one of the best AFLW matches in history and Scott said the conditions under the roof allowed the players to showcase their skills.
Dogs coach Paul Groves said there was potential for the league to fixture triple-headers at the venue.
“It’s really difficult in some of the conditions that you play with — the wind and all of that — you have to adapt quite a lot to it so not having to compete against that I think allows a higher quality game of football, which is also a lot nicer to watch,” Scott said.
Groves said the double-header at the stadium on Saturday was a positive step.
Hannah Scott believes playing AFLW matches at Marvel Stadium allows players to better show off their skills. Picture: AFL Media
“Playing out here enables the conditions not to impact the game at all; I think that’s really important for where women’s footy's’s at,” Groves said.
“ … if you go to Whitten Oval there’s always a breeze, we have a great atmosphere and it probably can’t have the same atmosphere here, unless you get 40,000 to it, but it allows the girls to showcase their skills taking out the elements and that is a positive.
“ … I know we enjoyed playing here and can you do triple headers here? Potentially, so it’s probably something we can discuss as a code and if that becomes available then we’ll certainly jump at the chance.”
Scott, who works full- time and on Friday clocked on at 6am before training at 4pm, said the busy lifestyle of AFLW players was affecting their on-field performance.
Two AFLW matches were played at Marvel Stadium on Saturday — Collingwood v North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs v Melbourne.
Players are currently paid between $13,400 and $24,600 for a six-month contract.
“It’s hard, it’s hard at times, but you love the game and just do what you’ve got to do,” Scott said.
“I think it’s definitely had an impact because it gets to the end of the week and I’m pretty exhausted.
“Sometimes we’ll get home from training and it’ll be 10.30pm at night and then I’ve got to get up at 5-6 o’clock.
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“It’s tough, but I love the game and I love the Western Bulldogs Football Club.
“I just want to play footy and if this is what I have to do, then, that’s what we’ll all do.
“I’ve got to pay the bills (so) at the moment it’s full-time work and footy, that’s just how it is.
“Obviously you look forward and you hope it’s not that far away, but obviously that comes with longer seasons and at the moment they look like they’re keeping it split so we just have to roll with it and just do our best to adapt.”
Originally published as Marvel Stadium key to showing AFLW skill
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:23 pm