David Harding
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Cain LynchWomen in the AFL? Fans say no ma'am
August 15th 2011 14:49
It also featured Penny Cula-Reid who went to court as a teenager, in a bid to keep playing Australian Rules Football with boys in Victoria. Jeff Kennett who is in his last year as president of Hawthorn, has spoken of his desire to one day see women play in the AFL almost two years ago.
He had told Sunday Night that his views since then have no changed. "Could a female ever play AFL football? I say yes," Kennett said.
"I actually happen to live my life believing in achieving beyond what we're achieving today. To be the first team to have a female player, selected on merit, has so much upside to me.”
Jason Akermanis was also interview for this program, and said he disagreed with Jeff Kennett. Akermanis went onto say that females would never have the psychical attributes needed to play in the AFL.
Akermanis is not alone in his assessment, the general public men and women alike all agree that women should not play in the AFL. But they all agree that there should be a national women's competition.
Elite women footballers are already able to play at state level, with the National Women's Carnival which this season featured for the first time a Tasmanian side. Tasmania was the last state to start their own league, a league that concluded last weekend at North Hobart.
Much like their men's team Clarence have stamped their dominance on this beating Spreyton in the rain claiming their 2nd premiership. There has been talks of a national women's competition, Trent Bartlett was on the ABC in Tasmania a few weeks ago discussing it.
But can a national ladies competition gain the sponsorship and the fans needed to survive? The W-League has managed to get a bit of a following, and sponsorships as well.
As an avid fan of the W-League, and many women's sports a national women's football league would be just what is needed.
In some states girls are unable to continue playing past a certain age, this league gives those girls who dream of being a footballer somewhere to aim for.
But as soft as people are saying the AFL is becoming, we shall never see a woman run out onto the hallowed turf of the MCG in the AFL in a mixed league. It seems just a dream of some young girls, and an out going president who dares to dream.
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