Re: AFLW Season 8 - 2023
Reply #2 –
AFL does AFLW because it wants to have the profile, while having a bet each way on the cash cow!
Tactically, I think the AFL made a mistake allowing the AFLW to be dominated by LGBTIQA+-ø°²xxxxxxx issues, the NRL has done a much better job partly this is due to the strong association with Islander and Maori interest, but it's also less dominated by minority sectors. I suspect NRLW is about to surpass AFLW in the northern states for this reason despite the NRL being late to the game and somewhat disingenuous early.
The AFL has weakly slipped into allowing AFLW become associated with a minority, anyone who has a daughter, grandchild or niece competing at lower levels will understand what I'm referring to, the majority is basically non-sequitur.