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Daily Discussion Thread: Tue 15 Aug 2023 (aussie.zone)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I can only hope this is the beginning of women’s sports getting to the same level of clout as AFL and the like

I'm as quick to leap to the defense of the women's world cup as anyone, but I honestly don't believe this is the case. The AFL were just as adamant that they would never share the MCG or adjust their games fixtures in any way at all to accomodate the world cup when Australia bid for last year's (men's) world cup. Also, the AFL is super keen to promote the AFLW. This is more about their belief that the AFL has precedent and priority over all other events than it is about women's sport.

Apart from all the corruption that led to the world cup being given to Qatar, I think the AFL did as much as anyone to diminish the calibre of the Australian bid.