I am curious about whether the comments made in this thread arise from mostly watching the Swans AFLW team or are based on broader viewing of the competition. Clearly our team is, at the moment, a long way behind most and probably some way behind all the rest. It will likely take a while for that to change. But the standard of the game played by the better teams is now pretty decent. It's come a huge way from the first couple of seasons.
I'm not an avid AFLW watcher by any means. I've watched all but one of our games this year (two of them live, the rest on TV) but don't spend my time glued to games between other clubs. Nonetheless, I've watched enough over the past seven years to see how it's improved in that time. Even if you just watched the games played by the Swans this year, surely you can see how the Giants, Roos etc are now able to move the ball cleanly, with purpose and with structure. They've been assisted by our women's defensive limitations but, regardless, it is clearly now Australian football (which was maybe questionable in the early seasons).
I think the standard is a LOT better especially against the established teams. I regard the Roos as one of the best sides - no doubt about it.
The Swans AFLW is not the only reason I posted. The general lack of scoring and one sided games is another. The AFLW NEEDS shorter grounds.
I think while there is a genuine interest for the AFLW at the moment, it's just going to take at least a few years for the skill level of the
players to catch up. In the end though it will have to compete with all the other football codes and leagues to be viable.
My apologies - maybe more are needed as it is painful to watch at the moment.
I am a hard core footy fan and watch nearly every Men's game but am losing interest in AFLW
It is a bit like watching Test Cricket in 1975 at the moment without the tension.
So two games with the winners above 60 points.
OK.
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Two games with sides scoring THREE and ONE points
The next draft has about 20 outstanding players lining up and the year after will be massive. The Swans will get priority picks and hopefully some good youngsters from the Academy. A full pre season will also help. The girls will be competitive quicker than you think.
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