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'Minimum employment standards' tops footballers union's women's plan
Global footballer's union FIFPRO have released a plan for women's football post COVID19 including collective bargaining and minimum employment standards as their primary objectives.
6 May 2020
'Put up with' to welcomed: Women's football's continual evolution
'Dedicated Lives: An oral history of women’s football in Australia' hears the stories of the groundbreakers in women's football, both known and unknown. But it stems from a father's personal journey.
5 May 2020
WATCH: Greatest moments from the young guns of 2020
We’ve spoken a lot about some of the young players that either put themselves on the map this season or continued to demonstrate their capacity for truly elite footy. In case you missed any of the best moments from some of the youngest players in the league, here are some fantastic plays that are absolutely worth witnessing.
4 May 2020
Ellyse Perry re-signs with Sydney Sixers
The Sydney Sixers have re-signed their captain Ellyse Perry who has amassed a WBBL record 2612 runs and 32 wickets in her 70 matches for the side.
4 May 2020
Matildas Abroad: COVID-19 Global Updates
Where are they, how are they faring and when might they resume? We catch up with the current status for all Matildas abroad.
4 May 2020
The Top Four: Who would've brought home the flag?
There has been wide debate and speculation surrounding the topic of who might've brought home the flag in the 2020 AFLW season. We can't do better than guess, but taking into account a seasonal analysis of each of the top teams, here is our rendition of what may have happened.
3 May 2020
The remedy to isolation you didn't know you needed
Feeling flat while social distancing? Keep yourself entertained in isolation with some of the best footy-related social media accounts.
2 May 2020
Kiara Bowers: The most courageous player we’ve seen?
During the 2020 AFLW season, many players undertook courageous plays for their teams, but the toughest of them all and The Women’s Game's most courageous player has to be Fremantle’s hard-nosed midfielder, Kiara Bowers.
1 May 2020
Isolation brings Pies together
Isolation has produced some quality social media content, with hilarious team videos being one result of bored athletes trying to band together to kill time. Maddie Shevlin has taken the Pies' reins, taking it upon herself to coordinate a number of videos that have entertained their widespread fans.
30 Apr 2020
Huntington the latest star to rise
It seems it's been a long time coming for Isabel Huntington, a young player plagued by injuries early in her career, but her admirable resilience has finally seen her claim the prestigious title of NAB AFLW Rising Star.
29 Apr 2020
Prespakis makes history
An unorthodox but no less exciting ceremony saw an emotional Maddy Prespakis take out the most prestigious award in Australian football. The only teenager to have ever won the award across both the AFLW and AFL, Prespakis has carved out her place in Australian sporting history.
29 Apr 2020
'By the Numbers' Team Assessment: Fremantle Dockers
Freo announced themselves as an unstoppable force representing the west coast this year and seemed determined to bring home the club's first ever premiership cup. Hopefully the tragically short 2020 season will spur them on to play with the same power next year.
28 Apr 2020
Breaking: AFLW All-Australian Team announced
The 2020 All-Australian team has finally been revealed after much careful deliberation. Nearly all teams are represented in the star-studded side and a number of debutantes made the cut, promising bright things for the future of AFLW.
27 Apr 2020
'By the Numbers' Team Assessment: North Melbourne Kangaroos
Many had them tipped as the premiership team in what would have been a cracking finals series displaying AFLW at a whole new level. Fans can hope that the Roos will be bring the same finesse and intensity to 2021 to see them bring the cup home.
26 Apr 2020
'I don't coach for money': AFLW Quote of the Season
Of all the memorable quotes from players, coaches, reporters and spectators this season, Lake's takes the cake.
25 Apr 2020
'By the Numbers' Team Assessment: Carlton Blues
The Blues impressed on all fronts this year, moving from strength to strength down the field. With a young list ready and waiting to make their mark on the AFLW, a number of premiership hopefuls will be hard-pressed to climb up the ladder, over the rung with the Baggers' name stamped on it.
24 Apr 2020
Revealed: Our Captain of the Year
Throughout the 2020 AFLW season, the captains in the competition have all shown great leadership and it was hard to choose a player as The Women’s Game’s AFLW Captain of the Year. Melbourne champion Daisy Pearce was outstanding with her leadership, her return a year after pregnancy to twins.
23 Apr 2020
'By the Numbers' Team Assessment: GWS Giants
It was a somewhat surprising season from GWS in 2020 as we saw them make their first ever finals appearance. If they can learn from this season's mistakes and develop a little more resilience during momentum swings, they could use this season as a springboard into a more consistent and successful run in 2021.
22 Apr 2020
Female footballers almost twice as likely to suffer depression as men
A global survey by FIFPro has found that 22% of female footballers interviewed reported suffering depression symptoms, as opposed to 13% of men.
22 Apr 2020
Studies launched to combat women's sport's ACL crisis
It's one of the worst and unfortunately most common serious injuries in sport, but the days of it affecting women at an alarming rate may be numbered.
22 Apr 2020
Worries that women's sport demise will 'become a self-fulfilling prophecy'
Strategic communications experts are warning that the dialogue surrounding the future of women's sport post-COVID19 has to change, or else.
22 Apr 2020
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