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Wbbl and a league women barely draw a crowd. You might add an extra 100 people to a crowd by them not clashingIt should be pushed forward by a month
Friday 11th July season starts - during school holidays
25th-28 Sep - make this the final round of the season during AFLM GF weekend then follow on with four weeks of Finals with the GF last weekend of October.
AFLW and WBBL GF same weekend doesn’t work. Has anyone thought that maybe this is impacting crowds by having WBBL WNBL A League Women and AFLW clash???
Now hopefully they release the fixture by Christmas. It won’t though. Below are fixture release dates and season start dates. Nothing consistent since COVID.
2017 - 9th Dec 2016 (3rd Feb)
2018 - 27th Oct 2017 (2nd Feb)l
2019 - 26th Oct 2018 (2nd Feb)
2020 - 29th Oct 2019 (7th Feb)
2021 - 11th Dec 2020 (29th Jan)
2022 S6 - 2nd Dec 2021 (7th Jan)
2022 S7 - 4th Jul 2022 (24th Aug)
2023 - 17th Jul 2023 (1st Sep)
2024 - 31st May 2024 (30th Aug)
The WBBL got over 5500 to the double header a couple of days ago, and the A-League Women's has been getting as many as 4,000 to a few of their matches this season, although they have had a few really disappointing turnouts as well.Wbbl and a league women barely draw a crowd. You might add an extra 100 people to a crowd by them not clashing
The WBBL got over 5500 to the double header a couple of days ago, and the A-League Women's has been getting as many as 4,000 to a few of their matches this season, although they have had a few really disappointing turnouts as well.
Of course, the BBL hasn’t started yet so it wasn’t a double header with a men’s game.One offs and men's double headers (which are already heavy inflated) where the W crowd is presumably whoever walked through the turnstile before the final whistle.
The reality is the AFLW is far more crowded out going up against the AFLM than it is against other women's sports.
The stadium issue is the big one though. Agree more broadly with the Victorian though that the best timing is probably last week of October (both for stadium climate and maybe for even for "fatigue") but that will necessarily result in really challenging fixturing and "clean air" issues
October would be a good time to have the Grand Final, it has clear air away from the men's but also early enough that you could negotiate use of the cricket grounds since international cricket is very rarely played in October.It should be pushed forward by a month
Friday 11th July season starts - during school holidays
25th-28 Sep - make this the final round of the season during AFLM GF weekend then follow on with four weeks of Finals with the GF last weekend of October.
AFLW and WBBL GF same weekend doesn’t work. Has anyone thought that maybe this is impacting crowds by having WBBL WNBL A League Women and AFLW clash???
Now hopefully they release the fixture by Christmas. It won’t though. Below are fixture release dates and season start dates. Nothing consistent since COVID.
2017 - 9th Dec 2016 (3rd Feb)
2018 - 27th Oct 2017 (2nd Feb)l
2019 - 26th Oct 2018 (2nd Feb)
2020 - 29th Oct 2019 (7th Feb)
2021 - 11th Dec 2020 (29th Jan)
2022 S6 - 2nd Dec 2021 (7th Jan)
2022 S7 - 4th Jul 2022 (24th Aug)
2023 - 17th Jul 2023 (1st Sep)
2024 - 31st May 2024 (30th Aug)
October would be a good time to have the Grand Final, it has clear air away from the men's but also early enough that you could negotiate use of the cricket grounds since international cricket is very rarely played in October.
Also Brisbane/Gold Coast aside a much lower chance of a hot day (although IMO the W grand final should remain at night).
Because you have 2 options. Have the teams play home alternate weekends, but this only really works for the non Vic states, as Vic teams play a lot of away games in their home state A lot of people that support the womens team also support the mens team, and this would mean 2 games in those weekends, and a lot of people wouldnt have the time. Thats when the fixtures dont clash, which they are likely to from time to time. So, support for the womens team will drop, as some of those choosing between the 2 will choose the mens. And for the AFL, those that choose the womens might be worse, as womens games are much cheaper.Why don’t they just play it in footy season?