Callipygian
Team Player
- May 18, 2021
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- Sydney
I have gleaned a few useful tidbits - enough, hopefully, to kick off this thread to carry us through the next 6+ quiet months.
1. Currently the AFLW players have resumed training - but not formally or together because they are in a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) "blackout" period. During this period they continue to come in and use the gym at Swans HQ.
2. The playing group is likely to come back to start training as a group in February - long before the official start of pre-season in May. I'm uncertain of the exact date but it will be the week commencing 10 February.
3. They expect to play in the VFLW again in 2025 and they thought it was valuable experience in 2024.
4. The playing group was naturally disappointed in their 2024 season and learned how they rely a lot on relatively few 'star' players. There is excitement for the arrival of new players.
1. Currently the AFLW players have resumed training - but not formally or together because they are in a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) "blackout" period. During this period they continue to come in and use the gym at Swans HQ.
2. The playing group is likely to come back to start training as a group in February - long before the official start of pre-season in May. I'm uncertain of the exact date but it will be the week commencing 10 February.
3. They expect to play in the VFLW again in 2025 and they thought it was valuable experience in 2024.
4. The playing group was naturally disappointed in their 2024 season and learned how they rely a lot on relatively few 'star' players. There is excitement for the arrival of new players.
