kosifantutti wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 8:39pm
There is a sticky for General AFL discussion. There’s been one post since the season started.
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kosifantutti wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 8:39pm
There is a sticky for General AFL discussion. There’s been one post since the season started.
Who's Rhi Watt?freely wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 8:10pmFair enough - but if a thread has "Rhi Watt" in the subject line, what do you think it's going to be about?The Fireman wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 7:08pmMe tooSaintJohno wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 7:03pm It would just get lost in it's own forum, I'd rather see info here than have to switch forums completely. I was happy with the idea of putting AFLW in the post title for those so against reading that information.![]()
Its called AFLW and AFL not AFLM.Vortex wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 10:22am If you put gender to one side and just debate AFLW as a product on its own capable of generating a sustainable market and revenue, it is also going to struggle significantly and will only survive with financial support from the men's game. If you grew up on AFLM, you probably aren't attracted to AFLW as they are completely different products. The woman and girls I watch AFLM with can't be bothered watching AFLW due to the stark contrast. It's just a preference thing.
I wonder how much the brains trust thought they would attract woman to the game who grew up on AFLM just because they were woman. From my anecdotal observations I don't see many woman switching products at this stage.
Boy we have a problem with with crowds at the AFLM and we are talking about a 19th team so I feel sorry for the poor buggers who are tasked with the responsibility of the growing AFLW.
Human nature, mobile phones that remember the last session and reduced forum real-estate displayed, who knows. How many people even scroll to the second thread page?Devilhead wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 11:28amkosifantutti wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 8:39pm
There is a sticky for General AFL discussion. There’s been one post since the season started.![]()
What a lot of current AFL supporters sometimes don’t realise is that there are plenty of people being introduced to the game, that haven’t wanted to follow in the past, or have left the game, not just people wanting to watch both.Vortex wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 10:22am If you put gender to one side and just debate AFLW as a product on its own capable of generating a sustainable market and revenue, it is also going to struggle significantly and will only survive with financial support from the men's game. If you grew up on AFLM, you probably aren't attracted to AFLW as they are completely different products. The woman and girls I watch AFLM with can't be bothered watching AFLW due to the stark contrast. It's just a preference thing.
I wonder how much the brains trust thought they would attract woman to the game who grew up on AFLM just because they were woman. From my anecdotal observations I don't see many woman switching products at this stage.
Boy we have a problem with with crowds at the AFLM and we are talking about a 19th team so I feel sorry for the poor buggers who are tasked with the responsibility of the growing AFLW.
There’s a second page?sunsaint wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 1:17pmHuman nature, mobile phones that remember the last session and reduced forum real-estate displayed, who knows. How many people even scroll to the second thread page?Devilhead wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 11:28amkosifantutti wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 8:39pm
There is a sticky for General AFL discussion. There’s been one post since the season started.![]()
My apologies, I thought the 'M' was needed for clarification.realdeal wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 11:35amIts called AFLW and AFL not AFLM.Vortex wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 10:22am If you put gender to one side and just debate AFLW as a product on its own capable of generating a sustainable market and revenue, it is also going to struggle significantly and will only survive with financial support from the men's game. If you grew up on AFLM, you probably aren't attracted to AFLW as they are completely different products. The woman and girls I watch AFLM with can't be bothered watching AFLW due to the stark contrast. It's just a preference thing.
I wonder how much the brains trust thought they would attract woman to the game who grew up on AFLM just because they were woman. From my anecdotal observations I don't see many woman switching products at this stage.
Boy we have a problem with with crowds at the AFLM and we are talking about a 19th team so I feel sorry for the poor buggers who are tasked with the responsibility of the growing AFLW.
I didn't and I only clicked on that thread because I thought Rhi Watt was a spelling mistake by a drunk poster or something to that effect however once I realised it was about the women's comp I was out of there. That is not sexist in anyway on my part, I'm all for the woman's comp on the basis of my support of equity and diversity for all human kind, but on the basis of what floats my boat in sport, I couldn't care a less about the woman's comp, I think it is incredibly boring to watch on the basis I'm attracted to elite sports competition played by men.terry smith rules wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 10:36amI would be happy to put AFLW in subject lineSaintJohno wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 7:03pm It would just get lost in it's own forum, I'd rather see info here than have to switch forums completely. I was happy with the idea of putting AFLW in the post title for those so against reading that information.
Funny thing is (as the original op on Rhi Watt) though I would have thought that a Saints supporter would know who Rhi Watt was regardless of if they followed AFLW or not
same same..had no idea who Rhi was ( never heard the name before...male or female )...actually thought it was some bloke who was going to be cut and thought I'd have a look. Realised it was female footy and I simply wrote "oh women's football" and all hell broke looseVortex wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 2:01pmI didn't and I only clicked on that thread because I thought Rhi Watt was a spelling mistake by a drunk poster or something to that effect however once I realised it was about the women's comp I was out of there. That is not sexist in anyway on my part, I'm all for the woman's comp on the basis of my support of equity and diversity for all human kind, but on the basis of what floats my boat in sport, I couldn't care a less about the woman's comp, I think it is incredibly boring to watch on the basis I'm attracted to elite sports competition played by men.terry smith rules wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jun 2022 10:36amI would be happy to put AFLW in subject lineSaintJohno wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 7:03pm It would just get lost in it's own forum, I'd rather see info here than have to switch forums completely. I was happy with the idea of putting AFLW in the post title for those so against reading that information.
Funny thing is (as the original op on Rhi Watt) though I would have thought that a Saints supporter would know who Rhi Watt was regardless of if they followed AFLW or not
The challenge for the woman's comp is to grow a market that will attract people to watch the game on the basis of, "they just like the product", and on it's own, without comparing to the men's comp. People shouldn't be accused of being sexist just because they haven't chosen their product over another.
If only you were as familiar with inverted commas as you are gaslighting!The Fireman wrote: ↑Fri 10 Jun 2022 6:15pmAre you saying it’s not a real game dud ???
Very disrespectful