A tilted set of goals complete with goal square?

WOMEN’S AFL will be 16-a-side after the AFL Commission approved the significant rule change for the inaugural competition.

The Herald Sun revealed last month 16-a-side plus six on the bench was the league’s preferred option for its debut AFLW season starting in late January or early February.

The rule change initially received mixed reviews from players, with some not keen on changing the fabric of the game, but almost 80 per cent of players surveyed from the women’s exhibition match on September 3 supported the trialled rule.

The reduced numbers on the field appeared to open the game up.

AFL general manager of game and market development Simon Lethlean said the rule was signed off after extensive research and consultation during 10 exhibition games this year.

The AFLW competition will also use a size 4 football — full size is 5 — and there will be 15-minute quarters plus time on after goals and major injuries.

the same time as the A league finals - its about encroaching on soccer and cricket...

BEST OF LUCK

i can see your point but - this decision is an easy political one - not a big ticket idea of building princes park back for example

says to me Carlton is on another lower level orbit/trajectory than the swans hawks geelongs - we are sitting under the shadow of city hall not shining a light and being the antagonist to the afl which is when we are at our best

Foxtel content aggregation managing director Deanne Weir said: “We couldn’t be more thrilled.

“All the games last week rated higher than the A-League (soccer) except for the big Melbourne clash. It’s a new league and everyone is getting behind it. It is bringing new people to the AFL.

“It’s a great beginning and we look forward to it being there for years to come.”

AFL investigating introduction of mother-son rule to allow sons of AFLW players to play for their clubs



Is today the 1st of April?

The league has already brought in a father-daughter rule which means the daughters of AFL players are linked to their AFLW clubs.

Those men needed only to play one AFL game to qualify their daughter for the club or clubs they played for.

Women represented only 27 per cent of Carlton’s membership base last year, but that figure is up to 35 per cent and climbing.

Carlton’s AFLW team will financially break even this year, but the greater benefits are a more inclusive membership and supporter base.