This weekend marked the first games of the inaugural AFL Women’s Competition, so we packed our bags and headed to Melbourne, keen to show our support for the Lions. I was wearing two hats, one as a Board Member of the Brisbane Lions, and the one I also shared with Stuart, Sascha and Sam as […]
Tag: AFL Women’s League
It’s been a fantastic weekend for our Epic women’s teams and one that has highlighted not only the enthusiasm and interest that Australians’ have in elite female sports but also the impact that this is having on women and girls participation at a grass roots level. Our epic weekend kicked off watching the WBBL Brisbane […]
The announcement of the inaugural eight teams to compete in the AFL National Women’s League in 2017 has been made, and its fantastic to see the Brisbane Lions awarded the Queensland licence. It’s clear that Queensland women love their AFL, we have the highest rate of female AFL participation in the country – 33% of the […]