I play afl at my school and I’m in year 4 I love afl I’m a girl too

I'm sick and tired of the people taking pot shots at the AFLW. Honestly you'd think they'd have the decency to at least let the girls have a go. What is the harm of there being a women's league of the sport we love so much. It gives us footy to watch even earlier than usual. The crowds!! Look at them, they're on par with Rugby and Aleague crowds, so who cares if it's free. This competition just adds on to the strength of the dominant code in the country that we all enjoy. It allows people of both genders of pursuing their dreams of playing at an elite tier. So grow up why don't you, there's nothing more healthier for both genders leagues than having them both support each other.

I'm pretty sure this is a bigger crowd than any GWS home game

For the people who say this is not boring. This is a highlights reel. Not the full game where a total of eight goals where scored and four marks were taken over the course of an hour or so

This is of worldwide importance. Look at that crowd! It's February and I'm starving for footy here in Wisconsin. I see we just this week got a new service run by Fox Sports for International viewers. Signed up!

Was really hoping to catch the highlights, glad to see them up so soon.

Can everyone stop saying the game is boring because it is so low scoring. It isn't, because when the AFL started the scores were only like 14-6. They are still learning and the physicality is incredible and it is NOT boring to watch

These girls have more balls then American footballers

the afl and the coaches and umpires need the take lots of notes from this game ,great game to watch ,free flowing not to many stop start passages and great commitment at the ball,hopefully this will replace the mens version of football these days ,go girls well done .

Holy Hell look how big the crowd is!!

This is very inspiring for me because I love footy and am starting next year and would love to get to that level.

I am now 72 years old, I played full forward for the Hampton Football club in Victoria in about 1984! Oh how well did we play, loved it very much.. Football for women is not new. I say get over it you chauvinistic blokes... Women Rock... We will succeed. Hahaha

Already getting bigger crowds than the Bulldogs men's team!

What a brilliant game, and what a land mark in footy. It's February and there was a knockout crowd for the first woman's match! Very entertaining and intense and I hope the woman's league continues for years to come! Great win by the navy blue, GO BLUES!!!

Stop criticizing them and let them play.

This is awesome Girls!! Spent my whole life in and around Aussie Rules and this is one of the greatest moments of the Sport. Those trying to compare it with the mens have an inferiority complex...dont listen to them. When it becomes more acceptable for women to get rough and tough and start the sport at an earlier age instead of all the pressure to be all feminine and soft, then maybe we will see skill more inline with the mens. Viking Shield Maidens are HOT!!

I can only say one thing or maybe two or three, its impressive, its a new age of sport so everyone has a chance to be involved.

Wow the turn up was amazing! That Darcy girl has to be a front runner for the best player in the league already haha.

Not as polished as the men, but still enjoyable to watch.

Great game very enjoyable

the collingwood fans didn't seem to be enjoying themselves

The WNBA should watch this. This is worth watching. That first hit was awesome.

actually very entertaining

I enjoy the AFLW I ran track in college so cool. 😊

This is truely some of the best afl I’ve ever seen

Why everyone so mean, there women and obviously women won’t be stronger than men nor faster. But there following there dreams and people are still watching it so just let them be

I love this show

finally i can watch footy early

Both teams scored only 8 goals between them in perfect weather... 1 team only kicked 1 goal for the entire game. I mean.... talk about boring.

I work as a goal umpire and I must say that I enjoy umpiring women's football they are much more respectful and they are great to watch.

In a word...WOW! Very good footie!

Footy is a very interesting and exciting game

That's a hell of a crowd there, nice.

They are actually so good

Good on you girls I'm quite liking watching AFLW they have some great skills and good entertainment. And I come from NZ where rugby is the main game, and when womens rugby came along, they didn't get flack for it, they have shown some awesome skills. I think all you haters need to check yourselves

What a win from the girls. GO WOMEN BLUES.

It's a girls game......and Im loving it.

Go Blue Girls!

This was just an amazing game! They had to close the gates!! And I just got in. Thank god I did.

Hopefully with the increased popularity among women coming up the quality of the game can start to get better because this is pretty much replacing the mens NAB cup or whatever it was so it is at least watchable because anyone who was watched a lot of top level football and played up to under 16's themselves can say that the quality isnt quite there yet hopefully it can get better for the sake of the competition and young women with aspirations of playing the game in the future.

I'm not sure if it's just the lack of footy between the Grand Final and now, but this looks unnaturally fast

Let's be completely rational, fair and realistic about the league. When the A-league first started, the quality was low but the potential was amazing. The girls aren't able to do this full time and as such the league will take longer to build up. So there are a lot of errors, some of the girls aren't going in as hard as others, umpires are giving a few soft free kicks and the kicking needs work on the down side. However errors will be coached out as the league grows, some of the girls are have superstar potential, kicking will be coached to be better and umpires will hopefully be corrected when they make bad calls. I say instead of judging the league on it's current form, see the potential of 5-10 years time and it will be amazing. As for the "it's a sell out.... but it's free entry" argument, the ticket sales will rise (so long as the afl isn't greedy), the quality will rise and fans of the men's team will appreciate the womens team as well. We are hungry for more afl through the year and this is a great answer, go girls!

Go Girls! Go The Blues 💪

i hate all the pc bullshit surrounding this but you have to admit that number 3 from carlton has got some skills

Pretty horrendous, 11 points...... Would rather watch an Under 8 game

Darcy vesio is a deadset JET

Wow !! this is awesome to see....great stuff !! ..........and what about the crowd !!!!!!!!!!!

Just add mud or jelly then it's worth watching

They need to spread out more

If the AFL took this seriously this could kick off

Go Blues!

Nice

They play good footy, they just have trouble picking it up. That’s really the only complaint I have. Early footy though, cannot complain

The quality isn't great. It will run a lot on hype and free entry in the short term. I hope it can grow over time provided people can lower their expectations and the AFL props it up long enough. I doubt it will ever be self sustaining on audiences and gate receipts but fantastic that it opens participation to women and makes it a sport for everyone.

lets hope the pulling and tugging is the same in the womans as it is in the mens afl if you know what i mean ;)

Cool.

Hmm I genuinely surprised. I thought it was gunna be really crap, but this is ok

Finally

This is rugby 🏉 let’s go Carlton!!!

Shea Audley is a teacher in my school

Free entry just like the Tour de France.........and they're not exactly struggling are they?

They should have waiting for the players to develop there skills more before they started the league officially.

Does anyone know where I can find the highlights? Surely an uncontested mark isn't one?

good luc

8 goals the whole game hahah

Go Blues

Is there somebody actually paying them to participate in this?

Aussie women. Incredible. Women here start crying if you so far as talk to them the wrong way.

great Carlton guernsey, it's actually blue

Afl is cool

How about the US send the NFL to Australia, and Australia send the AFL here?

Darcy Vescio will win Player of the Year. Moana Hope will be a bust

I'm all for equality amongst the sexes but if this is the level of intensity we can expect from the women's league I really don't think this little passion project will turn out to be successful. It's the equivalent of men's netball. Just no.

The Lady Blues.

Bring back shirtfronts and biff and ill have a reason towatch womens footy. Funny how once the bumps and biff were gone from the game they wanted a part of it...

junior girl afl players hop on board 🙋‍♀️ (i bet you’re all australian aren’t you lol)

Can't these clubs & teams come up with thier own names & identity instead of copying the men?

Like it's good and all that, that women are getting publicity in sport, but like I just wanna know, like what happens when they're on their rags, like do they still play if they have their rags, I'm just I curious, that's all.

Collingwood Ladies team what a joke, could only score one Goal the whole game!!

The mens games frustrating enough to watch now womens.

Lol what next?

can people ignore that they are women and talk about the game

lol ...

It’s a joke 😅 like a soccer score

Just saw adelaide womens footy a grade on tv. Now im all for having a go. However when the skill levels are well below g or h division yet it makes national tv thats where the bullshit lies. With the skills i say all football state bush a to z divisions should be televised every day and paid according. Id rather watch paint dry instead... Poor tv piss poor effort.

A couple of years ago in the lead up to the Olympics the Australian women's soccer team was beaten 7-0 by a 15 year old boys club team. This standard of AFL would also struggle against 15 year old boys. It is good marketing though as it taps into tribal football fans. It also has an element of sensationalism about it watching women bash themselves.

Commentary is awful (imo)

Even the local U16's teams play better then this.

yawn

really bad skills and so hard to watch. will die out soon

They just want attention.

If you are ever feeling down.. Just watch this.Hilarious..Such a load of shite.😂😊😊

The butch, tattooed, dude looking ones, are in it for the locker room showers. Who can blame them.

Boring

since wen was there AFL For Womens? last time i watched football it was all Mens (not being sexist)

Bad enough having to watch mens AFL Now we see womens.Got to be the Crappiest game in the world.Hilarous to watch .No skill whatsoever.. Pure shite.!!!

this is defamatory wheres my AFLLGBTQ league

Look at the scoreline. Talk about boring.They shouldn't have a comp and there should not be women playing bbl either

wait till money is asked for at the gate.crowds made from family and freinds won't cut it.i guess we will see if women get in behind it because i don't know alot of men who would pay to watch.

Women playing AFL is not a good sight, very butch and very, very unappealing, they should stick to netball etc