The Collingwood Magpies recruit can’t wait for an action should the AFLW starts on February 2.
After an exilerating inaugural AFLW competition, regarding who the winner is tipped to generally be just as electrifying, with some fresh faces and in many cases bigger crowds expected.
One individuals new faces is Ashleigh Brazill, who can pull to be with her boots to the Collingwood Magpies when the season starts on February 2, 2019 .
After watching the inaugural AFLW game between Carlton and Collingwood belonging to the stands in 2009, she can’t wait to finally take out on the ground.
“I’m excited when i just want it to happen already,” Ashleigh says.
Magpies’ passion crosses codes
While it will be her AFLW debut, doable the first time Ashleigh, 28, has represented the Collingwood club with an elite level.
An Australian netball representative, Ashleigh can be a member of the Collingwood Magpies netball team and often will return to the legal court when her AFLW commitments end.
It’s a dual sporting commitment which was made possible the year of 2010 due to the Commonwealth Games pushing the Super Netball schedule back.
However, the way to a herculean effort for Ashleigh aug to get fit as education for both sports commenced last November.
“It’s just handling the time,” Ashleigh says.
“It’s challenging, as well as something I definitely really need to watch with my body, but being with one club I become monitored, which happens to be good for me.”?
It’s all inside numbers
Aussies rules enjoyed among its most successful seasons ever during the past year, with a record 1.54 million participants on the sport.
The continuing development of the sport can largely be assigned to the success of the AFLW, which drew big crowds across the nation and generated impressive TV ratings across the season.
30% of all participants in football are and even there are 1690 dedicated female teams.
In fact, female involvement across all aspects of the sport has never been better. The growth of the AFLW has the flow-on effect of improving general female participation overall, accounting for 30 per cent of all AFL participants.
There were 1690 female teams recorded in the last year, an extensive 76 percent jump from 2019.
This year’s AFLW months are played over seven rounds and entry is free to all games except the Round 2 match in Perth.
The competition will keep to the existing eight clubs this year, with Geelong and North Melbourne set to participate in 2019.
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