Right now they're on six-month contracts, and I know they want to play more fully, they want to train more fully. Minimum salaries in Super Netball also grew this year by 17 per cent to $43,000. Currently, the highest paid AFLW players received $29, 856 in 2020. "I don't see what's different at the women's league. These statistics however force us to look at the bigger picture - and that is inaccessibility of sports for the poor families. This month, the AFL released what many invested in AFLW have long been calling for a vision for the competition's future. The ruck for each team will continue to nominate to the field umpire, to assist in blocking frees and preventing a third player up. The CBA's major sticking point was the lack of a full season for each AFLW team. For the players to be restricted to nine hours a week of training and just 20 hours a season of promotion and marketing puts significant limits on how it can compete with other leagues. Is it willing to undergo the significant cultural and structural work required to ensure women are valued for the worth they bring? Whilst its wonderful to see her passion and skill recognized, this comes with the knowledge that she is still earning at least 2 to 3 times less than the lowest-paid AFL players. ", "The context of men's pay and parity in that sense is not the way we're looking at it. *Odds are current as of 4th March 2023, 5:39pm AEST, Crows teammates Teah Charlton and Ebony Marinoff celebrate a win. Jumping on the spot is permitted, but moving sideways is not, until the umpire calls "play on". Matthew Klugman has previously received funding from the Australian Research Council. Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University, Associate Professor of Sociology, Deakin University, Senior Lecturer, First Year College, Victoria University. This is sexist and needs to be stopped. 1. Its part of a four-tier system in which the top tier will receive $71,935 up from $37,115 this year. It's what the market dictates Such changes sent a message the womens competition is worth less. That's $5,000 for an eight-week season.