First game of AFLW tonight. They start early and overlap by only a week or so. Although this year there is four more new teams making the comp of fourteen teams. They will be playing in two groups with the top three of each group going into finals.
It's amazing to see how the girls have improved, in their skills and just the look of them. They all look like professional players. Length og kicks has been lacking but already tonight have seen 50 metre plus kicks so that's an area that they much have worked on during the off season.
A bit of a coup is the main umpire tonight is Razor Ray, he would have to be the most experienced umpire, plus the only one that I know by name, he usually umpires the grand final of the men's game.
A player who was one of the main players at the start and before is Daisy Pearse, she was the captain of Melbourne and after playing the first two years, was a field commentator as she was pregnant with twins. Very knowledgeable and she is back playing this season. Several of the women do have kids but are so committed to be out there.
My favourite player Sabina Fredrick has left Brisbane and is playing for Richmond who are playing tonight. The girls at the moment are only contracted for one year then it's up to the clubs and the players themselves.
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