Kate Lawrence

This essay is written by an ex-secretary of the Victorian Women’s Football League and the coordinator of the VWFL’s second division competition. Based on an insider’s view of women’s football, rather than the findings of a systematic study, this paper explores what motivates some women to play Australian Rules football and what prevents others from playing it. In doing so, it raises interesting issues such as: the family dynamics of players; discrimination experienced by women and girls who play football; the culture of women’s football; homosexuality, femininity and masculinity and; the difficulties women’s football has attracting sponsorship and funding. Lawrence also provides a very brief history of the VWFL and its relationship the AFL concerning junior development.

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