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The women playing Australia's biggest sport - in London

Women's AFL is growing fast outside Australia, with London now running its own league and about 75,000 women and girls playing the sport internationally.

From London beginners to Australian pros, women are helping Aussie Rules thrive in the capital.

The Long Sip
What happened

Women are taking up Australian Rules Football in London in growing numbers, with clubs like the West London Wildcats welcoming complete beginners.

The detail

Around 75,000 women and girls now play AFL outside Australia, and London has its own league running across two divisions.

And then

The sport only went professional for women in Australia in 2017, so its rapid international spread has happened in under a decade.

Full story at BBC

What readers are saying

vicv
If you're in London and thinking of trying it, the article shows plenty start with zero experience and still become regulars. Just turn up.
gary_ipswich
The four non-Aussie rule in the Women's Prem is a smart safeguard. Without it the clubs would fill with expats and the local uptake the article mentions would stall.
JoondalupAnnette
The piece says women only joined the league 26 years after the men yet the growth in the last decade has still been significant. That delay may have actually helped focus the later push on proper pathways.
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