The Sportz Bag

2 May 2015

Women’s Football Centenary

Society and Culture, Sports and Recreation

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This year marks the centenary of women’s AFL football. The first ever women’s AFL match was recorded being played 100 years ago in 1915. To celebrate this milestone, both the Melbourne and Western Bulldogs women’s teams will take on each other twice this year instead of only the once like previous years. The AFL women’s draft was held early last week where 34 of the best female players from around the country were selected for both teams after 6 players on each side were retained from last year.

Last week on the Sportz Bag, Dougz and Mal were able to chat with one of the Melbourne FC female stars Ellie Blackburn live in the studio about women’s footy and this year’s test series.