Haters muted after weekend delivers more on-field excellence in front of healthy crowds
On Saturday night in front of an enthusiastic Whitten Oval crowd, the Western Bulldogs unfurled their 2018 premiership flag to rapturous applause. Earlier that afternoon, Collingwood had returned to their spiritual home at Victoria Park, the grandstands full of old fans and new alike. They were moments that speak to the history the AFLW is building but also to the passionate community that exists around the competition.
They were also moments that stood in stark contrast to the video released by Channel 7, the AFLW’s broadcast partner, on Wednesday this week. In the video, Channel 7 lined up AFLW captains including Melissa Hickey, Ellie Blackburn and Steph Chiocci to respond to the commenters that could otherwise, and accurately, be termed trolls.
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