AFLW is a 'political' competition but that is not something to be afraid of | Kasey Symons

There can sometimes be a fear of the new but sport can be an incredible driver for social change

Last week’s furore over the letter ‘M’ drew more attention to the political tensions that exist in the AFLW competition, to the chagrin of many. And after the Gold Coast Suns became the first of the four expansion teams to get an inaugural win on the board over the weekend, yet another talking point surfaced.

An impressed Suns coach David Lake made the provocative post-match comment that, “when you ask girls to give up their life for $1.50 basically, and they produce at that level, that’s what I get excited for”.

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