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WNBL FAN

Years ago

Adelaide Lightning into Grand Final

Watching the AFLW compared to the WNBL is like chalk and cheese as far as an entertaining spectacle that showcases female athletes. If the AFL were not promoting the AFLW would anyone watch. That game Saturday Crows v Bulldogs was pathetic and to the point of embarrassing. I for one won't be putting myself through watching another game of women's football.
Pity basketball didn't have some more money in the mens game to promote women like football does.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Lack of promotion, stupid start times for home games and an entire league that gets little to no media coverage AT ALL, is what’s to blame for the falling attendances at many clubs not just Adelaide, their lack of financial assistance for the future is what caused the demise( hopefully someone will step up now though) of the Lightening past this season, nothing else.

They are a good unit, that are leaking at the right time.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Above.

I’m pretty sure the WAFL always sold tickets, especially before the WC Eagles joined the VFL.

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Luuuc

Years ago

I have to say though I'm a little bit over all of the gushing over the Lightning Cinderella narrative. Spending way beyond your financial means is not something to be proud of. Pathetic crowds, nothing to be proud of. Devaluing your own product to the point where attendance is free, nothing to be proud of. And the awful job of promoting the team in general is especially nothing to be proud of.

But that is all front office stuff. Purely on the court, the team took a while to gel but since they did they've been clearly the 2nd-hottest team in the league and are deserving grand final participants.
I'm leaning Canberra's way just slightly, but Adelaide is more than capable of winning it. (Surely Canberra's shooting can't continue at its current clip!)
Should be a great series and I hope it goes to 3 games.

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Thunder Jam

Years ago

Should be a cracker of series.
Cap's to prevail just.

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