NZ women’s franchise a realistic goal to reboot AFL ambition in Aotearoa

NZ women’s franchise a realistic goal to reboot AFL ambition in Aotearoa
NZ's Stevie-Lee Thompson. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
The New Zealand arm of Australia’s richest and most powerful sport is cautiously eyeing a future franchise in the fast-growing Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) competition.“The AFLW represents our best chance of igniting interest in the game here,” AFL NZ chief executive Rob Vanstam confirmed to BusinessDesk.Vanstam said NZ is already well represented in the burgeoning women’s national competition across the Tasman, but more work needs to be done.“We currently have 24 women of New Zealand heritage pl...

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