ROAR
ROAR
The incredible story of a team of AFLW pioneers who built a league of their own. It took 121 years, but on the evening of 3 February 2017 the first women’s game of Australian Rules Football for AFL premiership points finally took place. The nation was watching - millions of Australians tuned in – and a horde of spectators forced a stadium lock out. The inaugural season of the AFL Women’s league w…Social links:
The Night Australia Roared
On February 4, 2017 a stadium overflowed as fans were turned away after the gates had to be locked at a sporting event that changed Australia forever. In this sixth and final episode of ROAR Sam Lane takes listeners inside AFLW’s opening night, re-living the audible, visual and tangible power o…
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The Reality Check
An AFL women’s league had arrived at last, but did this spell equality for women? Not by a long stretch. In this fifth episode of ROAR Sam Lane digs into the growing pains, and shockwaves, catalysed by the AFLW’s debut season: the unpaid hours for players, coaches and support staff, the missi…
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Building the League
From ball size, to player pay and the strategy behind the AFLW logo’s colour scheme, everything was on the whiteboard. In this fourth episode of ROAR Sam Lane uncovers compelling detail about the AFL’s radical reinvention as it built a new-wave competition for women and girls from scratch — rewr…
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One Giant Leap for Womankind
When a new AFL CEO, Gillon McLachlan, asked aloud, ‘Why couldn’t an AFL women’s league kick off before 2020?', he set a chain reaction in motion. This episode of ROAR pinpoints the moment the AFLW leapt from reverie to reality, and spotlights the people who made it happen. You’ll hear from Jos…
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The Reluctant Revolution
Why did Australia’s most popular and powerful sporting code take so long to see value in women and girls playing footy? In this second episode of ROAR Sam Lane revisits the revolution that reshaped the AFL from the inside out. Hear trailblazers Debbie Lee, Michelle Cowan, Jan Cooper and Chyloe Ku…
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The Game-Changing Pioneers
The fight for women’s footy began long before the monumental launch match of the AFL Women’s league. In this opening episode, Sam Lane introduces the trailblazers who challenged Australia’s most powerful sporting institution to make it happen. From pioneers Debbie Lee, Sam Mostyn, Jan Cooper, and…
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Introducing ROAR
The remarkable Australian story of a group of football pioneers, and visionaries, who changed the game for women and girls in sport - on and off field. February 3, 2017 marked a red-letter day in Australia with women playing the first ever Australian Rules football match for Australian Football L…
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