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 Josh Vanderloo, Dorothy Hisgrove, Linda Dessau and others who recall the chaos, conviction and courage, along with some doubt and doubters, at the time of the AFLW’s lightening-speed creation. 

Download and follow ROAR.You might even share it with someone you think might like, or learn from, it too. 

 
This recording would not have been possible without the generous philanthropic backing of Ian Darling and the Shark Island Institute. Recorded and produced by Mushroom Studios. Published by Podshape.  

ROAR was recorded in Melbourne, Victoria, where the traditional owners of the land are the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I acknowledge these traditional custodians and pay my respects to Wurundjeri Elders past and present. 

When a new AFL CEO, Gillon McLachlan, asked aloud, &lsquo;Why couldn&rsquo;t an AFL women&rsquo;s league kick off before 2020?', he set a chain reaction in motion.&nbsp;
This episode of ROAR pinpoints the moment the AFLW leapt from reverie to reality, and spotlights the people who made it happen.&nbsp;&nbsp;
You&rsquo;ll hear from Josh Vanderloo, Dorothy Hisgrove, Linda Dessau and others who recall the chaos, conviction and courage, along with some doubt and doubters, at the time of the AFLW&rsquo;s lightening-speed creation.&nbsp;
Download and follow ROAR. You might even share it with someone you think might like, or learn from, it too.&nbsp;
&nbsp; This recording would not have been possible without the generous philanthropic backing of Ian Darling and the Shark Island Institute. Recorded and produced by Mushroom Studios. Published by Podshape.&nbsp;&nbsp;
ROAR was recorded in Melbourne, Victoria, where the traditional owners of the land are the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I acknowledge these traditional custodians and pay my respects to Wurundjeri Elders past and present.&nbsp;

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 was a game-changer for Australian sport and for the country, culturally.
Walkley Award-winning journalist Sam Lane charts the birth of the AFLW from its beginnings - when it
was viewed as a niche, side-show distraction - to the electrifying first season that exceeded all expectations. She speaks with the trailblazers who, through grit and lateral thinking, pushed through a male hierarchy in this giant step towards gender equity in sport, overcoming sexism, homophobia and patriarchy.

Featuring Tayla Harris, Darcy Vescio, Katie Brennan, Daisy Pearce, Sam Mostyn, Jan Cooper, Chyloe Kurdas, Debbie Lee, Peter Gordon, Josh Vanderloo, Peggy O’Neal, Peter Jackson and Gillon McLachlan, this 6-part audio series charts the experiences of female and male AFL executives and AWFL footballers in their uphill battle to realising a dream. From facing long-held dismissive attitudes to women’s football, to finding the strength to empower themselves on and off-field, to eventually convincing the AFL to back the vision.

This is a story about a movement bigger than sport.

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&rsquo;s game of Australian Rules Football for AFL premiership points finally took place. The nation was watching - millions of Australians tuned in &ndash; and a horde of spectators forced a stadium lock out. The inaugural season of the AFL Women&rsquo;s league was a game-changer for Australian sport and for the country, culturally. Walkley Award-winning journalist Sam Lane charts the birth of the AFLW from its beginnings - when it was viewed as a niche, side-show distraction - to the electrifying first season that exceeded all expectations. She speaks with the trailblazers who, through grit and lateral thinking, pushed through a male hierarchy in this giant step towards gender equity in sport, overcoming sexism, homophobia and patriarchy.
Featuring Tayla Harris, Darcy Vescio, Katie Brennan, Daisy Pearce, Sam Mostyn, Jan Cooper, Chyloe Kurdas, Debbie Lee, Peter Gordon, Josh Vanderloo, Peggy O&rsquo;Neal, Peter Jackson and Gillon McLachlan, this 6-part audio series charts the experiences of female and male AFL executives and AWFL footballers in their uphill battle to realising a dream. From facing long-held dismissive attitudes to women&rsquo;s football, to finding the strength to empower themselves on and off-field, to eventually convincing the AFL to back the vision.
This is a story about a movement bigger than sport.

The incredible story of a team of AFLW pioneers who built a league of their own.

ROAR

One Giant Leap for Womankind

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