By Connor Stewart
There has been call for the AFL W grand final to be moved to a bigger facility after the grand final that was played between North Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions at Ikon Park. ABC Show Offsiders cast Kelli Underwood and Caroline Wilson said"The game should of been played at Marvel Stadium, it would of had an attendence of at least 25,000 people at the game watching the 2024 AFL W Grand Final." However it is diffcult to have the final played at Marvel Stadium becasue a Victorian team would need to be the higher seed in order for that to happen.
ABC Show Offsiders and Host Kelli Underwood which is on every sunday. https://x.com/i/status/1863046729840382447
The other problem with this issue is the fixturing for the AFL W, becasue the season starts so late the big venues have already booked other events that get the revenue and on Saturday night, Marvel Stadium had the motorcross on so the grand final could not get played there this year. The AFL Fixture needs to start earlier so that they can play at the bigger venues and stadiums.
Possibly the Future location for the AFL W Grand Final
If we Compare the Women's AFL Grand Final and Women's Big Bash League Final, The AFL W had there grand final at Ikon Park which acculated 12,000 fans in attendence whle the WBBL Final between the Brisbane Heat and the Melbourne Renegades had a crowd of 6,000 people, however it was played at the MCG becasue they were able to play the game there due to preparing for the cricket season, while the AFL W grand final had to be played at a smaller venue. The AFL want to get more exposure and attendence to women's game then play it at bigger venues so more people can attended games, even just have it for the finals series and during the regular season play it at the smaller grounds.
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