Victoria's largest amateur football league denies gender bias as women say they're an 'afterthought'
The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is facing criticism from clubs over its handling of the women's competition. Clubs like Fitzroy FC claim the league's administrative decisions have marginalized women's teams and treated them as an afterthought.
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This reflects broader ongoing debates regarding gender equity and administrative fairness in amateur sports leagues.
Fitzroy Football Club says it is disappointed in the handling of the women's competition. ( Supplied: Fitzroy Football Club )
Link copied Share Share article Multiple Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) clubs have expressed disappointment with how women's competitions are being handled this season, as players across the league say the women's competition is being treated as secondary.
The VAFA is the state's largest amateur Australian Rules football league with about 300 teams and 12,000 participants.
Last week, Fitzroy Football Club and St Mary's Salesian released public statements expressing disappointment over two separate incidents that affected their finals campaigns.
Fitzroy celebrated its final home-and-away season win, believing the victory put it into the top four and its first finals series of the premier women's division.
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