Rise of AFLW leaving some critics behind

FINALIST: Orla O'Dwyer of the Lions. Pic: Jono Searle/AFL Photos/Getty Images

A common refrain in conversations about the coverage of women’s sport is that it often struggles with the same problem the likes of the League of Ireland or boxing encounter; you can’t make people care.

As it turns out, in Australia the same peculiar folk who claim AFLW doesn’t deserve equal coverage actually care about it quite a bit.