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What's going on here? Did Cora open the floodgates? Every week another top talented LFGA player signs with a club in Australia. Serious talent drain going on. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 14/05/2019 19:25:24 2184101 Link 4 |
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Fair play to them. See a bit of the world, play a bit of football, earn a few dollars what's not to like. I'd go myself if I was forty years younger, female and could play football. Probably too much to ask at this stage!
Llaw_Gyffes (Mayo) - Posts: 1113 - 14/05/2019 21:10:54 2184129 Link 4 |
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"Mass Exodus" is putting it a bit strong. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 14/05/2019 21:19:50 2184131 Link 0 |
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You need to have more self belief..
bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 14/05/2019 22:09:17 2184153 Link 1 |
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I could easily go to America and make a pretty penny with the degree I have. I'd rather stay and work in my country however and also be involved with my club. If we all had that mentality this island would be deserted. I'll not slag somebody off for leaving but I'll never praise them.
Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 15/05/2019 07:10:21 2184200 Link 4 |
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That have operations that can sort a lot of that out if your are willing and able
witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 15/05/2019 07:53:35 2184203 Link 0 |
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"I could easily go to America and make a pretty penny with the degree I have. I'd rather stay and work in my country however and also be involved with my club" I bet you love smelling your own flatulence. Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 15/05/2019 11:10:34 2184258 Link 3 |
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The LGFA promoted every game that Cora played in during her first season in Australia. Since that they all want a piece of the action. hurlorhurley (Wexford) - Posts: 1660 - 15/05/2019 11:43:04 2184264 Link 0 |
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I wouldn't be too hard on them. Plenty of 20somethings (male, female or whatever) have a sense of wanderlust and head off to travel the world and seek their fortune. Plenty of these are GAA players too but don't seem to come under the same scrutiny as those who head to the AFL/AFLW. Maybe some of these ladies had notions of heading off travelling regardless and seeing the opportunity to get a guaranteed wage in a country with a decent climate etc have grabbed it rather than heading away and then having to go searching for employment to fund their adventures. Good luck to them I say! Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 15/05/2019 12:26:56 2184276 Link 0 |
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What age are you? Go for a few years if you can...see the world. The club and country will still be here when you get back.
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11230 - 15/05/2019 13:13:57 2184287 Link 5 |
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Bit different the ladies to the mens, think most of the women went and signed for a season, the AWFL runs before the AFL season and as such does not clash with the main GAA season, hence these ladies can return to Ireland and play for their clubs and championship...think its different if they sign a 2 year contract etc. Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 15/05/2019 13:40:02 2184297 Link 0 |
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I've travelled the world and I don't need to leave for a few years to see it. The problem with this mentality is a large proportion will settle abroad and never return.
Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 15/05/2019 13:55:27 2184301 Link 4 |
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I enjoyed hearty laugh when I read that.
seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 17/05/2019 03:40:09 2184780 Link 1 |
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Lots of people actually had to leave where I am from when we got to a certain age. If you wanted to work that is. There were little to no jobs to be had in the north west region and myself and lots of lads I knew headed of to foreign soil for a while. Indeed 2 of my best mates left and never came back. They're gone over 20 years now. Just the way it was. You say you've travelled the world so obviously you have a good job that made it possible for you to do that and fair play to you but for others the traveling and working are part of the same deal.
seanie_boy (Tyrone) - Posts: 4235 - 17/05/2019 03:49:08 2184781 Link 0 |
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Sure i could have played for Barcelona and been a millionaire but I'd rather stay and work in my country we are very similar guys :) I also agree if we all had that mentality this island would be deserted because everyone could play professional sports if they were bothered cause its so easy sure. You are right ill never praise the girls for leaving on there own to work hard and be happy. I am like you am not a begrudging kinda guy but these girls should stay like i did and its not because i didnt have the balls to leave.
brisbane (Galway) - Posts: 674 - 17/05/2019 14:02:04 2184934 Link 0 |
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Sure as one former politician remarked, "We can't all live on a small island". Personal circumstances vary from person to person. It's great that you have a great job there in Ireland and can seemingly travel at your leisure, but it's not the same for everyone. Ireland has never produced enough jobs for everyone to stay and IMO it never will. Travel broadens the mind and if these young women can see the world and make a few bucks at the same time then more power to them. As with men's GAA it will only be a minority that go and a smaller minority that choose to settle in Oz long term. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 22/05/2019 11:46:20 2186576 Link 0 |
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Speaking to an Aussie lad who's big into the AFL. He reckons the women's professional game there setup as a king of lip service paying exercise and wasn't really expected to take off. Lots of the girls would have been involved in other sports, hockey, rugby, athletics etc But the attendance numbers far exceeded what was expected and so the sponsors got a sniff. Now money is being pumped into the game and they need more players. They're raiding plenty of cross sports and Ireland probably is another obvious choice. He reckons it's the biggest growth sport in Oz.
Hardtimes (Cavan) - Posts: 1056 - 22/05/2019 12:37:06 2186593 Link 0 |
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Makes perfect sense. There is massive potential in women's sport all over the world. In Ireland the numbers playing ladies GAA are shooting up. I'm happy for the AFL but sad to see it affect us so badly. Hopefully not too many go, it's depressing seeing so many leave.
Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 22/05/2019 14:08:01 2186617 Link 4 |
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At the moment the LGFA standard is far superior to the AFLW which is in it's infancy. Hence how our girls can make the cut and even star out there with just a few months training, It's the complete opposite to the difficulty our men experience when making the change to the highly competitive AFL. There was a ladies international rules game around 15 years ago and the Irish ladies beat their aussie counterparts by over 100 points. That's the base the AFLW is building from. The Ladies game here has reached a fantastic standard. However we hear little about these girls when they tog for their county yet every media outlet in the country are hailing them as stars as soon as they do something in another country. The LGFA girls are treated like stars both here and in Oz on making the change, no wonder they are lapping it up and falling over each other for the chance. In all honesty there are bigger stars still at home. Noelle Healy and a number of the Cork and Dublin stars spring to mind. As the AFLW standard rises over the next decade or so it may become more difficult for our ladies to make the switch and the talent drain will hopefully slow down. tomhealycork (Cork) - Posts: 80 - 22/05/2019 17:45:40 2186689 Link 1 |
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As the AFL standard improves I wonder will they start up an international series for the Ladies. They deserve a chance to represent their country to be fair. They could play the match before the men's fixture. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 23/05/2019 13:44:49 2186883 Link 4 |