- The coincidence payments were stopped for two VFLW squadrons
- Port Melbourne and Essendon players
- Numerous ones are said to be 'angry and frustrated'
The Port Melbourne VFLW team players are boiling after they are informed that they will not be paid for the 2025 season.
The decision follows a meeting with the CEO of the club and the two members of the Board, who confirmed that the funds previously assigned to the Women's Program have ended.
And earlier this week, Essendon's players in the same female competition were told that payments of previous parties of $ 70 would not be in use this year.
They will also play purely for the love of the game.
“We are quite flat, a little angry and frustrated,” said a pump player to ABC Sport.
'Much of that also came with the fact that, we thought that if we were going to obtain all our salary cut, the men would receive a little cut, but said they were not touching the payment of men. .
The Port Melbourne and Essendon VFLW squadrons players are boiling after they are informed that they will not be paid for the 2025 season (both clubs are shown)
Port Melbourne won the VFLW final
“(Then, yes) feeling a bit undervalued.”
The male team recently signed the former captain of Essendon Dyson Heppell in a two -year contract for seasons 2025 and 2026 in a double role as a player and ambassador of the community.
Pumpers Great James Hird is also working at the club in a training director.
In Port Melbourne, a physiotherapist had the task of supervising 45 women's team players.
The ladies also trained in Lagoon this week, which is a suburban dog park.
“If they (Club) could show that they were giving our salary in our program and our resources, I think we would agree with that,” said another player.
'But yes, that is also frustrating. We are not even seeing any improvement in the program. In fact, it has been reduced last year, its quality.
“It's sad to see what is happening in VFLW.”
In 2018, Hawthorn was the first club to pay VFLW players in state competition.
He arrived when the club was pressing for an AFLW license, which was awarded before the 2022 campaign.
At that time, Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett said in the female launch that the players will not become millionaires during the night, “but they must be paid for their time and effort.