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FOOTBALL legend Leigh Matthews has been slammed for questioning whether revenue generated from men’s sport should be used to fund women’s competition.
Matthews landed himself in a sexism row after suggesting on twitter that women’s sport needed to pay its own way rather than rely on financial support from the men.
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Using income from mens sport to fund womens sport is opening up a real can of worms for administrators,should you spend what you don't earn? 1:07 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Female footballers fought for an $8500 base salary for the inaugural AFLW season after rejecting the original offer of $5000.
The AFL salary cap in 2016 was $10.37 million — plus marketing allowances of $1.02 million — with the average wage $300,000.
Marquee players will earn up to $27,000 — including a $10,000 ambassadorial contract.
WBBL players earn between $7000 and $15,000.
Matthews later clarified his stance.
Leigh Matthews @LeighRMatthews
To clarify , my tweet question was about relative payments to elite level team sport players eg men's and women's national comps 5:23 PM - 19 Dec 2016
But his comments came under fire, with even pointing out his opinion goes against the AFL’s equalisation measures.
*redacted @mattpearce01
@LeighRMatthews so using that model you wouldn't fund kids sport either? 1:11 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Andrew Collins @AndyCollinsSP
@LeighRMatthews to grow a business, you have to spend what you don't (yet) earn. #AFL are doing the right thing by ALL footballers here 5:43 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Pete Lynch @PeteLynch
@LeighRMatthews Women's sport receives no where near the level of federal and state gov funding as men's sport. Why not? #discrimination 3:06 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Arj Eye @ArjGiese
@LeighRMatthews So what? We get rid of funding for kids sports? What about footy clubs who fail to turn a profit? #Dinosaur 2:18 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Gavin McKenzie @gav_mck
@LeighRMatthews powerful vic afl clubs revenue been used by afl to fund interstate club expansion Leigh, by commission agreement 1:12 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Buggy @Jitterry
@LeighRMatthews woman haven't had the benefit of a competition set up for 100+ years so maybe prop them up some! 3:03 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Ian Foster @Fossforous
@LeighRMatthews funny, many AFL clubs have been running losses for years, despite taxpayer handouts, spending more than they earn 7:20 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Women athletes told the Herald Sun they had to juggle sport and work because they were underpaid.
Matthews landed himself in a sexism row after suggesting on twitter that women’s sport needed to pay its own way rather than rely on financial support from the men.
Leigh Matthews
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@LeighRMatthews
Using income from mens sport to fund womens sport is opening up a real can of worms for administrators,should you spend what you don't earn? 1:07 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Female footballers fought for an $8500 base salary for the inaugural AFLW season after rejecting the original offer of $5000.
The AFL salary cap in 2016 was $10.37 million — plus marketing allowances of $1.02 million — with the average wage $300,000.
Marquee players will earn up to $27,000 — including a $10,000 ambassadorial contract.
WBBL players earn between $7000 and $15,000.
Matthews later clarified his stance.
Leigh Matthews @LeighRMatthews
To clarify , my tweet question was about relative payments to elite level team sport players eg men's and women's national comps 5:23 PM - 19 Dec 2016
But his comments came under fire, with even pointing out his opinion goes against the AFL’s equalisation measures.
*redacted @mattpearce01
@LeighRMatthews so using that model you wouldn't fund kids sport either? 1:11 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Andrew Collins @AndyCollinsSP
@LeighRMatthews to grow a business, you have to spend what you don't (yet) earn. #AFL are doing the right thing by ALL footballers here 5:43 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Pete Lynch @PeteLynch
@LeighRMatthews Women's sport receives no where near the level of federal and state gov funding as men's sport. Why not? #discrimination 3:06 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Arj Eye @ArjGiese
@LeighRMatthews So what? We get rid of funding for kids sports? What about footy clubs who fail to turn a profit? #Dinosaur 2:18 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Gavin McKenzie @gav_mck
@LeighRMatthews powerful vic afl clubs revenue been used by afl to fund interstate club expansion Leigh, by commission agreement 1:12 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Buggy @Jitterry
@LeighRMatthews woman haven't had the benefit of a competition set up for 100+ years so maybe prop them up some! 3:03 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Ian Foster @Fossforous
@LeighRMatthews funny, many AFL clubs have been running losses for years, despite taxpayer handouts, spending more than they earn 7:20 PM - 19 Dec 2016
Women athletes told the Herald Sun they had to juggle sport and work because they were underpaid.
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