AFLW players in the dark about pre-season start as August launch looms
ABCAFLW players still don't have clarity on when they will begin pre-season training, despite the AFL confirming an August start date to next season. Key points: AFLW players are waiting for the AFL and AFLPA to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement The seventh AFLW season will begin in August, but players don't know when pre-season training will begin The new AFLW CBA is likely bring with it league-wide pay rises The start of season and pre-season cannot be locked in until the AFL and the AFL Players Association, who are currently in negotiations, sign off on a new collective bargaining agreement. It came hours after the AFL confirmed chief executive Gillon McLachlan and fellow heavy-hitters Travis Auld, Walter Lee and Andrew Dillon departed for the US for discussions on Monday night regarding the AFL's broadcast deal. "With the AFL's decision to bring AFLW season seven to an August start date, certainty for players ahead of this coming season is critical," an AFLPA spokesperson said.
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