AFLPA report shows AFLW players are doing unpaid overtime and lack access to key resources

AFLW players have been facing a number of challenges, including working unpaid hours and inequitable access to resources such as medical care, a report released by the AFL Players' Association has found. Key points: 42 per cent of players said they were being required to undertake unpaid sessions on a weekly basis AFLW players had lower levels of satisfaction on all measures of workplace culture compared with AFL men's players Almost a quarter said they had only somewhat sufficient or not at all sufficient access to doctors Players also reported a lack of integration of the AFLW program into their clubs and perceived low levels of respect from across the industry. Access to equipment, facilities, medical care lacking AFLW players also called out a lack of access to resources, with just under half of the playing cohort saying that they had only "somewhat sufficient" or "not at all sufficient" access to equipment and facilities. AFLW program not fully integrated On the topic of integration of the AFLW program within clubs, 32 per cent said while integration had started, there was "a long way to go". Players were asked to rate the levels of respect they had experienced from key players like the AFL, their club's CEO and the AFLPA, on a scale from "extremely high" to "extremely low".