AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says AFLW expansion on track despite disagreement over season length
ABCAFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has defended the league's imminent expansion of AFLW from 10 to 14 teams, despite the fact that agreement is yet to be achieved with players on next year's season length. Key points: The AFLW will begin its fourth season in operation early in 2020 The league, which expanded from eight to 10 teams in 2019, will add four more sides next season Despite criticism of the pace of expansion, AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says he feels now is the right time to get to 14 teams Speaking on ABC Radio Melbourne, McLachlan was asked about the situation as no fixture had yet been released for the 2020 season, with preseason only a couple of months away. The changing face of AFLW 2018 2019 2020 Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Carlton Carlton Carlton C' wood C'wood C'wood Fremantle Fremantle Fremantle GWS GWS GWS Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne W Bulldogs W Bulldogs W Bulldogs Geelong Geelong Nth Melb Nth Melb W Coast G Coast Richmond St Kilda Teams in bold = expansion teams "We've been working on a three-year deal with the Player's Association, and that obviously contemplates all aspects of the CBA — the terms, the season, lengths, the finals series," McLachlan told ABC. "I know our clubs who haven't had licences don't feel whole — and so we're trying to expand at the right speed, and I feel OK about going from 10 to 14 teams next year."
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