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00:10The story of women's sport in Australia is one of the greatest underdog stories you'll ever hear
00:22I'm still getting goosebumps thinking about it
00:28As a young girl growing up really my heroes were men
00:36There were no female coaches there were no female participants there were no female facilities
00:42They pay the men's captain two million dollars to be on the team
00:47Captain of the women's team two hundred thousand dollars. They are doing the same thing. They should be paid the
00:54same
00:59I think on the whole women athletes experience a level of venom and vitriol that men absolutely do not
01:06This is Taylor Harris in full flight the photo of her at work has sparked a vulgar social media storm
01:14And that is a scourge in sport. It is a scourge on all of us
01:20A breakthrough moment I think was when a kid was wearing a Socceroos shirt
01:24He'd crossed out Cahill and he'd written Kerr in Texter and I remember thinking we're on to something here
01:30What they did for women's sport it was a tipping point
01:36Everyone in the country tuning in at home
01:40Stadium filled with 112,000 people
01:44Women are at the peak of their sporting powers right now, but gee, it's been a long journey to get
01:49here
01:52And she swims into history
02:21This is a great country to play sport in beautiful weather lots of space
02:27We have a thinly dispersed population that needs reasons to come together
02:31Our sporting clubs are our social glue
02:34So we play a lot of sport
02:36It's hard to imagine an Australia without sport
02:39Sport has always been part of the Australian national identity
02:48Today Australia is doing brilliantly at sport across the world
02:53And that's largely driven by the success of our female athletes
03:00But that has not always been the case for years
03:03Due to the domination of male sport and the attention to male sport
03:07They've had to fight hard and long to break through that barrier
03:11To be seen, to be heard, to be celebrated
03:22Radman's batting
03:23That gives him his century
03:28Historically, there wasn't the scope for women to play sport
03:32It wasn't identified with feminine roles
03:37In some ways it was one of the things that divided the sexes in Australia
03:42He crosses for a spectacular try
03:46Kids talked about their sporting heroes all the time
03:49People like Donald Bradman and Clive Churchill
03:52But the problem for women was
03:54All of the household names in Australian sport were men
04:02That classic saying, if you can't see it, you can't be it
04:05But in 1956, the stage was set for that to change
04:13Dawn Fraser takes to the blocks with the weight of a sporting nation on her shoulders
04:18I think her legend has surpassed so many decades, so many generations
04:25Swimming, women's 100 metre freestyle final
04:28Australia favoured to win
04:29What an incredible icon she has been for women's sport
04:35Watch her perfect tumble turn
04:37I'm such a strong, incredible competitor
04:40And have really held the torch, so to speak, for female athletes
04:43Dawn Fraser, with a burst over the last few yards, sets a new Olympic and world record
04:48Dawn won four gold medals at the Olympics
04:51That was a game changer for Australian sport
04:55Australia one, two and three
04:56Dawn Fraser became a household name in Australia in sport
05:01Perhaps the first female athlete to have that honour
05:04And why?
05:05She was brilliant
05:07She excelled at her sport
05:08And that opened the way for female athletes to follow
05:12Progress, 200 metres freestyle women final
05:17I think that really encouraged a lot of young women
05:21Like Shane Gould
05:23To Australia
05:26Yvonne Gould
05:27And the second champions
05:29She's done it
05:32When we think about any young woman's success in any sport
05:34It inspires a movement
05:36It inspires a generation to believe I can do that too
05:40Margaret Smith Court
05:41Perth, Australia has won the Grand Slam
05:46And I'm just really grateful for those pioneers, those trailblazers
05:52In the 70s and 80s, women were doing superbly at sport
05:56But mainly in sports that they were only allowed to play
05:59Think tennis, swimming, netball
06:02They were denied from playing other sports
06:05And why?
06:05Because they were deemed as not tough enough
06:08They were blokey sports, not female sports
06:13What we hear is
06:15Women's sport can never be as good as men's sport
06:19Because women's bodies are different
06:20They're never going to be able to achieve the feats of strength
06:23Or the excellence that men can
06:27For some women, the idea that some sports were too tough for them
06:31Just wasn't a narrative that they were going to buy
06:43Big wave surfing was seen as the ultimate expression of manhood
06:49If you think about Lane Beachley and what she was doing at the time
06:53She really moved the needle for women in sport
06:56Because a big wave might even kill a man
06:59No one expected to see a woman riding them
07:07Have you seen those waves that they're paddling out to in Hawaii?
07:12She's going through waves that are taller than a three-storey building
07:22I didn't want to be a man, I wanted to be a woman in a man's world
07:26When I joined the Pro Tour in 1990
07:29The whole of professional surfing was a misogynistic shit show
07:32There was no support, no respect, no recognition
07:36No one wanted the women there
07:39Guys would grab my leash to stop me from catching waves
07:42They'd push me off my board, they'd splash water in my face
07:45They'd paddle up to me and go, you're a girl, get out of the water
07:50I don't agree with them actually surfing together
07:52I think it's just, it's great for publicity
07:54But as a spectacle, I think they should be showcased in their own right
08:03Fortunately, we're able to overcome that and push through that
08:07So an athlete like Lane Beachley is really a testament to the resilience
08:14And the determination that it takes to succeed in a sport that is traditionally dominated by men
08:24The new world champion of, Lane Beachley of Australia
08:29Lane Beachley had the courage and the resilience to cut through that macho bullshit
08:33And become one of the best in the world
08:37She enjoyed the success that no other surfer had reached
08:43One World Cup, two World Cups, three, four, five, six, seven
08:48She was a standalone champion
08:52She was doing things and being as strong as the men and kind of showing them up
08:58But despite Beachley's success, she never quite reached the iconic status of Australia's top sportsman
09:13So for many years in Australian sport, this notion of a sporting icon was very much a boys club
09:20There were the likes of Bradman or Warne or Walker or Lilly or Thompson, all blokes
09:28There were no female athletes who were listed in that number
09:32But then things were about to change
09:42Just wondering, how are you going to go in the 400?
09:45Yeah!
09:47It's a good question
09:49Well, the focus is always on relaxation
09:53Because if you relax, I'm able to run faster
09:58And cope with the pressure that, say, somebody on my inside or somebody on my outside might be placing on
10:04me
10:04And it's really important to run my own race
10:08Sydney 2000 and Cathy Freeman's race was such a big deal because, um, just the visibility around her
10:18Cathy had lit the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony
10:22She got the silver at the last Olympics
10:25She was in her prime
10:26She was ready to get the gold
10:29Unlike Dawn Fraser's era, by the year 2000, every Australian household had a TV
10:39My parents said to me, Kate, sit down in front of the TV
10:43Something huge is going to happen tonight and you have to be a part of history and watch it
10:48Cathy! Cathy! Cathy! Cathy! Cathy!
11:08Just thinking about that Sydney 2000 Athletics Stadium filled with 112,000 people
11:16Everyone in the country tuning in at home
11:19The whole nation was holding its breath at the start line
11:25When Cathy Freeman took to the blocks
11:32Sad!
11:34I'm still getting goosebumps thinking about it because it was such a magical moment
11:41She was in our living rooms
11:44It was such a big moment in Australian life and culture and really captured the nation
11:59There was Cathy Freeman, the entire country behind her and she dominated
12:05She was kind of like our new Donald Bradman
12:12You know, it was one of those moments that will stick with you, um, and it surely stuck with me
12:18It showed me what, you know, what was possible
12:21It was iconic
12:24It's one of those catalyst moments where just the vision of seeing her win that race
12:32Wow, if she can do it, I can do it too
12:36What's amazing about the Cathy Freeman moment, that race of her life and maybe the greatest race in Australian sport
12:44Is it women have proven themselves to be iconic as individuals
12:50Australia as a nation has been changed by the Cathy Freemans, the incredible females
13:00And I think that that changed a lot of people's minds and people became so proud of her
13:07And she was the national hero
13:11Cathy Freeman's wing was extraordinary
13:14You know, she's a special role model in Australian sport
13:17Not just for girls and women
13:20But I think for, you know, for every young boy and who loves sport
13:25You know, this was the fairy tale come true
13:27And she did it and she did it in style
13:44So in that early part of the 21st century women are far, far more recognisable
13:48They're far, far more successful
13:50Kate Campbell touched the line
13:52Female sport becomes identified with excellence
13:56Look at the smile
13:58They were largely individual athletes
14:01And Australians like to support team sports
14:10Kappa, Kappa!
14:13He deserved it by Lockheed
14:14He scored!
14:16And it's a landmark moment for Australian football
14:19Every weekend millions of Aussies watch sports
14:23AFL, NRL, soccer
14:25You want to support the team that is the winning team
14:29But women had never had a team that Australia really got behind
14:33A women's team that was supported in the same way the men's teams were
14:42A decade ago Australia won its first of five 2020 Women's World Cups
14:46Now they want to raise the trophy for the first time at home
14:50The Australian women's cricket team were going to host the final of the T20 World Cup
14:55At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the MCG, the biggest venue in Australia
15:00The only question was how many people would show up
15:05I remember the build up
15:08I could really feel the momentum and the excitement
15:11But there was a lot of conversation about how women can't put bums on seats
15:16Or women can't sell tickets, they can't sell sponsorship rights
15:19On Friday they will begin their campaign and have dismissed any form concerns after a shaky preparation
15:26Meg learning up close with a cute and cuddly koala today
15:31But come Friday the competition she'll face will be fierce
15:35And for the first time on home soil
15:39The MCG, it is one of the greatest arenas in the world
15:43Awesome when it's full
15:45Entirely empty, it is a horror show
15:49No one had ever filled the MCG for a women's sport event
15:59So leading up to the T20 World Cup
16:02The big question was
16:04With such a huge stadium as the MCG
16:08Is the Australian team going to fill that space?
16:11Or are they not?
16:16Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
16:18On International Women's Day
16:20Australia's 2020 team has a World Cup on the line and Cam may be a world record too
16:24Yes, well they could get very close
16:26They've got a big crowd down there as Australia takes on India at the MCG
16:32And there were like crowds trying to get into the MCG
16:35It was packed
16:38I'm delighted sitting in the commentary box
16:40The ground's full
16:41And Australia play well
16:43And Australia win the game comfortably
16:45So I wasn't punching the air
16:47It was almost like
16:49It was sort of like a bit of a relief
16:52I was absolutely delighted that our girls won
16:55It's a bit like job done
16:56That women's cricket had moved into a professional era
17:02They had over 86,000 people show up to the G and they were turning people around
17:07I think sent a very clear message to Cricket Australia and Cricket globally
17:11That people, especially in Australia, love their sport
17:15And now they particularly love women's sport
17:23It takes something special to fill Melbourne's Fed Square
17:26Yeah, but this line-up of stars did exactly that
17:28Selfies, handshakes, autographs
17:32We've never heard a roar like that in our careers
17:34And we soaked it all up completely
17:36And I think we embraced that
17:38That's why we played so well last night
17:40This group embraced that
17:41For the first time, we had had a huge impact in a team sport
17:47Not just one woman, not just a Cathy Freeman moment or Elaine Beachley
17:50Here was a team that the nation rallied around and they were women
17:55The impact of people who were sceptics watching that happen
18:00Who said, oh, no-one's going to come and watch women's cricket
18:02No-one likes women's sport
18:04No-one watches women's team
18:05They were so wrong
18:09I'll tell you a story
18:10A few years ago, I was giving a talk in a library
18:13To a group of very enthusiastic young sports fans
18:17And six boys were asked to stand up and say their favourite cricketer
18:21And I think four of them named male cricketers
18:24But two of them named female cricketers
18:26Two of them really liked Elyse Perry and Alyssa Healy
18:30I thought, that's something that I don't remember from my childhood
18:34I didn't know who was in the women's cricket team in the 1970s
18:51So in that early part of the 21st century, women are far, far more recognisable
18:56They're far, far more successful
18:57But still their awards are well in arrears of where their male counterparts are
19:03The gender pay gap in sport is probably one of the biggest in any industries ever
19:09Out of the top 50 highest paid athletes in the world
19:13Not one of them is female
19:19And that is a scourge
19:20Sport, it is a scourge on all of us
19:24I think the argument has long been that they don't feel stadiums
19:28So you don't get bums on seats, you don't get the same sponsorship
19:31So therefore they can't be paid the same
19:34But you look at women's cricket
19:35You look at the T20 women's final
19:38They pack out stadiums
19:40They sell merch all the time
19:43So that argument just doesn't stand
19:46Trish Pallor
19:48At the tail, Christy Harrowan
19:51Number 11, Lauren Jackson
19:55In my heyday, in my prime
19:57My pay packet did not reflect that of the best players in the men's league at all
20:05We weren't remunerated very well
20:08And there is still work to do
20:12So another battlefront for women in sport
20:16Is to be paid fairly, to be paid equally
20:21Even the number one draft pick now in the WNBA is only getting
20:25I would say maybe $70,000
20:30Whereas the number one draft pick for the men is upwards of $13 million
20:45Cricket Australia
20:46They pay the men's captain Pat Cummins
20:49A retainer of $2 million to be on the team
20:53Captain of the women's team is Alyssa Healey
20:56Her retainer, $200,000
21:00That is one tenth of what the men's player is being paid
21:06They are doing the same thing, they should be paid the same
21:10And not just money in hand
21:15So when we talk about the gender pay gap
21:19We're actually not just talking about athletes
21:21We're talking about the system as a whole
21:24And it's a big beast and it's slow moving
21:28I mean it's still really bad to this day
21:30But back then it was, it was atrocious
21:34There are rumblings here after it was revealed the men's team, the boomers
21:38Made the flight to London in business
21:40While the girls made the journey booked an economy
21:46Us opals were, you know, back down in cattle class
21:49And I'm six foot six
21:52We know that's an ongoing challenge
21:54With support of facilities and resources and sponsorship
22:03The first women's pro surfing contest
22:06It was sponsored by Chapstick
22:07And they didn't put up any prize money
22:09Because they didn't think any of the women would show up
22:12And so the women are there and Chapstick have now got their pants down
22:15Thinking, well, we don't have actually any prize money for you
22:18So this is what we'll do
22:19We'll put out a national lottery
22:21And the winner gets to go on a date with one of you
22:28And then the first sponsor, the first sponsor that came forward to sponsor the women
22:32Were candy pants, edible underwear
22:37How do you promote that? Especially in the water? Hungry?
22:44When you have pay parity, you have the situation around you that enables you to succeed
22:50Not have jobs at the same time
22:53To have a fully professional career focused on training and playing
22:57And flying in business class and not getting jet lagged
23:01It's getting the setup right so that you can be successful and then be taken seriously
23:12It wasn't that long ago that female athletes didn't have their own change rooms
23:17They had to use the male change rooms
23:20And these quiet expressions of inequality are still pervasive in sport today
23:31And yet, when our athletes go out and compete on the world stage
23:38We expect the very best of them
23:41And we're giving them leftovers to train with
23:46The Matildas' paltry pay packets have come under scrutiny
23:49The Socceroos are paid 16 times more to turn up for a game than the women
23:54I used to get changed in the car park facilities
23:56As always joint with the men or the boys
24:02In 2015, the Matildas weren't quite the team we know them as today
24:06We're gaining massive momentum
24:09But they weren't being paid properly
24:11And so in 2015, they went on strike demanding a pay rise
24:16We just wanted equal opportunity to get there
24:20And I think that was the basis of why everyone wanted to do it
24:24And why we were so passionate about it
24:31I was the CEO of the FFA when the Matildas went on strike
24:36It was courageous for them to boycott the games against the USA
24:42But it brought focus to the issue
24:45And it allowed us to move towards the historic agreement that we entered into in 2019
24:51Which is to pool sponsorship revenue around both the Matildas and the Socceroos
24:58And allow us to pay them equally
25:01The Matildas are about to become our best paid female athletes
25:05Under a new pay deal with Football Australia
25:08Things that happened required a lot of strength by the individuals
25:12And they were required to put their careers, their lives, their reputations on the line
25:18For the sake of the future
25:20Football Australia boss James Johnson today signed off on a new pay deal with national players
25:27You want to be rewarded for representing your national team and that's what we have
25:32This was a world first and quite revolutionary
25:36So I'm proud that we were part of that
25:39And you know, perhaps that strike, you know, it helped put focus on those things
25:45It was a massive moment, everyone sits up and pays attention
25:49Because they were enabled to have a fully professional career that focused on training and playing
25:55We were gaining massive momentum
25:57It was just a stop
25:58No one could have predicted the impact of the 2023 World Cup
26:17So when you think about teams as brands as being icons
26:23You think about the Wallabies, the Kangaroos, the Australian men's cricket team
26:29They're men's teams
26:30And Australia win the World Cup for the sixth time
26:34To this stage, there's been no female team to break that next ceiling
26:40To be recognised nationwide as a beloved brand
26:45And all of a sudden, this new World Cup and the 2023 Matildas
26:50Soccer was a women's sport and they're bloody good at it
26:53Well, the countdown is on for the FIFA Women's World Cup
26:55With the trophy unveiled here in Sydney today
26:58Every time I talk about it, I get kind of emotional
27:01Because I'm like, I can't believe that we're going to be hosting a Women's World Cup
27:07All of a sudden, you see with the hype around that event
27:11How a little bit of good marketing and a concerted effort to pay women correctly
27:16And give them all the resources they need to succeed
27:19Can make them bigger than Ben-Hur
27:22This particular awesome group of female athletes
27:28Just captivated all of us
27:31Young, old, male, female
27:36And there was something about this team
27:38I think the mateship
27:40That connection that they all had
27:43They were just all great humans
27:45And great athletes
27:47We had a sporting side that was good
27:50On a world stage
27:52One of the greatest moments in Australian sporting history
27:55Unfolded in front of us
27:59I will never forget
28:00The night of the quarter-finals
28:02Watching the Matildas play France
28:05The penalty shootout
28:06I've never been at a pub watching one game of sport
28:10Where everyone was following the one team
28:17And when Courtney Vine slotted that ball home for the win
28:24The ceiling blew
28:26The place became a zoo of ecstasy
28:29It was astonishing
28:35God, it was a special moment
28:37When the Matildas played that game with the epic shootout at the end
28:42The penalty shot that was the longest ever, I think, in all of soccer history
28:47I was just in pure joy, tears streaming down my face
28:52As the tournament unfolded
28:54And the team kept getting those results
28:57A brand was born
29:01Everyone was getting around in Matildas gear
29:04Everyone was getting around in Matildas gear
29:05With the Courtney Vine
29:06You know, Sam Kerr
29:08And the thing is that we knew every single player
29:11We just got behind the whole team
29:14It was just something else altogether
29:18That semi-final game
29:20That semi-final game
29:20The Matildas versus England
29:23Was the most watched TV event in Australian history
29:2811 million people
29:35We recognised that we had a special group of players
29:37Led by Sam Kerr
29:39I remember a kid was wearing a Socceroos shirt
29:42With Cahill on the back
29:43He'd crossed out Cahill and he'd written Kerr in texter
29:47And I remember thinking we're onto something here
29:51Recently, I was talking about the Socceroos with a young kid
29:55And he said, the boy Matildas
29:57And that has become the vernacular
30:01It seemed like a final vindication of years of investment
30:06Both financial and emotional
30:09I think the Matildas have really changed Australia
30:15Not just in sport, but as a collective culture
30:19Forever
30:21It was women's sport meeting its moment
30:24And finding commercial success
30:29So in 2023, you could be forgiven for thinking that Australian women's sport
30:35Had reached its pinnacle
30:38Ah, it was only just getting started
30:50Australia
30:50Australian women have always done well at the Olympics
30:53But 2024 was a whole new level
30:58Paris was billed as the first gender equal Games
31:02And that's not just Australia
31:06But what that tells you is that it's about opportunity
31:10It's a 93.18
31:13And what that means I think was just a really kind of important moment for Australian sport
31:19And everyone was watching
31:21It will be good
31:22There were 18 gold medals won at the Paris Olympic Games
31:26Thirteen of them were won by women
31:32Here we go
31:33Athletes like Nina Kennedy
31:35She goes over! She does it!
31:38Our greatest ever Olympian, Emma McKeon
31:41Wins an Olympic gold medal
31:44Then we have Arnie Tipness
31:46And she swims into history
31:48Kayleigh McKeown
31:50Four individual gold medals
31:52Jess Fox
31:53The time's going to be fast, have a look at that
31:5696.08
31:58We are in the golden age of swimming in this country
32:03People forget that
32:04People hark back to the time of Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett
32:09They go all the way back to Kieran Perkins, Michael Klim
32:12And I'm like honey, the golden age is happening right now
32:15And it's not men, it's the girls
32:18A magnificent moment for a wonderful athlete
32:32Despite all of the success and all of the victories women were achieving in sport
32:38In 2025 we were reminded that we still have a long way to go
32:42And bad behaviour is not too far away
32:45Unfortunately there are always some men who just want to drag things backwards
32:50You know what they remind me of?
32:52Year 10 girls
33:03The rise of women's sport has changed Australia
33:08But there's still barriers to participation
33:10Because we haven't changed the very basic levels of misogyny
33:19When we talk about gender inequality
33:21We often think it's a woman's problem
33:23But it is not, it is a man's problem
33:25This is Taylor Harris in full flight on the field
33:29But the photo of her at work has sparked a vulgar social media storm
33:33The comments were things that, I can't even say, like repulsive things
33:37If there's ever a point where on social media there's sexual assault
33:41If that's what, that's what I've chosen to call it
33:44But I think it's that
33:46Probably the most overt example of sexism was in the early years of the AFLW
33:53When that famous photo of Taylor Harris in this most athletic pose
33:59With that spectacular kicking action
34:02That that became a sexualised image
34:14When I think about someone like Taylor Harris who copped incredible abuse online
34:19And sexualisation of her body
34:22For her to stand up in that moment was such an act of leadership
34:26And a gift really for many of us
34:28To show us what it looks like to push back
34:32I think on the whole women athletes experience a level of venom and vitriol that men absolutely do not
34:38Based on their appearance, based on their physique, about their body, their face
34:43If I didn't call it out, these people think it's alright
34:47And, as I said, they might think it's okay to take the next step
34:51The heartening aspect of this is that it created a movement of change
34:59It elevated our voices
35:01It also brought to light the subversive evidence of this attitude that still exists in society today
35:13I don't think anyone would argue that when it comes to sport, women are under far more scrutiny than men
35:22It's really interesting the online trolling that female athletes receive
35:29And they receive it in much higher numbers and in much greater ferocity than male athletes do
35:34And that is just so, so disheartening
35:39But it is not surprising
35:48You know what they remind me of? Year 10 girls
35:51Now I'm sorry to undermine the whole sport, but that's what I think of it
35:54So you can stick it up for ****
35:57The Prime Minister has weighed into the controversy surrounding Marty Sheargold's sexist on-air rant about the Matildas
36:04Labelling the comments shocking
36:07Firstly, he used Year 10 girls to describe the Matildas
36:11And to me that harkens back to the age-old trope, that misogynistic trope is like
36:17The first thing you do if you want to insult someone is call them a girl
36:21You run like a girl, you scream like a girl, you're behaving like a girl
36:26The Asian cut
36:27I'd rather hammer a nail through the head of my **** and watch that
36:32Got any men's sport?
36:34That is a pretty extreme metaphor and bow to draw
36:40That you would rather do that than watch women's sport
36:44Why feel threatened by female athletes? I mean, what are you worried about?
36:49They're going to be better than you at sport? Like
36:52They are! Newsflash, they are!
36:56When I heard Marty Sheargold's comments and the initial inadequate apology
37:00I thought, oh, really? Is this where we are in 2025?
37:06The thing that then boosted my spirits was the subsequent response
37:11Was everybody roundly saying, no, that's not okay
37:16Today, Sheargold is unemployed and in hiding
37:19He was axed late yesterday
37:22I think it sent a clear warning sign that said, you need to be better
37:26These are standards that have been set
37:30And if you cross them, there will be real hard consequences
37:35I think it's people standing up and being like
37:38You can't speak like that about female athletes
37:41You need to respect them
37:42You need to go and watch them perform and do what they do
37:47This has been a decades-long journey for women in sport
37:50With hard battles and well-won recognition and victories
37:53But now
37:56They're going into one of the physically toughest sports there is
38:00Finishing in style
38:02What a try!
38:15AFL and NRL are extremely tough men's sports
38:19So traditionally, not places that women would be expected to be seen
38:24So conventionally, those team sports, those male sports, the contact sports like rugby, rugby league, Australian rules, they remained the
38:38final frontier
38:42Well, it's been a monumental day for women's rugby league
38:45Todd Greenberg today unveiled a new elite competition featuring six women's teams aligned with current NRL clubs to kick off
38:53next season
38:54But now women are out there on those fields too
38:58With just as much force and grit as the men
39:01I mean, this is a classic story of glass ceilings
39:05This is happening, but across the AFL, across the rugby league, this has to be caught up pretty quickly too
39:10Because there's so much more demand to watch women's sports
39:17These are physically tough athletes
39:19They have big hits, they run hard, they cover kilometres in every single game
39:25Hit by!
39:28Back again in 2025
39:29Australian women did what everyone said they couldn't
39:33They played one of the world's toughest sports
39:36And guess what? They're killing it
39:38Which is the targets! Target are clients!
39:41The Laureus finishing in...
39:43So those men's codes now are really
39:47Investing in women's sports and competing for the best female athletes
39:53To show that they are a sport for everyone, for men and women
39:59What a debut! The 18-year-old!
40:02I think whether it's the NRLW or the AFLW or women's cricket
40:06You'll see fathers and daughters and mothers coming along to games
40:12Casey Wray's going straight to Wray to win it for the Dragons
40:17So the success of Australian female sports
40:21Has not just brought success on the field
40:24And euphoria in the grandstands
40:27It also has helped us understand ourselves as a nation
40:32And culturally it's helped to reset our way of understanding who we are
40:40I don't think we're in a scenario where we can think that we have genuine equality in sport
40:46But there is an appetite for sport regardless of gender
40:51If it's good, it will reach a public
40:54Up! Under! Count the points! Courtney Woods!
40:59Already they're getting more bums on seats
41:01Already they're getting better TV viewerships
41:05You're the best! Thanks so much!
41:06Oh my god Sam, you are the actual best!
41:10But now, those figures are among the most recognisable in Australian sport
41:14They're brand names in their own right
41:18Jessica Fox!
41:20Women are front and centre
41:21And it's impossible to imagine the sporting environment without them
41:24Arianne Titmuss!
41:30Thinking of the power of the women's sport revolution
41:34And how it's changed Australia
41:39It's not just women talking about women
41:42It's men talking about women's sport
41:44And appreciating the excellence of it
41:50We think of the success that we've got now
41:52And all of the women that have made that success possible
41:54It is standing on the shoulders of those women
41:58And they were the true trailblazers
42:01Shirley Strickland, Australia's greatest woman athlete ever
42:04And it's those people that we really should be celebrating
42:07Those people that were brave enough to step into the unknown
42:11To change the culture and the way that sport looks
42:14These athletes have been incredibly brave
42:17And have done far more for our culture in Australia
42:21And for women's sports than any medal that we've ever won
42:25And I think they're the real winners there
42:27That change our culture forever
42:29Go!
42:31So I think that sport is a really interesting mirror
42:35That we can hold up to society
42:38I see the rise and the celebration
42:42And the push and the desire
42:44For women's sport and female athletes
42:48As a representation of a society that is moving
42:51It is not perfect, it is changing slowly
42:58I think that the changes that we are seeing in women's sport
43:02Are reflective of a bigger, broader social movement
43:08And most importantly, it is a public visual representation of that change
43:17That is an incredible moment for her
43:21And what's really now been recognised through these magnificent accomplishments
43:28Is that when we're given the opportunity
43:31We rise to the challenge
43:33And we shatter limiting beliefs
43:37The star is born!
43:40Unbelievable, Sage!
43:42I'm blown away!
43:43A magical moment in Australian sport
43:46That is as good as it gets!
44:00But, yeah, it's the last one
44:02And it's the mostangiopoli
44:02That is the mostangiopoli
44:03You can do all the best
44:03You can do all the best
44:04You can do all the best
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