There Will Never Be a Time AFLW Doesn’t Exist

Darcy Vescio, 2026
Acrylic wool
1750 x 850mm

On Friday 3rd February 2017, at 7:45pm, Alison Downie (Carlton FC) and Emma King (Collingwood FC) hurled themselves into the air marking the first contest in AFLW history.

The night felt like a euphoric fever dream. I will never forget the feeling of looking around in disbelief and seeing ‘just skin’. It was a lockout game, the masses truly turned up to witness the moment AFLW came into existence.

A friend said to me at the time, “now there will never be a time AFLW doesn't exist!”

We had no idea what AFLW was going to bring, it felt like our lives changed overnight. The occasion certainly felt bigger than football, however its significance continues to grow on me as time passes.

$5,500 +GST

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