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Ladies Gridiron League
SportAmerican football
Founded2012
Inaugural season2014
CEOBrett Chambers (as of 2014)
DirectorChristian Ganaban[1]
No. of teams6
CountriesAustralia Australia
Most titlesWest Coast Angels
TV partner(s)Aurora
Official websitehttp://www.ladiesgridiron.com/

The Ladies Gridiron League (LGL) is an Australian-based non-for-profit company running a full contact, 7-a-side, women's American football league. It was created in March 2012 with an overall aim of developing American football upon Australian shores. It is an exclusively run, invite only competition with a focus on professionalism, athleticism and fun. The league aim is “to create a fun and competitive environment that supports the development of females in sport and raises the awareness of Gridiron in Australia. The LGL aims to establish a female Gridiron community that has the ability to mentor people in need, promote fairness, teamwork and respect.”[2]

Background

In its initial stages the LGL was formed with the plan of becoming a feeder league to the previous Legends Football League (LFL) upon its commencement in Australia that year. Before the start of the 2013/14 LFL season, the agreement formed between the leagues was not honoured by the LFL which in turn led the LGL to cut all ties and form as an entirely new league of its own.

In 2014, the Ladies Gridiron League (LGL) officially began with the intention of bringing American Football to the forefront of Women's Sport in Australia. At the request of the players a new uniform was adopted (from the previous LFL 'uniform'), which saw the women in bike pants and sports crop tops as opposed to skimpy lingerie, allowing larger focus on the players sporting talent over a scantily clad attire. Player terms and conditions were also updated ensuring all women became insured during their time with the league and compensated for any related costs.

Current Teams

Current Ladies Gridiron League teams
Team Stadium City Joined
Ladies Gridiron League
Adelaide Phoenix City Mazda Stadium Adelaide 2015–16
Brisbane Blaze Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre Brisbane 2015–16
Canberra Mustangs Viking Park Canberra 2015–16
Melbourne Maidens To be confirmed Melbourne 2016–17
Sydney Sirens Leichhardt Oval Sydney 2016–17
West Coast Angels nib Stadium Perth 2015–16

The Ladies Gridiron League was put into hibernation by Director Christian Ganaban whilst a suitable buyer for the broadcast games and league was pursued. Viva Sports as the LGL's largest creditor assumed control of the LGL in 2017 keeping Christian Ganaban in charge of future operations. Christian is currently working with Vince McMahon's XFL 2020 with a view to relaunch a new incarnation of the league.

LGL Grand Final Results

Game Winner Score Loser Venue City Date Ref
LGL Grand Final I West Coast Angels 36-28 Adelaide Phoenix City Mazda Stadium Richmond, South Australia Saturday, 27 February 2016 [3]

Tri Nations series

The Ladies Gridiron League have played and aired a teaser Tri Nations series similar to the Rugby League Tri-Nations and Tri Nations (rugby union) with teams Team Australia, Team New Zealand and Team USA. The LGL was the first women's tackle football league to run an international tri nations competition in Australia. The games were held in Melbourne with New Zealand winning the overall competition, USA second and Australia third.[4][5]

The Tri Nations series and 2013–14 LGL season of Ladies Gridiron League aired on Aurora Community Channel[6] and Web series called Gridiron Girl is available on Vimeo.[7]

LGL Tri Nations series Grand Final Results

Game Winner Score Loser Venue City Date Ref
LGL Tri Nations series Grand Final I New Zealand 24–14 United States State Netball and Hockey Centre Parkville, Victoria Friday 5 Dec 2014 [8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Herbertson, Lisa (2 October 2014). "All undressed and nowhere to play". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ "About". Ladies Gridiron League Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ^ "LGL Exclusive: West Coast Angels WINS the first ever Ladies Gridiron League Grand Finals". The Crunch Magazine. 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ Team (13 November 2015). "Ladies Gridiron League | Where The Players Play". Ladiesgridiron.com. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Women go into battle for the Gridiron tri-nations cup". News. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Timeline Photos - Ladies Gridiron League (LGL)". Facebook. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Gridiron Girl TV". Gridiron Girl TV. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  8. ^ "New Zealand Show Warrior Spirit as they Raise the First Ever Tri-Nations Cup | Ladies Gridiron League". www.ladiesgridiron.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Ladies Gridiron League's Tri-Nation Series". 14 December 2014.

External links

X League / Legends Football League / Lingerie Football League
American football (Gridiron) in Australia
Women's gridiron football leagues
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