Moana Hope has nominated for the AFLW draft in the hopes to resurrect her football career.
Hope was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2019 AFLW season after spending her first two seasons with Collingwood as a marquee player.
The 31-year old has admitted that being delisted by the Roos was โa shockโ, but is hopeful of being picked up in the national draft to reinvigorate her career.
โI actually havenโt thought about footy for a couple of months, which has been so nice for me. So refreshing,โ Hope said on ABC.
โFor me, Iโm in the draft which is coming up. Iโve nominated for the draft.
โI just want to play footy and I want footy to be fun. I want it โ especially AFLW โ to keep growing so little girls can eventually one day play that full-time.
โI also want to play footy and enjoy it.โ
A host of AFLW players recently voted against the collective bargaining agreement that was offered by the league, with conversations ongoing between the playersโ association and the playing group regarding their concerns.
The considered idea of a short AFLW season to Hope would be โabsurdโ.
โI would hope for quite a few things (from AFLW going forward) โ Iโm quite an open book when it comes to footy,โ she said.
โThereโs things that happen and that are being talked about that I donโt want to happen, like rule changes โฆ you donโt want to train for six months just to play seven games. Itโs absurd. โEspecially me โ I work full-time, train before work, train after work, just to play seven games. It doesnโt make sense.
โThe pay โฆ not that weโre playing for money, but somehow youโve got to be compensated for what you do."
