Below is Josh’s response to the unfiltered questions being asked of the AFLW Players this season.
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⁃ Is failing ever an option?
⁃ When have you felt most vulnerable?
⁃ What would I tell my 8 year old self?
⁃ Biggest sacrifices made?
⁃ Who is the most powerful woman in your life?
⁃ Is equality within reach?
⁃ Any regrets in your journey?
⁃ What did the ‘Yes’ vote mean to you?
⁃ What does being a woman mean to you?
⁃ What do you say to people who rubbish women’s sport?
⁃ Can you remember a time you challenged the status quo?
⁃ What does it mean to be loved?
⁃ What do you hope for future women and girls?
- Some of the greatest minds/sports people have failed many many times before becoming successful. I guess it depends on how you deal with failure or the circumstances in which it occurs. Obviously, you don’t want to fail in a grand final or at something very important to you. But it happens and it’s how or if you pick yourself up and get back to the task that matters. So, it’s not an option that you would choose but you need to be able to deal with it.
- After the breakup of a passionate relationship. I was a mess. Couldn’t think, function or cope with a lot of things for a long time. It was shit.
- Follow your dreams. Work hard, don’t listen to the doubters. Do stuff, go places. Have fun, take risks. Back the Hawks to win the’83, ’86, ’88, ’89 ’91 grand finals
- Probably financial. Forgo holidays to invest in property or just pay the mortgage or rent.
- My partner is probably the woman I admire most. She works hard, has a couple of small businesses and has a lot of drive and passion
- Equality isn’t quite within reach. There is a lot to be done still. Once the current generation of yobbos has left the world it may change but it is going to take a while. At least most people recognise it and have taken small steps in the right direction
- I regret leaving the army reserves when I was in my 20s, I regret some of my actions in some relationships and I regret some financial decisions. But they can’t be changed and we live and learn
- The YES vote didn’t affect me directly but I see no problem with two people marrying if they are in love
- I ain’t no woman 😊
- People who rubbish women’s sport, at any level, are probably keyboard warriors, happy to sit on their couch drinking beer and being fat and unhealthy. They need to get a life of their own and just maybe go watch something they do enjoy and let the women and their supporters do what they enjoy
- I remember being away with a bunch of guys. They all ordered a parma. I ordered a fisherman’s basket. But seriously, I have always done things that are different to the majority. Whether it be at work, my choice of car or bike or clothes or even in my coaching. Nothing too drastic but I see no point in following the flock all the time.
- Love. It’s bloody unreal. Common interests, passion, sharing, experiences, empathy. Looking at each other and knowing the same things. A nod, a wink and we’re on the same page. It’s exciting.
- I hope all females can live and compete equally in our world and I hope I see it in my lifetime. I hope women can walk through a park or down the street and not feel threatened or worse. I hope my daughters can do what they want. I hope they will not be put off or discouraged or blocked or inconvenienced in anything they do – be it work or education or sport or anything else.
Josh
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