YOU MAY HAVE seen over the weekend that Cora Staunton picked up a nasty broken nose in her latest game for the Greater Western Sydney Giants.
The Mayo and Carnacon legend was on the wrong end of an elbow from Collingwood’s Sophie Casey, which forced her off the field for immediate medical attention.
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Casey was subsequently reported and investigated in relation to the incident and was handed a one-match ban for breaking Staunton’s nose.
Staunton explained to us earlier on The Ladies Football Show how the AFLW’s disciplinary process hinges on how injured the player is.
Staunton also went on to explain whether she will be returning to the Mayo inter-county team on her return to Ireland. You can watch the full show here:
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Does she get paid to play and does anyone know how much?
@Gary: I assume she is getting paid – I can’t see the attraction of her going out there otherwise.
I would guess it is not an enormous amount of money, but I can definitely see why being a (modestly paid) professional athlete would have some appeal to her, even if only for a short while.
@Talleyrand Frye: you assume? She signed a professional contract. If she is a marquee player she gets c.$27k, or if she is a priority player she gets $12k. Both are terrible salaries.
@John Buckley: $27k is ok for 4 months.
@Padhric Ryan: is the equivalent of the average salary in Australia, but that’s if she is a marquee player. She is unknown in Australia so she might be on the lesser figure.