Yeah, no you’re right. Field hockey in Aus is professional (i.e. we have a pro league), but their is no free-to-air tv rights, which is where the money is, so pay would be… Less than Women’s netball, or maybe even women’s rugby union, which is only semi-pro, lol…
Hockey is definitely still fairly niche here, and we’re like, world number 3 or 4…
Also regarding his “star” status, I had never even heard of him, and I technically went to school with our hockey captain (he would have been finishing up when I started, but still), and grew up playing it… So he’s not that big a name, imho, lol.
I doubt one player on the Australian men's field hockey team is earning millions per year in sponsorships.
The article refers to him as a "star", so I guess it's possible I'm wrong, but I doubt it considering how few people care about field hockey.
Yeah, no you’re right. Field hockey in Aus is professional (i.e. we have a pro league), but their is no free-to-air tv rights, which is where the money is, so pay would be… Less than Women’s netball, or maybe even women’s rugby union, which is only semi-pro, lol…
Hockey is definitely still fairly niche here, and we’re like, world number 3 or 4…
Also regarding his “star” status, I had never even heard of him, and I technically went to school with our hockey captain (he would have been finishing up when I started, but still), and grew up playing it… So he’s not that big a name, imho, lol.