not shocked that player development is a hot topic, but denying the nix a w-league team because of it is plain stupid - the nix over its 10 year history have helped so many Aussie players both young and old. Having a nix team in the W-league will obviously help develop NZ players but it will offer another avenue for aussie women to get game time too. just so short-sighted and typical of the FFA.
Not so sure that with the hurriedly assembled W League side many if any Aussies were to be included. Suspect that with $500k to be put in by the NZ Govt and support also from NZF it could well have been 100% Kiwis, at least for this first season.