Ellyse Perry

Let's go to the WBBL.

Like it's nothing, you know, whereas I think it's probably still a small, like it's a small element, but there's still an element at the moment where we'll go to the women's cricket or the women's soccer or the women's rugby, women's AFL.

Um, so there's sort of like that defining characteristic that kind of sets, sets things apart.

Whereas like, to me, like true equality is like, you just talk about it, like in the same vein, um,

So that perspective, and then like, I guess the other part of it is like, what's possible from like a commercial perspective.

And I don't know how I feel about that.

Like, cause I think there's so many special elements about women's sport that seems like so authentic and accessible at the moment to like everyone that the further down the track you go, like in terms of like.

professionalising things or putting more like financial kind of stimulus around the sport, maybe it loses some of that allure.

Yeah, potentially.

But then I also think that there's so much capacity and space there for the sport to grow and become even more like lucrative.

I just really hope that that happens in a really like

authentic way, I guess, like a way that is, it doesn't just follow the blueprint of how males professional sport has gone and where that's landed, but actually like goes to a pattern and vibe that fits women's sport.

Yeah, I think I have actually, um, I've never like thought to put descriptive words to it, but I think.

It's kind of designed to protect us in some respects.

I guess at an elementary or fundamental level, it's there to protect you as a being from threats.

So whenever I feel like a lot of my behavior or actions or thoughts are coming or derived from my ego, I feel like it's when...

I'm fearful.

I've got some kind of doubt or some kind of complex about something.

And I'm trying to prove to myself that like, I'm great.

Um, and often that means like pitting yourself against other people.