"There are very few professional sportswomen in Australia, due to lack of sponsorship for their sports or themselves as individuals. Any athlete has the right to take whatever avenue they can to be the best they can. If Matilda style calendars or lingerie football lets these athletes devote more time to being better athletes, then that's good for them, AND for the fan. Obviously, there are those who see the Lingerie Football model as sexist - getting coverage due to the 'sexiness' of the athlete, rather than their skill. I have two answers to that; the first, bluntest one, is that as a male I would rather look at an athletic female body than an artificiall 'Victoria Secrets' type. I have no illusions of the athlete having interest in me or my body. Athletic women just look better to me, and provide a better role model for my daughter. Secondly, and more importantly, is that I support women athletes by watching and attending female sporting events like Basketball, Netball, Football..." - martin english