I went to see the Mainland Pride play NZ Development squad in the ASB Women's League Final here in Christchurch in December and I was impressed by how good Mainland Pride were.
Three cracking goals from the Pride which would have been considered very good goals in a men's game.
They played more attractive football than the Canterbury United men's team did last season.
The croud for the final was also better than any that Canterbury United got last season.
So, I think that women's football definitely has potential to pull crouds in.
A NZ W-League side could play some games around the country - maybe on a double-bill with ASB Premiership games.
You do wonder how it would be financed though with small crouds in the W-League and long travel distances across the ditch.
Also there's no TV deal at present.
Only 2671 attended the W-League Final last season at Nib Stadium, Perth:
http://www.w-league.com.au/matchcentre/Perth-Glory...
Regular season games sometimes only attract about 300 punters (such as at Melbourne Victory or Newcastle Jets).
Last season a record croud of 3,084 attended Marconi Stadium in Sydney to see Sydney FC against Western Sydney Wanderers to achieve the highest attendance for a regular-season Westfield W-League match (other than Hyundai A-League double-headers).