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As competition heats up to pay higher wages to female athletes, FFA has admitted many W-League players have been playing for nothing.As recently as last season, W-League clubs have used amateur players that receive no ongoing or match payments.But that could change in time for season 2016/17, when FFA is expected to bring in new base standards to boost the sport at the bottom end of the national league.Through Professional Footballers Australia (PFA), Australias elite female footballers - the Matildas - fought for and won wage rises in September last year that included drawn-out negotiations and strike action.That pay deal looped in the Socceroos, Matildas and A-League but left the W-League untouched.Now, with new womens leagues from Netball Australia and the AFL to begin in 2017, FFA are likely to address the remuneration landscape in the W-League.The salary cap for the national womens league is set at $150,000 per club, with a minimum spend of just $35,000.The all-conquering Melbourne City side and Canberra United are the only two clubs that came within cooee of paying the cap last season, which would mean payments averaging $7,500 to each player in a 20-woman squad across the 16-week competition.Teams that paid the minimum spend would have paid a 20-woman squad an average amount of just over $100 a week per player - with no recompense for pre-season.Perth Glory, the 2014 W-League premiers, won the league paying their squad just $50,000 - or under $160 a week per player.There is currently no prescribed minimum wage for Westfield W-League players, an FFA spokesperson told AAP.FFA is in constructive dialogue with PFA about establishing a joint working group, including Westfield W-League clubs, to look at the growth and professionalisation of the competition as part of the overall commitment to womens football.Matildas receive ongoing wages and match payments for their international commitments on top of W-League salaries.Pay is one part of the equation for W-League players, with improved standards seen as equally important.A groundbreaking SBS report published in May lifted the lid on poor training and medical conditions experienced by W-League players - including the denial of change rooms at some venues.Earlier this year, PFA announced their intention to campaign for minimum medical standards for the W-League, after the introduction of similar measures for the A-League five years ago help cut down on injuries.Its unclear how much money the naming rights sponsor for the W-League, Westfield, tips into the wage pool.FFA chairman Steven Lowy is also the co-chief executive of the retail giant. 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This is one of those teams.After avenging their lone loss with a dominating 41-25 victory over the Bills last month, the Patriots entered their bye week with plenty of time to prepare for a Seattle defense ranked ninth in the NFL, giving up 332.6 yards per game.Prior to this week, the highest-ranked defense New England faced this season was in Week 6 against Cincinnati, when the Bengals were No. 11.Seattles defense was stout during its 6-6 tie with Arizona last month, but has given up 25 points in back-to-back weeks in a loss to the Saints and narrow victory over the Bills. The Seahawks are expected to get back strong safety Kam Chancellor after he missed the previous four games with a groin injury. But they will be without DE Michael Bennett, whom Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said is still rehabbing from a knee injury.Chancellors addition brings some much-needed help as Seattle attempts to deal with the Patriots two-pronged attack at tight end with Bennetts brother, Martellus, and Rob Gronkowski.Martellus Bennett said he wishes his brother could play, but hes not exactly lamenting not having to face him.Im not upset at all, Bennett said with a smile. Mikes a hell of a player. Hes always been, and he does a lot of great things ffor the Seahawks.dddddddddddd...You always want your brother to be healthy, you dont want him to be hurt, and for a guy to be well. But not this week.Belichick said its the Seahawks versatility on defense that creates the most problems.Theyre a good situational football team. Theyre very smart. They make you earn every yard, Belichick said. If you make a mistake they capitalize on it and they kill you. They dont give up very many points. They dont give up very many big plays.And thats something the Patriots have lived on since Bradys return.In his four games this season, the Patriots have 18 plays of 20 or more yards. The Patriots three quarterbacks have also not thrown an interception in their eight games. Its just a game short of the 1960 Cleveland Browns NFL record of games without a pick.New England is also scoring a lot, averaging 34 points per game with Brady.It makes forcing turnovers a priority for Seattle. The Seahawks have six interceptions and recovered two fumbles in 2016.Carroll acknowledged that Bradys quick release in the pocket creates difficulty in putting pressure on him.When youre playing a really good quarterback it takes everything, Carroll said. It takes rush, it takes terrific coverage, and then hopefully your matchups work in your favor at times. Its not going to be a sloppy game, neither one of us are going to play that way. Its going to be really sharp football and youre going to have to make your plays happen.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Kyle Hightower on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/khightower ' ' '