THE AFL North West is looking at ways to help promote women's football in the region.
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The organisation is forming a sub-committee, with the aim to increase women's participation in the sport across the region.
Including delegates from every club in the league, the sub-committee will aim to introduce a youth women's competition in the coming years.
AFL North West community football manager Paul Taylor said the sub-committee was born out of necessity.
"Our current operating model has a bit of a gap for young women looking to play the game," Taylor said.
"Currently, our system allows women to play with boys at under-14 level and then they have to wait until their old enough to play seniors.
"What we are aiming to accomplish from this sub-committee, is a way to retain those girls caught between those two age groups and keep them involved in the game for life."
Taylor said it was likely the region would have a youth girls competition in the coming years. "At this stage, we are confident we could get a competition together for next season, but we're unsure what that would look like," he said.
"If the numbers are there, it could be a weekly thing, or it could be several gala days throughout the season.
"How the competition could look is something the sub-committee will investigate, but I feel confident in saying, if we don't get a competition up next season, we will get one running in 2021."
The sub-committee will be formed next week.