World Footy News

The Melbourne print media today reported that a review into women's footy commissioned by the AFL could lead to the creation of a national Women's League.

As well as the review into women's footy at junior and grassroots level, Hawthorn are reportedly close to signing an agreement with an existing Melbourne women's footy club to become the Hawks' women's team.

Victorian Women's Football League president Debbie Lee said she would like to see AFL-affiliated women's sides playing curtain-raisers at AFL matches, saying "Initially it might be a Melbourne-based competition with four or five AFL clubs supporting women's footy, and then develop into a national competition where each state is represented. That's my dream."

The article can be read at the Age newspaper website here.