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AFL BARWON has announced its Female Football competitions will switch predominantly to Friday nights next season after extensive consultation with its member clubs.<\/p>\n

The Senior Female and Under 19s Female Football games will be played on Friday nights, in contrast to the leagues’ regular Sunday afternoon timeslots.<\/p>\n

AFL Barwon stated the fixturing of Friday night matches will only be adhered to at venues that have lighting meeting the required safety standards to host matches.<\/p>\n

Five of the 17 Senior Female and Under 19s clubs presently do not have adequate lighting facilities.<\/p>\n

For club’s with sufficient lights to play night home games, doubleheader fixturing will be made possible.<\/p>\n

For any clubs that do not have adequate lighting, they will still play home games on Sunday’s, unless alternative fixtures can be arranged.<\/p>\n

“Clubs have been encouraged to consult and collaborate with other clubs if games need to be moved from the Friday night or Sunday timeslots for any significant reasoning,” AFL Barwon stated.<\/p>\n

“The basis of these changes has been formulated to ensure that female participation continues to trend positively across the Barwon Region.<\/p>\n

“With the implementation of the Fair Access Policy in 2025, AFL Barwon believes this modelling is a critical element in preparing for these policy changes.<\/p>\n

“Female participation in the Barwon Region in 2023 had a rise of 17 per cent across all competitions.”<\/p>\n

All Female Football competition fixtures will be released in the lead-up to the 2024 season.<\/p>\n

Head to aflbarwon.com.au<\/a> for all season start dates for 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AFL BARWON has announced its Female Football competitions will switch predominantly to Friday nights next season after extensive consultation with its member clubs. The Senior Female and Under 19s Female Football games will be played on Friday nights, in contrast to the leagues’ regular Sunday afternoon timeslots. AFL Barwon stated the fixturing of Friday night […]<\/p>\n

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