The Therry Penola Amateur Football Club is excited to announce the fielding of a women’s football team for the first time in season 2017.
This team will cater for women from the ages of 16 and over to compete in a new Victorian Amateur Football Association women’s competition (VAFA).

The VAFA Women’s competition is looking at:
• 12 rounds with 3 finals
• Playing on a Sunday afternoon ranging from 12 noon – 3pm
• 20 minute quarters

Therry Penola AFC is a very strong family orientated club with a proud history. We currently form part of the Penola St Francis Moreland Community Sports Association which incorporates the St Francis De Sales cricket club, Penola Saints netball club, St Francis football club and Oak Park Saints basketball club.

This wonderful female sporting opportunity creates important health, social, gender balance, inclusiveness and equity benefits for all women and girls wanting to be involved in sport, in particular Australian Rules Football. Having females involved in sport is not only great for the l the individual, but more broadly for our Football club, the Association and the community as a whole.

There is still a lot of work to be done to achieve this start up team in 2017 and our Club is committed to ensuring we are not only fielding the side next year but for many years to come.

To help make this historic step become a reality we are asking for any interested players, aspiring Coaches (Female or Male), Volunteer’s, Sponsors, Officials, etc., to make contact with myself on 0417 309 316 or Gerard.Biddlestone@coateshire.com.au

We will continue to keep everyone updated on this exciting venture via our Therry App, Email, SMS and our Therry Facebook page and will be organising a get together over the coming weeks.

Regards

Gerard Biddlestone
President -Therry Penola Amateur FC