Female Footy at the Ashy Redbacks is shaping up to be bigger and better in 2020. Be a part of it! 

We love young females embracing our great game of AFL and we have an exceptional program which allows any female who would like to try footy to feel welcome and give footy a go in a safe, friendly environment. 

Our girls love to have fun, but they also know they take their footy seriously.  Ashy values all females as an integral part of our club and we actively support them as they become successful footballers. 

And what success we had in 2020! For the first time in our club’s history, we fielded five girls teams including an U10 girls team.

2020 Season Registrations

Registrations for the 2020 season will open in November 2019. If you have any questions about registrations, contact our Registrar on registrations@ashyredbacks.org.au 

Age Groups

In 2020 we are aiming to field the following teams (subject to confirmation from the league and registration numbers): 

• Under 10

• Under 11

• Under 12

• Under 14

• Under 16

• Youth Girls (Under 18)

Our football league is the Yarra Junior Football League, otherwise known as the YJFL. Our games are played on a Sunday from April through until September. 

For registration purposes, your age group is based on your age as of the 1st of January 2020.  i.e. if you were born on the 1st of March 2003, you would be playing Youth Girls in 2020. See Registrations for a guide of age levels.

Rules

YJFL has a set of Altered Rules for Girls. There are 16 players on the ground, kicking off the ground is now allowed and there is tackling… our girls love it! 

In Season Training

Everyone has to start somewhere.  Our AFL accredited coaches will teach you the correct techniques, help you gain match fitness and the confidence to be playing by the start of the season. 

Training times are listed on our website under Season 2020 / Preseason Training Timetable and Season 2020 / In-season Training Timetable (this information will be launched once it is known to us). We aim for girls to train on the same night as it enables simulated match play within sessions and appropriate age based skill development.

Uniform

Uniform and other club merchandise is ordered online through our Club website.

The only 'must have' items players need are: Socks and Red Shorts (Home). The Club supplies playing jumpers. Mouth guards and footy boots are also compulsory.

Pathways

Girls junior footy is not limited to playing for our Club. For those with emerging talent, the YJFL has a representative side, competing each year against teams from other football regions.

We have current Ashy females in the Youth Girls Academy at Sandringham Dragons and Oakleigh Chargers as well as a former Ashy players, Steph Harvie, who played at VFL sides Eastern Devils and is now with Essendon FC, and Millie Klingbiel joined Geelong Cats VFL in 2017 and in 2019 joined Richmond VFL, which is now part of the AFLW.