AFL MASTERS<\/p>\n
In line with the rise in girls and women playing football, Geelong AFL Masters has put the call out for women over 35 who wish to get on the field.<\/p>\n
The club is hoping to field its first women\u2019s team in 2027 following the growing success of its men\u2019s program.<\/p>\n
Club president Paul Collis said that masters football provides a safe and social playing outlet for individuals who may not feel comfortable playing in traditional leagues anymore.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want to be the only ones out there having fun and enjoying ourselves in our twilight years,\u201d Collis said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe women can get as much enjoyment out of the game as we do, so why not provide the opportunity for them to play as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Early interest has been positive with Collis saying the club had about 30 expressions of interest already.<\/p>\n
If enough players put their hand up, he said the club would investigate the viability of two teams.<\/p>\n
Players of all skill levels are welcomed, including those who are wishing to move on from open competition and people who have never played before.<\/p>\n
Collis said more important than the game itself is the physical and mental benefits the men already involved in the club have experienced.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone\u2019s on the same page,\u201d he said. \u201cWe all just want to keep our bodies going, keep our minds going and still be sociable.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re still competitive, we\u2019re competitive by nature, but at the same time we\u2019re polite and you help people get up and you have a drink with them after the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
There are nearly 10,000 people in 300 teams across Australia now playing masters football, with divisions for different age groups and levels of contact.<\/p>\n
Geelong Masters train Wednesdays at 5.30pm at Frier Reserve, Newtown.<\/p>\n
Interested players are welcome to attend training.<\/p>\n
Further details about getting involved can be found on the Geelong Masters website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AFL MASTERS In line with the rise in girls and women playing football, Geelong AFL Masters has put…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":933370,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-933369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=933369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/933370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=933369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=933369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}