Dozens of hopefuls have taken part in a women's football talent trial in Adelaide, as part of a joint venture between the SANFL and Adelaide Crows.

The talent drive is designed to place Adelaide in the best possible position to vie for a team in the first national women's AFL competition, planned for next year.

About 40 of the women who took part in the trial at the Crows headquarters at Football Park in West Lakes will be chosen to be part of a SANFL All Stars squad, to play a curtain raiser before an AFL match.

Midfielder Courtney Cramey has played exhibition matches in Victoria and was one of the players competing for a spot.

Her goal is to play football on a national stage.

"It's amazing really, as sportswomen we grow up with the same dreams as boys do and to think that we could be playing on the national stage under an AFL sanctioned competition, it's really exciting," Cramey said.

SANFL football general manager Adam Kelly, Crows head of football David Nobel and midfielder Courtney Cramy at a press conference at Football Park. ( ABC News: Candice Marcus )

"I think the future is looking bright and those dreams can come true now," she said.

She said her passion for the sport started from a young age.

"I started playing football as a junior, kicking the football in the backyard with my brother and dad.

"They were heavily involved in an SANFL club coaching and playing, so I was out there every training during the week kicking a football into a bin, practicing and begging my dad to stay on after to help me get better at the game."

Cramey said she believed the talent pool was big enough for a strong South Australian women's team to compete at a national level.

"I think in the last five years it's doubled in teams in the local competition and that's just evident here today.

"There are girls that I've seen across the years come back and they're here today giving it another shot.

"I think with the pathway now and the opportunities existing for female footballers we're going to have girls come back and there is going to be the talent here in South Australia to field a team."

Hayley Charity was also pumped to get her shot in front of the Adelaide Crows coaching team.

"It was fantastic, a dream come true," she said after the training session.

"Very proud to wear the colours. We could show up the boys definitely."

"So we're all ready, bring it on."