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The Barossa, Light and Gawler Football Association is set to take a big step in the introduction of women’s football, following the success of trial days. BLGFA president Mick Brien said that although they haven’t decided on the competition yet, he’s hopeful that the foundations will be laid this season. “We haven’t decided if it’ll be on or not yet,” he said. “I think we’ll hopefully go on this year in a small basis.” Mr Brien said that the game will undergo some modifications to accommodate for numbers. “We’ll have to discuss it with the clubs, it’ll be on a Sunday so it doesn’t clash with netball, and we haven’t worked out the age groups yet,” he said. “They’ll most probably only be 12-a-side and combined teams.” SANFL central regional football coordinator Todd Thorne said it was “happy” with how the trial days have panned out. "We’re really happy with how it all panned out, we averaged about 30 girls at each session,” he said. Across the three weeks, a total of 73 girls registered, with roughly three quarters of participants in the 10-15 age bracket. Mr Thorne is in discussions with the BLGFA in an effort to get everything in place this season. "I'm speaking with the people that run the BLG, and we'll work together to try and get something in place for later this season," he said. Mr Thorne also confirmed that the season will be shorter if it does take place. "It won't be a 16 week season, it may be something a bit shorter than that," he said. However, he believes it is likely that the competition will get underway this year. "From talks that I've had with members from the board, they are keen for it to happen as well," he said. "I think it will (happen this year), but I think we still need to work out a few logistics.”

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