A near century-old women's sporting record could be broken come February 10 when the Fremantle Dockers women's team take on Collingwood at Optus Stadium.

The historic match, which will be the first AFL match ever to be played at the new 60,000-seat venue, is expected to attract more than 30,000 fans.

The Fremantle Dockers women's team are hoping to break attendance records during the February 10 match. Credit:Twitter / Fremantle Dockers

The last time such a crowd gathered for an Australian women's sporting event was in 1929 when a gypsy moth biplane swooped down and dropped a football into Adelaide Oval to make the first bounce at a women's charity carnival football match.

The match - played between staff at a department store and a pyjama factory - attracted 41,000 people through the gates during a South Australian National Football League bye weekend.