SENIOR women's football has been postponed indefinitely by AFL Western District in light of the state government's new guidelines on adult sport.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
or signup to continue reading
AFLWD announced on Thursday the Western Victoria Female Football League's senior competition, which was set to begin on August 1, would be on hold until further notice.
Listen to this week's edition of The Standard's football podcast - The Main Break
READ MORE:
Last Friday, on the directive of Victoria's Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton, the state government ruled out full-contact training and competition for athletes 19 years and over.
AFLWD commercial and operations manager Matt Ross said in a statement the decision was made in light of the removal of guidance for full-contact training and competition.
The postponed will be be revisited when AFLWD has more certainty around when there might be an opportunity for players to train and compete with contact.
The WVFFL's junior competition, which had it's fixture released this week, will still go ahead on August 1.
"We will constantly monitor the evolving nature of COVID-19 in our region as well as ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations as we continue planning for the resumption of our junior girls competition," Ross said in the statement.
Have you signed up to The Standard's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in the south-west.
Sean Hardeman
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
I'm a sports journalist for the Warrnambool Standard who covers a number of different sports across the south-west of Victoria. I enjoy watching cycling, surfing, football, soccer and Formula 1.
