THE Warragul Colts Youth Girls’ football team is ready to bolt out of the gates into 2015, but need a few more girls at the club to help the side reach its potential.
Based at Eastern Park, the Warragul Colts JFC is looking for any young-and-upcoming Youth Girls footballers in the West Gippsland area who are interested in joining the stable to help launch their Gippsland Youth Girls Competition campaign.
With women’s football in the region blossoming – following the launch of a Gippsland League VWFL team – the Warragul Youth Girls’ team is going from strength to strength ahead of the season start this month.
For girls across West Gippsland – Bunyip, Nar Nar Goon, Longwarry, Kooweerup and surrounds – the Colts are the starting point to any future in the game and the pathway to the Gippsland Power Youth Girls side, Gippsland Women’s team and future AFL women’s team from 2017 onwards.
“It’s going really well,” club president Tony Linford said.
“The girls can come and learn new skills – plenty of opportunity for them now to progress in AFL compared to what it used to be.
“Especially for girls that are living around Garfield, Bunyip and all those local areas, Gippsland has a new women’s team and that would suit them as well.
“For the girls to get into those things nowadays, they have to start at a Youth Girls’ club.”
For any girls who are 12 to 17 years old interested in playing in the team – to help learn new skills, make some mates and become part of the club – contact Warragul club president Tony Linford on 0433 833 184.
