VAFA Women’s: Old Paradians set to enter inaugural team in 2019

OLD Paradians has taken the first steps towards fielding its inaugural women’s team in the VAFA next year. Here’s how you can sign up.

Tim Michell

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September 4, 2018 - 9:25AM

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OLD Paradians has taken the first steps towards fielding its inaugural women’s team in the VAFA next year.

The club is seeking expressions of interest from prospective players and coaches wishing to be part of the side and has established a women’s football subcommittee.

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As Old Paradians prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary next year, president Mike Jolley said the time had arrived for a women’s team to be added to the club’s history.

“There is certainly a strong push to make this happen both within our club, our affiliated junior club Parade St Damians and from the top levels of women’s football in the VAFA,” Jolley said.

The club will host a women’s football information day on Sunday, September 16 at Bundoora’s Parade College, where it will showcase “some of the very best playing and social facilities in the northern suburbs”.

Old Paradians will have a women’s team to complement its VAFA men’s side next year.

“With more than 1800 boys at the Bundoora and Preston campuses there is a significant network of families and women in the local community who will also have an interest in establishing our inaugural women’s team,” Jolley said.

Old Paradians plans to enter a team in one of the VAFA’s development leagues and its focus will be on participation.

“We were established in 1929 and will be celebrating our 90th anniversary in 2019,” Jolley said.

“It is now time for women’s football to be part of that history and we are all looking forward to making that happen.”

Click here for more information and to sign up.

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