Sunbury will soon get its first women’s masters football team.
The new team will be entering the 2026 AFL Masters Metro competition, and Sunbury Lions Masters Football Club general committee member Cassandra Hadson said they’ve already got 25 women committed, with more welcome.
“Women’s football has just grown enormously over the past 10 years which is really exciting and in Sunbury its grown a lot here too but there aren’t places for women to play masters when they get a bit older,” she said.
“There are no teams within a 45km radius, I think the closest team we have to us is Werribee and so what we’re finding is that a lot of the women who are playing senior footy at any of the clubs in Sunbury or surrounds, they generally start to retire when they hit about the 30 to 35 age mark.
“We really want to provide that opportunity for them to prolong their playing careers for as long as possible.”
Ms Hudson said they would love to have a team of about 40 players.
Costs are the biggest issue for starting up the team, with entry fees, jumpers and equipment all costly for them.
“It ends up being quite a costly exercise so we’re looking for sponsors at the moment who really want to support women’s sport and support our team,” Ms Hudson said.
The club will host a trivia night on September 20 at the Sunbury Memorial Hall to kickstart and celebrate the new team but also raise some much-needed funds.
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