Our dedicated Girls Football Program currently runs from Auskick through to Under 16’s. We strive to provide a fun, inclusive and supportive environment for girls.

We have a 42% girl participation at the Ascot Vale Junior Football Club and in 2025 we will be field multiple teams in each of the Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 girls competitions.

As one of the largest junior girls programs in the EDFL, we typically have multiple teams in each age group. This means we have a more advanced team competing in Division One, as well as a development team in a lower division which is ideal for less confident girls and girls new to AFL football.

All football training sessions and home games are played locally at Walter St Reserve, Ascot Vale and Merv Hughes Oval, Edgewater.

Training is typically on “Girls Only” Tuesday nights with an additional training night on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday night depending on the age group. Training is typically 5:30-6:30 for the younger groups and 6:30-7:30 for the older girls.

We run a preseason training program from Oct-Nov and then start back training in February once school begins.

Games occur on Sunday morning and start between 08:30am to 2pm, depending on age.

The playing season starts in April and finishes in July with 14 Home and Away games then finals, if reached. The final dates and fixture are released in March when all teams are registered to the league.

We are proud to have both male and female coaches who are AFL Level 1 Certified Coaches and hold a current Working With Children’s Check (WWCC). All teams typically have 2-3 coaches with at least one Coach per team female.

Coaches are supported with the use of professional paid skills coaches. In 2025 the club will engage professional kicking coaches, ruck and clearance coaching and a specialist tackling coach to ensure kids learn the most correct and safe way to play.

Our coaching team is led by Simon Wiggins who played many seasons with Carlton AFL.

In 2024 both of the under 8 girls teams had adult coaches as well as Under 16 girls helping to teach skills at training and supporting during game days. At the heart of our club is a community spirit and the model behaviour from our older girls to invest time back into the youngest girls is great for everyone involved.

Register before January 2025 to secure Early Bird prices.

All NEW players who register before January 2025 will receive an Early Bird discount plus:

- FREE Panthers training top with personal name printed on the back

- FREE Pair of black home and white away shorts

- FREE Playing socks

$239 - Under 8s (born 2017 - 2018 before May)

$299 - Under 10s (born 2015 - 2016)

$299 - Under 12s (born 2013 - 2014)

$299 - Under 14s (born 2011 - 2012)

$339 - Under 16s (born 2009 - 2010)