AFLW season switch could force Irish players to choose between Gaelic or Aussie Rules

GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 11: Brid Stack of the Giants tackles Madisen Maguire of Geelong during the round 10 AFLW match between the Geelong Cats and the Greater Western Sydney Giants at GMHBA Stadium on March 11, 2022 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos/via Getty Images )

The next AFLW season could start in August, if all 18 clubs agree to new proposals by the AFL Commission, headed up by AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan.

This would mean that Irish players would have to make a decision on whether to play Gaelic Games in the summer with the All-Ireland Ladies Football and Camogie finals now in July or head Down Under for the Aussie Rules season for the Winter/Spring time in Australia.