REGISTRATIONS have closed for the BeeGees football club; however, the women’s premier team is searching for its last few players to fill out the team for the 2023 season.
Secretary Amanda Milburn said the club is looking specifically for a goalkeeper in the women’s premier team as well as a few general players.
“I think it’s just a combination of its prime baby time with some people having kids, injuries, busy at work, we aren’t too sure why we have a lack of premier women players,” she said.
“We have 10 premier players at the moment, but if we got three or four more players that would be good, even two would make a big difference.”
Without a women’s premier team, Amanda said the club would lose a key pathway for junior girls’ players, who one day may want to play competitive senior football for the BeeGees.
“If we don’t have a pathway for girls to play as they get older, and if they want to play competitive senior football, they will either leave the sport completely which is not good for women in sport, or leave the club entirely,” she said.
Milburn said although player numbers are low for the women’s premier team, they are confident they will still be playing in the 2023 season, rain, hail, or shine.
“If we don’t get those players, it just means we rely on our under 23’s players to play up and obviously when you’re playing under 23’s against premiers, it’s a tough ask on those girls,” she said.
“There are definitely some under 23’s players that aren’t far off from being at a premier level, they just need to build from their playing experiences to get there.”