As Australian football continues to reckon with its changing position in the international pecking-order, the A-League Women's competition — the highest-profile platform for the country's emerging talent — has taken a much-needed leap to try to halt the slide.
On Wednesday, the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) announced a two-year women's football strategy that will see Australia's top-flight women's league brought into line with the global benchmark, progressively extending the ALW season and adding more clubs as they build towards a fully-professional, full-time women's competition.
