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Brittney Kleyn in Washington DC

AFL warned it may have missed the boat on potential US imports as women's game continues to grow overseas

While the AFLW has just wrapped its first season with all 18 clubs, a branch of the game in the United States is breeding hundreds of young female players.

The USAFL community league has been around for more than 25 years, and 17 clubs now have a developing women's side.

But player agents fear the AFL has "missed the boat" by not investing in international pathways when the women's game was in its infancy.

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