It's been a tough few years for Junee's leaguetag outfit but the club hopes a cash injection can help boost numbers, morale and in turn results on the field.
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Looking to provide a pathway for a bunch of talented juniors is part of why the Diesels are pushing to get back on the field in 2020.
After receiving $5000 from the NSW Government's controversial sports grants scheme Diesels president Simon Vanzanten is looking to put it towards incentivising more women to join their ranks.
"We are going to pay for all the girls rego and will include some Junee Diesels gear," Vanzanten said.
"We're also looking at different ways to make girls sustainable for the future."
Vanzanten is hopeful the funds can also help build the women's culture throughout the club.
Their leaguetag side failed to win a game last season, and were on the end of a number of big scorelines, however signs of good improvement were strong before the competition was put on hold.
Junee will meet this week to try to ascertain their numbers for the season but are confident of being able to fill the same four grades they nominated, with the same exception of a Weissel Cup side, before the coronavirus crisis.
"We want to have kids playing footy to make sure we don't lose them to AFL and stuff like that, especially as it is the first time in 10 years we are going to have a competitive 16s and have a lot of younger girls to play leaguetag," Vanzanten said.
"They really are the future of our footy club."
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