The AFL will remove white shorts from on-field uniforms for all teams across the AFLW, VFLW, AFLW U18 National Championships, and any AFL-managed women and girls talent pathways activity in 2023.

The historic approach comes following extensive consultation with clubs and female players in addressing in-competition performance anxieties in elite athletes.

Removing white shorts is designed to address the global issue sportspeople face while playing in white uniforms during their menstrual cycles.

The AFL will approve all uniform match-ups across these competitions to ensure colour differentiation where no differentiation in short colour exists.

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