Female Football Gippsland will look a little different in the local area after Drouin was unable to get a standalone senior women's side up and running.

While pre-season training numbers were looking solid pre-Christmas - especially given the Hawks were stationed at Hallora Recreation Reserve due to surface works at their usual home - post-Christmas was a different story, a significant drop in numbers forcing the club to pull the plug.
Instead, Drouin have reached a mutual agreement with the senior division's newest side, Nar Nar Goon, to have the remaining Hawks players suit up for the Goon in 2025.
The hope is that once Drouin is back at their traditional home ground they will be able to get a senior side back on the park, with the registered Drouin players this year returning to the maroon and gold.
Initially the Hawks explored the possibility of a full merger for the year, but with Nar Nar Goon having stronger numbers and access to their home ground for the year, the call was made to integrate the Hawks into Nar Nar Goon's program.
Drouin Football Club president Luke Gilbert said the decision to give up on a senior women's side for this year had been a difficult one.
"Not having access to our home ground has potentially impacted their enthusiasm a little bit," he said.
Mr Gilbert remained confident, however, the Hawks would be able to get a women's team on the field in the years to come.
"As long as we can preserve the kids in the 16s and the youths then you're in a good position to be able to have a women's team. You keep chipping away at it," he said.
"If we can have a two, three, four, five year plan as to where we want to go and we build that through an under 16s and a youth girls program, we leave the door open for the women's program and every year we offer that to women in the community hopefully we get the team up and get some footholds and continue to grow,
"The main thing for us is having somewhere for our kids to transition to when they finish playing mixed juniors or junior girls at the football club. I'm confident we'll get it right."
FFG's senior division has struggled for numbers in general in recent times, with just four teams last season ranging from Drouin all the way to Boisdale-Briagolong.
The league's junior divisions, however, tell a different tale.
Drouin will be one of several local sides fielding a side in the FFG youth girls divisions, which has expanded to include an under 16s competition this year.
Warragul Industrials, Warranor and Hill End are among the clubs confirmed to have junior sides in FFG this season as the league looks to consolidate its flourishing youth numbers.
Hill End join the league, fielding an under 16 girls side for the first time. The under 16s are set to kick off on Sunday April 27, with other divisions yet to confirm their draws.