The sons of Sydney Swans stars have always had the chance to chase their dads' dreams, but their daughters have not — until now.
The club has unveiled a new youth academy for girls to help it move a step closer to an AFL Women's team.
Now 240 girls between the ages of 11 and 12 are trying to earn a place in the program.
One of those is Tallulah Kirk, the daughter of former Swans star Brett Kirk.
"She's a bit nervous," Kirk said.
"We talked about [it] in our house, as long as she tries her hardest and does her best it doesn't really matter how she goes."
It is hoped the academy will provide an opportunity for athletes to play for a future Swans AFLW team.
"It's going to replicate exactly what we do with the boys, part of the academy is to improve the skill level of young footballers," academy head coach and former Swan Jared Crouch said.
In June last year it was announced that the GWS Giants were one of eight AFL clubs to have been granted an AFLW licence, but their cross-town rival Sydney chose not to bid for a team.
Sydney has been criticised for not being a part of the elite women's competition from the beginning.
But academy manager Chris Smith said a team was in the pipeline for 2020.
"I think that's when we believe we'll have the resources and infrastructure to support an AFL Women's team and it will be exciting once we do that," he said.
Kirk said the club had chosen to develop talent from grassroots rather than jumping straight in.
"Of course that's where we're headed, but this is the first building block and you can see by the people here and the amount of interest it's where we need to get too," he said.
For those athletes lucky enough to get selected, they will take part in a 12-week program starting in March.
