According to her mum Melissa, that is what 14-year-old Abby Weir said after she was given the green light to play for her beloved St Arnaud Football Club again, in what's believed to be a first for the code.

Weir was previously forced to run water for her old under-14s side because of an AFL policy that states that if a girl is 14 as of January 1, they can no longer participate in mixed-gender competitions.

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Melissa, not satisfied with the "outdated" rule, made it her mission to see her daughter take to the field again with her home club.

On Friday May 7, the determined mother's hard work was validated, when Abby was given the all-clear with an over-age permit from the AFL.

"I (initially) had a call from AFL House from a lovely man there called John O'Donohue, who just explained the process and what they were going through and that they were really looking into it," Melissa said.

"He said that they were meeting with their insurance in the next couple of days and that it had certainly caused quite a deal of conversation amongst their staff at AFL House.

"Then they rang me back and said that insurance had approved it and the next step was for the North Central Board to approve it as well and they did.

"We found out officially that she could play on Friday night."

Melissa was of the belief that Abby's overage-permit is the first of its kind for a girl.

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In her return game against Sea Lake-Nandaly, the talented player showed no signs of rust and was named the fourth best player in her side.

Abby also plays for Golden Square in the Bendigo under-18 girl's competition.

Now, having taken on the might of the AFL, she plans to play out the remainder of the season in St Arnaud's under-14s side, much to the delight of her teammates, after which mum Melissa is hoping to have further discussions with the AFL.

"For the next couple of months we'll just enjoy being able to play footy," Melissa said.

"And then I just said to the AFL that I wanted to keep the conversation going with them about the possibility of playing in the next age group and said we'd discuss that at a later time."

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