3 Tips for Choosing the Right Size AFL Goal Posts for Your Club

Before you buy your AFL goal posts you must first determine what size you require. Here's what you need to consider:

1. Age Range

The primary consideration when selecting AFL goal posts is the age (or size) of the players using them. 6m Mini goal posts would be comically small for a 1.8m player and yet a suitable fit and daunting enough challenge for a 5 year old starting out in Auskick. If your field is only used by kids, you may only need the 6m/3m Mini AFL goal posts or the 7.5m/5m set of Junior AFL goal posts. For fields accommodating teens and adults, your minimum requirement would be a set of 9m/6m Senior AFL goal posts.

2. Competition Type

If your field already hosts high level competition (or you aspire to), you will need 12m/8m Competition AFL goal posts as a minimum. AFL Queensland, for instance, stipulates this size as a minimum State League standard and in order to comply you will need to pass a facilities audit. At the national level you will find 15m/10m Stadium AFL goal posts installed in all the major Australian stadiums like the ones PILA has installed at the MCG and SCG.

3. Budget

It's a fact of life that a budget may limit your options, but your budget should not be a reason to compromise on your requirements. Fortunately there are many grants and funding opportunities available throughout the year (click here for an up-to-date list of available funding). Given that PILA's AFL goal posts are factory guaranteed for 7 years, you're considering a long term investment. Don't box your club into goal posts they might outgrow, and don't run the risk of failing to meet a competition standard and being forced to comply or miss out. Straight goals, as opposed to tapered, are a cost-effective solution that may be worth considering. PILA provides a full range of straight goal posts for those on a tight budget.

While the above outlines minimum requirements, for anyone who's actually tried to kick a ball through AFL goal posts you'll know that it's more exciting and challenging to have larger posts. You'll be surprised at how affordable PILA's AFL goal posts are. Our goal posts are the best value for money in Australia and we offer a price beat guarantee on any competitive quote. Our goal post experts can guide you in choosing the right size AFL goal posts for your field.