Young women’s football players in the Illawarra are being held back without a clear pathway to the A-league. The Illawarra Stingrays football club compete in the Women’s National Premier League (WNPL), yet players believe they are not given the opportunity to work their way up through the club. Brielle Masters has played for the Stingrays for six years and said that the team doesn’t have a direct program for players to get into the women’s premier league team, rather players are picked through their appearances at a junior level. “I would like to see in the future a stronger pathway…