The Northern Territory wants to join Adelaide’s bid to enter a women’s team in an AFL competition from 2017.

Crows CEO Andrew Fagan said the proposal had been taken to the AFL and had the support of AFLNT, where 7000 women play the game.

"We see this as a compelling way to create significant talent pathways," Fagan said.

The proposed hybrid team would split home games between Adelaide and Darwin's Marrara Oval

Fagan and AFLNT boss Michael Solomon have presented written submissions to the AFL.

The team would play as the Adelaide Crows with some AFLNT presence on the back of the jumper and in the club colours.

"For the Northern Territory, who's probably never going to have an AFL male team here, to have a women's team ... that's a massive win for the Northern Territory," Solomon told the Melbourne Age.

"We don't want to see our best Indigenous players forced to leave the Territory to play for teams around Australia when they could be based here.

"We have seven to eight women here who are ready to go and another 12 or so playing out of our youth academy at the Michael Long Centre who we believe would challenge for a senior place by 2017." 

Adelaide last week confirmed it would bid for a licence to enter a women’s team in a national competition.

Former Thunderbirds coach Woodlands-Thompson has joined Adelaide’s women’s football advisory committee which is responsible for charting a path to the national league and driving player recruitment.

Head of football David Noble and development manager Heath Younie are also on the committee which will oversee a talent identification day at the club’s headquarters early next year.

Dozens of girls and women have registered for the trials.

“We are excited at the prospect of having a women’s team in an AFL competition and will do all we can to obtain a licence for 2017,” Fagan said.