LGFA's Australian conundrum looming large ahead of final

The potential snowball effect of more and more players heading to the AFL Women's will continue to be a "problem" that the LGFA have to grapple with going forward, says former All-Ireland-winning Dublin captain Denise Masterson.

This year's TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship final takes place on Sunday with reigning champions Meath going up against Kerry.

But Meath star Vikki Wall and midfielder Orlagh Lally will be heading for Australia to start life in the AFLW after that and other leading lights have also been linked with moves Down Under to take up professional sporting opportunities, where 21 Irish players are set to compete this season.

"It's a problem for the LGFA because I think the more people who go and the more younger girls see it and see the opportunity, the more (players) who will want to go," Masterson said on the RTÉ GAA Podcast.

The appeal of professional contracts will make it more difficult to entice younger players to stay at home.

"I'd say it's very hard for the girls that stay and you wouldn't begrudge any of the girls for going," Masterson said.

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"Ideally if you could get them all to go when they're older like Brid (Stack) and Cora Staunton, when they're at the latter end of their career, you'd love to see them do it all while they were younger in the LGFA and then head over.

"But it's becoming more and more appealing. I think people just feel it's an opportunity that's too big to pass up and I don't know if that's maybe where you start with the LGFA that you make