What rules are recommended for senior women's community football?

The AFL National Female Community Football Guidelines (2019) recommend that leagues align senior women's competitions, where possible, with the AFLW rules of that time:

• 16 players a side, with a bench of 4 to 5
• unlimited rotations
• quarters of 17 to 20 minutes, including time-on
• a size 4 ball
• a free kick for last disposal out of bounds between the arcs
• boundary throw-ins 10 metres in from the boundary

These are guidelines, so your league may run different numbers. The AFL's reasons include better player depth, more teams and tiers, and a less congested game.

The guidelines also say umpires must pay a free kick for a breach of the Laws, such as prohibited contact with the ball player, even if the contact was accidental.