The Australian Football Women’s League has denied an application of a transgender soccer player because she's too 'physical' to compete against biological females. Hannah Mouncey, 27, a former member of the Australian men's handball team, started “transitioning” in 2015 and ever since then she has participated in other Australian Football competitions against bio women. She recently applied for the 2018 AFLW draft but her application was rejected, denying her the chance to take part in next year's Australian rules football professional women's league. In its decision, the subcommittee said Mouncey, would have “an unreasonable advantage” over the smaller biological fem ale players. “The AFL has made a decision that the physical disparity between Hannah and other AFLW players is significant, in that it would have an effect on the AFLW competition and give rise to an unreasonable advantage,” an AFL statement read. The subcommittee added: “This decision sole