Tipperary's Orla O'Dwyer believes Irish players will shortly have to decide between playing ladies football and Aussie Rules.

Plans to bring the AFLW season forward will see it overlapping with the All-Ireland ladies football championship which means players will likely have to choose one or the other.

"The season is getting longer each year and that's what we want, to play more games," the two-time Premiership winner with the Brisbane Lions is quoted as saying on the AFL website. 

"It depends on the person individually and the club they're with … but I think as we become more full-time, push will come to shove and (players will have to) decide between the sports for sure.

"There's been a lot of talk about it the last couple of weeks the Irish players missing that home aspect and playing with their county and what a privilege that can be.

"I think deep down those Irish players do know where they belong and where they came from and this opportunity we have out here is amazing, to see the professional side of things."

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