"It places us in a much better position to lobby councils and local governments for more support and ground allocation," he said.

The federation will bear the bulk of the infrastructure cost and is looking to invest "seven-figure sums" for the overall implementation. At most, the state and district football associations would only need to pay for licensing costs of the system, Templeman said.

"It's a massive roll-out and we don't expect to get it right the first time or have everyone using it next week," he said. "We will be taking our time to do it properly, and although there will be pent-up demand, we'll manage it."

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