North Melbourne has made a strong statement to the AFL, declaring its ‘time is now’ for an AFLW licence in 2019.

A delegation of North spokespeople led by CEO Carl Dilena, presented the club’s detailed proposal to key AFL executives and decision makers on Thursday afternoon.

“We’re really happy with how it went at AFL House,” Dilena told NMFC.com.au.

“We believe we’re in a strong position for a licence whether the AFL opts to grant two or four.

“Since we received a provisional licence last year, we’ve done all that’s been asked of us and more. I’m really proud of what we’ve been able to achieve and there’s not much more we can do now except wait for the AFL to make its decision in August.”

Regarding reports of the naming of the side off the back of strong links with Tasmania, Dilena told The Age: “That's come up in discussions but nothing has been formalised or agreed to yet. We are looking at a suite of ideas as to how we can make an impact in Tasmania.

"If we are successful in winning a licence there are a number of options and a lot will depend on the partnership going forward and the joint venture approach."

Dilena has confirmed however that North’s pitch involves the potential of playing games in Hobart and Launceston and focuses strongly on the club’s continued development of women's talent across the state.

Recently North’s Next Generation Academy saw 1,136 participants register for trials with 442 participants selected for the elite program across five hubs in Victoria and Tasmania. 44 percent of the successful participants were female (237 females) and 47 per cent were multicultural or indigenous (95 females).

Andrew Dillon, the new head of football at the AFL, joined a committee including commissioner Jason Ball, fellow executives Travis Auld, Sarah Fair and Tanya Hosch along with AFL Women's boss Josh Vanderloo to hear the eight club presentations.

Dillon said the commission would grant the new licences at the end of August to join the eight existing teams in 2019.