He said it proved great preparation for this year's South West Victorian Football Association season.

"It was definitely a good pre-season, not just for our team, it would have helped Port Fairy massively because it was their first season playing together and also Rangers would have had teams in there," he said.

He's keen to see people from different sports get involved.

"Even the local AFL, if there were people that didn't get enough fitness in for the year and wanted to play sport, they could be interested in playing as well," he said.

There's still plenty to confirm but his hope is the league can start in early November - about two months earlier than last season.

The major hurdle will be if the state government's coronavirus restrictions allow competition.

"One thing which would be stopping us from playing would be how many numbers we can have playing at once," he said.

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Shields, who runs the league with Josh Bateman, estimates they would have to be allowed to have about 60 people gather for play at once.

The Warrnambool Wolves coach said starting the competition early also relied on approval from Warrnambool City Council and that play wouldn't interrupt cricket season.

He noted having enough referees was also crucial to the running of the league.

TSL returned in 2020/21 after a three-year hiatus and attracted 10 teams and more than 100 players.

It was a seven-a-side competition for mixed gender, mixed ability and anyone over 15 years of age.

The season ran from January 13 to April 21 and was played on Wednesday nights at Harris Street Reserve in Warrnambool.

Shields said the plan was to keep the same format and play at Harris Street on Wednesdays again.

He feels people will be hungry to get stuck into this summer's competition.

"Same as last year, everyone was a bit frustrated they didn't get to play or with the lack of playing (during the year)," he said.

"Hopefully we get the same result and everyone is keen to play.

"If we get about the same number as last year - 10 teams - the league will go for about 19 weeks."

He added the season length would depend on how many sides there were and it could go for longer if there were more teams.

Those interested in playing can contact Shields via the Twilight Soccer League Facebook page.

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