2017 AFL Women's season | |
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Overview | |
Date | 3 February—25 March 2017 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 1st premiership |
Runners-up | Brisbane 1st runners-up result |
Minor premiers | Brisbane 1st minor premiership |
Best and fairest | Erin Phillips ( ‹See Tfd› Adelaide) 14 votes |
Leading goalkicker | Darcy Vescio ( ‹See Tfd› Carlton) 14 goals |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 29 |
Total attendance | 198,020 (6,828 per match) |
Highest | 24,568 (round 1, ‹See Tfd› Carlton v ‹See Tfd› Collingwood) |
The 2017 AFL Women's season was the inaugural season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season ran from 3 February to 25 March, comprising a seven-round home-and-away season followed by a grand final contested by the top two clubs. Eight Australian Football League (AFL) clubs featured in the inaugural season: ‹See Tfd› Adelaide, Brisbane, ‹See Tfd› Carlton, ‹See Tfd› Collingwood, ‹See Tfd› Fremantle, ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney, ‹See Tfd› Melbourne and the ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs.
Adelaide won the inaugural premiership, defeating Brisbane by six points in the 2017 AFL Women's Grand Final. Brisbane won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 6–0–1 win–loss–draw record. Adelaide's Erin Phillips won the AFL Women's best and fairest award as the league's best and fairest player, and Carlton's Darcy Vescio won the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award as the league's leading goalkicker.
The full fixture was released on Friday 9 December 2016. [1] [2] Notable features of the draw include:
Round 1 | |||||
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Friday, 3 February (7:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 7.4 (46) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 1.5 (11) | Ikon Park (crowd: 24,568) | Report |
Saturday, 4 February (4:35 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 7.6 (48) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 1.6 (12) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 9,289) | Report |
Saturday, 4 February (7:35 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 6.8 (44) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 1.6 (12) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 10,100) | Report |
Sunday, 5 February (5:05 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 1.4 (10) | def. by | Brisbane 4.1 (25) | Casey Fields (crowd: 6,500) | Report |
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Round 2 | |||||
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Friday, 10 February (7:35 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 2.11 (23) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 7.6 (48) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 7,669) | Report |
Saturday, 11 February (3:35 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 7.5 (47) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 5.4 (34) | Ikon Park (crowd: 7,884) | Report |
Saturday, 11 February (7:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 4.1 (25) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 7.2 (44) | Ikon Park (crowd: 6,916) | Report |
Sunday, 12 February (4:05 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 3.5 (23) | def. by | Brisbane 5.6 (36) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10,000) | Report |
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Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 February (12:05 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 7.1 (43) | drew with | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 6.7 (43) | Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 4,000 [11] ) | Report |
Saturday, 18 February (3:35 pm) | Brisbane 4.3 (27) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 3.5 (23) | South Pine Sports Complex (crowd: 5,500) | Report |
Saturday, 18 February (7:35 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 4.5 (29) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 6.7 (43) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 8,000) | Report |
Sunday, 19 February (11:35 am) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 2.5 (17) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 2.2 (14) | Thebarton Oval (crowd: 9,006) | Report |
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Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 25 February (11:35 am) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 6.6 (42) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 5.6 (36) | Casey Fields (crowd: 3,965) | Report |
Saturday, 25 February (3:35 pm) | Brisbane 6.7 (43) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 1.3 (9) | South Pine Sports Complex (crowd: 3,500) | Report |
Saturday, 25 February (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 3.7 (25) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 5.2 (32) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 6,733) | Report |
Sunday, 26 February (4:05 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 3.5 (23) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 6.10 (46) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4,578) | Report |
Round 5 | |||||
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Friday, 3 March (5:05 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 3.2 (20) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 1.9 (15) | Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 2,000) | Report |
Saturday, 4 March (11:35 am) | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 8.6 (54) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 7.6 (48) | Ikon Park (crowd: 6,833) | Report |
Saturday, 4 March (10:35 am) | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 4.7 (31) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 5.2 (32) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2,800) | Report |
Saturday, 4 March (6:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 4.6 (30) | def. by | Brisbane 5.3 (33) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 12,108) | Report |
Round 6 | |||||
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Friday, 10 March (3:05 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 6.7 (43) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 4.3 (27) | Domain Stadium (crowd: 1,200) | Report |
Saturday, 11 March (10:05 am) | Brisbane 2.11 (23) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 2.4 (16) | South Pine Sports Complex (crowd: 4,200) | Report |
Saturday, 11 March (5:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 5.2 (32) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 5.4 (34) | TIO Stadium (crowd: 5,100) | Report |
Sunday, 12 March (11:05 am) | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 7.13 (55) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 3.1 (19) | Olympic Park Oval (crowd: 2,700) | Report |
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 March (4:35 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 11.4 (70) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 2.4 (16) | Casey Fields (crowd: 2,500) | Report |
Saturday, 18 March (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 3.2 (20) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 7.10 (52) | Manuka Oval (crowd: 6,460) | Report |
Sunday, 19 March (1:35 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 7.4 (46) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 10.10 (70) | Olympic Park Oval (crowd: 2,500) | Report |
Sunday, 19 March (3:35 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 6.1 (37) | drew with | Brisbane 5.7 (37) | Ikon Park (crowd: 5,801) | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brisbane | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 224 | 148 | 151.4 | 26 | Grand Final |
2 | Adelaide (P) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 291 | 185 | 157.3 | 20 | |
3 | Melbourne | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 258 | 183 | 141.0 | 20 | |
4 | Carlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 261 | 232 | 112.5 | 14 | |
5 | Collingwood | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 224 | 262 | 85.5 | 12 | |
6 | Western Bulldogs | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 237 | 232 | 102.2 | 8 | |
7 | Fremantle | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 191 | 298 | 64.1 | 6 | |
8 | Greater Western Sydney | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 157 | 303 | 51.8 | 6 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
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1 | Brisbane | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 |
2 | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
3 | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
4 | ‹See Tfd› Carlton | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
5 | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
6 | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
7 | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
8 | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
In the absence of a finals series, the two teams who finished the highest on the ladder at the end of the home and away season played in the AFL Women's Grand Final. [12] Brisbane finished as the minor premiers and secured a spot in the grand final at the end of round six; ‹See Tfd› Adelaide's round seven win over ‹See Tfd› Collingwood saw them secure the second spot in the grand final over ‹See Tfd› Melbourne due to a higher percentage. [13] It was confirmed in February by AFL Chief Executive Officer, Gillon McLachlan, that the team finishing highest on the ladder at the end of the season would earn the right to host the grand final in their home state. [14] The match was originally planned to be held at the Gabba, however due to its ground surface being in a dangerous state, the grand final was moved to Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast as a curtain raiser to the Gold Coast versus Brisbane Lions AFL match. [15]
2017 AFL Women's Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 25 March (12:55 pm) | Brisbane 4.5 (29) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 4.11 (35) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 15,610) | Report |
+ | Win | Qualified for finals | |
- | Loss | X | Bye |
Draw | Eliminated |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | GF | Ladder |
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‹See Tfd› Adelaide | GWS 36 | WB 25 | Car 3 | Fre 23 | BL 3 | Mel 2 | Col 24 | BL 6 | 1 |
Brisbane | Mel 15 | Fre 13 | Col 4 | GWS 34 | Ade 3 | WB 7 | Car 0 | Ade 6 | 2 |
‹See Tfd› Carlton | Col 35 | GWS 13 | Ade 3 | Mel 6 | WB 6 | Fre 16 | BL 0 | X | 4 |
‹See Tfd› Collingwood | Car 35 | Mel 19 | BL 4 | WB 7 | Fre 1 | GWS 36 | Ade 24 | X | 5 |
‹See Tfd› Fremantle | WB 32 | BL 13 | GWS 0 | Ade 23 | Col 1 | Car 16 | Mel 54 | X | 7 |
‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney | Ade 36 | Car 13 | Fre 0 | BL 34 | Mel 5 | Col 36 | WB 32 | X | 8 |
‹See Tfd› Melbourne | BL 15 | Col 19 | WB 14 | Car 6 | GWS 5 | Ade 2 | Fre 54 | X | 3 |
‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs | Fre 32 | Ade 25 | Mel 14 | Col 7 | Car 6 | BL 7 | GWS 32 | X | 6 |
By club
| By ground
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Club | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Brisbane | Inaugural coach | Craig Starcevich [16] | 22 June 2016 | ||
‹See Tfd› Carlton | Inaugural coach | Damien Keeping [17] | 29 June 2016 | ||
‹See Tfd› Fremantle | Inaugural coach | Michelle Cowan [18] | 1 July 2016 | ||
‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney | Inaugural coach | Tim Schmidt [19] | 23 July 2016 | ||
‹See Tfd› Collingwood | Inaugural coach | Wayne Siekman [20] | 26 July 2016 | ||
‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs | Inaugural coach | Paul Groves [21] | 23 August 2016 | ||
‹See Tfd› Adelaide | Inaugural coach | Bec Goddard [22] | 24 August 2016 | ||
‹See Tfd› Melbourne | Inaugural coach | Mick Stinear [23] | 15 September 2016 | ||
‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney | Tim Schmidt | Resigned | 21 July 2017 | Alan McConnell [24] | 21 July 2017 |
Club | Coach | Captain(s) | Vice-captain(s) | Ref. |
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‹See Tfd› Adelaide | Bec Goddard | Erin Phillips, Chelsea Randall | Ange Foley, Sally Riley | [25] |
Brisbane | Craig Starcevich | Emma Zielke | — | [26] |
‹See Tfd› Carlton | Damien Keeping | Lauren Arnell | Brianna Davey, Madeline Keryk | [27] |
‹See Tfd› Collingwood | Wayne Siekman | Steph Chiocci | Alicia Eva | [28] |
‹See Tfd› Fremantle | Michelle Cowan | Kara Donnellan | Kirby Bentley, Kiara Bowers | [29] |
‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney | Tim Schmidt | Amanda Farrugia | Emma Swanson | [30] |
‹See Tfd› Melbourne | Mick Stinear | Daisy Pearce | Melissa Hickey, Elise O'Dea | [31] |
‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs | Paul Groves | Katie Brennan | Ellie Blackburn | [32] |
Club | Award name | Player | Ref. |
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‹See Tfd› Adelaide | Club Champion | Erin Phillips | [41] |
Brisbane | — | Emily Bates | [42] |
‹See Tfd› Carlton | — | Brianna Davey | [43] |
‹See Tfd› Collingwood | — | Nicola Stevens | [44] |
‹See Tfd› Fremantle | — | Dana Hooker | [45] |
‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney | Gabrielle Trainor Medal | Jessica Dal Pos | [46] |
‹See Tfd› Melbourne | — | Daisy Pearce | [47] |
‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs | Susan Alberti Award | Ellie Blackburn | [48] |
Emma Kearney |
Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total | |
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1 | Darcy Vescio | 44 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 311 | 314 | 014 | 14 |
2 | Sarah Perkins | 11 | 23 | 03 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 411 | 11 |
3 | Kate McCarthy | 11 | 01 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
Alyssa Mifsud | 00 | 11 | 34 | 26 | 06 | 17 | 29 | ||
5 | Erin Phillips | 33 | 03 | 14 | 15 | 05 | 05 | 38 | 8 |
6 | Moana Hope | 00 | 11 | 01 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 7 |
Phoebe McWilliams | 11 | 12 | 24 | 04 | 04 | 26 | 17 | ||
8 | Jess Cameron | 00 | 11 | 12 | 03 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 6 |
Ellie Blackburn | 11 | 01 | 01 | 12 | 35 | 05 | 16 |
The final All-Australian team was announced on 28 March. Grand finalists ‹See Tfd› Adelaide and Brisbane had the most representatives with five each, and every team had at least one representative. [49] ‹See Tfd› Melbourne captain Daisy Pearce was announced as the All-Australian captain and Adelaide co-captain Erin Phillips was announced as the vice-captain. [50]
B: | Nicola Stevens ( ‹See Tfd› Collingwood) | Courtney Cramey ( ‹See Tfd› Adelaide) | |
HB: | Chelsea Randall ( ‹See Tfd› Adelaide) | Brianna Davey ( ‹See Tfd› Carlton) | Karen Paxman ( ‹See Tfd› Melbourne) |
C: | Elise O'Dea ( ‹See Tfd› Melbourne) | Daisy Pearce ( ‹See Tfd› Melbourne) (captain) | Emma Kearney ( ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs) |
HF: | Erin Phillips ( ‹See Tfd› Adelaide) (vice-captain) | Sabrina Frederick-Traub (Brisbane) | Ellie Blackburn ( ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs) |
F: | Sarah Perkins ( ‹See Tfd› Adelaide) | Darcy Vescio ( ‹See Tfd› Carlton) | |
Foll: | Emma King ( ‹See Tfd› Collingwood) | Kara Donnellan ( ‹See Tfd› Fremantle) | Emily Bates (Brisbane) |
Int: | Jessica Dal Pos ( ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney) | Kate McCarthy (Brisbane) | Ebony Marinoff ( ‹See Tfd› Adelaide) |
Tayla Harris (Brisbane) | Melissa Hickey ( ‹See Tfd› Melbourne) | Sam Virgo (Brisbane) | |
Coach: | Bec Goddard ( ‹See Tfd› Adelaide) |
In mid-July the AFL announced a State of Origin representative match would be held for AFL Women's players during the AFL season pre-finals bye. [51] A team of players born in Victoria would play a single exhibition match against a team of players from the rest of Australia at Etihad Stadium on the evening of Saturday 2 September. Initial squads for the match were announced on 25 July including that ‹See Tfd› Melbourne AFLW football operations manager Debbie Lee would coach Victoria, while ‹See Tfd› Adelaide premiership coach Bec Goddard, would coach the Allies. [52]
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AFLW State of Origin | |||||
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Saturday, 2 September (7:40 pm) | Victoria | def. | Allies | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 9,400 [53] ) | Report |
0.2.2 (14) 0.8.5 (53) 0.11.7 (73) 0.17.11 (113) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.1.1 (7) 0.2.2 (14) 0.2.2 (14) 0.2.4 (16) | Umpires: Bryce, Cheever, Rodger Best on ground: Daisy Pearce Television broadcast: Network Seven, Fox Footy | ||
Super goals: Nil Garner 5, Blackburn 3, Ashmore 2, Eva, Lambert, Paxman, Kearney, Pearce, D'Arcy, Hope | Goals | Super goals: Nil Harris, Wuetschner | |||
Pearce, Paxman, Donnellan, Garner, Eva, Kearney, Blackburn | Best | King, Bates, Antonio, Brennan, Marinoff | |||
Lambert (hip) | Injuries | Harris (knee), Zielke (ribs), Randall (thigh), Bentley (knee) | |||
Nil | Reports | Nil | |||
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