2021 AFL Women's season | |
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Overview | |
Date | 28 January—17 April 2021 |
Teams | 14 |
Premiers | Brisbane 1st premiership |
Runners-up | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 1st runners-up result |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 1st minor premiership |
Best and fairest | Kiara Bowers ( ‹See Tfd› Fremantle) Brianna Davey ( ‹See Tfd› Collingwood) 15 votes |
Leading goalkicker | Darcy Vescio ( ‹See Tfd› Carlton) 16 goals |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 68 |
Total attendance | 155,908 (2,293 per match) |
Highest (H&A) | 9,552 (round 6, ‹See Tfd› West Coast v ‹See Tfd› Fremantle) |
Highest (finals) | 22,934 (grand final, ‹See Tfd› Adelaide v Brisbane) |
The 2021 AFL Women's season was the fifth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 14 clubs and ran from 28 January to 17 April, comprising a nine-round home-and-away season followed by a three-week finals series featuring the top six clubs.
Brisbane won the premiership, defeating ‹See Tfd› Adelaide by 18 points in the 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final. Adelaide won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 7–2 win–loss record. ‹See Tfd› Fremantle's Kiara Bowers and ‹See Tfd› Collingwood's Brianna Davey tied for the AFL Women's best and fairest award as the league's best and fairest players, and ‹See Tfd› Carlton's Darcy Vescio won their second AFL Women's leading goalkicker award as the league's leading goalkicker.
The previous two AFLW seasons were formatted with the assistance of conferences, which split the league's clubs into two ranking tables. The AFL elected to remove the conferences for the 2021 season and revert to a single ladder. Under the terms of the existing contractual bargaining agreement between the players and the AFL, teams will play nine regular season matches, before a three-week finals series for the top six teams occurs. [1] Owing to the fact clubs will not get the opportunity to play all of their opponents once, the AFL placed the teams together in a single 2020 ladder and then broke them up into brackets to attempt a fair fixture for the 2021 season. [2]
The season was played during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the season began, Australia had largely settled into a paradigm of most states maintaining zero COVID-19 cases outside of their international travel quarantine systems; this allowed football games to be played in front of crowds, usually with reduced capacity, and unhindered interstate travel was permitted without quarantine. However, the different state governments often responded quickly to small numbers or even single virus cases being discovered in the community; this meant border restrictions or quarantine periods were at times re-introduced at short notice, impacting interstate travel for games; and, in some cases, that city- or state-wide lockdowns could be imposed within the impacted states, [3] precluding football activities altogether. The season's original nine-round fixture was discarded due to such restrictions after only one week, in favour of a floating fixture released around any restrictions in place at the time.
All starting times are local time.
Round 1 | |||||
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Thursday, 28 January (7:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 4.3 (27) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 5.3 (33) | Ikon Park (crowd: 6,712) | Report |
Friday, 29 January (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda 8.3 (51) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 6.6 (42) | RSEA Park (crowd: 2,523) | Report |
Saturday, 30 January (2:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast 5.5 (35) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 9.2 (56) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,902) | Report |
Saturday, 30 January (2:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› West Coast 2.6 (18) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 8.8 (56) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,929) | Report |
Sunday, 31 January (12:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Geelong 1.3 (9) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 11.5 (71) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 3,701) | Report |
Sunday, 31 January (2:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Richmond 1.6 (12) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 5.11 (41) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 988) | Report |
Sunday, 31 January (1:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 8.10 (58) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 4.4 (28) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,195) | Report |
Round 2 | |||||
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Friday, 5 February (7:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 6.6 (42) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 5.6 (36) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,479) | Report |
Saturday, 6 February (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 6.9 (45) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Geelong 2.4 (16) | Victoria Park (crowd: 2,938) | Report |
Saturday, 6 February (5:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 7.2 (44) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Richmond 2.4 (16) | Casey Fields (crowd: 2,581) | Report |
Sunday, 7 February (1:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 5.6 (36) | def. | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda 1.4 (10) | Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,977) | Report |
Sunday, 7 February (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast 0.2 (2) | Hickey Park (crowd: 2,101) | Report |
Sunday, 7 February (5:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 2.3 (15) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 9.8 (62) | Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 0) | Report |
Sunday, 7 February (4:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 2.11 (23) | def. | ‹See Tfd› West Coast 2.2 (14) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 0) | Report |
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Round 3 | |||||
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Friday, 12 February (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Geelong 1.3 (9) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 3.6 (24) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,124) | Report |
Saturday, 13 February (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 2.6 (18) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast 1.2 (8) | Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 625 [7] ) | Report |
Saturday, 13 February (5:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda 2.4 (16) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 6.4 (40) | RSEA Park (crowd: 0) | Report |
Saturday, 13 February (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 9.6 (60) | def. | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 8.3 (51) | Casey Fields (crowd: 0) | Report |
Sunday, 14 February (12:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 1.7 (13) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 7.1 (43) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,717) | Report |
Sunday, 14 February (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Richmond 4.7 (31) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 7.6 (48) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 0) | Report |
Monday, 15 February (4:15 pm) | Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) | def. | ‹See Tfd› West Coast 2.8 (20) | Hickey Park (crowd: 0) | Report |
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Round 4 | |||||
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Friday, 19 February (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda 7.9 (51) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Geelong 3.4 (22) | RSEA Park (crowd: 1,454) | Report |
Saturday, 20 February (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 8.3 (51) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Richmond 7.4 (46) | Ikon Park (crowd: 2,212) | Report |
Saturday, 20 February (2:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 7.13 (55) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast 1.0 (6) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,410) | Report |
Saturday, 20 February (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 0.8 (8) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 4.4 (28) | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 2,254) | Report |
Sunday, 21 February (12:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions 5.3 (33) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 6.9 (45) | Hickey Park (crowd: 1,518 [9] ) | Report |
Sunday, 21 February (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 6.1 (37) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 2.12 (24) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,180) | Report |
Sunday, 21 February (5:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 7.6 (48) | def. | ‹See Tfd› West Coast 4.4 (28) | Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 974) | Report |
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Round 5 | |||||
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Friday, 26 February (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Geelong 2.1 (13) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Richmond 9.6 (60) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,829 [10] ) | Report |
Saturday, 27 February (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 7.5 (47) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 3.4 (22) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,461) | Report |
Saturday, 27 February (2:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 1.8 (14) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 3.7 (25) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,423) | Report |
Saturday, 27 February (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 9.5 (59) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 6.1 (37) | UTAS Stadium (crowd: 820) | Report |
Sunday, 28 February (12:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 8.13 (61) | def. | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda 1.2 (8) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,497 [11] ) | Report |
Sunday, 28 February (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 7.7 (49) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 1.8 (14) | Victoria Park (crowd: 2,931) | Report |
Sunday, 28 February (2:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› West Coast 5.4 (34) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast 4.9 (33) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,119 [12] ) | Report |
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Round 6 | |||||
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Friday, 5 March (5:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Richmond 5.2 (32) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 10.7 (67) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 803) | Report |
Saturday, 6 March (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 2.5 (17) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 7.13 (55) | Manuka Oval (crowd: 1,847) | Report |
Saturday, 6 March (4:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 13.7 (85) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast 2.3 (15) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,087) | Report |
Saturday, 6 March (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 9.12 (66) | def. | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda 3.4 (22) | Casey Fields (crowd: 1,096) | Report |
Sunday, 7 March (12:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 10.4 (64) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Geelong 4.7 (31) | Ikon Park (crowd: 1,764) | Report |
Sunday, 7 March (2:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 7.9 (51) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 2.3 (15) | Victoria Park (crowd: 3,017 [14] ) | Report |
Sunday, 7 March (1:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› West Coast 1.2 (8) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 11.9 (75) | Optus Stadium (crowd: 9,552 [15] ) | Report |
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Round 7 | |||||
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Friday, 12 March (6:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast 4.2 (26) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Richmond 6.5 (41) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 907 [17] ) | Report |
Saturday, 13 March (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda 3.7 (25) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 7.3 (45) | RSEA Park (crowd: 791 [18] ) | Report |
Saturday, 13 March (5:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 5.7 (37) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 3.8 (26) | North Hobart Oval (crowd: 1,034 [19] ) | Report |
Saturday, 13 March (7:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 6.7 (43) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 2.3 (15) | Casey Fields (crowd: 445 [20] ) | Report |
Sunday, 14 March (1:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 6.5 (41) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 6.9 (45) | Ikon Park (crowd: 2,048) | Report |
Sunday, 14 March (3:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions 4.11 (35) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 4.8 (32) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 0) | Report |
Monday, 15 March (2:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› West Coast 8.5 (53) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Geelong 2.2 (14) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 848 [21] ) | Report |
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Round 8 | |||||
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Friday, 19 March (5:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast 4.3 (27) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 13.9 (87) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 272 [23] ) | Report |
Saturday, 20 March (1:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Geelong 1.3 (9) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 2.4 (16) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 963) | Report |
Saturday, 20 March (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 8.11 (59) | def. | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda 2.1 (13) | Victoria Park (crowd: 2,228) | Report |
Saturday, 20 March (4:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions 4.11 (35) | def. | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 2.8 (20) | Gabba (crowd: 6,613) | Report |
Sunday, 21 March (12:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Richmond 5.12 (42) | def. | ‹See Tfd› West Coast 5.4 (34) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 619 [24] ) | Report |
Sunday, 21 March (3:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 12.6 (78) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 3.4 (22) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 1,749 [25] ) | Report |
Sunday, 21 March (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 4.8 (32) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 5.7 (37) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,233 [7] ) | Report |
Round 9 | |||||
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Friday, 26 March (5:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs 7.3 (45) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Richmond 5.2 (32) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 1,985 [27] ) | Report |
Saturday, 27 March (1:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 4.6 (30) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 4.5 (29) | Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,223) | Report |
Saturday, 27 March (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 6.2 (38) | def. | Brisbane Lions 6.0 (36) | Casey Fields (crowd: 743 [7] ) | Report |
Saturday, 27 March (4:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast 3.6 (24) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Geelong 6.5 (41) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,506 [28] ) | Report |
Sunday, 28 March (12:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 4.7 (31) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 2.5 (17) | Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,314 [29] ) | Report |
Sunday, 28 March (4:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney 4.7 (31) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› Carlton 4.8 (32) | Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 903 [30] ) | Report |
Sunday, 28 March (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› West Coast 3.2 (20) | def. by | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda 11.10 (76) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 809 [31] ) | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Adelaide | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 446 | 214 | 208.4 | 28 | Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 390 | 200 | 195.0 | 28 | |
3 | Collingwood | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 362 | 190 | 190.5 | 28 | |
4 | Melbourne | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 382 | 293 | 130.4 | 28 | |
5 | Fremantle | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 374 | 202 | 185.1 | 24 | |
6 | North Melbourne | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 379 | 266 | 142.5 | 24 | |
7 | Carlton | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 415 | 330 | 125.8 | 20 | |
8 | Western Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 300 | 340 | 88.2 | 20 | |
9 | Greater Western Sydney | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 240 | 324 | 74.1 | 16 | |
10 | Richmond | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 312 | 369 | 84.6 | 12 | |
11 | St Kilda | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 272 | 391 | 69.6 | 12 | |
12 | West Coast | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 229 | 432 | 53.0 | 8 | |
13 | Geelong | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 164 | 408 | 40.2 | 4 | |
14 | Gold Coast | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 176 | 482 | 36.5 | 0 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
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1 | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide | 43 | 83 | 86 | 124 | 164 | 204 | 204 | 243 | 281 |
2 | Brisbane Lions | 42 | 81 | 121 | 123 | 162 | 203 | 242 | 281 | 282 |
3 | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood | 46 | 86 | 123 | 162 | 201 | 241 | 243 | 282 | 283 |
4 | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne | 45 | 84 | 124 | 125 | 127 | 166 | 206 | 245 | 284 |
5 | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle | 44 | 85 | 122 | 161 | 163 | 202 | 241 | 244 | 245 |
6 | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne | 41 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 126 | 165 | 205 | 206 | 246 |
7 | ‹See Tfd› Carlton | 09 | 09 | 48 | 88 | 88 | 128 | 128 | 167 | 207 |
8 | ‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs | 08 | 47 | 87 | 126 | 165 | 167 | 167 | 168 | 208 |
9 | ‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney | 011 | 011 | 410 | 810 | 810 | 810 | 129 | 169 | 169 |
10 | ‹See Tfd› Richmond | 013 | 012 | 011 | 011 | 411 | 411 | 810 | 1210 | 1210 |
11 | ‹See Tfd› St Kilda | 47 | 48 | 49 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 811 | 812 | 1211 |
12 | ‹See Tfd› West Coast | 012 | 010 | 012 | 012 | 412 | 412 | 812 | 811 | 812 |
13 | ‹See Tfd› Geelong | 014 | 014 | 014 | 013 | 014 | 013 | 014 | 014 | 413 |
14 | ‹See Tfd› Gold Coast | 010 | 013 | 013 | 014 | 013 | 014 | 013 | 013 | 014 |
Qualifying Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide | 5.3 (33) | ||||||||||||
4 | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne | 5.10 (40) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne | 1.9 (15) | ||||||||||
5 | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle | 3.5 (23) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide | 3.2 (20) | ||||||||||
Brisbane Lions | 6.2 (38) | |||||||||||||
2 | Brisbane Lions | 7.3 (45) | ||||||||||||
3 | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood | 7.8 (50) | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood | 6.5 (41) | ||||||||||
6 | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne | 7.2 (44) |
Qualifying finals | |||||
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QF B: Saturday, 3 April (1:05 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 5.10 (40) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Fremantle 3.5 (23) | Casey Fields (crowd: 1,174 [32] ) | Report |
QF A: Saturday, 3 April (3:10 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 7.8 (50) | def. | ‹See Tfd› North Melbourne 7.2 (44) | Victoria Park (crowd: 3,010) | Report |
Preliminary finals | |||||
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PF1: Saturday, 10 April (1:40 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 5.3 (33) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Melbourne 1.9 (15) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,382 [33] ) | Report |
PF2: Saturday, 10 April (4:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions 7.3 (45) | def. | ‹See Tfd› Collingwood 6.5 (41) | Gabba (crowd: 4,435 [34] ) | Report |
Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 17 April (1:30 pm) | ‹See Tfd› Adelaide 3.2 (20) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 6.2 (38) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 22,934) | Report |
+ | Win | Qualified for finals | |
- | Loss | X | Bye |
Draw | Eliminated |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | QF | PF | GF | Ranking |
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‹See Tfd› Adelaide | WCE 38 | GWS 47 | Frem 30 | BL 12 | StK 53 | GCS 70 | Melb 28 | WB 56 | Coll 14 | X | Melb 18 | BL 18 | 2 |
Brisbane Lions | Rich 29 | GCS 63 | WCE 45 | Adel 12 | Frem 11 | GWS 38 | Coll 3 | NM 15 | Melb 2 | X | Coll 4 | Adel 18 | 1 |
‹See Tfd› Carlton | Coll 6 | WB 6 | StK 24 | Rich 5 | NM 22 | Geel 33 | Frem 4 | GCS 60 | GWS 1 | X | X | X | 7 |
‹See Tfd› Collingwood | Carl 6 | Geel 29 | Rich 17 | NM 20 | Melb 35 | WB 36 | BL 3 | StK 46 | Adel 14 | NM 6 | BL 4 | X | 3 |
‹See Tfd› Fremantle | GWS 30 | WCE 9 | Adel 30 | GCS 49 | BL 11 | WCE 67 | Carl 4 | Melb 5 | NM 1 | Melb 17 | X | X | 5 |
‹See Tfd› Geelong | NM 62 | Coll 29 | WB 15 | StK 29 | Rich 47 | Carl 33 | WCE 39 | GWS 7 | GCS 17 | X | X | X | 13 |
Gold Coast | Melb 21 | BL 63 | GWS 10 | Frem 49 | WCE 1 | Adel 70 | Rich 15 | Carl 60 | Geel 17 | X | X | X | 14 |
‹See Tfd› Greater Western Sydney | Frem 30 | Adel 47 | GCS 10 | WCE 20 | WB 25 | BL 38 | StK 20 | Geel 7 | Carl 1 | X | X | X | 9 |
‹See Tfd› Melbourne | GCS 21 | Ric 28 | NM 9 | WB 13 | Coll 35 | StK 44 | Adel 28 | Frem 5 | BL 2 | Frem 17 | Adel 18 | X | 4 |
‹See Tfd› North Melbourne | Geel 62 | StK 26 | Melb 9 | Coll 20 | Carl 22 | Rich 35 | WB 11 | BL 15 | Frem 1 | Coll 6 | X | X | 6 |
‹See Tfd› Richmond | BL 29 | Melb 28 | Coll 17 | Carl 5 | Geel 47 | NM 35 | GCS 15 | WCE 8 | WB 13 | X | X | X | 10 |
‹See Tfd› St Kilda | WB 9 | NM 26 | Carl 24 | Geel 29 | Adel 53 | Melb 44 | GWS 20 | Coll 46 | WCE 56 | X | X | X | 11 |
‹See Tfd› West Coast | Adel 38 | Frem 9 | BL 45 | GWS 20 | GCS 1 | Frem 67 | Geel 39 | Rich 8 | StK 56 | X | X | X | 12 |
‹See Tfd› Western Bulldogs | StK 9 | Carl 6 | Geel 15 | Melb 13 | GWS 25 | Coll 36 | NM 11 | Adel 56 | Rich 13 | X | X | X | 8 |
Rank | Player | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total |
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1 | Darcy Vescio | Carlton | 11 | 01 | 01 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 514 | 216 | 16 |
2 | Gemma Houghton | Fremantle | 33 | 14 | 26 | 06 | 06 | 511 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 14 |
Chloe Molloy | Collingwood | 22 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 211 | 011 | 213 | 114 | ||
Katie Brennan | Richmond | 00 | 00 | 00 | 22 | 35 | 16 | 39 | 211 | 314 | ||
5 | Dakota Davidson | Brisbane Lions | 11 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 08 | 210 | 010 | 111 | 213 | 13 |
6 | Erin Phillips | Adelaide | 22 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 19 | 211 | 011 | 112 | 012 | 12 |
Isabel Huntington | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 09 | 211 | 011 | 112 | ||
8 | Kate Hore | Melbourne | 22 | 24 | 15 | 05 | 05 | 16 | 39 | 211 | 011 | 11 |
9 | Courtney Wakefield | Richmond | 11 | 01 | 12 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 09 | 110 | 10 |
Cora Staunton | Greater Western Sydney | 00 | 00 | 00 | 44 | 04 | 04 | 37 | 18 | 210 |
Source: [45]
Club | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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‹See Tfd› Gold Coast | David Lake | Resigned [46] | 11 April 2021 | Cameron Joyce [47] | 2 June 2021 |
‹See Tfd› Geelong | Paul Hood | Resigned [48] | 10 May 2021 | Daniel Lowther [49] | 29 June 2021 |
‹See Tfd› St Kilda | Peta Searle | Resigned [50] | 24 June 2021 | Nick Dal Santo [51] | 2 August 2021 |
‹See Tfd› West Coast | Daniel Pratt | End of contract | 7 September 2021 | Michael Prior [52] | 7 September 2021 |
Brianna Iris Davey is an Australian footballer in both the Association football (soccer) and Australian rules football codes. In soccer, she was a goalkeeper for the national women's team the Matildas and played in the W-League for Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City. In 2016, she transitioned from soccer to Australian rules football, and was one of two initial marquee recruits for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She won the inaugural Carlton best and fairest award and was named in the 2017 AFL Women's All-Australian team. Davey served as Carlton captain from 2018 to 2019 before being traded to the Collingwood Football Club. She was appointed Collingwood co-captain alongside Steph Chiocci in 2021, and won the league best and fairest award for the 2021 season.
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 14 teams in 2020 and 18 teams in 2022. The league is run by the Australian Football League (AFL) and is contested by each of the clubs from that competition. The reigning premiers are the Brisbane Lions.
Tayla Harris is a professional Australian sportsperson best known for her careers in Australian rules football with the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and in professional boxing. She is a highly successful boxer, being an Australian National Boxing Federation female middleweight title holder. As a footballer, she plays as a key forward and previously played with ‹See Tfd›Carlton and Brisbane. Harris is an AFLW premiership player, 4 time women's All-Australian, as well as former Carlton leading goalkicker and Melbourne leading goalkicker.
Darcy Vescio is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. As a heavily marketed marquee player, Vescio has been referred to as a "household name" in Australia by ESPN.
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.
Lauren Arnell is a retired Australian rules footballer and senior coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition, having previously played for Carlton and the Brisbane Lions. She served as Carlton's inaugural AFLW team captain in the 2017 season and won the 2021 premiership with the Brisbane Lions, before becoming ‹See Tfd›Port Adelaide's inaugural coach in 2022.
Emma Michelle Kearney is an Australian rules footballer and former cricketer. A decorated midfielder in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, Kearney won the league's best and fairest award while playing for the ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs in 2018 and has captained ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne since 2019. She previously played cricket for the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).
Angela Foley is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Adelaide Football Club from 2017 to season 6. A defender, 1.73 metres (5.7 ft) tall, Foley plays primarily on the half-back line with the ability to push into the midfield.
Jessica Wuetschner is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane and ‹See Tfd›Essendon in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
The 2018 AFL Women's season was the second season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 2 February to 24 March, comprising a seven-round home-and-away season followed by a grand final contested by the top two clubs.
The 2019 AFL Women's season was the third season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured ten clubs and ran from 2 February to 31 March, comprising a seven-round home-and-away season followed by a two-week finals series featuring the top two clubs from each conference. Australian Football League (AFL) clubs ‹See Tfd›Geelong and ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne featured for the first time in 2019.
Natalie "Nat" Grider is an Australian rules footballer playing for Brisbane in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).
The 2019 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the 14 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior to the competition's 2020 season.
The 2019 season was Geelong Football Club's first in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Geelong joined the league as an expansion club alongside North Melbourne, having initially been denied entry into the competition's first season in 2017. Paul Hood was the club's inaugural senior coach, and Melissa Hickey was appointed club captain.
The 2020 AFL Women's season was the fourth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 14 clubs and ran from 7 February to 22 March; it was intended to comprise an eight-round home-and-away season followed by a three-week finals series featuring the top three clubs from each conference, however the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March saw the season curtailed and finally abandoned without a premiership being awarded. Australian Football League (AFL) clubs ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast, ‹See Tfd›Richmond, ‹See Tfd›St Kilda and ‹See Tfd›West Coast featured for the first time in 2020.
The 2021 AFL Women's draft consists of the various periods when the 14 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior to the competition's 2022 season 6.
2022 AFL Women's season 6 was the sixth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 14 clubs and ran from 7 January to 9 April, comprising a ten-round home-and-away season followed by a three-week finals series featuring the top six clubs. It was the first of two seasons to take place in the 2022 calendar year, with the competition's seventh season held from August to November.
The 2022 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 159th season of competition.
The 2021 season was the Western Bulldogs's fifth season in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Nathan Burke was the team's coach for the second consecutive season, and Ellie Blackburn was the team's captain for the third consecutive season. The Western Bulldogs finished the home-and-away season eighth on the ladder and with a win–loss record of 5–4, meaning they missed out on qualifying for finals.
2022 AFL Women's season 7 was the seventh season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 18 clubs, marking the first time all Australian Football League (AFL) clubs participated in the competition, and ran from 25 August to 27 November, comprising a ten-round home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top eight clubs. It was the second AFL Women's season to take place in the 2022 calendar year and the first to have an August start date. AFL clubs ‹See Tfd›Essendon, ‹See Tfd›Hawthorn, ‹See Tfd›Port Adelaide and ‹See Tfd›Sydney featured for the first time in season 7.