2023 AFL Canberra season

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2023 AFL Canberra season
Date15 April − 9 September 2023
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2024  →

The 2023 AFL Canberra season was the 100th season of the AFL Canberra First Grade, the highest-level men's Australian rules football competition in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and the 25th season of the highest-level women's competition. [1] [2] The season began on 15 April and concluded on 9 September. [3] [4]

Contents

Background

Competition structure

In 2022, the AFL Canberra Community competition consisted of two men's grades (known as Third Grade and Fourth Grade). [5] [6] This was changed in 2023, with Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 established for the men's Community competition, and Community Division 1 established for the women's competition. [5] [7] The existing Second Grade Women competition, which was a community-grade competition, became a senior competition (below First Grade Women). [5] [8]

The Googong Hogs introduced a women's team for the first time in 2023, entering Community Division 1. [5] [9]

First Grade Men

2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Men season
Date15 April − 9 September 2023
Teams6
Premiers Belconnen
5th premiership
Minor premiers Ainslie
Mulrooney Medallist Guy Richardson
(Ainslie − 21 votes)
Thomas Simpson [10]
(Belconnen − 21 votes)
Leading goalkickerAndrew Swan [11]
(Queanbeyan − 49 goals)
←  2022
2024  →

Belconnen won the First Grade Men premiership for the fifth time, defeating Ainslie by 39 points in the grand final.

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Ainslie 1513201294618209.452Finals series
2 Belconnen (P)1511401490803185.644
3 Queanbeyan 1510501372753182.240
4 Eastlake 15780984104294.428
5 Gungahlin 154110709159344.516
6 Tuggeranong Valley 150150621166137.40

Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Men Grand Final
Saturday, 9 September (2:00pm) Belconnen def. Ainslie Phillip Oval [13]
4.2 (26)
8.7 (55)
8.9 (57)
10.11 (71)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		2.2 (14)
2.2 (14)
3.6 (24)
4.8 (32)
M. Monaghan 4, T. Simpson 2, S. Glyde, S. O'Sullivan, H. Saunders, J. TaylorGoalsI. Bishop, N. Gray, J. Revet, T. Tyquin
M. Monaghan, T. Simpson, O. Withers, J. Baker, B. Hoffmann, A. JonesBest

First Grade Women

2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Women season
Date15 April − 9 September 2023
Teams6
Premiers Ainslie
2nd premiership
Minor premiers Ainslie
Leading goalkicker Hannah Wallett [14]
(Belconnen − 37 goals)
←  2022
2024  →

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Ainslie (P)151320943246383.352Finals series
2 Belconnen 151230851333255.648
3 Queanbeyan 15960866303285.836
4 Eastlake 15870750475157.932
5 Tuggeranong Valley 153120237104222.712
6 Gungahlin 1501503612842.80

Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Women Grand Final
Saturday, 9 September (11:30am) Belconnen def. by Ainslie Phillip Oval [16]
0.1 (1)
0.2 (2)
0.3 (3)
1.6 (12)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		1.3 (9)
5.6 (36)
7.10 (52)
10.11 (71)
L. AndersonGoalsO. Fogarty 2, Renee Friend 2, Z. Skyrianos 2, E. Bishop, B. Carlin, A. Evans, Rachel Friend
A. Allen, N. McKay, J. Spence, E. Zouch, M. Dwyer, G. ReadBestE. Hill, O. Fogarty, Z. Skyrianos, E. Herron, A. Evans, E. Bishop

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