2023 in Australian rules football

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The following are the events of Australian rules football for the calendar year 2023, 165 years after the first game was played in 1858. [1] [2]

Contents

National

AFL

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Celebrations at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the AFL Grand Final

In the Australian Football League (AFL), Collingwood won their 16th VFL/AFL premiership (and 17th senior premiership) after defeating Brisbane Lions by four points in the 2023 AFL Grand Final. [3] [4]

The AFL fixture was extended to 23 matches per club, the longest in history, to accommodate the introduction of Gather Round, a special round featuring all 18 clubs playing in the same city and its surrounds. [5] South Australia won the bid for the event. [6]

In the AFL Women's (AFLW), Brisbane won their second women's premiership with a 19-point victory over North Melbourne in the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final. [7]

Melbourne won the McClelland Trophy, the format of which was altered to a club championship including results from both the AFL and AFL Women's 2023 seasons. Under the points system, Melbourne won 128 points with a percentage of 142.3, clear of second-place Brisbane Lions, who won 116 points and 126.4 percentage. [8]

In May 2023, Tasmania secured an AFL licence for the first time, following a unanimous vote of AFL club presidents. [9]

Gillon McLachlan stepped down as AFL CEO in October 2023 and was replaced by Andrew Dillon. [10]

VFL

Box Hill plays Footscray at home in the second VFL semi-final 2023BHFB.jpg
Box Hill plays Footscray at home in the second VFL semi-final

In the Victorian Football League (VFL), a non-Victorian team won the premiership for the first time, with Gold Coast defeating Werribee by 19 points in the 2023 VFL Grand Final. [11]

Talent League

Sandringham Dragons won their 5th Talent League Boys premiership, while Oakleigh Chargers won their second Talent League Girls premiership after defeating minor premiers Eastern Ranges in the Grand Final. [12] [13]

Australian Capital Territory

Ainslie won a total of four premierships in 2023, and were runners-up in a fifth grand final. [14]

Premiers

Men's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef.
ClubScoreClubScore
AFL Canberra First Grade Belconnen 10.11 (71) Ainslie 4.8 (32)9 September 2023 [15]
Second Grade Ainslie 4.8 (32) Belconnen 3.2 (20)9 September 2023 [15]
Rising Stars Belconnen 11.7 (73) Eastlake 8.4 (52)10 September 2023 [15]
AFL Canberra Community Division 1Batemans Bay11.6 (72)ANU Griffins3.11 (29)2 September 2023 [15]
Division 2ANU Griffins8.12 (60)Woden8.4 (52)2 September 2023 [15]
Division 3Murrumbateman6.11 (47)Goulburn6.5 (41)2 September 2023 [15]

Women's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef.
ClubScoreClubScore
AFL Canberra First Grade Ainslie 10.11 (71) Belconnen 1.6 (12)9 September 2023 [15]
Second Grade Ainslie 2.4 (16) Eastlake 1.1 (7)9 September 2023 [15]
Rising Stars Ainslie 10.12 (72) Belconnen 2.1 (13)10 September 2023 [15]
AFL Canberra Community Division 1Googong6.5 (41)Batemans Bay3.4 (22)2 September 2023 [15]

New South Wales

Premiers

Men's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef
ClubScoreClubScore
AFL Central West Tier 1Bathurst Giants16.17 (113)Bathurst Bushrangers11.9 (75)2 September 2023 [16]
Tier 2Cowra Blues10.3 (63)Parkes Panthers5.4 (34)2 September 2023 [16]
AFL Hunter Central Coast Black Diamond Cup Newcastle City 12.10 (82) Terrigal-Avoca 10.13 (73)16 September 2023 [17]
AFL North Coast SeniorsByron Bay14.12 (96)Port Macquarie5.9 (39)2 September 2023 [18]
AFL North West SeniorsInverell10.12 (72)Tamworth8.8 (56)26 August 2023 [19]
AFL Sapphire Coast SeniorsNarooma11.10 (76)Merimbula6.4 (40)2 September 2023 [20]
AFL South Coast PremierFigtree10.13 (73)Northern District5.3 (33)9 September 2023 [21]
AFL Sydney Premier UNSW-ES 10.6 (66) North Shore 6.10 (46)9 September 2023 [22]
Farrer FL SeniorsThe Rock-Yerong Creek9.5 (59)Northern Jets7.10 (52)9 September 2023 [23]
Hume FNL SeniorsOsborne15.16 (106)Holbrook8.8 (56)23 September 2023 [24]
Northern Riverina FNL SeniorsHillston12.18 (90)Tullibigeal9.7 (61)19 August 2023 [25]
Riverina FNL SeniorsTurvey Park13.9 (87)Griffith8.8 (56)16 September 2023 [26]

Women's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef
ClubScoreClubScore
AFL Central West SeniorsDubbo5.7 (37)Bathurst Giants5.2 (32)2 September 2023 [16]
AFL Hunter Central Coast Black Diamond Cup Newcastle City 7.6 (48) Killarney Vale 2.5 (17)16 September 2023 [17]
AFL North Coast SeniorsCoffs Harbour3.3 (21)Northern Beaches0.5 (5)2 September 2023 [18]
AFL North West SeniorsGunnedah4.10 (34)Inverell2.9 (21)26 August 2023 [19]
AFL Sapphire Coast SeniorsTathra5.16 (46)Bermagui0.1 (1)2 September 2023 [20]
AFL South Coast Division 1Kiama8.5 (53)Northern District0.0 (0)9 September 2023 [21]
AFL Sydney Division 1 St George 2.2 (14) UTS 1.2 (8)2 September 2023 [22]
Farrer FL SeniorsThe Rock-Yerong Creek9.5 (59)Northern Jets7.10 (52)9 September 2023 [23]

Queensland

QAFL

In the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL), Aspley won the premiership for the second consecutive time, after defeating Redland-Victoria Point by 42 points in the 2023 QAFL Grand Final. [27]

In the QAFL Women's (QAFLW), Bond University defeated Aspley by 49 points. [28]

Other leagues

During the AFL Mount Isa grand final between Alpurrurulam Bats and Mount Isa Buffs, supporters of Alpurrurulam stormed the field in protest of an umpiring decision. Two men were later charged with assaulting police officers. [29]

Premiers

Men's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef
ClubScoreClubScore
AFL Cairns SeniorsPort Douglas12.7 (79)Cairns6.9 (45)23 September 2023 [30]
AFL Capricornia SeniorsYeppoon6.14 (50)BITS Saints6.8 (44)2 September 2023 [31]
AFL Darling Downs SeniorsCoolaroo13.15 (93)Goondiwindi Hawks7.5 (47)2 September 2023 [32]
AFL Mackay SeniorsNorth Mackay9.4 (58)Eastern Swans5.4 (34)9 September 2023 [33]
AFL Townsville SeniorsThuringowa11.15 (81)Hermit Park3.4 (22)9 September 2023 [34]
AFL Wide Bay SeniorsHervey Bay6.11 (47)Brothers Bulldogs5.3 (33)26 August 2023 [35]
QAFL Seniors Aspley 16.12 (108) Redland-Victoria Point 9.12 (66)16 September 2023 [28]
QFA Division 1 Springwood 12.9 (81) Coorparoo 10.9 (69)2 September 2023 [28]
Division 2 North Alexandra Hills 7.7 (49) Kenmore 5.10 (40)10 September 2023 [28]
Division 2 South Burleigh 15.6 (96) Bond University 8.8 (56)9 September 2023 [28]
Division 3 North Maroochydore 9.13 (67) North Shore 4.8 (32)8 September 2023 [28]
Division 3 SouthPacific Pines11.5 (71) Coorparoo 6.16 (52)1 September 2023 [28]
Division 4 NorthCaloundra3.17 (35) University of Queensland 3.3 (21)8 September 2023 [28]
Division 4 South Mount Gravatt 12.14 (86) Coolangatta 3.1 (19)1 September 2023 [28]

Women's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef
ClubScoreClubScore
AFL Cairns SeniorsManunda3.5 (23)Cairns2.4 (16)23 September 2023 [36]
AFL Capricornia SeniorsYeppoon6.1 (37)Rockhampton5.4 (34)2 September 2023 [31]
AFL Darling Downs SeniorsToowoomba3.5 (23)University Cougars2.2 (14)2 September 2023 [32]
AFL Mackay SeniorsNorth Mackay5.8 (38)Mackay City0.1 (1)9 September 2023 [33]
AFL Townsville SeniorsHermit Park4.8 (32)Curra2.1 (13)9 September 2023 [34]
AFL Wide Bay SeniorsAcross The Waves3.7 (25)Bay Power2.2 (14)26 August 2023 [35]
QAFLW Seniors Bond University 10.6 (66) Aspley 2.5 (17)27 August 2023 [28]
QFAW Division 1 Moreton Bay 7.5 (47) Morningside 5.3 (33)2 September 2023 [28]
Division 2 North Noosa 7.5 (47) Caloundra 4.1 (25)10 September 2023 [28]
Division 2 South Tweed Coast 7.3 (45)Ballina2.1 (13)9 September 2023 [28]

Tasmania

TSL

Kingborough won their first Tasmanian State League (TSL) premiership, defeating North Launceston by 15 points. [37]

Premiers

Men's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef
ClubScoreClubScore
Circular Head FA SeniorsRedpa8.10 (58)Scotchtown8.4 (54)26 August 2023 [38]
Darwin FA SeniorsSouth Burnie14.11 (95)Queenstown5.8 (38)2 September 2023 [39]
King Island FA SeniorsGrassy17.11 (113)Currie5.3 (33)26 August 2023 [40]
Northern Tasmanian FA PremierRocherlea8.15 (63)Hillwood8.5 (53)16 September 2023 [41]
Division 1Old Scotch Collegians11.11 (77)St Patrick7.9 (51)9 September 2023 [41]
North West FL Seniors Devonport 14.13 (97) Burnie 8.8 (56)23 September 2023 [42]
North Western FA SeniorsMotton Preston8.12 (60)Wesley Vale6.10 (46)9 September 2023 [43]
Oatlands District FA SeniorsTriabunna11.13 (79)Campbell Town10.6 (66)19 August 2023 [44]
Old Scholars FA SeniorsSt Virgils22.17 (149)University7.6 (48)9 September 2023 [45]
Southern FL Seniors Cygnet 14.14 (98) Huonville 9.8 (62)16 September 2023 [46]
TSL Seniors Kingborough 8.8 (56) North Launceston 5.11 (41)23 September 2023 [47]
Development North Hobart 7.6 (48) North Launceston 5.8 (38)23 September 2023 [47]

Women's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef
ClubScoreClubScore
Northern Tasmanian FA PremierOld Launcestonians4.3 (27)Bridgenorth1.6 (12)16 September 2023 [41]
Division 1Deloraine3.6 (24)Meander Valley2.3 (15)9 September 2023 [41]
North West FL Seniors Wynyard 11.13 (79) Penguin 2.7 (19)27 August 2023 [42]
Southern FL Division 1 North Hobart 5.3 (33) Kingborough 3.5 (23)10 September 2023 [46]
Division 2 Claremont 5.4 (34) Lauderdale 3.5 (23)10 September 2023 [46]
Division 3St Virgils7.8 (50) Dodges Ferry 1.3 (9)10 September 2023 [46]

Victoria

VFLW

In the VFL Women's (VFLW), Port Melbourne won their first VFLW premiership after defeating Collingwood in the grand final, a week after eliminating defending premiers Essendon in the preliminary final. [48]

There was one change to the competition, with the Hawthorn Football Club transferring their VFLW license to Box Hill during the off-season, replicating the club's men's team reserves arrangement in the AFL and VFL. [49]

VAFA

In the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), Collegians won their 18th Premier Division premiership, defeating St Kevin's by 85 points.

St Kevin's won their second consecutive VAFA Women's (VAFAW) premiership, defeating Kew by 25 points. [50]

Although they were defeated in the Premier B Grand Final, Fitzroy was promoted to Premier Division for the first time since the club entered the VAFA. [51]

Two clubs − Westbourne Grammarians and Old Mentonians − were in recess for the 2023 season. [52] [53]

Other leagues

On 28 March 2023, the Ovens & Murray Football Netball League (OMFNL) announced the Wangaratta Magpies would be stripped of their 2022 premiership following salary cap breaches. The OMFNL operates with a $125,000 salary cap, which the Magpies exceeded in 2022. [54]

This was the first time in regional Victorian football that such a penalty had been handed down because of a salary cap breach. [55] As a result, no premier was declared for the 2022 OMFNL season. [56]

Premiers

Men's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef
ClubScoreClubScore
Ballarat FNL Seniors Darley 11.5 (71) North Ballarat 10.10 (70)23 September 2023 [57]
Bellarine FNL Seniors Torquay 16.14 (110) Drysdale 12.6 (78)9 September 2023 [58]
Bendigo FNL Seniors Golden Square 10.11 (71) Sandhurst 9.11 (65)23 September 2023 [59]
Central Highlands FL SeniorsGordon13.13 (91) Springbank 5.4 (34)16 September 2023 [60]
Central Murray FNL SeniorsKerang11.10 (76) Balranald 9.12 (66)23 September 2023 [61]
Colac & District FNL SeniorsSouth Colac9.5 (59) Irrewarra-Beeac 6.2 (38)10 September 2023 [62]
East Gippsland FNL SeniorsWy Yung6.11 (47)Boisdale Briagolong5.9 (39)2 September 2023 [63]
Eastern FNL Premier Rowville 9.12 (66) Vermont 8.8 (56)16 September 2023 [64]
Division 1 Mitcham 8.10 (58) South Belgrave 8.5 (53)9 September 2023 [64]
Division 2 Boronia 15.8 (98) Heathmont 9.12 (66)10 September 2023 [64]
Division 3 Donvale 16.8 (104) Ferntree Gully 6.8 (44)2 September 2023 [64]
Division 4 Surrey Park 14.17 (101) Kilsyth 6.9 (45)3 September 2023 [64]
Ellinbank & District FL SeniorsBuln Buln9.11 (65)Neerim5.5 (35)16 September 2023 [65]
Essendon District FL Premier Keilor 20.7 (127) Strathmore 11.9 (75)23 September 2023 [66]
Division 1 Deer Park 21.14 (140) West Coburg 6.8 (44)16 September 2023 [66]
Division 2 Oak Park 2.15 (135) Sunbury Kangaroos 8.8 (56)9 September 2023 [66]
Geelong FNL Seniors Leopold 13.16 (94) South Barwon 6.8 (44)23 September 2023 [58]
Geelong & District FNL Seniors Inverleigh 15.5 (95) Thomson 4.8 (32)16 September 2023 [67]
Gippsland League Seniors Leongatha 14.5 (89)Wonthaggi7.7 (49)23 September 2023 [68]
Golden Rivers FNL SeniorsHay11.15 (81)Ultima6.16 (52)16 September 2023 [69]
Goulburn Valley FNL Seniors Echuca 15.13 (103) Kyabram 9.13 (67)24 September 2023 [70]
Hampden FNL Seniors South Warrnambool 9.13 (67) North Warrnambool 4.8 (32)23 September 2023 [71]
Heathcote District FL Seniors Mount Pleasant 12.7 (79) Heathcote 9.6 (60)16 September 2023 [72]
Horsham District FNL Seniors Harrow Balmoral 11.3 (69)Jeparit-Rainbow7.7 (49)9 September 2023 [73]
Kyabram District FNL Seniors Lancaster 19.11 (125) Nagambie 8.12 (60)16 September 2023 [74]
Loddon Valley FNL SeniorsMarong8.16 (64)Pyramid Hill6.12 (48)9 September 2023 [75]
Maryborough Castlemaine
District FNL 		SeniorsHarcourt11.7 (73)Carisbrook9.8 (62)16 September 2023 [76]
Mid Gippsland FNL SeniorsFish Creek9.12 (66)Newborough5.8 (38)16 September 2023 [77]
Millewa SeniorsBambill12.12 (84)Gol Gol11.5 (71)2 September 2023 [78]
Mininera & District Fl SeniorsTatyoon10.2 (62)Woorndoo Mortlake6.12 (48)9 September 2023 [79]
Mornington Peninsula
Nepean FNL 		Division 1Dromana14.13 (97)Frankston YCW6.7 (43)17 September 2023 [80]
Division 2Mornington9.7 (61)Somerville7.10 (52)9 September 2023 [80]
Murray FNL Seniors Mulwala 14.14 (98) Congupna 9.11 (65)16 September 2023 [81]
North Central FL SeniorsSea Lake10.16 (76)Nullawil9.8 (62)16 September 2023 [82]
North Gippsland FL SeniorsTraralgon Tyers United4.14 (38)Woodside2.8 (20)9 September 2023 [83]
Northern FNL Division 1 Heidelberg 15.7 (97) Bundoora 11.8 (74)23 September 2023 [84]
Division 2 Eltham 12.13 (85) Diamond Creek 6.8 (44)16 September 2023 [84]
Division 3 Laurimar 13.5 (83) Mernda 11.11 (77)9 September 2023 [84]
Omeo District FNL SeniorsSwifts Creek11.6 (72)Omeo Benambra7.8 (50)26 August 2023 [85]
Outer East FNL PremierWandin21.15 (141) Narre Warren 11.12 (78)23 September 2023 [86]
Division 1Emerald14.16 (100)Berwick Springs5.11 (41)17 September 2023 [86]
Division 2Powelltown17.12 (114)Alexandra15.11 (101)2 September 2023 [86]
Ovens & King FL SeniorsBonnie Doon8.8 (56)Bright6.2 (38)16 September 2023 [87]
Ovens & Murray FNL Seniors Yarrawonga 11.10 (76) Albury 10.12 (72)24 September 2023 [88]
Picola & District FNL Seniors Waaia 12.11 (83) Strathmerton 6.7 (43)9 September 2023 [89]
Riddell District FNL Seniors Diggers Rest 16.9 (105) Woodend-Hesket 9.8 (62)17 September 2023 [90]
South West District FNL SeniorsColeraine9.7 (61)Cavendish4.9 (33)9 September 2023 [91]
Southern FNL Division 1 Cheltenham 7.17 (59) Cranbourne 8.8 (56)23 September 2023 [92]
Division 2East Brighton13.14 (92) Murrumbeena 7.7 (49)16 September 2023 [92]
Division 3Endeavour Hills13.16 (94)Frankston11.11 (77)10 September 2023 [92]
Division 4South Mornington15.9 (99)Hampton12.7 (79)9 September 2023 [92]
Sunraysia FNL SeniorsIrymple8.14 (62)Robinvale Euston4.9 (33)9 September 2023 [93]
Tallangatta & District FL Seniors Chiltern 10.9 (69) Kiewa-Sandy Creek 9.12 (66)16 September 2023 [94]
Upper Murray FNL Seniors Cudgewa 22.14 (146) Bullioh 8.4 (52)26 August 2023 [95]
VAFA Premier Collegians 19.16 (130) St Kevin's 6.9 (45)24 September 2023 [96]
Premier B St Bernard's 15.13 (103) Fitzroy 10.12 (72)23 September 2023 [96]
Premier C Old Ivanhoe 14.20 (104) Old Camberwell 9.8 (62)23 September 2023 [96]
Division 1 Glen Eira 15.13 (103) Oakleigh 6.13 (49)16 September 2023 [96]
Division 2 Parkside 10.8 (68) Old Yarra Cobras 10.5 (65)17 September 2023 [96]
Division 3 Elsternwick 21.19 (145) Hawthorn 12.6 (78)16 September 2023 [96]
Division 4 North Brunswick 10.9 (69) Albert Park 8.6 (54)17 September 2023 [96]
Warrnambool & District FNL SeniorsNirranda9.8 (62)Merrivale6.5 (41)9 September 2023 [97]
West Gippsland FNC SeniorsInverloch-Kongwak10.5 (75)Phillip Island6.4 (40)16 September 2023 [98]
Western Region FL Division 1 Werribee Districts 9.11 (65) Point Cook 5.13 (43)17 September 2023 [99]
Division 2 Parkside 8.13 (61) Albion 8.11 (59)10 September 2023 [99]
Division 3 Suns 14.11 (95) Albanvale 14.9 (93)16 September 2023 [99]
Wimmera FNL Seniors Ararat 10.13 (73) Southern Mallee Giants 6.16 (52)16 September 2023 [100]
Yarra Junior FL Youth Boys 1Fitzroy10.5 (65)Kew Comets5.8 (38)3 September 2023 [101]
Youth Boys 2Richmond5.14 (44)Preston4.4 (28)3 September 2023 [101]
Youth Boys 3Surrey Park9.14 (68)Banyule10.3 (63)3 September 2023 [101]

Women's

LeagueDivision/
Grade		PremiersRunners-upDateRef
ClubScoreClubScore
AFL Barwon Division 1 Geelong Amateurs 4.10 (34) Grovedale 2.1 (13)27 August 2023 [58]
Division 2 Geelong West 3.5 (23) Thomson 3.4 (22)27 August 2023 [58]
Division 3 Modewarre 6.0 (36) North Geelong 1.8 (14)27 August 2023 [58]
AFL North East Border Open Women's Lavington 3.8 (26) Wodonga Raiders 4.1 (25)20 August 2023 [102]
Ballarat FNL Seniors Darley 9.11 (65) Redan 2.3 (15)9 September 2023 [57]
Eastern FNL Premier Eastern Devils 5.3 (33)SBL Wolves Black4.6 (30)26 August 2023 [64]
Division 1 Boronia 3.8 (26) The Basin Red 3.3 (21)26 August 2023 [64]
Division 2 East Ringwood 12.15 (87) Surrey Park 3.1 (19)26 August 2023 [64]
Division 3 Kilsyth 8.2 (50) Eastern Devils Black 4.8 (32)26 August 2023 [64]
Division 4 Mooroolbark 7.12 (54) Mitcham 0.4 (4)26 August 2023 [64]
Essendon District FL Premier Oak Park 3.8 (26) Aberfeldie 3.2 (20)19 August 2023 [66]
Division 1 Essendon Doutta Stars 7.6 (48) Greenvale 2.9 (21)19 August 2023 [66]
Division 2 Airport West 8.7 (55) Aberfeldie 2 2.1 (13)19 August 2023 [66]
Northern FNL Division 1 Montmorency 1 6.13 (49) Banyule 3.3 (21)27 August 2023 [84]
Division 2St Mary's6.8 (44) Heidelberg 5.3 (33)27 August 2023 [84]
Division 3 Wallan 3.2 (20) Darebin 2 2.1 (13)27 August 2023 [84]
Outer East FNL Division 1 Olinda-Ferny Creek 9.6 (60) Pakenham 2.5 (17)13 August 2023 [86]
Division 2 Belgrave 2.9 (21)Seville0.5 (5)13 August 2023 [86]
South Eastern Women's PremierMornington5.13 (43) Frankston 3.2 (20)3 September 2023 [103]
Division 2Pearcedale7.5 (47)Mornington3.2 (20)3 September 2023 [103]
Southern FNL Division 1Casey Thunder 19.6 (60)Narre South Saints4.2 (26)27 August 2023 [92]
Division 2East Brighton12.10 (82)Lyndale1.1 (7)27 August 2023 [92]
VAFA Women's Premier St Kevin's 6.9 (45) Kew 3.2 (20)17 September 2023 [96]
Premier B Monash Blues 3.3 (21) Old Yarra Cobras 3.1 (19)16 September 2023 [96]
Division 1 Marcellin 10.8 (68) Beaumaris 4.8 (32)3 September 2023 [96]
Division 2 Williamstown CYMS 10.9 (69) Parkdale Vultures 2.11 (23)3 September 2023 [96]
Division 3 AJAX 5.12 (42) Power House 2.3 (15)3 September 2023 [96]
Division 4 UHS-VU 4.2 (26) Old Carey 2.3 (15)2 September 2023 [96]
VFL Women's Seniors Port Melbourne 5.5 (35) Collingwood 3.5 (23)30 July 2023 [48]
Western Region FL Division 1 Spotswood 5.5 (35) Caroline Springs 5.4 (34)10 September 2023 [99]
Division 2 West Footscray 6.7 (43) Wyndhamvale 6.5 (41)10 September 2023 [99]
Yarra Junior FL Youth Girls 2St Mary's3.5 (23)Warrandyte2.6 (18)20 August 2023 [101]

Clubs

Anniversaries

New clubs/reformed clubs

ClubLeagueStateRef.
Greater Springfield Football Club colours.jpg Greater Springfield Queensland FA QLD
Heatherhill Football Club colours.jpg Heatherhill Southern FNL VIC [104]
Norwood Redlegs Icon.jpg HMAS Stirling Peel FL WA [105]
Smithfield Football Club colours.jpg Smithfield Adelaide FL SA
Swan View Football Club colours.jpg Swan View Hills FA WA

Mergers

Original clubsNew clubLeagueStateDateRef.
Clunes Football Club colours.jpg Maryborough Rovers Maryborough Giants Football Club colours.jpg Maryborough Giants Maryborough Castlemaine
District FL 		VIC 26 June 2023 [106]
RichmondDesign.svg Royal Park
Balwyn Greythorn Junior Football Club colours.jpg Balwyn-Greythorn Balwyn Junior Football Club colours.jpg Balwyn Yarra Junior FL VIC 5 October 2023 [107]
Boroondara Hawks Junior Football Club colours.jpg Boroondara
AFL GWS Icon.jpg Southern Mallee Giants Southern Mallee Thunder Football Club colours.jpg Southern Mallee Thunder Wimmera FL VIC 27 October 2023 [108]
Jeparit Rainbow Football Club colours.jpg Jeparit-Rainbow
Ironbank-Cherry Gardens Football Club colours (pre 2024).jpg Ironbank-Cherry Gardens Ironbank Cherry Gardens Bridgewater Football Club colours.jpg Ironbank-Cherry Gardens-Bridgewater Hills FL SA
Bridgewater Callington Raiders Football Club colours.jpg Bridgewater Callington

Defunct clubs/clubs in recess

ClubLeagueStateRef.
Bayulu Football Club colours.jpg Bayulu Central Kimberley FL WA
AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg Corowa-Rutherglen Ovens & Murray FL VIC [109]
Cerberus Football Club colours.jpg Cerberus Southern FNL VIC
Jacana Football Club colours.jpg Jacana Essendon District FL VIC [110]
Hawthorn Football Club colours.jpg Glen Orden Western Region FL VIC [111]
Glen Waverley Hawks Football Club colours.jpg Glen Waverley Hawks Eastern FNL VIC [112]
High Wycombe Football Club colours.jpg Karnup-Serpentine Metro FL WA
Brisbanelions fc icon.png Muludja Central Kimberley FL WA
Murdoch University Vikings Football Club colours.jpg Murdoch University Metro FL WA
Nollamara Football Club colours.jpg Nollamara Perth FL WA
Noonkanbah Football Club colours.jpg Noonkanbah Central Kimberley FL WA
SBL Wolves Football Club colours.jpg SBL Wolves Eastern FNL VIC
Old Mentonians Football Club colours.jpg Old Mentonians VAFA VIC [113]
Wallsend-West Newcastle Football Club colours.jpg Wallsend-West Newcastle AFL Hunter Central Coast NSW
Wangkatjunka Football Club colours.jpg Wangkatjunka Central Kimberley FL WA
Westbourne Grammarians Football Club colours (pre-2024).jpg Westbourne Grammarians VAFA VIC [114]
Fremantle Football Club colours (White).jpg Yakanarra Central Kimberley FL WA

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brisbane Bears</span> Former Australian rules football club

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frankston Football Club</span> Australian rules football club in Frankston, Victoria

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Libby Birch</span> Australian rules footballer

Libby Birch is an Australian rules footballer who plays for North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne. She previously played netball and captained Victoria at the National Netball Championships. Birch is currently studying a Physiotherapy degree at La Trobe University. In 2016, Birch switched from netball to Australian rules football and was recruited by the Western Bulldogs as a rookie after having only played football for three months for the Darebin Falcons in the VFL Women's.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coorparoo Football Club (1996)</span> Australian rules football club in Queensland

The Coorparoo Football Club, nicknamed the Kings, is an Australian rules football club based in the Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo. The club was formed in 1996, one year after the original Coorparoo club folded.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Ginnivan</span> Australian rules footballer

Jack Ginnivan is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Collingwood Football Club, when they won a premiership in 2023.

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The 2023 Collingwood Football Club season is the club's 127th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the Victorian Football League and women's teams in the AFL Women's and VFL Women's competitions. Prior to the season, Scott Pendlebury stepped down as captain after nine years as skipper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 VFL season</span> Australian rules football season

The 2023 VFL season was the 141st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. The season commenced on 25 March and concluded with the grand final on 24 September.

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