AFL Barwon Female Football

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AFL Barwon Female Football
AFLBarwon Women's Football.png
Sport Australian rules football
Founded2018;7 years ago (2018)
No. of teams19
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
ConfederationAFL Barwon
Most recent
champion(s)		Geelong Amateur (Div 1)
South Barwon (Div 2)
(2025)
Most titlesGeelong Amateur (3× Div 1)
Sponsor(s)Epworth Health
Related
competitions		 GFL, GDFL, BFL, CDFL
Official website AFL Barwon

AFL Barwon Female Football [1] is a women's Australian rules football competition based in the greater Geelong region. The first season of senior football held for women in the area was 2018. The senior competition has since swelled to multiple divisions incorporating 19 teams. A further eight underage girls divisions are also competed for in the 2023 season.

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Background

AFL Barwon is the governing body overseeing Australian rules football in the Geelong and greater district. After many years in which only junior girl's competitions were organised, a senior women's football competition commenced in 2018 under the banner of AFL Barwon Women's Football. Rather than being organised by the GFL, GDFL, or the BFL, the competition is managed under the AFL Barwon banner. The competition was renamed to AFL Barwon Female Football ahead of the 2019 season.

2018 inaugural season competing teams: [2]

Barwon Heads; Drysdale; Geelong Amateur; Ocean Grove
Grovedale; Lara; St Joseph's; St Mary's
Bell Post Hill; Geelong West Giants; North Geelong
Colac Imperials

The competition has held grading games at the start of the seasons in 2018, 2021–2024 in order to compose divisions to try to make matches as competitive as possible.

In March 2024, following extensive consultation [3] AFL Barwon announced that the competition would transition from playing mostly on Sundays to scheduling Saturday matches from 2025. [4]

Current clubs

Division 1

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.AFL Barwon SeasonsAFL Barwon Senior Premierships
TotalMost recent
Anglesea
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RoosEllimatta Reserve, Anglesea —19632021–22024
Barwon Heads
Barwon Heads Football Club Colours.jpg
SeagullsHoward Harmer Reserve, Barwon Heads —19222018–12018
Geelong Amateur
Geelong Amateur Football Club colours.jpg
Ammos, PegasusQueens Park, Highton —19262018–32025
Grovedale
RichmondDesign.svg
TigersBurdoo Reserve, Grovedale —19472018–12024
Lara
Lara Football Club colours.jpg
CatsLara Recreation Reserve, Lara —18802018–0—
St Joseph's
St Josephs Football Club colours.jpg
JoeysHerne Hill Reserve, Herne Hill —19732018–12022
St Mary's
St Mary's Sporting Club colours.jpg
Saints Kardinia Park West, South Geelong —19532018–12019
Thomson
Thomson Football Club colours.jpg
TigersThomson Recreation Reserve, Thomson —19532023–0—
Torquay
RichmondDesign.svg
TigersSpring Creek Reserve, Torquay —19522019–0—

Division 2

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.AFL Barwon SeasonsAFL Barwon Senior Premierships
TotalMost recent
Belmont Lions
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LionsWinter Reserve, Belmont —19652024–12024
Drysdale
Drysdale Football Club colours.jpg
HawksDrysdale Recreational Reserve, Drysdale —18792018–0—
Geelong West Giants
GWS Giants Football Club colours.jpg
GiantsWest Oval, Geelong West —20172018–12022
Grovedale
RichmondDesign.svg
TigersBurdoo Reserve, Grovedale —19472018–12024
Modewarre
Modewarre Football Club colours.jpg
WarriorsMt Moriac Recreation Reserve, Mount Moriac —18792023–12023
Newtown & Chilwell
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EaglesElderslie Reserve, Newtown —19332021–0—
North Geelong
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MagpiesOsborne Park, North Geelong VWFL 18762018–22019
South Barwon
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SwansMcDonald Reserve, Belmont —19902021–12025
St Albans
St Albans Football Club colours.jpg
SupersaintsSt Albans Reserve, Thomson —18802021–0—
St Mary's
St Mary's Sporting Club colours.jpg
Saints Kardinia Park West, South Geelong —19532018–12019
Thomson
Thomson Football Club colours.jpg
TigersThomson Recreation Reserve, Thomson —19532023–0—

Former clubs

ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.AFL Barwon SeasonsAFL Barwon Senior PremiershipsFate
TotalMost recent
Bell Post Hill
Albert Park football club colors.jpg
PanthersMyers Reserve, Bell Post Hill —197620180-In recess
Colac Imperials
Albion Football Club.jpg
ImperialsWestern Reserve, Colac —19222018-20210-In recess
Ocean Grove
Ocean Grove Football Club colours.jpg
GrubbersShell Road Reserve, Ocean Grove —19642018-20190-In recess

Premiers

Division 1

†Team also won the minor premiership for finishing on top of the ladder
SeasonPremiersRunners-upScoreVenueBest on groundRef.
2018 North Geelong† St Mary's 6.5 (41) d. 2.3 (15)Burdoo Reserve—
2019 St Mary's Geelong Amateur 6.4 (40) d. 4.5 (29)Bisinella Oval—
2020Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
2021Not awarded [5]
2022 Geelong Amateur† St Mary's 4.5 (29) d. 0.3 (3)Herne Hill ReserveCheryl de Groot (Geelong Amateur) [6] [7]
2023 Geelong Amateur† Grovedale 4.10 (34) d. 2.1 (13)Herne Hill ReserveDanielle Sgarbi (Geelong Amateur) [8] [9]
2024 Grovedale† Geelong Amateur 2.8 (20) d. 1.6 (12)Bisinella OvalTaylah Hassett (Grovedale) [10] [11]
2025 Geelong Amateur† Grovedale 4.9 (33) d. 3.1 (19)Bisinella Oval

Division 2

†Team also won the minor premiership for finishing on top of the ladder
SeasonPremiersRunners-upScoreVenueBest on groundRef.
2018 Barwon Heads Colac Imperials 4.9 (33) d. 4.8 (32)Burdoo Reserve—
2019 North Geelong† Drysdale 3.8 (26) d. 0.1 (1)Bisinella Oval—
2020Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
2021Not awarded [5]
2022 St Joseph's† Torquay 5.3 (33) d. 3.2 (20)Herne Hill ReserveTamika Lewis (St Joseph's) [6] [7]
2023 Geelong West Giants† Thomson 3.5 (23) d. 3.4 (22)Herne Hill ReserveTeagan Tatlock (Thomson) [12] [9]
2024 Anglesea St Joseph's 5.9 (39) d. 3.5 (23)Bisinella OvalElla Nickolaus (Angelsea) [13]
2025 South Barwon Geelong West Giants 4.6 (30) d. 3.6 (24)Bisinella Oval

Division 3

†Team also won the minor premiership for finishing on top of the ladder
SeasonPremiersRunners-upScoreVenueBest on groundRef.
2021Not awarded [5]
2022 Anglesea† South Barwon 6.6 (42) d. 2.3 (15)Herne Hill ReserveRuby Manson (Anglesea) [6] [7]
2023 Modewarre North Geelong 6.0 (36) d. 1.8 (14)Herne Hill ReserveMonique Martin (Modewarre) [14] [9]
2024 Belmont Lions† Modewarre 1.7 (13) d. 1.2 (8)Bisinella OvalAshleigh Feehan (Belmont) [13]
2025Division not held

Best and Fairest Award

Division 1
Division 2
Division 3

Leading Goalkickers

Division 1
Division 2
Division 3

Sponsorship

The divisions has had the following organisations as naming rights partner for each season:

Epworth Health (Division 1)
Corio Bay Health Group (Division 2)
Epworth Health (Divisions 1–3)

Representative matches

In May 2019, an AFL Barwon Female Football representative team coached by Geelong AFLW player Melissa Hickey, and captained by Barwon Heads' Emma Allen, played the Northern Football Netball League.

2019 WorkSafe AFL Victoria Championships
Saturday, 18 May 2019 (9:50 am)AFL Barwon Female Footballdef.Northern Football Netball LeagueQueens Park, Highton Report [23]
2.3 (15)
2.4 (16)
3.6 (24)
5.7 (37)		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		0.1 (1)
0.4 (4)
1.5 (11)
2.7 (19)
E. Allen 3, L. McClelland, T. KnoxGoalsS. Cross, T. Olcorn
E. Allen, E. Oliver, S. O'Dea, C. Thorne, M. JanssenBestC. O'Bryan, N. Blythe, K. Cobern, D. Bonde, S. Nyawela, D. Hallett

References

  1. ↑ "AFL Barwon 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). AFL Barwon. 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "SENIOR WOMEN'S COMPETITION COMING IN 2018". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "AFL Barwon Future of Football & Netball Project Statement - Senior Male Football & Senior Netball". AFL Barwon. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ↑ King, Tom (28 March 2024). "Non-mandatory promotion adopted by AFL Barwon". Krock Football. Geelong Broadcasters Pty Limited. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "CANCELLATION OF REMAINING 2021 WINTER COMPETITIONS". AFL Barwon. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 Forrest, Matthew (16 August 2022). "A GRAND DAY FORAMAZING AMMOS". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 30.
  7. 1 2 3 "AFL Barwon FNL". playhq.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Forrest, Matthew (28 August 2023). "Wammos gun down Grovedale". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 30.
  9. 1 2 3 "AFL Barwon FNL". playhq.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Saultry, Meg (25 August 2024). "Grovedale win maiden women's flag with eight-point thriller against Geelong Amateur". Code Sports. Geelong, Victoria: News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ↑ van Oorshot, Vinnie (29 August 2024). "Second time's the charm as Grovedale wins Division 1 GF". Geelong Times. Times News Group. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  12. ↑ Forrest, Matthew (28 August 2023). "Extra special". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 32.
  13. 1 2 Saultry, Meg (26 August 2024). "AFL Barwon 2024: Anglesea, Belmont Lions win division two and three women's deciders". Code Sports. Geelong, Victoria: News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Forrest, Matthew (28 August 2023). "Warriors fire true on way to title". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 30.
  15. ↑ "AFL BARWON SENIOR WOMENS DIVISION 1 B&F". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "ABFALTER CLAIMS DIVISION ONE CROWN IN THRILLING COUNT". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 AFL Barwon 2021 Annual Report. p. 67.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 AFL Barwon 2022 Annual Report. p. 63.
  19. 1 2 3 "SGARBI TOPS LOCAL WOMEN'S FOOTY". Krock Football. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  20. 1 2 3 Johnston, Andrew (22 August 2024). "FitzGerald takes out BnF". Krock Football. Geelong, Victoria: Geelong Broadcasters Pty Limited. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "AFL BARWON SENIOR WOMEN'S DIVISION 2 B&F". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "THORNE GOES BACK TO BACK". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  23. ↑ "NFNL women go down to AFL Barwon". Northern Football Netball League. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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