Burnie Dockers Football Club Women's Team

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The Burnie Dockers Football Club's Women's Team commenced playing in the newly branded Tasmanian Women's League (TWL) in 2013, [1] transferring from the Yeomen Football Club. The Dockers competed in 3 consecutive grand finals taking out the TWL premierships in 2014 and 2016. [2]

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From 2017 the Women's Team will compete in the new Tasmania State League Women's. [3]

2013 season

The 2013 Season saw a massive step up in the professionalism of the women's team stepping into a State League Club environment.

Inaugural Head Coach: Darren 'Spanner' Eade

Team Manager: Sophie Edwards

Runner: Kim Eade

Club Awards
Best and Fairest - Wescombe MedalDebra Allen (Bonde)
Runner up Best and FairestKirby Goodson
Best UtilityJaime Bradley
Coaches AwardMike Shackleton
Most ImprovedGeorgia Eade
Best First year playerTayla Marshall
Fremantle FC Community AwardDebra Allen (Bond)
State Awards/Representatives
Tasmanian Women's Team (National Carnival 2013)Debra Allen (Bonde)
Jessica Whelan
Kirby Goodson

2014 season

2014 saw Spanner return to the helm and lead the Women to their first Premiership. In a year that saw the team only lose 1 match, they were able to beat out Clarence for the Premiership [4]

Head Coach: Darren 'Spanner' Eade

Assistant Coach: Michael Marshall

Team Manager: Kim Eade

Runner: Kim Eade

Ladder PositionFirst
Finals SeriesPremiership
Club Awards
Best and Fairest - Wescombe MedalBrittany Gibson
Runner up Best and FairestKirby Goodson
Most Courageous PlayerLucy Lenton
Coaches AwardMonique French
Best First year playerEmma Humphries
Best Youth PlayerEllyse Gamble
Encouragement AwardJessica Brown
State Awards/Representatives [2]
League Best and FairestBrittany Gibson (joint)
Grand Final Best of GroundBrittany Gibson
U18 National CarnivalEllyse Gamble (Vice Captain)
Georgia Eade
Tayla Marshall
Danielle Radford
Senior State Team (v QLD) at Blundstone Area, HobartKirby Goodson
Debra Bonde

2015 season

2015 saw the team head back into the Grand Final, unfortunately this year they were unable to defend their 2014 Premiership

Head Coach: Darren 'Spanner' Eade

Assistant Coach: Debra Bonde

Team Manager: Kim Eade/ Jacqui French

Runner: Kim Eade

Ladder PositionSecond
OutcomeRunner Up
Club Awards
Best and Fairest - Wescombe MedalDebra Bonde
Runner up Best and FairestJaime Bradley
Most Courageous PlayerGeorgia Eade
Coaches AwardEllyse Gamble
Best First year playerSavahn Overall
Best Youth PlayerJasmine Williams
Encouragement AwardEmma Humphries
Leading Goal kickerJessica Brown
State Awards/Representatives [2]
Leading Goal KickerJessica Brown
U18 National CarnivalEllyse Gamble
Senior State Team (v QLD) at Burpengary, QLDDebra Bonde (Co-Captain)
Emma Humphries
Meagan Kiely
Savahn Overall
Ellyse Gamble

2016 season

The 2016 saw new head coach Jaime Bradley take the reins. Bradley lead the team to their second Premiership and she won the NW AFLTAS Coach of the Year Award. [5]

Head Coach: Jaime Bradley

Director of Female Football Development: Guy ‘Chalky’ Grey

Team Manager: Jen Sweeny

Runner: Various

Ladder PositionSecond
OutcomePremiership
Club Awards
Best and Fairest - Wescombe MedalBrittany Gibson
Runner up Best and FairestJaime Bradley
State Awards/Representatives [2]
League Best and FairestBrittany Gibson
Grand Final Best on GroundEllyse Gamble
Leading Goal KickerBrittany Gibson
U18 National CarnivalEllyse Gamble
Senior State Team (v NT) at St Kilda, VICDebra Bonde
Romany Ewington
Ellyse Gamble
Emma Humphries
Meagan Kiely
Savahn Overall
Jessica Whelan

2017 season

2017 sees the start of a new generation of Burnie Dockers. Burnie is now the only State League club on the NW coast and therefore access to talent from Latrobe through to the West Coast. Starting the 2017 only sees 9 premiership players returning to the club

Head Coach – Sophie Edwards

Assistant Coach – Emma Humphries

Team Manager – Fern Messenger

Runner – various

State Awards/Representatives
U18 National CarnivalLauren Stevenson
Sarah Skinner
Zoe Knight
Libby Haines
Chloe Haines
Shaeli Rodman
U18 Allies SquadLauren Stevenson
Libby Haines
Chloe Haines

AFL Women's Drafted Players

2016 Draft

2017 Draft

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