List of AFL Women's premiers

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This page is a complete chronological listing of AFL Women's premiers. The AFL Women's (AFLW) is the elite national competition in women's Australian rules football.

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Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Women's Grand Final. The grand final was hosted by the minor premier in the first two seasons when no finals series existed, and was hosted by the preliminary final winner with the most premiership points (percentage would have come into consideration if points were the same) in 2019 when a conference system was in place. [1] Since 2021, the grand final has been hosted by the higher-ranked preliminary final winner. [2] In 2020, no premiership was awarded after the season was curtailed and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Adelaide has won the most premierships with three, while Brisbane and North Melbourne have won two each, and Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs one each.

List of premiers

The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.

No premiership was awarded
SeasonPremiersRunners-upBest on groundVenueCrowdDateRef.
ClubScoreClubScorePlayerClub
2017 Adelaide 4.11 (35) Brisbane 4.5 (29) Erin Phillips Adelaide Metricon Stadium 15,61025 March 2017 [4]
2018 Western Bulldogs 4.3 (27) Brisbane 3.3 (21) Monique Conti Western Bulldogs Ikon Park 7,08324 March 2018 [5]
2019 Adelaide (2)10.3 (63) Carlton 2.6 (18) Erin Phillips Adelaide Adelaide Oval 53,03431 March 2019 [6]
2020 [3]
2021 Brisbane 6.2 (38) Adelaide 3.2 (20) Kate Lutkins Brisbane Adelaide Oval 22,93417 April 2021 [7]
2022 (S6) Adelaide (3)4.5 (29) Melbourne 2.4 (16) Anne Hatchard Adelaide Adelaide Oval 16,7129 April 2022 [8]
2022 (S7) Melbourne 2.7 (19) Brisbane 2.3 (15) Shannon Campbell Brisbane Brighton Homes Arena 7,41227 November 2022 [9]
2023 Brisbane (2)7.2 (44) North Melbourne 4.3 (27) Breanna Koenen Brisbane Ikon Park 12,6163 December 2023 [10]
2024 North Melbourne 6.3 (39) Brisbane 1.3 (9) Jasmine Garner North Melbourne Ikon Park 12,12230 November 2024 [11]
2025 North Melbourne (2)9.2 (56) Brisbane 2.4 (16) Eilish Sheerin North Melbourne Ikon Park 12,74129 November 2025 [12]

Premiership statistics

Premierships by team

ClubPremiershipsRunners-upGrand finalsSeasons since
last premiership
TotalSeasonsTotalSeasons
Adelaide 3 2017, 2019, S6 1 2021 44
Brisbane 2 2021, 2023 5 2017, 2018, S7, 2024, 2025 72
North Melbourne 2 2024, 2025 1 2023 30
Melbourne 1 S7 1 S6 23
Western Bulldogs 1 2018 018
Carlton 01 2019 1
Collingwood 000
Essendon 000
Fremantle 000
Geelong 000
Gold Coast 000
Greater Western Sydney 000
Hawthorn 000
Port Adelaide 000
Richmond 000
St Kilda 000
Sydney 000
West Coast 000

Premiership frequency

The 2020 season is not included in the latter three columns, as the season was not fully contested and no premiership was awarded.

ClubSeasonsSeasonsPremiershipsRunners-upStrike rateAverage seasons per
PremiershipGrand final
Adelaide 2017–present103133.33%3.002.25
North Melbourne 2019–present82128.57%3.502.33
Brisbane 2017–present102522.22%4.501.29
Melbourne 2017–present101111.11%9.004.50
Western Bulldogs 2017–present101011.11%9.009.00
Carlton 2017–present10010.00%9.00
Collingwood 2017–present10000.00%
Fremantle 2017–present10000.00%
Greater Western Sydney 2017–present10000.00%
Geelong 2019–present8000.00%
Gold Coast 2020–present7000.00%
Richmond 2020–present7000.00%
St Kilda 2020–present7000.00%
West Coast 2020–present7000.00%
Essendon 2022 (S7)–present4000.00%
Hawthorn 2022 (S7)–present4000.00%
Port Adelaide 2022 (S7)–present4000.00%
Sydney 2022 (S7)–present4000.00%

See also

References

  1. Black, Sarah (18 March 2019). "Preliminary finals locked in: Full venue and time info". womens.afl. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. "REVEALED: Grand Final timeslot and potential venues". womens.afl. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 Canil, Jourdan (22 March 2020). "No premiership in 2020: AFLW season ends immediately". womens.afl. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. Matthews, Bruce (25 March 2017). "Match report: Crows soar to flag in thriller". afl.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. Matthews, Bruce (24 March 2018). "AFLW match report: Dogs take out flag". afl.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. Gaskin, Lee (31 March 2019). "Crows soar to flag in front of record crowd, but injury hits superstar". womens.afl. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  7. Phelan, Jennifer (17 April 2021). "Third time lucky: Lions nab first flag after epic decider". womens.afl. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. Black, Sarah (9 April 2022). "DYNASTY: Crows exorcise Grand Final Demons to win third premiership". womens.afl. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. Black, Sarah (27 November 2022). "Match report: Dee-licious: Daisy gets her flag as Demons stun Lions". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. Black, Sarah (3 December 2023). "Lion-hearted: Brisbane storms home over Roos to secure flag". afl.com.au. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  11. Black, Sarah (30 November 2024). "Roo-demption! North completes unbeaten season to win first flag". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  12. Waterworth, Ben (29 November 2025). "27th heaven! AFLW history as Kangas go back-to-back to complete perfect season". Fox Sports . Retrieved 29 November 2025.

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