This page is a complete chronological listing of WAFL Women's premiers. WAFL Women's (WAFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Western Australia. As at the end of the 2024 season, three teams have won two premierships each: Peel Thunder, East Fremantle and Claremont.
The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.
Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Lou Knitter Medal | Venue | Date |
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2019 | East Fremantle | Swan Districts | 8.5 (53) d. 4.4 (28) | Gabby O'Sullivan (East Fremantle) | Lathlain Park | 14 September 2019 [1] |
2020 | Peel Thunder | Subiaco | 4.4 (28) d. 2.1 (13) | Chloe Wrigle (Peel Thunder) | Arena Joondalup | 19 September 2020 [2] [3] |
2021 | Peel Thunder (2) | Swan Districts (2) | 5.3 (33) d. 2.3 (15) | Sabreena Duffy (Peel Thunder) | Rushton Park | 11 July 2021 [4] [5] |
2022 | Claremont | East Fremantle | 7.4 (46) d. 6.2 (38) | Jasmin Stewart (Claremont) | Claremont Oval | 2 July 2022 [6] [7] |
2023 | East Fremantle (2) | Claremont | 4.2 (26) d. 2.2 (14) | Zippy Fish (East Fremantle) | Mineral Resources Park | 15 July 2023 [8] [9] |
2024 | Claremont (2) | East Fremantle (2) | 3.2 (20) d. 2.5 (17) | Jayme Harken (Claremont) | Pentanet Stadium | 7 July 2024 [10] [11] |
This table summarises all premierships won by each team.
Club | Grand final matches | Premierships | Runners-up | Years since last premiership | ||
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Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
East Fremantle | 4 | 2 | 2019, 2023 | 2 | 2022, 2024 | 1 |
Claremont | 3 | 2 | 2022, 2024 | 1 | 2023 | 0 |
Peel Thunder | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2021 | 0 | — | 3 |
Swan Districts | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 2019, 2021 | — |
Subiaco | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2020 | — |
South Fremantle | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
West Perth | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
East Perth | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Club | Years in competition | Seasons | Premierships | Runners-up | Strike rate (based on seasons in competition) | Average years per | |
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Premiership | Grand final | ||||||
East Fremantle | 2019–present | 6 | 2 | 2 | 33.33% | 3.00 | 1.50 |
Claremont | 2019–present | 6 | 2 | 1 | 33.33% | 3.00 | 2.00 |
Peel Thunder | 2019–present | 6 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 3.00 | 3.00 |
Swan Districts | 2019–present | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | — | 3.00 |
Subiaco | 2019–present | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 6.00 |
South Fremantle | 2020–present | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
West Perth | 2022–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
East Perth | 2023–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.
The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships; the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club's entry to the league, the club's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought.
+ Drought began upon club's entry to league |
Club | Seasons | Start | Grand final appearances during drought |
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Swan Districts | 6 | 2019+ | 2019, 2021 |
Subiaco | 6 | 2019+ | 2020 |
South Fremantle | 5 | 2020+ | |
West Perth | 3 | 2022+ | |
Peel Thunder | 3 | 2022 | |
Claremont | 0 | 2024 | |
East Perth | 2 | 2023+ | |
East Fremantle | 1 | 2023 | 2024 |
Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.
This is a list of the grand final matchups between two teams in the WAFL Women's, thus far. The only two teams to have played each other in more than one grand final are East Fremantle and Claremont.
# | Match-up | Grand Final Appearances | Team(s) Premiership Years | |
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Team(s) | Premiership Years | |||
3 | East Fremantle vs Claremont | 2022, 2023, 2024 | East Fremantle | 2023 |
Claremont | 2022, 2024 | |||
1 | Swan Districts vs East Fremantle | 2019 | Swan Districts | - |
East Fremantle | 2019 | |||
Subiaco vs Peel Thunder | 2020 | Subiaco | - | |
Peel Thunder | 2020 | |||
Peel Thunder vs Swan Districts | 2021 | Peel Thunder | 2021 | |
Swan Districts | - | |||
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