List of current AFL Women's coaches

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Craig Starcevich holding the AFLW premiership cup in 2023. AFLWGF 2023 - Koenen and Starcevich trophy (cropped -- Starcevich).jpg
Craig Starcevich holding the AFLW premiership cup in 2023.

This list includes the appointment date and performance record of current AFL Women's senior coaches. Since it commenced in 2017 with eight teams, the league now comprises women's teams aligning with all eighteen of the Australian Football League (AFL) clubs.

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Craig Starcevich, the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions since June 2016, was the first coach to be appointed in the league, and along with Melbourne's Mick Stinear, are the only remaining current coaches from the inaugural season.

Coaches

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2025 Season
TeamNameAppointed [a]
Adelaide Ryan Davis 1 December 2025
Brisbane Craig Starcevich 22 June 2016
Carlton Mathew Buck 4 April 2023
Collingwood Sam Wright 22 December 2023
Essendon Natalie Wood 17 March 2022
Fremantle Lisa Webb 9 February 2023
Geelong Mick Stinear 10 December 2025
Gold Coast Rhyce Shaw 20 January 2025
Greater Western Sydney Cameron Bernasconi 12 April 2022
Hawthorn Daniel Webster 5 February 2024
Melbourne Vacant 23 November 2025
North Melbourne Darren Crocker 4 June 2020
Port Adelaide Lauren Arnell 11 April 2022
Richmond Vacant 3 December 2025
St Kilda Nick Dal Santo 2 August 2021
Sydney Colin O'Riordan 17 December 2025
West Coast Daisy Pearce 11 December 2023
Western Bulldogs Tamara Hyett 16 February 2024

See also

Notes

  1. Appointment date of current term at the team.

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