2022 AFL Women's season 7
Seventh season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition
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2022 AFL Women's season 7 was the seventh season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 18 clubs, marking the first time all Australian Football League (AFL) clubs participated in the competition, and ran from 25 August to 27 November, comprising a ten-round home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top eight clubs. It was the second AFL Women's season to take place in the 2022 calendar year[1] and the first to have an August start date.[2] AFL clubs Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney featured for the first time in season 7.
| 2022 AFL Women's season 7 | |
|---|---|
Melbourne players celebrate after winning the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final | |
| Overview | |
| Date | 25 August – 27 November 2022 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Premiers | Melbourne 1st premiership |
| Runners-up | Brisbane 3rd runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Brisbane 2nd minor premiership |
| Best and fairest | Ally Anderson (Brisbane) 21 votes |
| Leading goalkicker | Jesse Wardlaw (Brisbane) 19 goals |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 99 |
| Total attendance | 265,950 (2,686 per match) |
| Highest (H&A) | 20,652 (round 6, Port Adelaide v Adelaide) |
| Highest (finals) | 7,412 (grand final, Brisbane v Melbourne) |
Melbourne won the premiership, defeating Brisbane by four points in the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final. Brisbane won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 9–1 win–loss record. Brisbane's Ally Anderson won the AFL Women's best and fairest award as the league's best and fairest player, and teammate Jesse Wardlaw won the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award as the league's leading goalkicker.
Background
In August 2021, Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney – the four Australian Football League (AFL) clubs yet to receive an AFLW licence at the time – were granted licences to join the AFL Women's competition in what was then slated to be a 2022–23 season, meaning all 18 clubs would have an AFLW team for the first time.[4] In May 2022, a one-year bridging collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was announced which would see the competition's seventh season begin during the AFL pre-finals bye in the last weekend of August and conclude with the grand final in the last weekend of November.[3] The CBA also saw player payments rise by 94% across all four payment tiers, with eight players per club occupying the top two tiers and the minimum (tier 4) wage increasing from $20,239 to $39,184.[3] Later in May, AFL head of women's football Nicole Livingstone revealed that the season would be named AFLW season 7, in a deviation from previous seasons.[5]
The season 7 fixture was announced in early July.[6] Match times on Saturdays in September (except 24 September, the date of the AFL Grand Final) were floating to maximise doubleheader opportunities, and the final round was released as a floating fixture to be determined later in the season.[6] In August, after the round 1 match between Essendon and Hawthorn was moved from ETU Stadium to Marvel Stadium following a sell-out,[7] Livingstone said that the AFL would consider moving more matches to larger venues depending on ticket sales;[8] the round 2 match between Melbourne and North Melbourne was moved to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to act as a curtain raiser to the AFL qualifying final between Melbourne and Sydney.[9]
Season 7's Indigenous Round was launched in early September, and was played across rounds 3 and 4.[10] The round is held to acknowledge the significant contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls to Australian football and the broader community.[10] Aunty Pam Pederson, the youngest daughter of Sir Douglas Nicholls, was announced as the round's honouree, and all 18 teams wore specially designed guernseys across the two weeks.[10] Melbourne rebranded itself as the Narrm Football Club for Indigenous Round, as it did during the corresponding round of the AFL season; Narrm is the traditional name for Melbourne in the Woiwurrung language.[11] Pride Round, which was played in round 8, was launched in early October.[12] The round is held "to promote and support diversity and inclusion of LGBTQI+ communities and families, and acknowledges the AFL's journey to being a more inclusive sport"; this season's iteration also celebrated allies of LGBTQI+ people within the sport.[12] Like with Indigenous Round, all 18 teams wore specially designed guernseys for the occasion.[13]
The season began on 25 August with a match between Carlton and Collingwood[14] and concluded on 27 November with the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final, contested by Brisbane and Melbourne.[15] The season featured ten home-and-away rounds, the same as the previous season, and a four-week finals series, up from three weeks the previous season; the finals were contested by the top eight teams, up from six the previous season,[16] and the finals system was the same as the AFL's.[17] Melbourne won its first AFL Women's premiership, defeating Brisbane by four points in the grand final, played at Brighton Homes Arena.[15] All matches throughout season 7 were broadcast live on the Seven Network and Fox Footy, and could be streamed via Kayo, womens.afl and the official AFL and AFLW apps.[18]
Coach appointments
| New coach | Club | Date of appointment | Previous coach | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bec Goddard | Hawthorn | 12 August 2021 | Inaugural | [19] |
| Scott Gowans | Sydney | 4 February 2022 | Inaugural | [20] |
| Natalie Wood | Essendon | 18 March 2022 | Inaugural | [21] |
| Lauren Arnell | Port Adelaide | 12 April 2022 | Inaugural | [22] |
| Cameron Bernasconi | Greater Western Sydney | 12 April 2022 | Alan McConnell | [23] |
Club leadership
Home-and-away season
All starting times are local time. Sources: womens.afl (fixture and results), Australian Football (crowd figures)
Round 1
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 25 August (7:10 pm) | Carlton 3.0 (18) | def. by | Collingwood 5.6 (36) | Ikon Park (crowd: 4,128) | |
| Friday, 26 August (7:10 pm) | Adelaide 4.2 (26) | def. by | Melbourne 6.8 (44) | ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 3,417) | |
| Saturday, 27 August (1:10 pm) | North Melbourne 6.4 (40) | def. | Gold Coast 2.2 (14) | Blundstone Arena (crowd: 2,459) | |
| Saturday, 27 August (1:10 pm) | West Coast 6.4 (40) | def. | Port Adelaide 4.4 (28) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,846) | |
| Saturday, 27 August (5:10 pm) | Sydney 4.3 (27) | def. by | St Kilda 8.8 (56) | North Sydney Oval (crowd: 8,264) | |
| Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) | Essendon 7.11 (53) | def. | Hawthorn 4.3 (27) | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 12,092) | |
| Sunday, 28 August (12:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 5.4 (34) | Ikon Park (crowd: 1,890) | |
| Sunday, 28 August (2:10 pm) | Brisbane 11.10 (76) | def. | Fremantle 4.3 (27) | The Gabba (crowd: 3,421) | |
| Sunday, 28 August (4:10 pm) | Geelong 2.3 (15) | def. | Richmond 1.5 (11) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 4,252) | |
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Round 2
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 2 September (5:00 pm) | Melbourne 3.8 (26) | def. | North Melbourne 4.0 (24) | Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 17,851) | |
| Saturday, 3 September (11:40 am) | Richmond 4.3 (27) | def. by | Adelaide 5.6 (36) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,075) | |
| Saturday, 3 September (1:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 1.3 (9) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 3.10 (28) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 5,367) | |
| Saturday, 3 September (11:40 am) | Fremantle 0.1 (1) | def. by | Geelong 3.9 (27) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,086) | |
| Sunday, 4 September (11:10 am) | Essendon 4.7 (31) | def. by | Carlton 5.2 (32) | ETU Stadium (crowd: 2,738) | |
| Sunday, 4 September (1:10 pm) | Collingwood 6.9 (45) | def. | Sydney 2.2 (14) | Victoria Park (crowd: 1,976) | |
| Sunday, 4 September (3:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 3.2 (20) | def. by | Brisbane 10.7 (67) | Manuka Oval (crowd: 2,342) | |
| Sunday, 4 September (4:10 pm) | Hawthorn 1.4 (10) | def. by | St Kilda 9.9 (63) | Box Hill City Oval (crowd: 2,262) | |
| Sunday, 4 September (5:10 pm) | Gold Coast 7.5 (47) | def. | West Coast 2.2 (14) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 860) | |
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Round 3
| Round 3 (Indigenous Round week 1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 9 September (5:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 3.5 (23) | def. | Fremantle 3.2 (20) | Ikon Park (crowd: 1,058) | |
| Saturday, 10 September (12:10 pm) | Adelaide 4.6 (30) | def. | North Melbourne 2.4 (16) | Wigan Oval (crowd: 2,034) | |
| Saturday, 10 September (2:40 pm) | Sydney 2.6 (18) | def. by | Greater Western Sydney 9.11 (65) | Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 4,233) | |
| Saturday, 10 September (4:10 pm) | Geelong 1.5 (11) | def. by | Collingwood 2.3 (15) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,957) | |
| Saturday, 10 September (4:40 pm) | Brisbane 12.10 (82) | def. | Gold Coast 1.3 (9) | The Gabba (crowd: 2,582) | |
| Sunday, 11 September (12:10 pm) | Carlton 4.3 (27) | drew with | Port Adelaide 4.3 (27) | Ikon Park (crowd: 1,664) | |
| Sunday, 11 September (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 3.2 (20) | def. by | Melbourne 6.10 (46) | RSEA Park (crowd: 2,758) | |
| Sunday, 11 September (4:10 pm) | Richmond 7.2 (44) | def. | Hawthorn 1.3 (9) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 2,031) | |
| Sunday, 11 September (4:10 pm) | West Coast 4.8 (32) | def. by | Essendon 13.6 (84) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,501) | |
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Round 4
| Round 4 (Indigenous Round week 2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 16 September (5:10 pm) | North Melbourne 4.4 (28) | def. | Geelong 2.4 (16) | University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 540) | |
| Saturday, 17 September (11:10 am) | Greater Western Sydney 1.3 (9) | def. by | West Coast 2.4 (16) | Giants Stadium (crowd: 727) | |
| Saturday, 17 September (12:05 pm) | Gold Coast 5.12 (42) | def. | St Kilda 4.4 (28) | Great Barrier Reef Arena (crowd: 1,117) | |
| Saturday, 17 September (12:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. | Sydney 0.2 (2) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,741) | |
| Saturday, 17 September (12:05 pm) | Fremantle 5.2 (32) | drew with | Carlton 5.2 (32) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,023) | |
| Saturday, 17 September (3:10 pm) | Hawthorn 1.1 (7) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 6.1 (37) | Box Hill City Oval (crowd: 1,108) | |
| Sunday, 18 September (12:10 pm) | Collingwood 2.4 (16) | def. by | Adelaide 2.9 (21) | Victoria Park (crowd: 876) | |
| Sunday, 18 September (2:10 pm) | Essendon 3.6 (24) | def. by | Richmond 3.8 (26) | ETU Stadium (crowd: 3,044) | |
| Sunday, 18 September (4:10 pm) | Melbourne 4.3 (27) | def. by | Brisbane 6.6 (42) | Casey Fields (crowd: 757) | |
Round 5
| Round 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 22 September (1:10 pm) | West Coast 3.5 (23) | def. by | Fremantle 3.8 (26) | Optus Stadium (crowd: 6,552) | |
| Thursday, 22 September (5:10 pm) | Geelong 11.5 (71) | def. | St Kilda 3.3 (21) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,898) | |
| Friday, 23 September (12:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 4.4 (28) | def. by | North Melbourne 6.7 (43) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 2,121) | |
| Friday, 23 September (3:10 pm) | Collingwood 4.4 (28) | def. | Essendon 2.5 (17) | AIA Vitality Centre (crowd: 3,412) | |
| Friday, 23 September (5:10 pm) | Sydney 4.7 (31) | def. by | Hawthorn 5.5 (35) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 2,055) | |
| Friday, 23 September (7:30 pm) | Carlton 1.2 (8) | def. by | Melbourne 7.8 (50) | Ikon Park (crowd: 1,580) | |
| Saturday, 24 September (11:10 am) | Richmond 2.6 (18) | def. | Brisbane 1.8 (14) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,426) | |
| Sunday, 25 September (1:10 pm) | Gold Coast 7.4 (46) | def. | Port Adelaide 5.2 (32) | Bond University (crowd: 1,419) | |
| Sunday, 25 September (2:40 pm) | Adelaide 15.7 (97) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 0.1 (1) | Wigan Oval (crowd: 1,991) | |
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Round 6
| Round 6 (Good for Footy Round) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 30 September (6:10 pm) | Hawthorn 6.8 (44) | def. | West Coast 6.5 (41) | SkyBus Stadium (crowd: 1,560) | |
| Friday, 30 September (7:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 0.3 (3) | def. by | Adelaide 8.15 (63) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 20,652) | |
| Saturday, 1 October (12:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 4.5 (29) | def. | Carlton 1.6 (12) | Henson Park (crowd: 1,162) | |
| Saturday, 1 October (2:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 5.6 (36) | def. by | Geelong 5.7 (37) | Mars Stadium (crowd: 1,731) | |
| Saturday, 1 October (4:10 pm) | St Kilda 5.4 (34) | def. by | Collingwood 4.12 (36) | RSEA Park (crowd: 2,578) | |
| Saturday, 1 October (6:10 pm) | Richmond 3.5 (23) | def. | Gold Coast 3.1 (19) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,644) | |
| Sunday, 2 October (12:10 pm) | Brisbane 8.14 (62) | def. | Essendon 3.0 (18) | Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (crowd: 1,477) | |
| Sunday, 2 October (12:10 pm) | Fremantle 5.6 (36) | def. by | Melbourne 10.6 (66) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,548) | |
| Sunday, 2 October (5:10 pm) | North Melbourne 9.13 (67) | def. | Sydney 0.1 (1) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,356) | |
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Round 7
| Round 7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 7 October (6:10 pm) | St Kilda 2.5 (17) | def. by | Carlton 6.8 (44) | RSEA Park (crowd: 1,234) | |
| Friday, 7 October (5:10 pm) | West Coast 3.6 (24) | def. by | Richmond 6.7 (43) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,259) | |
| Saturday, 8 October (1:10 pm) | Sydney 2.3 (15) | def. by | Gold Coast 7.7 (49) | Henson Park (crowd: 1,619) | |
| Saturday, 8 October (2:40 pm) | Adelaide 7.7 (49) | def. | Fremantle 5.1 (31) | Wigan Oval (crowd: 2,800) | |
| Saturday, 8 October (5:10 pm) | North Melbourne 3.8 (26) | def. by | Brisbane 5.3 (33) | Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,644) | |
| Saturday, 8 October (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn 4.5 (29) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.10 (16) | SkyBus Stadium (crowd: 2,029) | |
| Sunday, 9 October (1:10 pm) | Essendon 4.4 (28) | def. by | Geelong 6.7 (43) | Reid Oval (crowd: 4,560) | |
| Sunday, 9 October (3:10 pm) | Melbourne 10.13 (73) | def. | Western Bulldogs 1.3 (9) | Casey Fields (crowd: 2,154) | |
| Sunday, 9 October (5:10 pm) | Collingwood 6.10 (46) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 2.2 (14) | Victoria Park (crowd: 1,663) | |
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Round 8
| Round 8 (Pride Round) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 14 October (6:30 pm) | Carlton 5.4 (34) | def. by | Richmond 6.8 (44) | Ikon Park (crowd: 1,919) | |
| Friday, 14 October (7:30 pm) | Brisbane 8.5 (53) | def. | Adelaide 4.7 (31) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,233) | |
| Saturday, 15 October (12:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 4.5 (29) | def. by | North Melbourne 7.12 (54) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,818) | |
| Saturday, 15 October (3:10 pm) | Essendon 7.6 (48) | def. | Sydney 7.2 (44) | Ikon Park (crowd: 2,658) | |
| Saturday, 15 October (5:40 pm) | Geelong 4.10 (34) | def. | West Coast 4.1 (25) | Ikon Park (crowd: 1,085) | |
| Saturday, 15 October (6:40 pm) | Gold Coast 1.3 (9) | def. by | Melbourne 9.4 (58) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,004) | |
| Sunday, 16 October (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 4.11 (35) | def. | St Kilda 3.2 (20) | Mars Stadium (crowd: 1,714) | |
| Sunday, 16 October (3:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 4.10 (34) | def. | Hawthorn 5.3 (33) | Henson Park (crowd: 2,006) | |
| Sunday, 16 October (2:10 pm) | Fremantle 0.3 (3) | def. by | Collingwood 4.8 (32) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,117) | |
Round 9
| Round 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 21 October (5:10 pm) | Adelaide 4.6 (30) | def. | Geelong 4.4 (28) | Wigan Oval (crowd: 2,573) | |
| Friday, 21 October (6:40 pm) | Gold Coast 6.6 (42) | def. | Carlton 2.3 (15) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 683) | |
| Saturday, 22 October (1:10 pm) | Collingwood 4.1 (25) | def. by | North Melbourne 9.3 (57) | Victoria Park (crowd: 1,504) | |
| Saturday, 22 October (3:10 pm) | Sydney 4.4 (28) | def. by | Fremantle 6.6 (42) | Henson Park (crowd: 2,577) | |
| Saturday, 22 October (2:10 pm) | West Coast 3.5 (23) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 8.7 (55) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,102) | |
| Saturday, 22 October (7:10 pm) | Hawthorn 1.1 (7) | def. by | Brisbane 9.7 (61) | SkyBus Stadium (crowd: 2,164) | |
| Sunday, 23 October (1:10 pm) | St Kilda 4.11 (35) | def. | Port Adelaide 5.3 (33) | RSEA Park (crowd: 1,514) | |
| Sunday, 23 October (3:10 pm) | Richmond 9.4 (58) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 2.3 (15) | Mildura Sporting Precinct (crowd: 2,359) | |
| Sunday, 23 October (5:10 pm) | Melbourne 7.8 (50) | def. | Essendon 1.3 (9) | Casey Fields (crowd: 1,518) | |
Round 10
| Round 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 28 October (6:10 pm) | Carlton 4.7 (31) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) | Ikon Park (crowd: 1,193) | |
| Friday, 28 October (7:10 pm) | Brisbane 8.7 (55) | def. | Collingwood 1.4 (10) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,180) | |
| Saturday, 29 October (1:10 pm) | Melbourne 11.13 (79) | def. | West Coast 0.1 (1) | Casey Fields (crowd: 726) | |
| Saturday, 29 October (3:10 pm) | St Kilda 2.1 (13) | def. by | Adelaide 4.5 (29) | RSEA Park (crowd: 1,167) | |
| Saturday, 29 October (5:10 pm) | Geelong 15.12 (102) | def. | Sydney 4.3 (27) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,084) | |
| Saturday, 29 October (4:10 pm) | Fremantle 7.7 (49) | def. | Hawthorn 7.2 (44) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,302) | |
| Sunday, 30 October (12:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 1.4 (10) | def. by | Essendon 5.7 (37) | Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,096) | |
| Sunday, 30 October (3:10 pm) | North Melbourne 3.9 (27) | drew with | Richmond 4.3 (27) | Arden Street Oval (crowd: 3,147) | |
| Sunday, 30 October (5:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 7.2 (44) | def. | Gold Coast 4.8 (32) | Henson Park (crowd: 1,491) | |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 545 | 193 | 282.4 | 36 | Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne (P) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 519 | 184 | 282.1 | 36 | |
| 3 | Adelaide | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 412 | 232 | 177.6 | 32 | |
| 4 | Richmond | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 321 | 217 | 147.9 | 30 | |
| 5 | Geelong | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 384 | 222 | 173.0 | 28 | |
| 6 | Collingwood | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 244 | 118.4 | 28 | |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 297 | 109.8 | 28 | |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 229 | 166.8 | 26 | |
| 9 | Gold Coast | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 309 | 351 | 88.0 | 20 | |
| 10 | Essendon | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 349 | 354 | 98.6 | 16 | |
| 11 | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 265 | 420 | 63.1 | 16 | |
| 12 | Fremantle | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 267 | 400 | 66.8 | 14 | |
| 13 | St Kilda | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 307 | 373 | 82.3 | 12 | |
| 14 | Carlton | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 253 | 342 | 74.0 | 12 | |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 245 | 429 | 57.1 | 12 | |
| 16 | West Coast | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 239 | 449 | 53.2 | 8 | |
| 17 | Port Adelaide | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 255 | 361 | 70.6 | 6 | |
| 18 | Sydney | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 207 | 577 | 35.9 | 0 |
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers
Progression by round
| 4 | Finished the round in first place | 0 | Finished the round in last place |
| 4 | Won the minor premiership | 0 | Finished the season in last place |
| 4 | Finished the round inside the top eight | ||
| 41 | Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round | ||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 42 | 83 | 121 | 161 | 161 | 201 | 241 | 281 | 321 | 361 |
| Melbourne | 46 | 86 | 124 | 124 | 164 | 203 | 243 | 282 | 322 | 362 |
| Adelaide | 013 | 410 | 88 | 125 | 162 | 202 | 242 | 244 | 283 | 323 |
| Richmond | 011 | 013 | 410 | 88 | 128 | 168 | 206 | 246 | 284 | 304 |
| Geelong | 48 | 81 | 85 | 810 | 126 | 166 | 205 | 245 | 247 | 285 |
| Collingwood | 44 | 84 | 122 | 123 | 163 | 204 | 244 | 283 | 285 | 286 |
| Western Bulldogs | 49 | 85 | 123 | 162 | 165 | 167 | 169 | 208 | 248 | 287 |
| North Melbourne | 41 | 47 | 411 | 89 | 127 | 165 | 167 | 207 | 246 | 268 |
| Gold Coast | 018 | 49 | 414 | 812 | 129 | 129 | 168 | 169 | 209 | 209 |
| Essendon | 45 | 48 | 86 | 86 | 810 | 810 | 812 | 1210 | 1210 | 1610 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 010 | 015 | 412 | 415 | 416 | 813 | 815 | 1212 | 1213 | 1611 |
| Fremantle | 017 | 018 | 016 | 216 | 615 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 1015 | 1412 |
| St Kilda | 43 | 82 | 87 | 87 | 811 | 811 | 813 | 814 | 1211 | 1213 |
| Carlton | 015 | 411 | 69 | 811 | 812 | 814 | 1210 | 1211 | 1212 | 1214 |
| Hawthorn | 014 | 017 | 018 | 017 | 417 | 815 | 1211 | 1213 | 1214 | 1215 |
| West Coast | 47 | 412 | 413 | 813 | 813 | 812 | 814 | 815 | 816 | 816 |
| Port Adelaide | 012 | 014 | 215 | 614 | 614 | 616 | 616 | 616 | 617 | 617 |
| Sydney | 016 | 016 | 017 | 018 | 018 | 018 | 018 | 018 | 018 | 018 |
Source: Australian Football
Home matches and membership
The following table includes all home match attendance figures from the home-and-away season.
| Team | Home match attendance | Members[63] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted | Total | Highest | Lowest | Average | ||
| Adelaide | 5 | 12,699 | 3,417 | 1,891 | 2,540 | 6,706 |
| Brisbane | 5 | 9,442 | 3,421 | 1,026 | 1,888 | 2,323 |
| Carlton | 5 | 10,484 | 4,128 | 1,580 | 2,097 | 3,882 |
| Collingwood | 5 | 9,771 | 3,412 | 1,076 | 1,954 | 5,621 |
| Essendon | 5 | 24,340 | 12,092 | 2,658 | 4,868 | 4,245 |
| Fremantle | 5 | 7,076 | 2,117 | 1,023 | 1,415 | 2,552 |
| Geelong | 5 | 12,276 | 4,252 | 1,085 | 2,548 | 5,938 |
| Gold Coast | 5 | 5,083 | 1,419 | 683 | 1,017 | 1,194 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 5 | 7,728 | 2,342 | 727 | 1,546 | 2,984 |
| Hawthorn | 5 | 9,128 | 2,262 | 1,108 | 1,826 | 5,427 |
| Melbourne | 5 | 23,006 | 17,851 | 726 | 4,601 | 3,362 |
| North Melbourne | 5 | 9,146 | 3,147 | 540 | 1,829 | 3,349 |
| Port Adelaide | 5 | 33,674 | 20,652 | 2,096 | 6,735 | 4,782 |
| Richmond | 5 | 8,535 | 2,359 | 1,075 | 1,707 | 2,662 |
| St Kilda | 5 | 9,251 | 2,758 | 1,167 | 1,850 | 5,114 |
| Sydney | 5 | 18,866 | 8,264 | 1,619 | 3,773 | 7,757 |
| West Coast | 5 | 12,415 | 6,552 | 1,257 | 2,483 | 3,538 |
| Western Bulldogs | 5 | 8,450 | 2,057 | 1,058 | 1,690 | 4,132 |
| Total/overall | 90 | 231,370 | 20,652 | 540 | 2,571 | 75,568 |
Source: Australian Football
Finals series
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 November, Metricon Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brisbane | 5.9 (39) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond | 3.4 (22) | 12 November, Swinburne Centre | ||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 6.2 (38) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 November, GMHBA Stadium | North Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | 18 November, Metricon Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Geelong | 1.8 (14) | Brisbane | 7.4 (46) | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | North Melbourne | 2.4 (16) | Adelaide | 3.5 (23) | 27 November, Brighton Homes Arena | ||||||||||||||
| Brisbane | 2.3 (15) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 November, Victoria Park | 19 November, Ikon Park | Melbourne | 2.7 (19) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Collingwood | 5.10 (40) | Melbourne | 5.3 (33) | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 5.5 (35) | 12 November, Wigan Oval | North Melbourne | 2.4 (16) | ||||||||||||||
| Adelaide | 3.5 (23) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 November, Ikon Park | Collingwood | 1.5 (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Melbourne | 7.6 (48) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Adelaide | 4.3 (27) | |||||||||||||||||
All starting times are local time. Sources: womens.afl (fixture and results), Australian Football (crowd figures)
Finals week 1
| First qualifying final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 November (3:10 pm) | Brisbane 5.9 (39) | def. | Richmond 3.4 (22) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 2,392) | |
| First elimination final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 November (7:10 pm) | Geelong 1.8 (14) | def. by | North Melbourne 2.4 (16) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 4,338) | |
| Second elimination final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 6 November (3:10 pm) | Collingwood 5.10 (40) | def. | Western Bulldogs 5.5 (35) | Victoria Park (crowd: 4,823) | |
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Finals week 2
| First semi-final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 November (1:40 pm) | Richmond 6.2 (38) | def. by | North Melbourne 11.8 (74) | Swinburne Centre (crowd: 2,439) | |
| Second semi-final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 November (3:40 pm) | Adelaide 3.5 (23) | def. | Collingwood 1.5 (11) | Wigan Oval (crowd: 2,476) | |
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Finals week 3
| First preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 18 November (6:40 pm) | Brisbane 7.4 (46) | def. | Adelaide 3.5 (23) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 2,553) | |
| Second preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 19 November (3:10 pm) | Melbourne 5.3 (33) | def. | North Melbourne 2.4 (16) | Ikon Park (crowd: 5,592) | |
Grand final
| Grand final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 27 November (1:40 pm) | Brisbane 2.3 (15) | def. by | Melbourne 2.7 (19) | Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 7,412) | |
Win–loss table
The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Home matches are in bold, and opponents are listed above the margins.
| + | Win | Qualified for finals | |
| − | Loss | Eliminated | |
| Draw | X |
Bye |
| Team | Home-and-away season | Ladder | Finals series | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF | ||
| Adelaide | MEL −18 | RIC +9 | NM +14 | COL +5 | GWS +96 | PA +60 | FRE +18 | BRI −22 | GEE +2 | STK +15 | 3 (8–2–0) | MEL −21 | COL +12 | BRI −23 | |
| Brisbane | FRE +49 | GWS +47 | GC +73 | MEL +15 | RIC −4 | ESS +44 | NM +7 | ADE +22 | HAW +54 | COL +45 | 1 (9–1–0) | RIC +17 | X | ADE +23 | MEL −4 |
| Carlton | COL −18 | ESS +1 | PA 0 | FRE 0 | MEL −42 | GWS −17 | STK +27 | RIC −10 | GC −27 | WB −3 | 14 (2–6–2) | ||||
| Collingwood | CAR +18 | SYD +31 | GEE +4 | ADE −5 | ESS +11 | STK +2 | GWS +32 | FRE +29 | NM −32 | BRI −45 | 6 (7–3–0) | WB +5 | ADE −12 | ||
| Essendon | HAW +26 | CAR −1 | WC +52 | RIC −2 | COL −11 | BRI −44 | GEE −15 | SYD +4 | MEL −41 | PA +27 | 10 (4–6–0) | ||||
| Fremantle | BRI −49 | GEE −26 | WB −3 | CAR 0 | WC +3 | MEL −30 | ADE −18 | COL −29 | SYD +14 | HAW +5 | 12 (3–6–1) | ||||
| Geelong | RIC +4 | FRE +26 | COL −4 | NM −12 | STK +50 | WB +1 | ESS +15 | WC +9 | ADE −2 | SYD +75 | 5 (7–3–0) | NM −2 | |||
| Gold Coast | NM −26 | WC +33 | BRI −73 | STK +14 | PA +14 | RIC −4 | SYD +34 | MEL −49 | CAR +27 | GWS −12 | 9 (5–5–0) | ||||
| Greater Western Sydney | WB −7 | BRI −47 | SYD +47 | WC −7 | ADE −96 | CAR +17 | COL −32 | HAW +1 | RIC −43 | GC +12 | 11 (4–6–0) | ||||
| Hawthorn | ESS −26 | STK −53 | RIC −35 | WB −30 | SYD +4 | WC +3 | PA +13 | GWS −1 | BRI −54 | FRE −5 | 15 (3–7–0) | ||||
| Melbourne | ADE +18 | NM +2 | STK +26 | BRI −15 | CAR +42 | FRE +30 | WB +64 | GC +49 | ESS +41 | WC +78 | 2 (9–1–0) | ADE +21 | X | NM +17 | BRI +4 |
| North Melbourne | GC +26 | MEL −2 | ADE −14 | GEE +12 | WB +15 | SYD +66 | BRI −7 | PA +25 | COL +32 | RIC 0 | 8 (6–3–1) | GEE +2 | RIC +36 | MEL −17 | |
| Port Adelaide | WC −12 | WB −19 | CAR 0 | SYD +66 | GC −14 | ADE −60 | HAW −13 | NM −25 | STK −2 | ESS −27 | 17 (1–8–1) | ||||
| Richmond | GEE −4 | ADE −9 | HAW +35 | ESS +2 | BRI +4 | GC +4 | WC +19 | CAR +10 | GWS +43 | NM 0 | 4 (7–2–1) | BRI −17 | NM −36 | ||
| St Kilda | SYD +29 | HAW +53 | MEL −26 | GC −14 | GEE −50 | COL −2 | CAR −27 | WB −15 | PA +2 | ADE −15 | 13 (3–7–0) | ||||
| Sydney | STK −29 | COL −31 | GWS −47 | PA −66 | HAW −4 | NM −66 | GC −34 | ESS −4 | FRE −14 | GEE −75 | 18 (0–10–0) | ||||
| West Coast | PA +12 | GC −33 | ESS −52 | GWS +7 | FRE −3 | HAW −3 | RIC −19 | GEE −9 | WB −32 | MEL −78 | 16 (2–8–0) | ||||
| Western Bulldogs | GWS +7 | PA +19 | FRE +3 | HAW +30 | NM −15 | GEE −1 | MEL −64 | STK +15 | WC +32 | CAR +3 | 7 (7–3–0) | COL −5 | |||
Source: Australian Football
Season notes
Fremantle chose to not renew the contract of senior coach Trent Cooper (left) at the end of the season, while Carlton and senior coach Daniel Harford (right) parted ways following a club review
- Brisbane kicked 33 goals across the first three rounds of the season, an AFLW record,[66] and became the first AFLW team to score more than 200 points across the first three rounds of a season.[67]
- Four teams recorded scores of 0.1 (1), the lowest score in AFLW history, during the season: Fremantle in round 2 against Geelong,[68] Greater Western Sydney in round 5 against Adelaide,[58] Sydney in round 6 against North Melbourne[69] and West Coast in round 10 against Melbourne.[70]
- Brisbane won the minor premiership by the closest practical margin, finishing above Melbourne on the ladder by 0.3 percentage points; had Melbourne scored just one more point during the season, it would have won the minor premiership.[70]
Coach departures
| Outgoing coach | Club | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Cooper | Fremantle | Contract not renewed | 7 November 2022[71] | Lisa Webb | 10 February 2023[72] |
| Daniel Harford | Carlton | Parted ways following club review | 31 January 2023[73] | Mathew Buck | 4 April 2023[74] |
Awards
Major awards
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Brisbane players Shannon Campbell (left) and Ally Anderson (right) won the grand final best-on-ground and league best and fairest awards, respectively
- The AFL Women's Grand Final best-on-ground medal was awarded to Brisbane's Shannon Campbell, who became the first player to win the award in a losing team.[75]
- The AFL Women's best and fairest was awarded to Brisbane's Ally Anderson.[76]
- The AFLPA most valuable player was awarded to Richmond's Monique Conti; Adelaide captain Chelsea Randall was voted as best captain and most courageous player, while Richmond's Eilish Sheerin was voted as best first-year player.[77]
- The AFLCA AFLW champion player of the year was awarded to North Melbourne's Jasmine Garner;[78] Brisbane coach Craig Starcevich was voted as coach of the year.[79]
- The AFL Women's All-Australian team was announced on 22 November; Garner was named captain, while Brisbane captain Breanna Koenen was named vice-captain.[80] North Melbourne captain Emma Kearney was selected for the seventh consecutive season.[80] Anderson was not selected, becoming the first AFLW player to win the league best and fairest award but miss All-Australian selection in the same season.[81]
- The AFL Women's leading goalkicker was awarded to Brisbane's Jesse Wardlaw.[82]
- The AFL Women's Rising Star was awarded to Port Adelaide's Hannah Ewings.[83]
- The Goal of the Year was awarded to Gold Coast's Ashanti Bush.[84]
- The Mark of the Year was awarded to Geelong's Chloe Scheer.[84]
Leading goalkickers
| 1 | Led the goalkicking at the end of the round |
| 1 | Led the goalkicking at the end of the home-and-away season |
| 11 | Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season |
| – | Did not play during that round |
| X | Had a bye during that round |
| # | Player | Team | Home-and-away season (AFL Women's leading goalkicker) |
Finals series | Total | Games | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF | ||||||
| 1 | Jesse Wardlaw | Brisbane | 22 | 13 | 47 | 29 | –9 | 211 | 112 | 214 | 317 | 219 | 120 | X20 | 222 | 022 | 22 | 12 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Kate Hore | Melbourne | 11 | 01 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 38 | 19 | 211 | 314 | 216 | 016 | X16 | 117 | 017 | 17 | 13 | 1.31 |
| 3 | Courtney Wakefield | Richmond | 00 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 07 | 07 | 411 | 112 | 113 | 013 | 114 | 14 | 12 | 1.17 | ||
| Ashleigh Woodland | Adelaide | 33 | 14 | 04 | 15 | 05 | 49 | 211 | 011 | 011 | 213 | 114 | 014 | 014 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | ||
| Eden Zanker | Melbourne | 11 | 01 | 23 | 14 | 04 | 26 | 28 | 210 | 111 | 213 | 114 | X14 | 014 | 014 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | |
| 6 | Chloe Scheer | Geelong | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 33 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 413 | 013 | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | |||
| Kate Shierlaw | St Kilda | 44 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 110 | 111 | 011 | 011 | 112 | 113 | 13 | 10 | 1.30 | |||||
| 8 | Tahlia Randall | North Melbourne | 33 | 03 | 03 | 03 | 14 | 37 | 07 | 18 | 210 | 010 | 010 | 111 | 112 | 12 | 13 | 0.92 | |
| 9 | Greta Bodey | Brisbane | 22 | 24 | 37 | 07 | 07 | 18 | 19 | 110 | 111 | 011 | 011 | X11 | 011 | 011 | 11 | 13 | 0.85 |
| Tayla Harris | Melbourne | 11 | 01 | 01 | –1 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 310 | 010 | 010 | 010 | X10 | 010 | 111 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 | |
| Courtney Hodder | Brisbane | 22 | 13 | 03 | 14 | 04 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 07 | 29 | 09 | X9 | 211 | 011 | 11 | 13 | 0.85 | |
| Danielle Ponter | Adelaide | 11 | 01 | 23 | –3 | –3 | –3 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 29 | 110 | 010 | 111 | 11 | 10 | 1.10 | ||
| Aine Tighe | Fremantle | 11 | 01 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 07 | 07 | 07 | 411 | 11 | 10 | 1.10 | |||||
Source: Australian Football
