AFL Women's

Australia's national Australian rules football league for female players

The AFL Women's (AFLW) is the top women's Australian rules football league in Australia. In the first season (played between February and March 2017), there were only eight teams, but the league now has all 18 teams from the men's Australian Football League (AFL).

List of clubs

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Current clubs

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Club Colours Moniker State Home venue 2022 (S7)
members[1]
Exhibition
games
Est. Seasons Premierships
First Total Total Most recent
Adelaide   Crows South Australia Norwood Oval 6,706 2016 2017+ 8 3 2022 (S6)
Brisbane Lions   Lions Queensland Springfield Central Stadium 2,323 2016 2016 2017+ 8 2 2023
Carlton   Blues Victoria Princes Park 3,882 2016 2017+ 8 0
Collingwood   Magpies Victoria Victoria Park 5,621 2016 2017+ 8 0
Essendon   Bombers Victoria Windy Hill 4,245 2022 2022 (S7) 2 0
Fremantle   Dockers Western Australia Fremantle Oval 2,552 2016 2016 2017+ 8 0
Geelong   Cats Victoria Kardinia Park 5,938 2018 2019 6 0
Gold Coast   Suns Queensland Carrara Stadium 1,194 2016 2019 2020 5 0
Greater Western Sydney
 
Giants New South Wales Various[a] 2,984 2016 2016 2017+ 8 0
Hawthorn   Hawks Victoria Frankston Park 5,427 2022 2022 (S7) 2 0
Melbourne   Demons Victoria Casey Fields 3,362 2013 2013* 2017+ 8 1 2022 (S7)
North Melbourne   Kangaroos Victoria & Tasmania^ Arden Street Oval 3,349 2018 2019 6 0
Port Adelaide
 
Power South Australia Alberton Oval 4,782 2022 2022 (S7) 2 0
Richmond   Tigers Victoria Punt Road Oval[b] 2,662 2019 2020 5 0
St Kilda   Saints Victoria Moorabbin Oval 5,114 2019 2020 5 0
Sydney   Swans New South Wales Henson Park 7,757 2016 2022 2022 (S7) 2 0
West Coast   Eagles Western Australia Lathlain Park 3,538 2016 2019 2020 5 0
Western Bulldogs   Bulldogs Victoria Whitten Oval 4,132 2013 2013* 2017+ 8 1 2018
^ denotes that the club has a formalised partnership with this state or territory
* denotes that the club had a foundation women's team
+ denotes that the club was a founding member of the AFLW

Notes

  1. Hosting home games at Blacktown ISP Oval, Henson Park and Manuka Oval during the 2023 season
  2. Hosting home games at Princes Park during the 2023 season while Punt Road Oval undergoes redevelopment

Future clubs

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Club Colours Moniker State Home venue Joining league
Tasmania   Devils Tasmania Macquarie Point Stadium TBC

References

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  1. "AFLW Club Membership breaks all-time record". womens.afl. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.