WAFL Women's
WAFL Women's (WAFLW) is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFLW is the premier women's football competition in Western Australia and is contested by six teams owned and operated by clubs in the men's West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Current season, competition or edition: 2020 WAFL season | |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Inaugural season | 2019 |
| Owner(s) | WAFC & WAWFL |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Peel (1st premiership) |
| Most titles | East Fremantle, Peel (1 premiership) |
| TV partner(s) | Seven Network (Grand Final only) |
| Sponsor(s) | Optus |
| Official website | wafl.com.au |
The league was established in 2018 by the West Australian Football Commission and West Australian Women's Football League, the latter having been the leading body and league for women's football in the state from 1987 to 2018.[1] The league runs from May to September, running concurrently with the WAFL and is the second primary women's football competition for West Australian footballers underneath the semi-professional AFL Women's competition.
Clubs
Five of the ten WAFL clubs fielded teams in the inaugural 2019 season (Claremont, East Fremantle, Peel Thunder, Subiaco and Swan Districts). The following year South Fremantle joined the league.[2] Neither of the West Australian AFLW teams (Fremantle and West Coast) field teams in the league, meaning some of their contracted players play for one of the WAFLW clubs.
| Club | Nickname | State | Home venue | Est. | First WAFLW season |
WAFLW seasons |
WAFLW premierships |
Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont | Tigers | Western Australia | Claremont Oval | 1906 | 2019 | 2 | — | — |
| East Fremantle | Sharks | Western Australia | East Fremantle Oval | 1898 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2019 |
| Peel | Thunder | Western Australia | Rushton Park | 1996 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| South Fremantle | Bulldogs | Western Australia | Fremantle Oval | 1900 | 2020 | 1 | — | — |
| Subiaco | Lions | Western Australia | Leederville Oval | 1896 | 2019 | 2 | — | — |
| Swan Districts | Swans | Western Australia | Bassendean Oval | 1932 | 2019 | 2 | — | — |
Honours
Premiers
- 2019: East Fremantle
- 2020: Peel Thunder
Dhara Kerr Award
- 2019: Hayley Miller & Danika Pisconeri
- 2020: Danika Pisconeri
References
- "About us". West Australian Women's Football League.
- "South Fremantle to enter 2020 Optus WAFLW competition". West Australian Football Commission. 29 June 2020.