List of AFL Women's premiers
This page is a complete chronological listing of AFL Women's premiers. The AFL Women's (AFLW) is the elite national competition in women's Australian rules football.
Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Women's Grand Final. The grand final was hosted by the minor premier in the first two seasons when no finals series existed, and was hosted by the preliminary final winner with the most premiership points (percentage would have come into consideration if points were the same) in 2019 when a conference system was in place.[1] Since 2021, the grand final has been hosted by the higher-ranked preliminary final winner.[2] In 2020, no premiership was awarded after the season was curtailed and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Adelaide has won the most premierships with three, while Brisbane has won two, and Melbourne, North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs have won one each.
List of premiers
[edit]The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.
| No premiership was awarded |
Premiership statistics
[edit]Premierships by team
[edit]| Club | Premierships | Runners-up | Grand finals | Seasons since last premiership | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Seasons | Total | Seasons | |||
| Adelaide | 3 | 2017, 2019, S6 | 1 | 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| Brisbane | 2 | 2021, 2023 | 4 | 2017, 2018, S7, 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Melbourne | 1 | S7 | 1 | S6 | 2 | 2 |
| North Melbourne | 1 | 2024 | 1 | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Western Bulldogs | 1 | 2018 | 0 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Carlton | 0 | — | 1 | 2019 | 1 | — |
| Collingwood | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Essendon | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fremantle | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Geelong | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Gold Coast | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Greater Western Sydney | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Hawthorn | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Port Adelaide | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Richmond | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| St Kilda | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Sydney | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| West Coast | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Premiership frequency
[edit]The 2020 season is not included in the latter three columns, as the season was not fully contested and no premiership was awarded.
| Club | Seasons | Seasons | Premierships | Runners-up | Strike rate | Average seasons per | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Grand final | ||||||
| Adelaide | 2017–present | 9 | 3 | 1 | 37.50% | 2.67 | 2.00 |
| Brisbane | 2017–present | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25.00% | 4.00 | 1.33 |
| Melbourne | 2017–present | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12.50% | 8.00 | 4.00 |
| North Melbourne | 2019–present | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16.67% | 6.00 | 3.00 |
| Western Bulldogs | 2017–present | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12.50% | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| Carlton | 2017–present | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 8.00 |
| Collingwood | 2017–present | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Fremantle | 2017–present | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Greater Western Sydney | 2017–present | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Geelong | 2019–present | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Gold Coast | 2020–present | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Richmond | 2020–present | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| St Kilda | 2020–present | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| West Coast | 2020–present | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Essendon | 2022 (S7)–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Hawthorn | 2022 (S7)–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Port Adelaide | 2022 (S7)–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Sydney | 2022 (S7)–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Black, Sarah (18 March 2019). "Preliminary finals locked in: Full venue and time info". womens.afl. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "REVEALED: Grand Final timeslot and potential venues". womens.afl. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b Canil, Jourdan (22 March 2020). "No premiership in 2020: AFLW season ends immediately". womens.afl. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Matthews, Bruce (25 March 2017). "Match report: Crows soar to flag in thriller". afl.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Matthews, Bruce (24 March 2018). "AFLW match report: Dogs take out flag". afl.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Gaskin, Lee (31 March 2019). "Crows soar to flag in front of record crowd, but injury hits superstar". womens.afl. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Phelan, Jennifer (17 April 2021). "Third time lucky: Lions nab first flag after epic decider". womens.afl. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Black, Sarah (9 April 2022). "DYNASTY: Crows exorcise Grand Final Demons to win third premiership". womens.afl. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Black, Sarah (27 November 2022). "Match report: Dee-licious: Daisy gets her flag as Demons stun Lions". womens.afl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Black, Sarah (3 December 2023). "Lion-hearted: Brisbane storms home over Roos to secure flag". afl.com.au. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Black, Sarah (30 November 2024). "Roo-demption! North completes unbeaten season to win first flag". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2024.