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] In 2020, no premiership was awarded after the season was curtailed and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Adelaide has won the most premierships with two, with the Western Bulldogs the other team to have won a premiership. Brisbane and Carlton are the other teams to have reached a grand final.
List of premiers
The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.
| No premiership was awarded |
| Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Best on ground | Venue | Attendance | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Adelaide | Brisbane | 4.11 (35) d. 4.5 (29) | Erin Phillips (Adelaide) | Carrara Stadium | 15,610 | 25 March 2017 | [3] |
| 2018 | Western Bulldogs | Brisbane | 4.3 (27) d. 3.3 (21) | Monique Conti (Western Bulldogs) | Princes Park | 7,083 | 24 March 2018 | [4] |
| 2019 | Adelaide (2) | Carlton | 10.3 (63) d. 2.6 (18) | Erin Phillips (Adelaide) | Adelaide Oval | 53,034 | 31 March 2019 | [5] |
| 2020 | [2] | |||||||
Premierships by team
This table summarises all premierships won by each team.
| Club | Grand final matches |
Premierships | Runners-up | Years since last premiership | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
| Adelaide | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2019 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Western Bulldogs | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Brisbane | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 2017, 2018 | — |
| Carlton | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2019 | — |
| Collingwood | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fremantle | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Geelong | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Gold Coast | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Greater Western Sydney | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Melbourne | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| North Melbourne | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Richmond | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| St Kilda | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| West Coast | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Premiership frequency
The 2020 season is not included in the latter three columns, as the season was not fully contested and no premiership was awarded.
| Club | Years in competition |
Seasons | Premierships | Runners-up | Strike rate (based on full seasons in the competition) |
Average years per | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Grand final | ||||||
| Adelaide | 2017–present | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Western Bulldogs | 2017–present | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33.33% | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Brisbane | 2017–present | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | — | 1.50 |
| Carlton | 2017–present | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 3.00 |
| Collingwood | 2017–present | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Fremantle | 2017–present | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Greater Western Sydney | 2017–present | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Melbourne | 2017–present | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Geelong | 2019–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| North Melbourne | 2019–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Gold Coast | 2020–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Richmond | 2020–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| St Kilda | 2020–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| West Coast | 2020–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Premiership droughts
The duration of the drought is the number of full seasons contested between premierships; because of this, the 2020 season is not considered to be part of the drought, as the season was not fully contested and no premiership was awarded. The season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club's entry to the league, the club's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought (with the exception of Gold Coast, Richmond, St Kilda and West Coast).
| + Drought began upon club's entry to league |
| Club | Seasons | Start | Grand final appearances during drought |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 3 | 2017+ | 2017, 2018 |
| Carlton | 3 | 2017+ | 2019 |
| Collingwood | 3 | 2017+ | |
| Fremantle | 3 | 2017+ | |
| Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 2017+ | |
| Melbourne | 3 | 2017+ | |
| Geelong | 1 | 2019+ | |
| North Melbourne | 1 | 2019+ | |
| Western Bulldogs | 1 | 2018 | |
| Adelaide | 0 | 2019 | |
| Gold Coast | 0 | 2020+ | |
| Richmond | 0 | 2020+ | |
| St Kilda | 0 | 2020+ | |
| West Coast | 0 | 2020+ |
Table correct to the end of the 2020 season.
References
- Black, Sarah (18 March 2019). "Preliminary finals locked in: Full venue and time info". womens.afl. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- 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.