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).

WAFL Women's
Current season, competition or edition:
2020 WAFL season
SportAustralian rules football
Founded2018
Inaugural season2019
Owner(s)WAFC & WAWFL
No. of teams6
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)		East Fremantle
Most titlesEast Fremantle (1 premiership)
TV partner(s)Seven Network (Grand Final only)
Sponsor(s)Optus
Official websitewafl.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 1 — —
East Fremantle Sharks Western Australia East Fremantle Oval 1898 2019 1 1 2019
Peel Thunder Western Australia Rushton Park 1996 2019 1 — —
South Fremantle Bulldogs Western Australia Fremantle Oval 1900 2020 0 — —
Subiaco Lions Western Australia Leederville Oval 1896 2019 1 — —
Swan Districts Swans Western Australia Bassendean Oval 1932 2019 1 — —

Honours

Premiers
Main article: List of WAFL Women's premiers

Dhara Kerr Award
Main article: Dhara Kerr Award
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See also

References
  1. "About us". West Australian Women's Football League.
  2. "South Fremantle to enter 2020 Optus WAFLW competition". West Australian Football Commission. 29 June 2020.
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