2023 AFL Women's season

The 2023 AFL Women's season is the eighth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season features 18 clubs and is scheduled to run from 1 September until 3 December; it will comprise a ten-round home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

2023 AFL Women's season
Date1 September—3 December 2023
Teams18
Attendance
Matches played71
Total attendance183,244 (2,581 per match)
Highest8,722 (round 1, Adelaide v Port Adelaide)

Background

A team of female footballers run towards a banner
Essendon players take the field prior to its match against St Kilda at Windy Hill; the match marked Essendon's first top-level match at its spiritual home since 1991.[1]

The 2023 priority, signing and trade periods were held in March,[2] with the 2023 AFL Women's supplementary draft held in April[3] as a one-off overage draft, eligible only to players aged 19 or older.[4] Later that month, Australian Football League (AFL) general manager of football operations Andrew Dillon announced that the season would begin during the pre-finals bye weekend of the AFL season, though neither the season length nor a specific start date was confirmed.[5] A pre-season start date of 29 May was announced,[5] though AFL Players Association (AFLPA) chief executive officer Paul Marsh stated that players and the AFL were "a long way apart" on agreeing to a joint AFL-AFLW collective bargaining agreement, with negotiations ongoing.[6]

Following the end of season 7, the AFL announced that womens and girls would be exempt from wearing white shorts as part of their away uniforms in the AFL Women's, VFL Women's and other AFL-managed female talent pathways from 2023 onwards to ease anxiety and reduce barriers for players who are menstruating.[7] For away matches, teams would instead wear home shorts or an AFL-approved alternate coloured set for clash uniforms.[8] In June, several other rules and rule adjustments were announced for the upcoming season:[9]

  • Quarter lengths were increased to 15 minutes plus time-on for goals or major injuries only, with time-on in the final two minutes also allowed for stoppages.
  • The quarter-time and three-quarter-time intervals were reduced in length from six minutes and 30 seconds to six minutes, and the half-time interval was reduced in length from 16 minutes to 14 minutes.
  • Boundary throw-ins between the 50-metre arcs were moved in ten metres from the boundary line.
  • An interchange cap of 60 rotations per team per match was introduced, with clubs permitted to use interchange boards to convey messages, as was commonplace in the AFL.
  • Runners were only permitted to enter the field three times per quarter, for a maximum of 90 seconds on each occasion, until the last three minutes of each quarter.
  • A two-year rollover period was introduced for classifiable offences, resulting in fine amounts increasing if a player commits the same offence more than once in the previous two years, rather than only within the current season.

The 2023 season fixture was released in July.[10] The season began on 1 September with a match between Melbourne and Collingwood, where Melbourne unveiled its season seven premiership flag,[11] and will conclude on 3 December with the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final.[12] The season will feature ten home-and-away rounds and four weeks of finals, as was the case in season seven, with the final round released as a floating fixture to be determined later in the season.[12] All matches throughout the season will be broadcast live on the Seven Network and Fox Footy, and can be streamed via Kayo, womens.afl and the official AFL and AFLW apps.[13]

With several larger-capacitied venues unavailable in December due to cricket, potential grand final venues were finalised for all 18 clubs at the time of the fixture release in July, unlike in season seven when potential grand final venues were only finalised nine days before the grand final.[12]

Coach appointments

New coachClubDate of appointmentPrevious coachRef.
Lisa WebbFremantle10 February 2023Trent Cooper[14]
Mathew BuckCarlton4 April 2023Daniel Harford[15]

Club leadership

ClubCoachCaptain(s)Vice-captain(s)Leadership groupRef.
AdelaideMatthew ClarkeChelsea RandallSarah AllanEloise Jones, Ebony Marinoff, Stevie-Lee Thompson[16]
BrisbaneCraig StarcevichBreanna KoenenNat GriderAlly Anderson, Sophie Conway, Belle Dawes, Cathy Svarc[17]
CarltonMathew BuckKerryn PetersonJess Dal Pos, Mimi HillAbbie McKay, Breann Moody, Darcy Vescio[18]
CollingwoodStephen SymondsBrianna DaveyBrittany Bonnici, Ruby SchleicherJordyn Allen, Lauren Butler, Mikala Cann[19]
EssendonNatalie WoodSteph Cain, Bonnie ToogoodGeorgia Nanscawen, Madison Prespakis, Jacqui Vogt[20]
FremantleLisa WebbHayley MillerAngelique StannettGabby O'Sullivan, Laura Pugh, Aine Tighe[21]
GeelongDaniel LowtherMeg McDonaldNina MorrisonMikayla Bowen, Chantel Emonson, Becky Webster[22]
Gold CoastCameron JoyceTara BohannaJacqui Dupuy, Elizabeth KeaneyClaudia Whitfort[23]
Greater Western SydneyCameron BernasconiAlicia EvaRebecca Beeson, Tarni Evans, Georgia Garnett, Alyce Parker, Pepa Randall, Katherine Smith[24]
HawthornBec GoddardTilly Lucas-RoddEmily Bates, Jasmine FlemingCatherine Brown, Tamara Luke, Louise Stephenson[25]
MelbourneMick StinearKate HoreTyla HanksLibby Birch, Rhiannon Watt[26]
North MelbourneDarren CrockerEmma KearneyNicole Bresnehan, Jasmine GarnerIsabella Eddey, Emma King, Ashleigh Riddell, Kate Shierlaw[27]
Port AdelaideLauren ArnellErin PhillipsJanelle Cuthbertson, Ange FoleyHannah Dunn, Justine Mules[28]
RichmondRyan FergusonKatie BrennanGabby SeymourMonique Conti, Sarah Hosking, Tessa Lavey, Rebecca Miller[29]
St KildaNick Dal SantoHannah PriestBianca JakobssonSteph Chiocci, Molly McDonald, Natalie Plane, Nicola Stevens, Hannah Stuart[30]
SydneyScott GowansLucy McEvoy, Chloe Molloy[31]
West CoastMichael PriorEmma SwansonBella LewisDana Hooker, Aisling McCarthy, Jess Sedunary[32]
Western BulldogsNathan BurkeEllie BlackburnBailey Hunt, Kirsty LambDeanna Berry, Gabby Newton[33]

Pre-season

All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au (fixture; results/report)

Official practice matches
Friday, 18 August (4:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney 6.7 (43) def. Richmond 4.3 (27) Blacktown ISP Oval
Friday, 18 August (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 9.4 (58) def. St Kilda 2.10 (22) Alberton Oval
Saturday, 19 August (10:35 am) Brisbane 7.8 (50) def. Gold Coast 0.2 (2) Brighton Homes Arena
Saturday, 19 August (12:05 pm) Western Bulldogs 2.2 (14) def. by North Melbourne 11.11 (77) Arden Street Oval
Saturday, 19 August (11:05 am) Fremantle 4.7 (31) def. Collingwood 4.6 (30) Victor George Kailis Oval
Saturday, 19 August (1:05 pm) Sydney 5.8 (38) def. Carlton 4.5 (29) Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday, 19 August (2:05 pm) Melbourne 8.16 (64) def. Hawthorn 0.6 (6) Casey Fields
Saturday, 19 August (4:10 pm) Adelaide 8.8 (56) def. Geelong 7.8 (50) Adelaide Oval
Sunday, 20 August (12:35 pm) West Coast 6.7 (43) def. Essendon 5.4 (34) Mineral Resources Park

Home-and-away season

All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au

Round 1

Round 1
Friday, 1 September (7:20 pm) Melbourne 10.13 (73) def. Collingwood 4.7 (31) Ikon Park (crowd: 8,412)
Saturday, 2 September (1:05 pm) Carlton 5.4 (34) def. Gold Coast 4.8 (32) Ikon Park (crowd: 3,244)
Saturday, 2 September (2:35 pm) Adelaide 8.10 (58) def. Port Adelaide 4.4 (28) Norwood Oval (crowd: 8,722)
Saturday, 2 September (5:05 pm) Geelong 10.5 (65) def. Western Bulldogs 2.5 (17) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 4,404)
Saturday, 2 September (7:15 pm) Hawthorn 4.6 (30) def. by Essendon 7.7 (49) Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 3,722)
Sunday, 3 September (1:05 pm) North Melbourne 8.8 (56) def. St Kilda 2.4 (16) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 2,454)
Sunday, 3 September (3:05 pm) Brisbane 5.4 (34) def. by Richmond 6.4 (40) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 3,153)
Sunday, 3 September (3:05 pm) Sydney 7.9 (51) def. Greater Western Sydney 7.4 (46) North Sydney Oval (crowd: 5,474)
Sunday, 3 September (3:05 pm) Fremantle 4.3 (27) def. West Coast 2.7 (19) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,790)
  • Sydney's win over Greater Western Sydney was its first AFLW win, after going winless in its inaugural season.[34]

Round 2

Round 2
Friday, 8 September (5:05 pm) Richmond 2.0 (12) def. by Adelaide 6.5 (41) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,083)
Saturday, 9 September (11:05 am) Gold Coast 15.9 (99) def. West Coast 4.2 (26) Heritage Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,071)
Saturday, 9 September (12:35 pm) Port Adelaide 4.2 (26) def. by Brisbane 11.10 (76) Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,928)
Saturday, 9 September (1:05 pm) Sydney 5.11 (41) def. by Geelong 10.8 (68) North Sydney Oval (crowd: 2,878)
Sunday, 10 September (1:05 pm) Western Bulldogs 5.9 (39) def. by Hawthorn 6.10 (46) Mars Stadium (crowd: 1,564)
Sunday, 10 September (1:05 pm) Collingwood 7.4 (46) def. Fremantle 3.7 (25) Victoria Park (crowd: 1,914)
Sunday, 10 September (3:05 pm) North Melbourne 10.6 (66) def. Carlton 1.0 (6) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 2,788)
Sunday, 10 September (3:05 pm) Essendon 6.4 (40) def. St Kilda 4.4 (28) Windy Hill (crowd: 3,195)
Sunday, 10 September (5:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney 3.4 (22) def. by Melbourne 15.9 (99) Manuka Oval (crowd: TBC)
  • Gold Coast's score of 15.9 (99) against West Coast was its highest ever, more than doubling its previous highest score (49), which was surpassed before half-time; Jamie Stanton (Gold Coast) kicked a career-high six goals, in what was also her 50th AFLW match.[35]
  • Gold Coast's winning margin of 73 points over West Coast was its biggest ever, more than doubling its previous biggest win (34 points).[36]

Round 3

Round 3
Friday, 15 September (5:05 pm) Geelong 3.4 (22) def. by North Melbourne 4.7 (31) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,907)
Saturday, 16 September (1:35 pm) Greater Western Sydney 5.4 (34) def. by Richmond 7.11 (53) Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 1,051)
Saturday, 16 September (2:35 pm) Adelaide 12.9 (81) def. Essendon 5.4 (34) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,238)
Saturday, 16 September (3:05 pm) Melbourne 12.11 (83) def. Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,457)
Saturday, 16 September (3:05 pm) Fremantle 5.5 (35) def. Hawthorn 3.4 (22) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,092)
Sunday, 17 September (1:05 pm) St Kilda 7.6 (48) def. by Port Adelaide 8.8 (56) RSEA Park (crowd: 2,016)
Sunday, 17 September (1:05 pm) West Coast 3.6 (24) def. by Carlton 12.5 (77) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,208)
Sunday, 17 September (3:05 pm) Collingwood 2.9 (21) def. by Gold Coast 5.3 (33) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,537)
Sunday, 17 September (5:05 pm) Brisbane 14.3 (87) def. Sydney 4.8 (32) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 2,582)
  • The start of the Greater Western Sydney v Richmond match was delayed by 30 minutes after a red-bellied black snake was found on the field leading into the match.[37]
  • Melbourne's win over the Western Bulldogs was its twelfth consecutive win, a new AFLW record;[38] it would win a further two consecutive matches to extend the record to 14.[39]

Round 4

Round 4
Friday, 22 September (5:05 pm) Hawthorn 1.5 (11) def. by Melbourne 10.10 (70) Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 2,817)
Saturday, 23 September (11:05 am) Greater Western Sydney 5.7 (37) def. by Adelaide 16.10 (106) Manuka Oval (crowd: 1,809)
Saturday, 23 September (1:05 pm) Carlton 6.4 (40) def. by Richmond 7.5 (47) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,304)
Saturday, 23 September (12:35 pm) Port Adelaide 5.12 (42) def. by Geelong 11.4 (70) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,132)
Sunday, 24 September (1:05 pm) Sydney 5.4 (34) def. West Coast 2.9 (21) Henson Park (crowd: 4,595)
Sunday, 24 September (1:05 pm) North Melbourne 5.3 (33) def. by Brisbane 5.5 (35) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 1,093)
Sunday, 24 September (3:05 pm) Essendon 7.8 (50) def. Fremantle 4.6 (30) Windy Hill (crowd: 2,822)
Sunday, 24 September (3:05 pm) St Kilda 7.5 (47) def. Collingwood 5.5 (35) RSEA Park (crowd: 3,230)
Sunday, 24 September (5:05 pm) Gold Coast 7.6 (48) def. Western Bulldogs 7.2 (44) Heritage Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,181)
  • Adelaide's score of 16.10 (106) against Greater Western Sydney was its highest ever.[40]
  • The aggregate score of 21.17 (143) in the Greater Western Sydney v Adelaide match was the highest in AFLW history.[41]

Round 5

Round 5
Thursday, 28 September (6:15 pm) Geelong 4.1 (25) def. by Melbourne 11.8 (74) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 4,312)
Friday, 29 September (1:05 pm) Richmond 4.6 (30) def. by Fremantle 5.7 (37) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,406)
Friday, 29 September (4:05 pm) Carlton 6.8 (44) def. Sydney 6.3 (39) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,079)
Friday, 29 September (7:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.0 (36) def. by St Kilda 8.6 (54) Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,807)
Friday, 29 September (7:15 pm) West Coast 6.3 (39) def. Port Adelaide 4.9 (33) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,134)
Saturday, 30 September (11:05 am) Collingwood 6.8 (44) def. Essendon 3.6 (24) Punt Road Oval (crowd: 1,422)
Sunday, 1 October (1:05 pm) North Melbourne 4.8 (32) def. Greater Western Sydney 0.2 (2) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,833)
Sunday, 1 October (3:05 pm) Hawthorn 5.2 (32) def. by Brisbane 8.11 (59) Kinetic Stadium (crowd: 1,755)
Sunday, 1 October (4:35 pm) Adelaide 7.5 (47) def. Gold Coast 2.3 (15) Unley Oval (crowd: 3,300)
  • The Collingwood v Essendon match was originally scheduled to be played at AIA Centre, but was moved to Punt Road Oval to allow AIA Centre to become a live site for the AFL Grand Final played later that day, in which Collingwood's AFL team was playing.[42]
  • West Coast's win over Port Adelaide ended a ten-match losing streak.[43]

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 6 October (7:15 pm) Western Bulldogs 4.10 (34) def. by Carlton 8.5 (53) Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,163)
Saturday, 7 October (1:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney 6.8 (44) def. West Coast 3.6 (24) Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 927)
Saturday, 7 October (3:05 pm) Melbourne 7.4 (46) def. by Adelaide 8.8 (56) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,975)
Saturday, 7 October (3:05 pm) St Kilda 7.3 (45) def. Hawthorn 5.6 (36) RSEA Park (crowd: 2,812)
Saturday, 7 October (4:35 pm) Port Adelaide 3.12 (30) def. by Sydney 6.9 (45) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,597)
Saturday, 7 October (6:15 pm) Brisbane 3.10 (28) def. by Collingwood 5.3 (33) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 3,276)
Sunday, 8 October (1:05 pm) Essendon 4.5 (29) def. Geelong 2.7 (19) Reid Oval (crowd: 2,832)
Sunday, 8 October (3:05 pm) Richmond 5.5 (35) def. by Gold Coast 5.6 (36) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,848)
Sunday, 8 October (2:05 pm) Fremantle 3.3 (21) def. by North Melbourne 10.6 (66) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,022)
  • Melbourne's loss to Adelaide ended a 14-match winning streak.[39]

Round 7

Round 7 (Indigenous Round week 1)
Friday, 13 October (6:45 pm) Adelaide 9.5 (59) def. Western Bulldogs 2.5 (17) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,745)
Saturday, 14 October (1:05 pm) St Kilda 7.6 (48) def. Greater Western Sydney 5.5 (35) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,402)
Saturday, 14 October (3:05 pm) Geelong 6.11 (47) def. Walyalup 3.5 (23) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,166)
Saturday, 14 October (3:05 pm) Sydney 3.8 (26) def. by Hawthorn 5.10 (40) Henson Park (crowd: 4,514)
Saturday, 14 October (4:05 pm) Gold Coast 3.3 (21) def. by Brisbane 8.9 (57) Heritage Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,873)
Saturday, 14 October (7:20 pm) Richmond 5.6 (36) def. by Essendon 8.5 (53) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,847)
Sunday, 15 October (1:05 pm) North Melbourne 13.9 (87) def. Yartapuulti 3.6 (24) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,912)
Sunday, 15 October (3:05 pm) Carlton 1.4 (10) def. by Collingwood 4.3 (27) Ikon Park (crowd: 3,111)
Sunday, 15 October (2:05 pm) West Coast 2.0 (12) def. by Narrm 11.16 (82) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,232)
  • Three clubs rebranded themselves as Indigenous names across the two weeks of Indigenous Round: Fremantle as Walyalup, the traditional name for the Noongar country around Fremantle; Melbourne as Narrm, the traditional name for Melbourne in the Woiwurrung language; and Port Adelaide as Yartapuulti, the traditional name the Kaurna people gave the land around the Port River.[44]
  • North Melbourne's score of 13.9 (87) against Yartapuulti was its highest ever.[45]

Round 8

Round 8 (Indigenous Round week 2)
Friday, 20 October (6:45 pm) Hawthorn 4.6 (30) def. by Richmond 6.5 (41) Cazalys Stadium (crowd: 1,933)
Saturday, 21 October (1:05 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.3 (39) def. by Sydney 14.12 (96) Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,982)
Saturday, 21 October (2:05 pm) Brisbane 5.12 (42) def. Adelaide 6.3 (39) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 2,544)
Saturday, 21 October (3:05 pm) Greater Western Sydney 8.1 (49) def. Carlton 7.5 (47) Henson Park (crowd: 1,574)
Saturday, 21 October (4:35 pm) Yartapuulti 7.3 (45) drew with Gold Coast 7.3 (45) Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,853)
Saturday, 21 October (7:15 pm) Narrm 5.7 (37) def. North Melbourne 2.2 (14) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,704)
Sunday, 22 October (1:05 pm) Collingwood 4.6 (30) def. Geelong 3.6 (24) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,527)
Sunday, 22 October (12:05 pm) Walyalup 6.9 (45) def. St Kilda 3.3 (21) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,850)
Sunday, 22 October (5:05 pm) Essendon 2.7 (19) def. by West Coast 3.5 (23) Windy Hill (crowd: 2,108)
  • Three clubs rebranded themselves as Indigenous names across the two weeks of Indigenous Round: Fremantle as Walyalup, the traditional name for the Noongar country around Fremantle; Melbourne as Narrm, the traditional name for Melbourne in the Woiwurrung language; and Port Adelaide as Yartapuulti, the traditional name the Kaurna people gave the land around the Port River.[44]
  • Sydney's score of 14.12 (96) against the Western Bulldogs was its highest ever, surpassing its previous highest score (51)[46] before half-time; it was also the highest score ever conceded by the Western Bulldogs.[47]
  • 208 tackles were recorded in the Essendon v West Coast match, an AFLW record.[48]

Round 9

Round 9
Friday, 27 October (6:45 pm) Gold Coast v Greater Western Sydney Heritage Bank Stadium
Saturday, 28 October (1:05 pm) Melbourne v Fremantle Casey Fields
Saturday, 28 October (3:05 pm) St Kilda v Brisbane RSEA Park
Saturday, 28 October (3:05 pm) Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill
Saturday, 28 October (2:05 pm) West Coast v Western Bulldogs Mineral Resources Park
Saturday, 28 October (7:15 pm) Richmond v Geelong Ikon Park
Sunday, 29 October (1:05 pm) Sydney v Collingwood Henson Park
Sunday, 29 October (2:35 pm) Adelaide v North Melbourne Norwood Oval
Sunday, 29 October (5:05 pm) Hawthorn v Port Adelaide Kinetic Stadium
  • The Adelaide v North Melbourne match was originally scheduled to be played at Unley Oval, but was moved to Norwood Oval[49] after the former was closed by Unley Council to allow for a complete redevelopment of its playing surface.[50]

Round 10

Round 10 (Pride Round)
Friday, 3 November (6:45 pm) Gold Coast v Essendon Great Barrier Reef Arena
Saturday, 4 November (1:05 pm) Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne Whitten Oval
Saturday, 4 November (2:35 pm) Port Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney Alberton Oval
Saturday, 4 November (2:05 pm) West Coast v Adelaide Mineral Resources Park
Saturday, 4 November (5:05 pm) Geelong v Hawthorn GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 4 November (6:05 pm) Brisbane v Melbourne Brighton Homes Arena
Sunday, 5 November (1:05 pm) Carlton v St Kilda Ikon Park
Sunday, 5 November (3:05 pm) Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park
Sunday, 5 November (2:05 pm) Fremantle v Sydney Fremantle Community Bank Oval

Ladder

Updated to the end of round 8, 2023.

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne (Q) 8 7 1 0 564 212 266.0 28 Finals series
2 Adelaide (Q) 8 7 1 0 487 231 210.8 28
3 North Melbourne 8 6 2 0 385 163 236.2 24
4 Brisbane 8 6 2 0 418 256 163.3 24
5 Essendon 8 5 3 0 298 291 102.4 20
6 Collingwood 8 5 3 0 267 264 101.1 20
7 Gold Coast 8 4 3 1 329 309 106.5 18
8 Geelong 8 4 4 0 340 287 118.5 16
9 Carlton 8 4 4 0 311 318 97.8 16
10 Sydney 8 4 4 0 364 375 97.1 16
11 Richmond 8 4 4 0 294 305 96.4 16
12 St Kilda 8 4 4 0 307 339 90.6 16
13 Fremantle 8 4 4 0 243 301 80.7 16
14 Hawthorn 8 2 6 0 247 364 67.9 8
15 Greater Western Sydney 8 2 6 0 269 460 58.5 8
16 West Coast 8 2 6 0 188 415 45.3 8
17 Port Adelaide (E) 8 1 6 1 284 468 60.7 6
18 Western Bulldogs (E) 8 0 8 0 267 504 53.0 0
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(E) Eliminated from finals contention; (Q) Qualified for finals

Progression by round

Updated to the end of round 8, 2023.

4Finished the round in first place0Finished the round in last place
4Finished the round inside the top eight
41Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round
Team12345678910
Melbourne4382122161201203243281
Adelaide4483123162202241281282
North Melbourne4281121123163202242243
Brisbane0124785124164164204244
Essendon4585810127129167205205
Collingwood0164114124128111211168206
Gold Coast0104684126125165167187
Geelong418486125126128166168
Carlton494138989128166169169
Sydney4849413811813121212121610
Richmond474128812812712912111611
St Kilda017015015413812121016101612
Fremantle46410878101210121312131613
Hawthorn01448411415415415814814
Greater Western Sydney011016016017018416416815
West Coast013018018018416417417816
Port Adelaide015017414414414414415617
Western Bulldogs018014017016017018018018

Source: Australian Football

Home matches and membership

Updated to the end of round 8, 2023.

The following table includes all home match attendance figures from the home-and-away season.

Team Home match attendance Membership
Hosted Total Highest Lowest Average 2022[51] 2023 Change
2022[52] 2023[53]
Adelaide417,0058,7222,2382,5404,2516,706
Brisbane411,5553,2762,5441,8882,8892,323
Carlton410,7383,2442,0792,0972,6853,882
Collingwood48,4002,5371,4221,9542,1005,621
Essendon410,9573,1952,1084,8682,7394,245
Fremantle49,7543,7901,8501,4152,4392,552
Geelong413,7894,4042,1662,5483,4475,938
Gold Coast34,1251,8731,0711,0171,3751,194
Greater Western Sydney4*5,3611,8099271,5461,3402,984
Hawthorn410,2273,7221,7551,8262,5575,427
Melbourne414,5488,4121,4574,6013,6373,362
North Melbourne510,0802,7881,0931,8292,0163,349
Port Adelaide48,5102,5971,8536,7352,1284,782
Richmond48,1842,8471,0831,7072,0462,662
St Kilda49,4603,2301,4021,8502,3655,114
Sydney417,4615,4742,8783,7734,3657,757
West Coast33,5741,2321,1342,4831,1913,538
Western Bulldogs49,5162,9821,5641,6902,3794,132
Total/overall71183,2448,7229272,7482,58175,568

* Team has a home match attendance from a previous round still to be confirmed

Source: Australian Football

Win/loss table

Updated to the end of round 8, 2023.

The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Home matches are in bold, and opponents are listed above the margins.

+WinQualified for finals
-LossXBye
DrawEliminated
TeamHome-and-away seasonLadderFinals series
12345678910F1F2F3GF
AdelaidePA
+30
RIC
+29
ESS
+47
GWS
+69
GC
+32
MEL
+10
WB
+42
BL
-3
NMWC2
(7–1–0)
BrisbaneRIC
-6
PA
+50
SYD
+55
NM
+2
HAW
+27
COL
-5
GC
+36
ADE
+3
STKMEL4
(6–2–0)
CarltonGC
+2
NM
-60
WC
+53
RIC
-7
SYD
+5
WB
+19
COL
-17
GWS
-2
ESSSTK9
(4–4–0)
CollingwoodMEL
-42
FRE
+21
GC
-12
STK
-12
ESS
+20
BL
+5
CAR
+17
GEE
+6
SYDRIC6
(5–3–0)
EssendonHAW
+19
STK
+12
ADE
-47
FRE
+20
COL
-20
GEE
+10
RIC
+17
WC
-4
CARGC5
(5–3–0)
FremantleWC
+8
COL
-21
HAW
+13
ESS
-20
RIC
+7
NM
-45
GEE
-24
STK
+24
MELSYD13
(4–4–0)
GeelongWB
+48
SYD
+27
NM
-9
PA
+28
MEL
-49
ESS
-10
FRE
+24
COL
-6
RICHAW8
(4–4–0)
Gold CoastCAR
-2
WC
+73
COL
+12
WB
+4
ADE
-32
RIC
+1
BL
-36
PA
0
GWSESS7
(4–3–1)
Greater Western SydneySYD
-5
MEL
-77
RIC
-19
ADE
-69
NM
-30
WC
+20
STK
-13
CAR
+2
GCPA15
(2–6–0)
HawthornESS
-19
WB
+7
FRE
-13
MEL
-59
BL
-27
STK
-9
SYD
+14
RIC
-11
PAGEE14
(2–6–0)
MelbourneCOL
+42
GWS
+77
WB
+42
HAW
+59
GEE
+49
ADE
-10
WC
+70
NM
+23
FREBL1
(7–1–0)
North MelbourneSTK
+40
CAR
+60
GEE
+9
BL
-2
GWS
+30
FRE
+45
PA
+63
MEL
-23
ADEWB3
(6–2–0)
Port AdelaideADE
-30
BL
-50
STK
+8
GEE
-28
WC
-6
SYD
-15
NM
-63
GC
0
HAWGWS17
(1–6–1)
RichmondBL
+6
ADE
-29
GWS
+19
CAR
+7
FRE
-7
GC
-1
ESS
-17
HAW
+14
GEECOL11
(4–4–0)
St KildaNM
-40
ESS
-12
PA
-8
COL
+12
WB
+18
HAW
+9
GWS
+13
FRE
-24
BLCAR12
(4–4–0)
SydneyGWS
+5
GEE
-27
BL
-55
WC
+13
CAR
-5
PA
+15
HAW
-14
WB
+57
COLFRE10
(4–4–0)
West CoastFRE
-8
GC
-73
CAR
-53
SYD
-13
PA
+6
GWS
-20
MEL
-70
ESS
+4
WBADE16
(2–6–0)
Western BulldogsGEE
-48
HAW
-7
MEL
-42
GC
-4
STK
-18
CAR
-19
ADE
-42
SYD
-57
WCNM18
(0–8–0)

Source: Australian Football

Season notes

Milestones

Round Player Club Milestone Ref.
1Tyla HanksMelbourne50th AFLW game[57]
Elle BennettsWestern Bulldogs50th AFLW game[57]
Georgia GeeEssendon50th AFLW game[57]
Jesse WardlawSt Kilda50th AFLW game[58]
2Chelsea RandallAdelaide50th AFLW game[59]
Jamie StantonGold Coast50th AFLW game[59]
Dana HookerWest Coast50th AFLW game[59]
Sophie ConwayBrisbane50th AFLW game[59]
Aliesha NewmanSydney50th AFLW game[59]
Phoebe McWilliamsCarlton50th AFLW game[60]
Nicola BarrGreater Western Sydney50th AFLW game[60]
3Danielle PonterAdelaide50th AFLW goal[61]
Bonnie ToogoodEssendon50th AFLW game[62]
Jess WuetschnerEssendon50th AFLW game[62]
Angelique StannettFremantle50th AFLW game[62]
Bianca JakobssonSt Kilda50th AFLW game[63]
Brittany BonniciCollingwood50th AFLW game[63]
Phoebe MonahanBrisbane50th AFLW game[63]
Chloe MolloySydney50th AFLW game[63]
4Ashleigh SaintPort Adelaide50th AFLW goal[64]
Meg McDonaldGeelong50th AFLW game[65]
Kim RennieNorth Melbourne50th AFLW game[66]
5Maddison GayMelbourne50th AFLW game[67]
Brooke LochlandSydney50th AFLW game[68]
Jesse WardlawSt Kilda50th AFLW goal[69]
Emma SwansonWest Coast50th AFLW game[68]
Gemma HoughtonPort Adelaide50th AFLW goal[70]
Katherine SmithGreater Western Sydney50th AFLW game[71]
Danielle PonterAdelaide50th AFLW game[71]
6Madeline KerykPort Adelaide50th AFLW game[72]
Nat GriderBrisbane50th AFLW game[72]
Mikala CannCollingwood50th AFLW game[72]
Madison PrespakisEssendon50th AFLW game[73]
7Chantel EmonsonGeelong50th AFLW game[74]
Belle DawesBrisbane50th AFLW game[74]
Cathy SvarcBrisbane50th AFLW game[74]
Ash RiddellNorth Melbourne50th AFLW game[75]
Kate ShierlawNorth Melbourne50th AFLW game[75]
Sarah RoweCollingwood50th AFLW game[75]
8Greta BodeyHawthorn50th AFLW game[76]
Katie BrennanRichmond50th AFLW game[76]
Orla O'DwyerBrisbane50th AFLW game[76]
Jordyn AllenCollingwood50th AFLW game[77]
Julia Crockett-GrillsGeelong50th AFLW game[77]
Laura PughFremantle50th AFLW game[77]

Leading goalkickers

Updated to the end of round 8, 2023.

1Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
11Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
Did not play during that round
# Player Team Home-and-away season
(AFL Women's leading goalkicker)
Finals series Total Games Average
12345678910F1F2F3GF
1 Eden ZankerMelbourne221325382105152171181882.25
2 Kate HoreMelbourne1156282104140142161171782.13
3 Caitlin GouldAdelaide11342617291103131141481.75
Danielle PonterAdelaide00113426282101113141481.75
Tahlia RandallNorth Melbourne22461707075122140141481.75
Chloe ScheerGeelong1156064100102122140141481.75
Jamie StantonGold Coast11673102120121130131141481.75
8 Dakota DavidsonBrisbane22462883110111121131371.86
Bonnie ToogoodEssendon221325273101111121131381.63
10 Alyssa BannanMelbourne3336061707075120121281.50
Eloise JonesAdelaide1112024628191102121281.50
Jackie ParryGeelong333606280808191101081.25
Darcy VescioCarlton3303250505160617780.88

Source: Australian Football

See also

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