2023 WAFL Women's season

The 2023 WAFL Women's season was the fifth season of the WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The season commenced on 11 March and concluded with the Grand Final on 15 July 2023.[1] East Perth made their debut in the competition, increasing the number of participating clubs in the league to eight, and marking the first season to include all eight stand-alone clubs from the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[2][3]

2023 premiership season
Teams8
PremiersEast Fremantle
2nd premiership
Minor premiersClaremont
1st minor premiership
Best and fairestJayme Harken
Claremont
Leading goalkickerAdele Arnup
Claremont (26 goals)
Matches played56

Clubs

Seven clubs from 2021 return to the competition, with East Perth joining the league for the first time.[4][5]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Claremont 14 13 0 1 631 170 371.2 54 Finals series
2 South Fremantle 14 10 3 1 693 316 219.3 42
3 East Fremantle (P) 14 8 5 1 548 302 181.5 34
4 Swan Districts 14 8 6 0 603 441 136.7 32
5 Subiaco 14 7 6 1 485 313 155.0 30
6 West Perth 14 5 9 0 331 551 60.1 20
7 Peel Thunder 14 3 11 0 253 679 37.3 12
8 East Perth 14 0 14 0 115 887 13.0 0
Source: australianfootball.com WAFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Semi-finals

First Semi-Final
Sunday, 2 July (12:00 pm) East Fremantle 7.4 (46) def. Swan Districts 2.5 (17) Fremantle Community Bank Oval Report
Second Semi-Final
Sunday, 2 July (2:00 pm) Claremont 4.5 (29) def. South Fremantle 2.1 (13) Revo Fitness Stadium Report

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Sunday, 9 July (3:15 pm) South Fremantle 3.4 (22) def. by East Fremantle 7.3 (45) Fremantle Community Bank Oval Report

Grand Final

2023 WAFLW Grand Final
15 July 2023
(2:45 pm)
Claremont def. by East Fremantle Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 4,000) Stats
Report
1.0 (6)
1.1 (7)
2.2 (14)
 2.2 (14)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.1 (7)
3.1 (19)
3.2 (20)
 4.2 (26)
Lou Knitter Medal (Best on ground): Zippy Fish (East Fremantle)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
R Ortlepp, B Anderson 1 Goals C Reilly 2
G Cleaver, M Leitch 1
C Ortlepp, K Orme Best Z Fish, C Reilly, L Catherine

Awards

Jayme Harken (Claremont)
  • WAFLW Joanne Huggins Leading Goal Kicker Award
Adele Arnup (Claremont)
  • WAFLW Cath Boyce Rookie of the Year Award
Evie Cowcher[lower-alpha 1] (Peel Thunder)
  • Coach of the Year
Craig McNaughton (South Fremantle)
  • Rogers Cup Fairest and Best
Mia Russo (West Perth)
  • Rogers Cup Leading Goal Kicker
Nicole Taylor-Thorpe (South Fremantle)
  • Rogers Cup Premiers
West Perth

Sources:[7][8]

Notes

  1. Originally presented to Renee Morgan in error.[6]

References

  1. Peter Williams (2 February 2023). "2023 WAFL Women's fixture released". Rookie Central.
  2. Chris Pike (9 March 2023). "WAFLW 2023 Season Preview". wafootball.com.au.
  3. Mark Readings (21 September 2022). "A Royal Reception for New WAFLW Side in 2023". eastperthfc.com.au.
  4. Reilly, Eliza (21 September 2022). "WAFLW: Women's reserves comp officially axed but East Perth granted licence in competition shake up". The West Australian. Perth, Western Australia: Seven West Media. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. Reilly, Eliza (6 March 2023). "East Perth prepare for WAFLW debut with new club song, coloured shorts, numbered caps and inclusive approach". Code Sports. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. Reilly, Eliza (14 July 2023). "South Fremantle star Renee Morgan accidentally crowned WAFLW Cath Boyce Rising Star instead of Peel Thunder's Evie Cowcher". Code Sports. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  7. "Claremont's Jayme Harken wins Dhara Kerr Medal". WA Football Commission. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  8. Woodcock, Mitchell (10 July 2023). "WAFLW 2023: Claremont star recruit Jayme Harken claims Dhara Kerr Medal after move from Subiaco". thewest.com.au. Seven West Media. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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