2022 AFL Women's season

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2022 AFL Women's season
Teams14
Matches played75
Wooden spoonersWest Coast
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The 2022 AFL Women's season is the sixth season of the elite women's Australian rules football competition. Fourteen teams are competing in the league, the same number as the previous season, all of which are associated with existing Australian Football League (AFL) clubs.

The season commenced on 7 January and will conclude with the Grand Final on 2 or 3 April, making this the earliest start to an AFL Women's (AFLW) season.[1]

Format[]

The season was formatted mostly the same as the previous season, with each of the fourteen clubs ranked on a single ladder and the top six teams qualifying for the three-week, single-elimination finals series. The only change was extension of the home-and-away season by an additional round, allowing each team to play 10 matches.[2] The season was originally planned to start in December 2021, but in August 2021 it was decided to delay this to January 2022 in the hope of minimising COVID-19 pandemic interruptions.[1] This will be the last season to be contested by 14 teams, with the four remaining AFL clubs (Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney) joining the AFLW competition in 2023.[3]

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic[]

Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane) competes in a ruck contest against Sophie Alexander (Collingwood) during the Lions' Round 5 victory over the Magpies at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex.
Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane Lions) competes in a ruck contest against Sophie Alexander (Collingwood) during the Lions' Round 5 victory over the Magpies at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex.

The 2022 season was played during the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start of the season, the roll-out of Australia's original two-dose vaccination program was almost complete with more than 90% uptake. Across all states except for Western Australia, most social and interstate travel restrictions which had been in place through the latter half of 2021 had been lifted;[4] cases of the virus, particularly the omicron variant which became dominant in December 2021, were widespread in the community for the first time in the pandemic; and confirmed cases and their close contacts were still required to test and isolate, although for shorter periods than earlier in the pandemic.[5] In contrast, Western Australia opened the season with very few virus cases in its community, and with its state borders closed to the rest of Australia, with a planned full reopening date of 5 February 2022 which was later changed to a restricted reopening, with the full reopening indefinitely delayed.[6]

The main impacts of the pandemic to the AFLW season were:

  • The league implemented a Vaccination Policy requiring all players and football department staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19;[7] equivalent requirements were implemented by some state governments.[8]
  • Fremantle and West Coast, following a Round 1 Western Derby in Fremantle, travelled to Victoria and were based there until the Western Australian borders had their restricted opening.[9] Late season matches were brought forward into this window to try to minimize the impact of the border restrictions,[10] while the league received permission for teams to travel into Western Australia for matches after the opening.[11]
  • A match Rescheduling Policy was put in place to allow for a match to be rescheduled, redrawn or cancelled if one of its clubs was unable to field at least 21 players – including at least 16 from its primary list with five train-on players – due to absences from the team.[12]

Premiership season[]

  • All starting times are local time.
  • Source for results and attendances: here

Round 1[]

Round 1
Friday, 7 January (7:15 pm) St Kilda 3.5 (23) def. by Richmond 10.1 (61) Skybus Stadium (crowd: 3,324) Report
Saturday, 8 January (5:10 pm) North Melbourne 4.2 (26) def. Geelong 2.6 (18) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,872) Report
Saturday, 8 January (7:00 pm) Western Bulldogs 3.4 (22) def. by Melbourne 6.10 (46) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,571) Report
Saturday, 8 January (5:50 pm) Fremantle 6.7 (43) def. West Coast 2.3 (15) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5,533) Report
Sunday, 9 January (1:40 pm) Adelaide 6.3 (39) def. Brisbane Lions 1.3 (9) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 1,805) Report
Sunday, 9 January (4:10 pm) Carlton 3.7 (25) def. by Collingwood 6.8 (44) Ikon Park (crowd: 3,511) Report
Sunday, 9 January (5:10 pm) Gold Coast 3.3 (21) def. by Greater Western Sydney 5.6 (36) Great Barrier Reef Arena (crowd: 1,535) Report

Round 2[]

Round 2
Friday, 14 January (7:10 pm) Richmond 6.2 (38) def. by Melbourne 8.6 (54) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,517) Report
Saturday, 15 January (3:10 pm) Collingwood 6.5 (41) def. St Kilda 2.2 (14) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,546) Report
Saturday, 15 January (7:10 pm) Geelong 2.5 (17) def. by Carlton 4.7 (31) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,144) Report
Sunday, 16 January (12:40 pm) West Coast 5.3 (33) def. by Gold Coast 7.4 (46) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 587)
(Moved from Mineral Resources Park[13]) 		Report
Sunday, 16 January (2:40 pm) Adelaide 5.7 (37) def. North Melbourne 3.6 (24) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,010) Report
Sunday, 16 January (5:10 pm) Fremantle 7.10 (52) def. Greater Western Sydney 2.8 (20) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 667)
(Moved from Fremantle Oval[13]) 		Report
Bye: Brisbane Lions, Western Bulldogs
  • Western Bulldogs were scheduled to play Geelong, and Brisbane Lions were scheduled to play Carlton, but neither clubs could field a team due to COVID-19 absences. The schedule was altered on 13 January under the Rescheduling Policy, with Geelong redrawn to host Carlton, and the Bulldogs redrawn to play the Lions in a match which will be scheduled for a later date.[14]

Round 3[]

Round 3
Friday, 21 January (7:10 pm) Geelong 3.6 (24) def. by Collingwood 5.5 (35) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,265) Report
Saturday, 22 January (12:40 pm) West Coast 1.3 (9) def. by Adelaide 6.6 (42) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 323)
(Moved from Mineral Resources Park[13]) 		Report
Saturday, 22 January (3:10 pm) Melbourne 9.10 (64) def. St Kilda 3.5 (23) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,217) Report
Saturday, 22 January (5:10 pm) Richmond 7.5 (47) def. by Fremantle 11.11 (77) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,078) Report
Sunday, 23 January (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 7.12 (54) def. Greater Western Sydney 4.3 (27) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,157) Report
Tuesday, 25 January (6:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) def. Carlton 4.4 (28) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 814) Report
Bye: Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs
  • Two fixtures were cancelled; Gold Coast vs. Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton, and the matches were re-arranged. The league scheduled Brisbane vs. Carlton for 25 January and Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs for 22 February.[15][16]

Round 4[]

Round 4
Thursday, 27 January (5:40 pm) Collingwood 1.1 (7) def. by Fremantle 5.8 (38) Victoria Park (crowd: 1,257) Report
Friday, 28 January (5:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 7.1 (43) def. Western Bulldogs 2.10 (22) Henson Park (crowd: 2,683) Report
Saturday, 29 January (2:40 pm) Adelaide 4.11 (35) def. Melbourne 3.3 (21) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,405) Report
Saturday, 29 January (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 3.9 (27) def. Geelong 4.1 (25) Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex (crowd: 1,832) Report
Sunday, 30 January (3:10 pm) Carlton 3.3 (21) def. by North Melbourne 7.9 (51) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,329) Report
Sunday, 30 January (4:10 pm) Gold Coast 5.9 (39) def. Richmond 5.4 (34) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,329) Report
Bye: St Kilda, West Coast
Additional Match
Tuesday, 1 February (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 2.7 (19) def. by Fremantle 3.7 (25) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 913) Report
  • Two matches were brought forward from rounds six and ten respectively in response to Western Australia's ongoing border closures; these matches have been marketed as "additional matches" rather than belonging to their original rounds. Most matches in this round had their timeslots changed in order to accommodate these additional matches.[10] Due to COVID cases in West Coast's playing squad, their game was later returned to its previous round 6 fixture.[17]

Round 5[]

Round 5
Friday, 4 February (7:10 pm) Geelong 4.3 (27) def. West Coast 3.6 (24) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,938) Report
Saturday, 5 February (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 5.5 (35) def. Collingwood 1.5 (11) Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex (crowd: 1,667) Report
Saturday, 5 February (7:10 pm) Melbourne 5.8 (38) def. Gold Coast 4.2 (26) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,124) Report
Sunday, 6 February (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 4.6 (30) def. Richmond 1.7 (13) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,159) Report
Sunday, 6 February (3:10 pm) Carlton 1.6 (12) def. by Adelaide 7.9 (51) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,403) Report
Sunday, 6 February (5:10 pm) North Melbourne 3.8 (26) def. Fremantle 2.4 (16) North Hobart Oval (crowd: 1,261) Report
Tuesday, 8 February (5:10 pm) St Kilda 2.8 (20) def. by West Coast 2.10 (22) Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (crowd: 665) Report
Bye: Greater Western Sydney
  • The match between Greater Western Sydney and St Kilda was postponed due to COVID protocols, and St Kilda will play a make-up game against West Coast.[18]

Round 6[]

Round 6
Friday, 11 February (6:10 pm) Gold Coast 7.7 (49) def. Geelong 6.2 (38) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 683) Report
Saturday, 12 February (2:10 pm) Richmond 2.6 (18) def. by North Melbourne 5.7 (37) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,093) Report
Saturday, 12 February (4:10 pm) Melbourne 6.8 (44) def. Greater Western Sydney 1.1 (7) Casey Fields (crowd: 787) Report
Saturday, 12 February (3:10 pm) Fremantle 7.9 (51) def. Carlton 1.3 (9) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,524) Report
Sunday, 13 February (1:10 pm) St Kilda 4.2 (26) def. by Brisbane Lions 3.13 (31) Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (crowd: 1,010) Report
Sunday, 13 February (12:10 pm) West Coast 3.4 (22) def. by Collingwood 7.4 (46) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,295)
(Moved from Victoria Park[19]) 		Report
Sunday, 13 February (4:40 pm) Adelaide 7.6 (48) def. by Western Bulldogs 8.1 (49) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,181) Report
  • Due to the AFL receiving exemptions for Victorian teams to enter Western Australia,[11] West Coast and Fremantle were cleared to host matches and several changes were made to the fixture as a result.[19]

Round 7[]

Round 7
Thursday, 17 February (6:40 pm) Gold Coast 2.4 (16) def. by Brisbane 12.13 (85) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,105) Report
Friday, 18 February (7:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 3.10 (28) def. Geelong 2.4 (16) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 1,530) Report
Saturday, 19 February (3:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 0.5 (5) def. by Adelaide 5.15 (45) Henson Park (crowd: 1,955) Report
Saturday, 19 February (5:10 pm) Carlton 7.6 (48) def. St Kilda 0.2 (2) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,642) Report
Saturday, 19 February (4:10 pm) West Coast 7.3 (45) def. by Richmond 10.8 (68) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 878) Report
Sunday, 20 February (3:10 pm) North Melbourne 6.2 (38) def. Collingwood 2.3 (15) North Hobart Oval (crowd: 869) Report
Monday, 21 February (6:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 4.8 (32) def. by Melbourne 5.5 (35) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 790) Report
Tuesday, 22 February (6:10 pm) Gold Coast 6.5 (41) drew with Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 629) Report
Bye: Fremantle
  • Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were added to this round, and some of the matches of the round were rescheduled.[16]

Round 8[]

Round 8
Wednesday, 23 February (5:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney 6.5 (41) def. St Kilda 5.9 (39) Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 427) Report
Saturday, 26 February (12:10 pm) Fremantle 2.4 (16) def. by Adelaide 3.7 (25) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,419) Report
Saturday, 26 February (5:10 pm) Richmond 1.4 (10) def. by Geelong 5.3 (33) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,521) Report
Saturday, 26 February (7:10 pm) Melbourne 4.3 (27) def. North Melbourne 2.5 (17) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,408) Report
Sunday, 27 February (1:10 pm) St Kilda 5.4 (34) def. Gold Coast 4.7 (31) Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (crowd: 841) Report
Sunday, 27 February (3:10 pm) Collingwood 10.6 (66) def. Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,796) Report
Sunday, 27 February (2:10 pm) West Coast 4.0 (24) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 730) Report
Sunday, 27 February (7:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 5.3 (33) def. by Carlton 7.9 (51) Manuka Oval (crowd: 1,839) Report
  • Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were added to this round, and some of the matches of the round were rescheduled.[16]
  • Katherine Smith became the first player to kick a goal after the siren to win an AFLW match, resulting in Greater Western Sydney's two-point victory against St Kilda.[20]
  • The Brisbane Lions's score of 15.8 (98) and winning margin of 74 points both set new records as the highest in the history of the competition.[21]
  • Darcy Vescio of Carlton became the first player to kick 50 career goals in the league.[22]

Round 9[]

Round 9
Saturday, 5 March (3:10 pm) St Kilda 2.6 (18) def. Geelong 0.9 (9) RSEA Park (crowd: 947) Report
Saturday, 5 March (5:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 6.2 (38) def. by Richmond 7.4 (46) GIANTS Stadium (crowd: 613)
(Moved from Blacktown ISP Oval[23]) 		Report
Saturday, 5 March (4:00 pm) Fremantle 3.1 (19) def. by Melbourne 16.11 (107) Optus Stadium (crowd: 2,717)
(Moved from Fremantle Oval[23]) 		Report
Saturday, 5 March (6:40 pm) West Coast 1.2 (8) def. by Western Bulldogs 10.8 (68) Optus Stadium (crowd: 3,164)
(Moved from Mineral Resources Park[23]) 		Report
Sunday, 6 March (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 7.8 (50) def. North Melbourne 2.2 (14) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 695)
(Moved from Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex[24]) 		Report
Sunday, 6 March (2:40 pm) Adelaide 4.6 (30) def. Collingwood 4.4 (28) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,572) Report
Sunday, 6 March (5:10 pm) Carlton 7.4 (46) def. Gold Coast 2.4 (16) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,052) Report
  • Richmond's score of 5.2 (32) and 31-point margin is the highest quarter time score and margin in their AFL Women's club history.[citation needed]
  • Melbourne's score of 16.11 (107) and winning margin of 88 points both set new records as the highest in the history of the competition, breaking the records set just one round before.[25]

Round 10[]

Round 10
Friday, 11 March (6:10 pm) Geelong 5.5 (35) def. by Greater Western Sydney 8.5 (53) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,603) Report
Saturday, 12 March (3:10 pm) Collingwood 6.11 (47) def. Richmond 1.3 (9) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,221) Report
Saturday, 12 March (5:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.5 (59) def. West Coast 3.2 (20) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,032) Report
Saturday, 12 March (7:10 pm) Melbourne 5.4 (34) def. Carlton 5.3 (33) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,309) Report
Sunday, 13 March (1:10 pm) St Kilda vs. Adelaide RSEA Park
Sunday, 13 March (3:10 pm) Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane Lions Mars Stadium
Sunday, 13 March (2:10 pm) Fremantle vs. Gold Coast Fremantle Oval
  • The original fixture, released in December 2021 had Collingwood playing Gold Coast; Richmond playing Brisbane Lions; and Western Bulldogs playing Fremantle.[26]

Ladder[]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne 10 9 1 0 470 252 186.5 36 Finals series
2 Adelaide 9 8 1 0 352 173 203.5 32
3 Brisbane Lions 9 7 2 0 430 218 197.2 28
4 North Melbourne 10 7 3 0 346 249 139.0 28
5 Collingwood 10 6 4 0 340 276 123.2 24
6 Fremantle 9 6 3 0 337 275 122.5 24
7 Western Bulldogs 9 4 4 1 320 306 104.6 18
8 Carlton 10 4 6 0 304 362 84.0 16
9 Greater Western Sydney 10 4 6 0 303 409 74.1 16
10 Gold Coast 9 3 5 1 285 385 74.0 14
11 Richmond 10 3 7 0 344 423 81.3 12
12 Geelong 10 2 8 0 242 301 80.4 8
13 St Kilda 9 2 7 0 199 348 57.2 8
14 West Coast 10 1 9 0 222 517 42.9 4
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2022. Source: Womens.AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Win/loss table[]

Colour Symbol Result
Green + Win
Red - Loss
Blue N/A Draw

Bold – Home game
Opponent for round listed above margin
This table can be sorted by each team's aggregate winning/losing margin in any given round.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 QF PF GF Ranking
Adelaide BL
+30 		NM
+13 		WCE
+33 		Melb
+14 		Carl
+39 		WB
-1 		GWS
+40 		Frem
+9 		Coll
+2 		StK 1
Brisbane Lions Adel
-30 		X Carl
+35 		Geel
+2 		Coll
+24 		StK
+5 		GCS
+69 		Melb
-3 		WCE
+74 		NM
+36 		WB 3
Carlton Coll
-19 		Geel
+14 		BL
-35 		NM
-30 		Adel
-39 		Frem
-42 		StK
+46 		GWS
+18 		GCS
+30 		Melb
-1 		X X X 8
Collingwood Carl
+19 		StK
+27 		Geel
+11 		Frem
-31 		BL
-24 		WCE
+24 		NM
-23 		WB
+25 		Adel
-2 		Rich
+38 		6
Fremantle WCE
+28 		GWS
+32 		Rich
+30 		Coll
+31 		WB
+6 		NM
-10 		Carl
+42 		X Adel
-9 		Melb
-88 		GCS 5
Geelong NM
-8 		Carl
-14 		Coll
-11 		BL
-2 		WCE
+3 		GCS
-11 		WB
-12 		Rich
+23 		StK
-9 		GWS
-18 		X X X 12
Gold Coast GWS
-15 		WCE
+13 		X Rich
+5 		Melb
-12 		Geel
+11 		BL
-69 		WB
0 		StK
-3 		Carl
-30 		Frem X X X 9
Greater Western Sydney GCS
+15 		Frem
-32 		NM
-27 		WB
+21 		X Melb
-37 		Adel
-40 		StK
+2 		Carl
-18 		Rich
-8 		Geel
+18 		X X X 11
Melbourne WB
+24 		Rich
+16 		StK
+41 		Adel
-14 		GCS
+12 		GWS
+37 		BL
+3 		NM
+10 		Frem
+88 		Carl
+1 		2
North Melbourne Geel
+8 		Adel
-13 		GWS
+27 		Carl
+30 		Frem
+10 		Rich
+19 		Coll
+23 		Melb
-10 		BL
-36 		WCE
+39 		4
Richmond StK
+38 		Melb
-16 		Frem
-30 		GCS
-5 		WB
-17 		NM
-19 		WCE
+23 		Geel
-23 		GWS
+8 		Coll
-38 		X X X 10
St Kilda Rich
-38 		Coll
-27 		Melb
-41 		X WCE
-2 		BL
-5 		Carl
-46 		GWS
-2 		GCS
+3 		Geel
+9 		Adel X X X 13
West Coast Frem
-28 		GCS
-13 		Adel
-33 		X Geel
-3 		StK
+2 		Coll
-24 		Rich
-23 		BL
-74 		WB
-60 		NM
-39 		X X X 14
Western Bulldogs Melb
-24 		X X GWS
-21 		Frem
-6 		Rich
+17 		Adel
+1 		Geel
+12 		GCS
0 		Coll
-25 		WCE
+60 		BL 7

Finals series[]

  Qualifying Finals     Preliminary Finals     Grand Final
                         
      1  
  4        
  5        
     
      2    
  3      
  6  

Qualifying Finals[]

Qualifying Finals
QF1: March 19/20 (TBC) TBC vs. TBC TBC
QF2: March 19/20 (TBC) TBC vs. TBC TBC

Preliminary Finals[]

Preliminary Finals
PF1: March 26/27 (TBC) TBC vs. TBC TBC
PF2: March 26/27 (TBC) TBC vs. TBC TBC

Grand Final[]

Main article:
Grand Final
April 2/3 (TBC) TBC vs. TBC TBC

Awards[]

League awards[]

  • The league best and fairest was awarded to TBC of TBC, who polled TBC votes.
  • The leading goalkicker was awarded to TBC of TBC, who kicked TBC goals during the home and away season.
  • The Rising Star was awarded to TBC of TBC.
  • The best on ground medal in the was won by TBC of TBC.
  • The goal of the year was awarded to TBC of TBC.
  • The mark of the year was awarded to TBC of TBC.
  • AFLW Players Association awards:
    • The most valuable player was awarded to TBC of TBC.
    • The most courageous player was awarded to TBC of TBC.
    • The best captain was awarded to TBC of TBC.
    • The best first year player was awarded to TBC of TBC.
  • The AFLW Coaches Association awards:
  • TBC was named captain of the .
  • The minor premiership was won by TBC.
  • The wooden spoon was "won" by West Coast.

Best and fairests[]

Club Award name Player Ref.
Adelaide Club Champion
Brisbane Lions Best and fairest
Carlton Best and fairest
Collingwood Best and fairest
Fremantle Fairest and best
Geelong Best and fairest
Gold Coast Club Champion
Greater Western Sydney Gabrielle Trainor Medal
Melbourne Best and fairest
North Melbourne Best and fairest
Richmond Best and fairest
St Kilda Best and fairest
Western Bulldogs Best and fairest
West Coast Club Champion

Leading goalkickers[]

  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the season's goal kicking tally at the end of that round.
  • Numbers underlined indicates the player did not play in that round.
Rank Player Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
1 Tayla Harris Melbourne 11 23 36 17 29 211 213 215 318 18
2 Ashleigh Woodland Adelaide 44 48 210 010 010 212 214 115 217 17
3 Katie Brennan Richmond 22 24 15 27 18 19 211 112 214 14
Cora Staunton Greater Western Sydney 22 24 15 16 06 06 06 39 211 314
5 Gold Coast 11 34 04 26 06 17 07 29 312 113 13
6 Kate Hore Melbourne 22 24 15 05 05 27 07 18 311 11
Daisy Pearce Melbourne 00 11 12 24 15 16 06 06 511
8 Phoebe McWilliams Geelong 11 12 02 02 24 26 17 29 09 9
Bonnie Toogood Western Bulldogs 11 01 01 01 12 13 25 27 07 07 29
10 Ebony Antonio Fremantle 33 14 15 16 17 18 08 08 08 08 8
Greta Bodey Brisbane Lions 11 01 23 03 14 15 05 16 28 08
Sophie Conway Brisbane Lions 00 00 00 00 00 11 12 13 36 28
Jasmine Garner North Melbourne 00 11 12 02 02 03 36 17 18
Carlton 11 12 35 05 05 05 16 17 18
Hayley Miller Fremantle 22 13 14 26 06 06 06 06 17 18

Source:[27]

Coach changes[]

Club Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
Gold Coast David Lake Resigned[28] 11 April 2021 Cameron Joyce[29] 2 June 2021
Geelong Paul Hood Resigned[30] 10 May 2021 Daniel Lowther[31] 29 June 2021
St Kilda Peta Searle Resigned[32] 24 June 2021 Nick Dal Santo[33] 2 August 2021
West Coast Daniel Pratt End of contract 7 September 2021 Michael Prior[34] 7 September 2021

Club leadership[]

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group Ref
Adelaide Matthew Clarke Chelsea Randall Sarah Allan, Eloise Jones, Stevie-Lee Thompson [35]
Brisbane Lions Craig Starcevich Breanna Koenen Emily Bates Ally Anderson, Shannon Campbell, Sophie Conway, Nat Grider, Kate Lutkins, Cathy Svarc [36]
Carlton Daniel Harford Kerryn Harrington Elise O'Dea, Darcy Vescio [37]
Collingwood Stephen Symonds Steph Chiocci, Brianna Davey Brittany Bonnici, Stacey Livingstone, Ruby Schleicher [38]
Fremantle Trent Cooper Hayley Miller Kiara Bowers, Angelique Stannett Stephanie Cain, Gabby O'Sullivan [39]
Geelong Daniel Lowther Meg McDonald Nina Morrison Julia Crockett-Grills, Chantel Emonson, Madeline Keryk, Georgie Rankin [40]
Gold Coast Cameron Joyce Hannah Dunn Jamie Stanton, Serene Watson [41]
Greater Western Sydney Alan McConnell Alicia Eva Nicola Barr, Chloe Dalton, Alyce Parker, Pepa Randall, Cora Staunton [42]
Melbourne Mick Stinear Daisy Pearce Karen Paxman Libby Birch, Maddison Gay, Tyla Hanks, Kate Hore, Sarah Lampard, Lily Mithen, Lauren Pearce [43]
North Melbourne Darren Crocker Emma Kearney Emma King Nicole Bresnehan, Jasmine Garner, Danielle Hardiman, Ashleigh Riddell [44]
Richmond Ryan Ferguson Katie Brennan Harriet Cordner, Sarah Hosking [45]
St Kilda Nick Dal Santo Hannah Priest Kate Shierlaw, Rhiannon Watt Bianca Jakobsson, Tilly Lucas-Rodd [46]
West Coast Michael Prior Emma Swanson Dana Hooker Parris Laurie, Aisling McCarthy [47]
Western Bulldogs Nathan Burke Ellie Blackburn Brooke Lochland Ashleigh Guest, Bailey Hunt, Isabel Huntington, Kirsty Lamb, Bonnie Toogood [48]

References[]

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