2023 WAFL Women's season
Australian rules football season
2023 premiership season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 2nd premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 1st minor premiership |
Best and fairest | Jayme Harken ‹See Tfd›Claremont |
Leading goalkicker | Adele Arnup ‹See Tfd›Claremont (26 goals) |
Matches played | 56 |
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]
Clubs
- ‹See Tfd›Claremont, ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›East Perth, ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder
- ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›Subiaco, ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts, ‹See Tfd›West Perth
Seven clubs from 2021 return to the competition, with ‹See Tfd›East Perth joining the league for the first time.[4][5]
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals series
Semi-finals
First Semi-Final | |||||
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Sunday, 2 July (12:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.4 (46) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 2.5 (17) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | Report |
Second Semi-Final | |||||
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Sunday, 2 July (2:00 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 4.5 (29) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 2.1 (13) | Revo Fitness Stadium | Report |
Preliminary final
Preliminary Final | |||||
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Sunday, 9 July (3:15 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 3.4 (22) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.3 (45) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | Report |
Grand Final
2023 WAFLW Grand Final | |||||
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15 July 2023 (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont | def. by | ‹See Tfd›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 (‹See Tfd›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 (‹See Tfd›Claremont)
- WAFLW Joanne Huggins Leading Goal Kicker Award
- Adele Arnup (‹See Tfd›Claremont)
- WAFLW Cath Boyce Rookie of the Year Award
- Evie Cowcher[a] (‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder)
- Coach of the Year
- Craig McNaughton (‹See Tfd›South Fremantle)
- Rogers Cup Fairest and Best
- Mia Russo (‹See Tfd›West Perth)
- Rogers Cup Leading Goal Kicker
- Nicole Taylor-Thorpe (‹See Tfd›South Fremantle)
- Rogers Cup Premiers
- ‹See Tfd›West Perth
Sources:[7][8]
Notes
- ^ Originally presented to Renee Morgan in error.[6]
References
- ^ Peter Williams (2 February 2023). "2023 WAFL Women's fixture released". Rookie Central.
- ^ Chris Pike (9 March 2023). "WAFLW 2023 Season Preview". wafootball.com.au.
- ^ Mark Readings (21 September 2022). "A Royal Reception for New WAFLW Side in 2023". eastperthfc.com.au.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Claremont's Jayme Harken wins Dhara Kerr Medal". WA Football Commission. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ 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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