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2022 AFL Women's season 7

For the AFL Women's season that took place from January to April 2022, see 2022 AFL Women's season 6.

2022 AFL Women's season 7 was the seventh season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 18 clubs, marking the first time all Australian Football League (AFL) clubs participated in the competition, and ran from 25 August to 27 November, comprising a ten-round home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top eight clubs. It was the second AFL Women's season to take place in the 2022 calendar year[1] and the first to have an August start date.[2] AFL clubs Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney featured for the first time in season 7.

2022 AFL Women's season 7
Melbourne players celebrate after winning the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final
Overview
Date25 August—27 November 2022
Teams18
PremiersMelbourne
1st premiership
Runners-upBrisbane
3rd runners-up result
Minor premiersBrisbane
2nd minor premiership
Best and fairestAlly Anderson (Brisbane)
21 votes
Leading goalkickerJesse Wardlaw (Brisbane)
19 goals
Attendance
Matches played99
Total attendance265,950 (2,686 per match)
Highest (H&A)20,652 (round 6, Port Adelaide v Adelaide)
Highest (finals)7,412 (grand final, Brisbane v Melbourne)
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Melbourne won the premiership, defeating Brisbane by four points in the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final. Brisbane won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 9–1 win–loss record. Brisbane's Ally Anderson won the AFL Women's best and fairest award as the league's best and fairest player, and teammate Jesse Wardlaw won the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award as the league's leading goalkicker.

Background

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Payment tiers in season 7[3]
Tier Wage (AU$)
1 $71,935
2 $55,559
3 $47,372
4 $39,184

In August 2021, Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney – the four Australian Football League (AFL) clubs yet to receive an AFLW licence at the time – were granted licences to join the AFL Women's competition in what was then slated to be a 2022–23 season, meaning all 18 clubs would have an AFLW team for the first time.[4] In May 2022, a one-year bridging collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was announced which would see the competition's seventh season begin during the AFL pre-finals bye in the last weekend of August and conclude with the grand final in the last weekend of November.[3] The CBA also saw player payments rise by 94% across all four payment tiers, with eight players per club occupying the top two tiers and the minimum (tier 4) wage increasing from $20,239 to $39,184.[3] Later in May, AFL head of women's football Nicole Livingstone revealed that the season would be named AFLW season 7, in a deviation from previous seasons.[5]

The season 7 fixture was announced in early July.[6] Match times on Saturdays in September (except 24 September, the date of the AFL Grand Final) were floating to maximise doubleheader opportunities, and the final round was released as a floating fixture to be determined later in the season.[6] In August, after the round 1 match between Essendon and Hawthorn was moved from ETU Stadium to Marvel Stadium following a sell-out,[7] Livingstone said that the AFL would consider moving more matches to larger venues depending on ticket sales;[8] the round 2 match between Melbourne and North Melbourne was moved to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to act as a curtain raiser to the AFL qualifying final between Melbourne and Sydney.[9]

 
Sydney and St Kilda playing in Sydney's inaugural AFLW match

Season 7's Indigenous Round was launched in early September, and was played across rounds 3 and 4.[10] The round is held to acknowledge the significant contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls to Australian football and the broader community.[10] Aunty Pam Pederson, the youngest daughter of Sir Douglas Nicholls, was announced as the round's honouree, and all 18 teams wore specially-designed guernseys across the two weeks.[10] Melbourne rebranded itself as the Narrm Football Club for Indigenous Round, as it did during the corresponding round of the AFL season; Narrm is the traditional name for Melbourne in the Woiwurrung language.[11] Pride Round, which was played in round 8, was launched in early October.[12] The round is held "to promote and support diversity and inclusion of LGBTQI+ communities and families, and acknowledges the AFL's journey to being a more inclusive sport"; this season's iteration also celebrated allies of LGBTQI+ people within the sport.[12] Like with Indigenous Round, all 18 teams wore specially-designed guernseys for the occasion.[13]

The season began on 25 August with a match between Carlton and Collingwood[14] and concluded on 27 November with the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final, contested by Brisbane and Melbourne.[15] The season featured ten home-and-away rounds, the same as the previous season, and a four-week finals series, up from three weeks the previous season; the finals were contested by the top eight teams, up from six the previous season,[16] and the finals system was the same as the AFL's.[17] Melbourne won its first AFL Women's premiership, defeating Brisbane by four points in the grand final, played at Brighton Homes Arena.[15] All matches throughout season 7 were broadcast live on the Seven Network and Fox Footy, and could be streamed via Kayo, womens.afl and the official AFL and AFLW apps.[18]

Coach appointments

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New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Ref.
Bec Goddard Hawthorn 12 August 2021 Inaugural [19]
Scott Gowans Sydney 4 February 2022 Inaugural [20]
Natalie Wood Essendon 18 March 2022 Inaugural [21]
Lauren Arnell Port Adelaide 12 April 2022 Inaugural [22]
Cameron Bernasconi Greater Western Sydney 12 April 2022 Alan McConnell [23]

Club leadership

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Club Coach Leadership group
Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Other leader(s)
Adelaide Matthew Clarke Chelsea Randall Sarah Allan Eloise Jones, Ebony Marinoff, Stevie-Lee Thompson[24]
Brisbane Craig Starcevich Breanna Koenen Nat Grider Ally Anderson, Emily Bates[25]
Carlton Daniel Harford Kerryn Peterson Jessica Dal Pos, Darcy Vescio Mimi Hill, Lucy McEvoy, Breann Moody[26]
Collingwood Stephen Symonds Steph Chiocci, Brianna Davey Brittany Bonnici, Ruby Schleicher Lauren Butler, Chloe Molloy[27]
Essendon Natalie Wood Steph Cain, Bonnie Toogood Georgia Nanscawen, Jacqui Vogt[28]
Fremantle Trent Cooper Hayley Miller Angelique Stannett Janelle Cuthbertson, Gabby O'Sullivan, Laura Pugh[29]
Geelong Daniel Lowther Meg McDonald Nina Morrison Julia Crockett-Grills, Chantel Emonson, Georgie Rankin, Rebecca Webster[30]
Gold Coast Cameron Joyce Tara Bohanna Elizabeth Keaney, Jamie Stanton Ellie Hampson[31]
Greater Western Sydney Cameron Bernasconi Alicia Eva Alyce Parker Nicola Barr, Chloe Dalton, Pepa Randall[32]
Hawthorn Bec Goddard Tilly Lucas-Rodd Jess Duffin Tamara Luke, Louise Stephenson[33]
Melbourne Mick Stinear Daisy Pearce Kate Hore Libby Birch, Tyla Hanks[34]
North Melbourne Darren Crocker Emma Kearney Jasmine Garner, Emma King Nicole Bresnehan, Ellie Gavalas, Ashleigh Riddell, Sarah Wright[35]
Port Adelaide Lauren Arnell Erin Phillips Angela Foley Hannah Dunn, Gemma Houghton, Justine Mules[36]
Richmond Ryan Ferguson Katie Brennan Sarah Hosking Monique Conti, Rebecca Miller, Gabby Seymour[37]
St Kilda Nick Dal Santo Hannah Priest Bianca Jakobsson, Kate Shierlaw Nicola Stevens[38]
Sydney Scott Gowans Maddy Collier, Brooke Lochland,
Lauren Szigeti		 Rebecca Privitelli, Lisa Steane, Alana Woodward[39]
West Coast Michael Prior Emma Swanson Dana Hooker Aisling McCarthy[40]
Western Bulldogs Nathan Burke Ellie Blackburn Bailey Hunt, Kirsty Lamb, Katie Lynch[41]

Home-and-away season

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All starting times are local time. Sources: womens.afl (fixture and results), Australian Football (crowd figures)

Round 1

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Round 1
Thursday, 25 August (7:10 pm) Carlton 3.0 (18) def. by Collingwood 5.6 (36) Ikon Park (crowd: 4,128)
Friday, 26 August (7:10 pm) Adelaide 4.2 (26) def. by Melbourne 6.8 (44) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 3,417)
Saturday, 27 August (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 6.4 (40) def. Gold Coast 2.2 (14) Blundstone Arena (crowd: 2,459)
Saturday, 27 August (1:10 pm) West Coast 6.4 (40) def. Port Adelaide 4.4 (28) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,846)
Saturday, 27 August (5:10 pm) Sydney 4.3 (27) def. by St Kilda 8.8 (56) North Sydney Oval (crowd: 8,264)
Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) Essendon 7.11 (53) def. Hawthorn 4.3 (27) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 12,092)
Sunday, 28 August (12:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) def. Greater Western Sydney 5.4 (34) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,890)
Sunday, 28 August (2:10 pm) Brisbane 11.10 (76) def. Fremantle 4.3 (27) The Gabba (crowd: 3,421)
Sunday, 28 August (4:10 pm) Geelong 2.3 (15) def. Richmond 1.5 (11) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 4,252)
  • The Adelaide v Melbourne match was originally scheduled to be played at Norwood Oval, however after a heavy workload of matches at the time and heavy rainfall, the AFL moved the match to ACH Group Stadium due to the condition of Norwood Oval's playing surface.[42]
  • The crowd of 8,264 at the Sydney v St Kilda match is the largest attendance for an AFLW match in New South Wales.[43]
  • The Essendon v Hawthorn match was originally scheduled to be played at ETU Stadium, however after tickets for the match sold out in less than two hours and following pushes from coaches and fans, the AFL moved the match to Marvel Stadium to allow more fans to attend.[7]
  • Umpire Emma Stark made her AFLW umpiring debut in the Essendon v Hawthorn match at the age of 16, becoming the youngest field umpire to officiate at AFL or AFLW level.[44]

Round 2

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Round 2
Friday, 2 September (5:00 pm) Melbourne 3.8 (26) def. North Melbourne 4.0 (24) Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 17,851)
Saturday, 3 September (11:40 am) Richmond 4.3 (27) def. by Adelaide 5.6 (36) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,075)
Saturday, 3 September (1:10 pm) Port Adelaide 1.3 (9) def. by Western Bulldogs 3.10 (28) Alberton Oval (crowd: 5,367)
Saturday, 3 September (11:40 am) Fremantle 0.1 (1) def. by Geelong 3.9 (27) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,086)
Sunday, 4 September (11:10 am) Essendon 4.7 (31) def. by Carlton 5.2 (32) ETU Stadium (crowd: 2,738)
Sunday, 4 September (1:10 pm) Collingwood 6.9 (45) def. Sydney 2.2 (14) Victoria Park (crowd: 1,976)
Sunday, 4 September (3:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 3.2 (20) def. by Brisbane 10.7 (67) Manuka Oval (crowd: 2,342)
Sunday, 4 September (4:10 pm) Hawthorn 1.4 (10) def. by St Kilda 9.9 (63) Box Hill City Oval (crowd: 2,262)
Sunday, 4 September (5:10 pm) Gold Coast 7.5 (47) def. West Coast 2.2 (14) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 860)
  • The Melbourne v North Melbourne match was originally scheduled to be played at ETU Stadium, but was moved to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to act as a curtain raiser to the AFL qualifying final between Melbourne and Sydney.[9] Tickets needed to be purchased for the AFL final to access the AFLW match.[45]
  • Greater Western Sydney's losing margin of 47 points against Brisbane was its equal-biggest loss in the AFLW[46] until its 96-point loss in round 5.[47]
  • Gold Coast's winning margin of 33 points against West Coast was its biggest win in the AFLW until its 34-point win in round 7.[48]

Round 3

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Round 3 (Indigenous Round week 1)
Friday, 9 September (5:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 3.5 (23) def. Fremantle 3.2 (20) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,058)
Saturday, 10 September (12:10 pm) Adelaide 4.6 (30) def. North Melbourne 2.4 (16) Wigan Oval (crowd: 2,034)
Saturday, 10 September (2:40 pm) Sydney 2.6 (18) def. by Greater Western Sydney 9.11 (65) Sydney Cricket Ground (crowd: 4,233)
Saturday, 10 September (4:10 pm) Geelong 1.5 (11) def. by Collingwood 2.3 (15) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,957)
Saturday, 10 September (4:40 pm) Brisbane 12.10 (82) def. Gold Coast 1.3 (9) The Gabba (crowd: 2,582)
Sunday, 11 September (12:10 pm) Carlton 4.3 (27) drew with Port Adelaide 4.3 (27) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,664)
Sunday, 11 September (2:10 pm) St Kilda 3.2 (20) def. by Melbourne 6.10 (46) RSEA Park (crowd: 2,758)
Sunday, 11 September (4:10 pm) Richmond 7.2 (44) def. Hawthorn 1.3 (9) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 2,031)
Sunday, 11 September (4:10 pm) West Coast 4.8 (32) def. by Essendon 13.6 (84) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,501)
  • Melbourne across the two rounds of the Indigenous Round rebranded itself as Narrm, becoming the first club to adopt an an Indigenous club name for the annual round. The club's men's team had done likewise in the 2022 AFL season.[49][11]
  • Greater Western Sydney's score of 9.11 (65) and winning margin of 47 points against Sydney is its highest score[50] and biggest win in the AFLW.[47]
  • Gold Coast's losing margin of 73 points against Brisbane is its biggest loss in the AFLW.[51]
  • Essendon's score of 13.6 (84) against West Coast is the highest score of any team in its debut season in AFLW history.[52] Its first-half score of 9.4 (58) was also the highest first-half score in AFLW history[53] until it was surpassed in round 10.[54]

Round 4

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Round 4 (Indigenous Round week 2)
Friday, 16 September (5:10 pm) North Melbourne 4.4 (28) def. Geelong 2.4 (16) University of Tasmania Stadium (crowd: 540)
Saturday, 17 September (11:10 am) Greater Western Sydney 1.3 (9) def. by West Coast 2.4 (16) Giants Stadium (crowd: 727)
Saturday, 17 September (12:05 pm) Gold Coast 5.12 (42) def. St Kilda 4.4 (28) Great Barrier Reef Arena (crowd: 1,117)
Saturday, 17 September (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 10.8 (68) def. Sydney 0.2 (2) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,741)
Saturday, 17 September (12:05 pm) Fremantle 5.2 (32) drew with Carlton 5.2 (32) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,023)
Saturday, 17 September (3:10 pm) Hawthorn 1.1 (7) def. by Western Bulldogs 6.1 (37) Box Hill City Oval (crowd: 1,108)
Sunday, 18 September (12:10 pm) Collingwood 2.4 (16) def. by Adelaide 2.9 (21) Victoria Park (crowd: 876)
Sunday, 18 September (2:10 pm) Essendon 3.6 (24) def. by Richmond 3.8 (26) ETU Stadium (crowd: 3,044)
Sunday, 18 September (4:10 pm) Melbourne 4.3 (27) def. by Brisbane 6.6 (42) Casey Fields (crowd: 757)
  • Carlton became the first team in AFLW history to play in consecutive draws.[55]
  • The Collingwood v Adelaide match marked the first time an AFLW match was officiated by three female field umpires.[56]

Round 5

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Round 5
Thursday, 22 September (1:10 pm) West Coast 3.5 (23) def. by Fremantle 3.8 (26) Optus Stadium (crowd: 6,552)
Thursday, 22 September (5:10 pm) Geelong 11.5 (71) def. St Kilda 3.3 (21) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,898)
Friday, 23 September (12:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 4.4 (28) def. by North Melbourne 6.7 (43) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 2,121)
Friday, 23 September (3:10 pm) Collingwood 4.4 (28) def. Essendon 2.5 (17) AIA Vitality Centre (crowd: 3,412)
Friday, 23 September (5:10 pm) Sydney 4.7 (31) def. by Hawthorn 5.5 (35) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 2,055)
Friday, 23 September (7:30 pm) Carlton 1.2 (8) def. by Melbourne 7.8 (50) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,580)
Saturday, 24 September (11:10 am) Richmond 2.6 (18) def. Brisbane 1.8 (14) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,426)
Sunday, 25 September (1:10 pm) Gold Coast 7.4 (46) def. Port Adelaide 5.2 (32) Bond University (crowd: 1,419)
Sunday, 25 September (2:40 pm) Adelaide 15.7 (97) def. Greater Western Sydney 0.1 (1) Wigan Oval (crowd: 1,991)
  • The Gold Coast v Port Adelaide match was originally scheduled to be played at Kombumerri Park, however the AFL moved the match to Bond University due to the condition of Kombumerri Park's playing surface.[57]
  • Adelaide's score of 15.7 (97) and winning margin of 96 points against Greater Western Sydney is its highest score in the AFLW and the biggest win in AFLW history.[58]

Round 6

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Round 6 (Good for Footy Round)
Friday, 30 September (6:10 pm) Hawthorn 6.8 (44) def. West Coast 6.5 (41) SkyBus Stadium (crowd: 1,560)
Friday, 30 September (7:30 pm) Port Adelaide 0.3 (3) def. by Adelaide 8.15 (63) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 20,652)
Saturday, 1 October (12:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 4.5 (29) def. Carlton 1.6 (12) Henson Park (crowd: 1,162)
Saturday, 1 October (2:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 5.6 (36) def. by Geelong 5.7 (37) Mars Stadium (crowd: 1,731)
Saturday, 1 October (4:10 pm) St Kilda 5.4 (34) def. by Collingwood 4.12 (36) RSEA Park (crowd: 2,578)
Saturday, 1 October (6:10 pm) Richmond 3.5 (23) def. Gold Coast 3.1 (19) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,644)
Sunday, 2 October (12:10 pm) Brisbane 8.14 (62) def. Essendon 3.0 (18) Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex (crowd: 1,477)
Sunday, 2 October (12:10 pm) Fremantle 5.6 (36) def. by Melbourne 10.6 (66) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,548)
Sunday, 2 October (5:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.13 (67) def. Sydney 0.1 (1) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,356)
  • The North Melbourne v Sydney match was originally scheduled to be played at Arden Street Oval, however after heavy use and bad weather, the AFL moved the match to Swinburne Centre due to the condition of Arden Street Oval's playing surface.[59]
  • North Melbourne's winning margin of 66 points against Sydney is its biggest win in the AFLW.[60]

Round 7

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Round 7
Friday, 7 October (6:10 pm) St Kilda 2.5 (17) def. by Carlton 6.8 (44) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,234)
Friday, 7 October (5:10 pm) West Coast 3.6 (24) def. by Richmond 6.7 (43) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,259)
Saturday, 8 October (1:10 pm) Sydney 2.3 (15) def. by Gold Coast 7.7 (49) Henson Park (crowd: 1,619)
Saturday, 8 October (2:40 pm) Adelaide 7.7 (49) def. Fremantle 5.1 (31) Wigan Oval (crowd: 2,800)
Saturday, 8 October (5:10 pm) North Melbourne 3.8 (26) def. by Brisbane 5.3 (33) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,644)
Saturday, 8 October (7:10 pm) Hawthorn 4.5 (29) def. Port Adelaide 1.10 (16) SkyBus Stadium (crowd: 2,029)
Sunday, 9 October (1:10 pm) Essendon 4.4 (28) def. by Geelong 6.7 (43) Reid Oval (crowd: 4,560)
Sunday, 9 October (3:10 pm) Melbourne 10.13 (73) def. Western Bulldogs 1.3 (9) Casey Fields (crowd: 2,154)
Sunday, 9 October (5:10 pm) Collingwood 6.10 (46) def. Greater Western Sydney 2.2 (14) Victoria Park (crowd: 1,663)
  • Gold Coast's winning margin of 34 points against Sydney is its biggest win in the AFLW.[48]

Round 8

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Round 8 (Pride Round)
Friday, 14 October (6:30 pm) Carlton 5.4 (34) def. by Richmond 6.8 (44) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,919)
Friday, 14 October (7:30 pm) Brisbane 8.5 (53) def. Adelaide 4.7 (31) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,233)
Saturday, 15 October (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 4.5 (29) def. by North Melbourne 7.12 (54) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,818)
Saturday, 15 October (3:10 pm) Essendon 7.6 (48) def. Sydney 7.2 (44) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,658)
Saturday, 15 October (5:40 pm) Geelong 4.10 (34) def. West Coast 4.1 (25) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,085)
Saturday, 15 October (6:40 pm) Gold Coast 1.3 (9) def. by Melbourne 9.4 (58) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,004)
Sunday, 16 October (1:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 4.11 (35) def. St Kilda 3.2 (20) Mars Stadium (crowd: 1,714)
Sunday, 16 October (3:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 4.10 (34) def. Hawthorn 5.3 (33) Henson Park (crowd: 2,006)
Sunday, 16 October (2:10 pm) Fremantle 0.3 (3) def. by Collingwood 4.8 (32) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,117)

Round 9

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Round 9
Friday, 21 October (5:10 pm) Adelaide 4.6 (30) def. Geelong 4.4 (28) Wigan Oval (crowd: 2,573)
Friday, 21 October (6:40 pm) Gold Coast 6.6 (42) def. Carlton 2.3 (15) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 683)
Saturday, 22 October (1:10 pm) Collingwood 4.1 (25) def. by North Melbourne 9.3 (57) Victoria Park (crowd: 1,504)
Saturday, 22 October (3:10 pm) Sydney 4.4 (28) def. by Fremantle 6.6 (42) Henson Park (crowd: 2,577)
Saturday, 22 October (2:10 pm) West Coast 3.5 (23) def. by Western Bulldogs 8.7 (55) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,102)
Saturday, 22 October (7:10 pm) Hawthorn 1.1 (7) def. by Brisbane 9.7 (61) SkyBus Stadium (crowd: 2,164)
Sunday, 23 October (1:10 pm) St Kilda 4.11 (35) def. Port Adelaide 5.3 (33) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,514)
Sunday, 23 October (3:10 pm) Richmond 9.4 (58) def. Greater Western Sydney 2.3 (15) Mildura Sporting Precinct (crowd: 2,359)
Sunday, 23 October (5:10 pm) Melbourne 7.8 (50) def. Essendon 1.3 (9) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,518)

Round 10

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Round 10
Friday, 28 October (6:10 pm) Carlton 4.7 (31) def. by Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,193)
Friday, 28 October (7:10 pm) Brisbane 8.7 (55) def. Collingwood 1.4 (10) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,180)
Saturday, 29 October (1:10 pm) Melbourne 11.13 (79) def. West Coast 0.1 (1) Casey Fields (crowd: 726)
Saturday, 29 October (3:10 pm) St Kilda 2.1 (13) def. by Adelaide 4.5 (29) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,167)
Saturday, 29 October (5:10 pm) Geelong 15.12 (102) def. Sydney 4.3 (27) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,084)
Saturday, 29 October (4:10 pm) Fremantle 7.7 (49) def. Hawthorn 7.2 (44) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,302)
Sunday, 30 October (12:40 pm) Port Adelaide 1.4 (10) def. by Essendon 5.7 (37) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,096)
Sunday, 30 October (3:10 pm) North Melbourne 3.9 (27) drew with Richmond 4.3 (27) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 3,147)
Sunday, 30 October (5:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 7.2 (44) def. Gold Coast 4.8 (32) Henson Park (crowd: 1,491)
  • West Coast's losing margin of 78 points against Melbourne is its biggest loss in the AFLW.[61]
  • Geelong's score of 15.12 (102) and winning margin of 75 points is its highest score and biggest win in the AFLW;[62] its first-half score of 9.6 (60) is the highest first-half score in AFLW history.[54]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane 10 9 1 0 545 193 282.4 36 Finals series
2 Melbourne (P) 10 9 1 0 519 184 282.1 36
3 Adelaide 10 8 2 0 412 234 176.1 32
4 Richmond 10 7 2 1 321 217 147.9 30
5 Geelong 10 7 3 0 384 222 173.0 28
6 Collingwood 10 7 3 0 289 244 118.4 28
7 Western Bulldogs 10 7 3 0 326 297 109.8 28
8 North Melbourne 10 6 3 1 382 229 166.8 26
9 Gold Coast 10 5 5 0 309 351 88.0 20
10 Essendon 10 4 6 0 349 354 98.6 16
11 Greater Western Sydney 10 4 6 0 265 420 63.1 16
12 Fremantle 10 3 6 1 267 400 66.8 14
13 St Kilda 10 3 7 0 309 373 82.8 12
14 Carlton 10 2 6 2 253 342 74.0 12
15 Hawthorn 10 3 7 0 245 429 57.1 12
16 West Coast 10 2 8 0 239 449 53.2 8
17 Port Adelaide 10 1 8 1 255 361 70.6 6
18 Sydney 10 0 10 0 207 577 35.9 0
Source: womens.afl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Progression by round

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4 Finished the round in first place 0 Finished the round in last place
4 Won the minor premiership 0 Won the wooden spoon
4 Finished the round inside the top eight
41 Subscript indicates the ladder position at the end of the round
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Brisbane 42 83 121 161 161 201 241 281 321 361
Melbourne 46 86 124 124 164 203 243 282 322 362
Adelaide 013 410 88 125 162 202 242 244 283 323
Richmond 011 013 410 88 128 168 206 246 284 304
Geelong 48 81 85 810 126 166 205 245 247 285
Collingwood 44 84 122 123 163 204 244 283 285 286
Western Bulldogs 49 85 123 162 165 167 169 208 248 287
North Melbourne 41 47 411 89 127 165 167 207 246 268
Gold Coast 018 49 414 812 129 129 168 169 209 209
Essendon 45 48 86 86 810 810 812 1210 1210 1610
Greater Western Sydney 010 015 412 415 416 813 815 1212 1213 1611
Fremantle 017 018 016 216 615 617 617 617 1015 1412
St Kilda 43 82 87 87 811 811 813 814 1211 1213
Carlton 015 411 69 811 812 814 1210 1211 1212 1214
Hawthorn 014 017 018 017 417 815 1211 1213 1214 1215
West Coast 47 412 413 813 813 812 814 815 816 816
Port Adelaide 012 014 215 614 614 616 616 616 617 617
Sydney 016 016 017 018 018 018 018 018 018 018

Source: Australian Football

Home matches and membership

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

Team Home match attendance Members[63]
Hosted Total Highest Lowest Average
Adelaide 5 12,699 3,417 1,891 2,540 6,706
Brisbane 5 9,442 3,421 1,026 1,888 2,323
Carlton 5 10,484 4,128 1,580 2,097 3,882
Collingwood 5 9,771 3,412 1,076 1,954 5,621
Essendon 5 24,340 12,092 2,658 4,868 4,245
Fremantle 5 7,076 2,117 1,023 1,415 2,552
Geelong 5 12,276 4,252 1,085 2,548 5,938
Gold Coast 5 5,083 1,419 683 1,017 1,194
Greater Western Sydney 5 7,728 2,342 727 1,546 2,984
Hawthorn 5 9,128 2,262 1,108 1,826 5,427
Melbourne 5 23,006 17,851 726 4,601 3,362
North Melbourne 5 9,146 3,147 540 1,829 3,349
Port Adelaide 5 33,674 20,652 2,096 6,735 4,782
Richmond 5 8,535 2,359 1,075 1,707 2,662
St Kilda 5 9,251 2,758 1,167 1,850 5,114
Sydney 5 18,866 8,264 1,619 3,773 7,757
West Coast 5 12,415 6,552 1,257 2,483 3,538
Western Bulldogs 5 8,450 2,057 1,058 1,690 4,132
Total/overall 90 231,370 20,652 540 2,571 75,568

Source: Australian Football

Finals series

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Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
5 November, Metricon Stadium
1Brisbane5.9 (39)
4Richmond3.4 (22)12 November, Swinburne Centre
Richmond6.2 (38)
5 November, GMHBA StadiumNorth Melbourne11.8 (74)18 November, Metricon Stadium
5Geelong1.8 (14)Brisbane7.4 (46)
8North Melbourne2.4 (16)Adelaide3.5 (23)27 November, Brighton Homes Arena
Brisbane2.3 (15)
6 November, Victoria Park19 November, Ikon ParkMelbourne2.7 (19)
6Collingwood5.10 (40)Melbourne5.3 (33)
7Western Bulldogs5.5 (35)12 November, Wigan OvalNorth Melbourne2.4 (16)
Adelaide3.5 (23)
4 November, Ikon ParkCollingwood1.5 (11)
2Melbourne7.6 (48)
3Adelaide4.3 (27)

All starting times are local time. Sources: womens.afl (fixture and results), Australian Football (crowd figures)

Finals week 1

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Second qualifying final
Friday, 4 November (7:10 pm) Melbourne 7.6 (48) def. Adelaide 4.3 (27) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,555)
First qualifying final
Saturday, 5 November (3:10 pm) Brisbane 5.9 (39) def. Richmond 3.4 (22) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 2,392)
First elimination final
Saturday, 5 November (7:10 pm) Geelong 1.8 (14) def. by North Melbourne 2.4 (16) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 4,338)
Second elimination final
Sunday, 6 November (3:10 pm) Collingwood 5.10 (40) def. Western Bulldogs 5.5 (35) Victoria Park (crowd: 4,823)

Finals week 2

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First semi-final
Saturday, 12 November (1:40 pm) Richmond 6.2 (38) def. by North Melbourne 11.8 (74) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 2,439)
Second semi-final
Saturday, 12 November (3:40 pm) Adelaide 3.5 (23) def. Collingwood 1.5 (11) Wigan Oval (crowd: 2,476)
  • The semi-final between Adelaide and Collingwood was delayed by 30 minutes due to lightning, and by a further 20 minutes during the quarter-time break.[65]

Finals week 3

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First preliminary final
Friday, 18 November (6:40 pm) Brisbane 7.4 (46) def. Adelaide 3.5 (23) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 2,553)
Second preliminary final
Saturday, 19 November (3:10 pm) Melbourne 5.3 (33) def. North Melbourne 2.4 (16) Ikon Park (crowd: 5,592)

Grand final

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Main article: 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final
Grand final
Sunday, 27 November (1:40 pm) Brisbane 2.3 (15) def. by Melbourne 2.7 (19) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 7,412)

Win–loss table

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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.

+ Win Qualified for finals
- Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated
Team Home-and-away season Ladder Finals series
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F1 F2 F3 GF
Adelaide MEL
-18		 RIC
+9		 NM
+14		 COL
+5		 GWS
+96		 PA
+60		 FRE
+18		 BRI
-22		 GEE
+2		 STK
+15		 3
(8–2–0)		 MEL
-21		 COL
+12		 BRI
-23
Brisbane FRE
+49		 GWS
+47		 GC
+73		 MEL
+15		 RIC
-4		 ESS
+44		 NM
+7		 ADE
+22		 HAW
+54		 COL
+45		 1
(9–1–0)		 RIC
+17		 X ADE
+23		 MEL
-4
Carlton COL
-18		 ESS
+1		 PA
0		 FRE
0		 MEL
-42		 GWS
-17		 STK
+27		 RIC
-10		 GC
-27		 WB
-3		 14
(2–6–2)
Collingwood CAR
+18		 SYD
+31		 GEE
+4		 ADE
-5		 ESS
+11		 STK
+2		 GWS
+32		 FRE
+29		 NM
-32		 BRI
-45		 6
(7–3–0)		 WB
+5		 ADE
-12
Essendon HAW
+26		 CAR
-1		 WC
+52		 RIC
-2		 COL
-11		 BRI
-44		 GEE
-15		 SYD
+4		 MEL
-41		 PA
+27		 10
(4–6–0)
Fremantle BRI
-49		 GEE
-26		 WB
-3		 CAR
0		 WC
+3		 MEL
-30		 ADE
-18		 COL
-29		 SYD
+14		 HAW
+5		 12
(3–6–1)
Geelong RIC
+4		 FRE
+26		 COL
-4		 NM
-12		 STK
+50		 WB
+1		 ESS
+15		 WC
+9		 ADE
-2		 SYD
+75		 5
(7–3–0)		 NM
-2
Gold Coast NM
-26		 WC
+33		 BRI
-73		 STK
+14		 PA
+14		 RIC
-4		 SYD
+34		 MEL
-49		 CAR
+27		 GWS
-12		 9
(5–5–0)
Greater Western Sydney WB
-7		 BRI
-47		 SYD
+47		 WC
-7		 ADE
-96		 CAR
+17		 COL
-32		 HAW
+1		 RIC
-43		 GC
+12		 11
(4–6–0)
Hawthorn ESS
-26		 STK
-53		 RIC
-35		 WB
-30		 SYD
+4		 WC
+3		 PA
+13		 GWS
-1		 BRI
-54		 FRE
-5		 15
(3–7–0)
Melbourne ADE
+18		 NM
+2		 STK
+26		 BRI
-15		 CAR
+42		 FRE
+30		 WB
+64		 GC
+49		 ESS
+41		 WC
+78		 2
(9–1–0)		 ADE
+21		 X NM
+17		 BRI
+4
North Melbourne GC
+26		 MEL
-2		 ADE
-14		 GEE
+12		 WB
+15		 SYD
+66		 BRI
-7		 PA
+25		 COL
+32		 RIC
0		 8
(6–3–1)		 GEE
+2		 RIC
+36		 MEL
-17
Port Adelaide WC
-12		 WB
-19		 CAR
0		 SYD
+66		 GC
-14		 ADE
-60		 HAW
-13		 NM
-25		 STK
-2		 ESS
-27		 17
(1–8–1)
Richmond GEE
-4		 ADE
-9		 HAW
+35		 ESS
+2		 BRI
+4		 GC
+4		 WC
+19		 CAR
+10		 GWS
+43		 NM
0		 4
(7–2–1)		 BRI
-17		 NM
-36
St Kilda SYD
+29		 HAW
+53		 MEL
-26		 GC
-14		 GEE
-50		 COL
-2		 CAR
-27		 WB
-15		 PA
+2		 ADE
-15		 13
(3–7–0)
Sydney STK
-29		 COL
-31		 GWS
-47		 PA
-66		 HAW
-4		 NM
-66		 GC
-34		 ESS
-4		 FRE
-14		 GEE
-75		 18
(0–10–0)
West Coast PA
+12		 GC
-33		 ESS
-52		 GWS
+7		 FRE
-3		 HAW
-3		 RIC
-19		 GEE
-9		 WB
-32		 MEL
-78		 16
(2–8–0)
Western Bulldogs GWS
+7		 PA
+19		 FRE
+3		 HAW
+30		 NM
-15		 GEE
-1		 MEL
-64		 STK
+15		 WC
+32		 CAR
+3		 7
(7–3–0)		 COL
-5

Source: Australian Football

Season notes

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Fremantle chose to not renew the contract of senior coach Trent Cooper (left) at the end of the season, while Carlton and senior coach Daniel Harford (right) parted ways following a club review
  • Brisbane kicked 33 goals across the first three rounds of the season, an AFLW record,[66] and became the first AFLW team to score more than 200 points across the first three rounds of a season.[67]
  • Four teams recorded scores of 0.1 (1), the lowest score in AFLW history, during the season: Fremantle in round 2 against Geelong,[68] Greater Western Sydney in round 5 against Adelaide,[58] Sydney in round 6 against North Melbourne[69] and West Coast in round 10 against Melbourne.[70]
  • Brisbane won the minor premiership by the closest practical margin, finishing above Melbourne on the ladder by 0.3 percentage points; had Melbourne scored just one more point during the season, it would have won the minor premiership.[70]

Coach departures

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Outgoing coach Club Manner of departure Date of departure Incoming coach Date of appointment
Trent Cooper Fremantle Contract not renewed 7 November 2022[71] Lisa Webb 10 February 2023[72]
Daniel Harford Carlton Parted ways following club review 31 January 2023[73] Mathew Buck 4 April 2023[74]

Awards

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Major awards

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See also: 2022 AFL Women's season 7 best and fairest, 2022 AFL Women's season 7 All-Australian team, and 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Rising Star
 
 
Brisbane players Shannon Campbell (left) and Ally Anderson (right) won the grand final best-on-ground and league best and fairest awards, respectively

Leading goalkickers

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1 Led the goalkicking at the end of the round
1 Led the goalkicking at the end of the home-and-away season
11 Subscript indicates the player's goal tally to that point of the season
– Did not play during that round
X Had a bye during that round
# Player Team Home-and-away season
(AFL Women's leading goalkicker) 		Finals series Total Games Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F1 F2 F3 GF
1 Jesse Wardlaw Brisbane 22 13 47 29 –9 211 112 214 317 219 120 X20 222 022 22 12 1.83
2 Kate Hore Melbourne 11 01 12 24 15 38 19 211 314 216 016 X16 117 017 17 13 1.31
3 Courtney Wakefield Richmond 00 22 13 25 27 07 07 411 112 113 013 114 14 12 1.17
Ashleigh Woodland Adelaide 33 14 04 15 05 49 211 011 011 213 114 014 014 14 13 1.08
Eden Zanker Melbourne 11 01 23 14 04 26 28 210 111 213 114 X14 014 014 14 13 1.08
6 Chloe Scheer Geelong 00 00 00 00 33 14 37 18 19 413 013 13 11 1.18
Kate Shierlaw St Kilda 44 26 28 19 110 111 011 011 112 113 13 10 1.30
8 Tahlia Randall North Melbourne 33 03 03 03 14 37 07 18 210 010 010 111 112 12 13 0.92
9 Greta Bodey Brisbane 22 24 37 07 07 18 19 110 111 011 011 X11 011 011 11 13 0.85
Tayla Harris Melbourne 11 01 01 –1 34 15 27 310 010 010 010 X10 010 111 11 12 0.92
Courtney Hodder Brisbane 22 13 03 14 04 15 16 17 07 29 09 X9 211 011 11 13 0.85
Danielle Ponter Adelaide 11 01 23 –3 –3 –3 14 15 27 29 110 010 111 11 10 1.10
Aine Tighe Fremantle 11 01 12 24 26 17 07 07 07 411 11 10 1.10

Source: Australian Football

Club best and fairest

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Player Club Award Ref.
Anne Hatchard Adelaide Club Champion [85]
Emily Bates Brisbane Best and fairest [86]
Mimi Hill Carlton Best and fairest [87]
Jordyn Allen Collingwood Best and fairest [88]
Madison Prespakis Essendon Best and fairest [89]
Kiara Bowers Fremantle Fairest and best [90]
Amy McDonald Geelong Best and fairest [91]
Charlie Rowbottom Gold Coast Club Champion [92]
Alyce Parker Greater Western Sydney Gabrielle Trainor Medal [93]
Tilly Lucas-Rodd Hawthorn Best and fairest [94]
Kate Hore Melbourne Best and fairest [95]
Jasmine Garner North Melbourne Best and fairest [96]
Hannah Ewings Port Adelaide Best and fairest [97]
Monique Conti Richmond Best and fairest [98]
Kate Shierlaw St Kilda Best and fairest [99]
Cynthia Hamilton Sydney Club Champion [100]
Emma Swanson West Coast Club Champion [101]
Ellie Blackburn Western Bulldogs Best and fairest [102]

See also

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