AFLW Schedule

Submitted on Sat, 12/12/2020 - 11:57 PM EST

by Johnson Leung reporting for AFANA from Melbourne

Suns players enter the field

The 2021 AFL Women’s season schedule has been revealed with major changes. The two conference system, which was used last year and this year, has been abolished, with the 14 teams competing for a single ladder. The decision to abandon the conference system has been made in order to maximize the chance of a season being completed should another COVID-19 outbreak occur. The pandemic disrupted the 2020 season so much that it was abandoned after just one week of finals was played, with no premiership awarded.

New Teams and New Doubleheaders in AFLW 2020 Schedule

Submitted on Sat, 11/09/2019 - 1:28 AM EST

by Johnson Leung, reporting for AFANA, from Melbourne

2019 AFLW Premiers Adelaide

The 2020 AFLW schedule was announced at Melbourne’s Moorabbin Oval, St Kilda’s administration and training base, on October 29, two days before the AFL schedule was revealed. The new season sees the introduction of four expansion teams (Richmond, St Kilda, Gold Coast and West Coast) making it a 14-team competition. The controversial conference system, introduced in the 2019 season, has been retained, with seven teams each in the conference.

Conference System and New Teams Feature in 2019 AFLW Season

Submitted on Sun, 10/28/2018 - 8:23 AM EDT

by Johnson Leung reporting from Melbourne

2018 AFLW Premiers Western Bulldogs

The 2019 AFLW schedule was announced at Victoria Park in Melbourne (the spiritual home of Collingwood Football Club) on October 26. The season will see the debut of two expansion clubs, Geelong and North Melbourne, bringing the number of AFL clubs with women’s teams to ten. As announced by the AFL in September, the AFLW will introduce a conference system, with the ten competing teams divided into the creatively named Conference A and Conference B.

2018 AFLW Schedule Released

Submitted on Sun, 10/29/2017 - 9:11 AM EDT

by Johnson Leung reporting for AFANA from Melbourne

The first ever AFL game (men or women) to be held at the brand new Perth Stadium is the main feature of the 2018 AFLW schedule. Fremantle’s twilight game against Collingwood on Saturday February 10 will be played at the 60,000-capacity stadium. The National Rugby League had announced in late August that a doubleheader would be held at Perth Stadium on March 10, 2018 (confirmed in early October to be Canterbury v Melbourne and South Sydney v New Zealand Warriors), however the AFL responded in mid September, scheduling the Dockers’ first home game in Round 2 at the new venue to make sure it will be the first football code to be played there.