AFL Women's National Championship

AFL Women's National Championship
SportAustralian rules football
Founded1992
Ceased2015
No. of teams11
CountryAustralia (one team from Papua New Guinea)
Last
champion(s)		Victoria
Most titlesVictoria (14 titles)

The AFL Women's National Championship was the premier national and international competition in Women's Australian rules football.[1] The championship was held every year between 1992 and 2015.[2]

The tournament was organised by the sport's governing body in Australia, Women's Football Australia (WFA), with the Australian Football League taking control of its operations in 2010.

Following the 2015 edition, the AFL announced the expanded 2016 Exhibition Series and the 2017 formation of the AFL Women's (AFLW) league, along with other associated competitions including the AFL Women's Under 18 Championships and the NAB League Girls: with this, the raison d'etre for the Championships and Women's Football Australia ceased to exist, and both ceased operations.

Teams

Flag Team Joined First Competed Titles
Victoria (state) Victoria-Senior 14
Victoria (state) Victoria-U19 1
Western Australia Western Australia
South Australia South Australia
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory
Queensland Queensland
New South Wales New South Wales
Tasmania Tasmania
Northern Territory Northern Territory
Australian Defence Force 2001[3]
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 2006

References

  1. ^ "Losing coach Dolliver an All-Australian winner". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. Financial Times Ltd. 26 June 2005.
  2. ^ "AFL Victoria Women's Football". Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ "ADF women courageous in defeat". Air Force. Vol. 43, no. 8. Australia, Australia. 1 September 2001. p. 39. Retrieved 10 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.