AFL Women's National Championship
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Folded | 2013 |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Country | Australia (one team from Papua New Guinea) |
Last champion | Victoria |
| Most titles | Victoria (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 2007, and then biennially from 2009 to 2013.[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 2013 edition, the AFL shifted its focus to a series of branded exhibition matches from 2013 through 2016 before the ultimate formation of the AFL Women's (AFLW) league in 2017. This came alongside 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.
Championships
[edit]Teams representing all six of Australia's states and both of Australia's main territories competed at the Championships. From 2005 to 2007, a Victorian under-19 side competed along with their senior team, and in Perth in 2009 there were two Western Australian teams: a main team in division 1 and a team called "Host Western Australia" in division 2. The 2013 tournament featured Arafura, a team consisting of players from the Northern Territory, Far North Queensland and Papua New Guinea. An Australian Defence Force representative team also featured at multiple Championships.[3]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
 | Competed (in tournament without divisions) |
| 1 | Competed in division 1 |
| 2 | Competed in division 2 |
 | Did not compete |
| Year | Location | Participating teams | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | ADF | Arafura | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic senior | Vic under-19 | WA | Host WA | ||
| 1998 | Melbourne, Victoria | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1999 | Perth, Western Australia | | | | | | | [a] | | | | | |
| 2000 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2001 | Melbourne, Victoria | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2002 | Sydney, New South Wales | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2003 | Darwin, Northern Territory | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2004 | Adelaide, South Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2005 | Melbourne, Victoria | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2006 | Sydney, New South Wales | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2007 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | Perth, Western Australia | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | Adelaide, South Australia | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 2013 | Cairns, Queensland | 2 | | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Losing coach Dolliver an All-Australian winner". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. Financial Times Ltd. 26 June 2005.
- ↑ "AFL Victoria Women's Football". Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "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.