2023 AFL Women's season

The 2023 AFL Women's season is the upcoming eighth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season will begin on 31 August or 1 September, becoming the second season to begin during the Australian Football League (AFL)'s pre-finals bye weekend; it will also be the second season to feature 18 clubs.

2023 AFL Women's season
Date31 August/1 September 2023—TBC
Teams18

Background

The 2023 priority, signing and trade periods were held in March,[1] with the 2023 AFL Women's draft held in April[2] as a one-off overage draft, eligible only to players aged 19 or older.[3] Later that month, Australian Football League (AFL) general manager of football operations Andrew Dillon announced that the season would begin during the pre-finals bye weekend of the AFL season, though neither the season length nor a specific start date was confirmed, allowing for a Thursday (31 August) or Friday night (1 September) opening match.[4] A pre-season start date of May 29 was also confirmed,[4] though AFL Players Association (AFLPA) chief executive officer Paul Marsh stated that players and the AFL were "a long way apart" on agreeing to a joint AFL-AFLW collective bargaining agreement, with negotiations ongoing.[5]

See also

References
  1. Black, Sarah (20 February 2023). "The huge trade twist set to reshape AFLW pecking order". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. Laughton, Max (4 April 2023). "Cats ruck returns after four-year absence as No.1 AFLW draft pick: See the supplementary draft selections". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. Beveridge, Riley (19 October 2022). "AFLW set to hold one-off overage draft as stop-gap measure". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. Welsh, Sophie (28 April 2023). "One weekend in September: Season start date locked in, CBA still TBC". womens.afl. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. McGowan, Marc; Vinall, Marnie (28 April 2023). "Pendlebury out for Pies clash with Crows; McLachlan defends AFL's CEO process; AFLW gets season eight start date". The Age. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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