AFL Barwon Women's Football
AFL Barwon Women's Football is a women's Australian rules football competition based in the greater Geelong region. The first season of senior football held for women in the area was 2018.
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| Sport | Australian rules football |
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| Founded | 2018 |
| No. of teams | 20 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Confederation | AFL Barwon |
| Most recent champion(s) | Geelong Amateur (Div 1) St Joseph's (Div 2) Anglesea (Div 3) (2022) |
| Most titles | North Geelong (2) |
| Sponsor(s) | Epworth Health |
| Related competitions | GFL, GDFL, BFL, CDFL |
| Official website | AFL Barwon |
Background
AFL Barwon is the governing body overseeing Australian rules football in the Geelong and greater district. After many years in which only junior girl's competitions were organised, a senior women's football competition commenced in 2018. Rather than being organised by the GFL, GDFL, or the BFL, the competition is managed under the AFL Barwon banner.
2018 inaugural season competing teams:[1]
The competition has held grading games at the start of the seasons in both 2018, 2021 and 2022 in order to compose divisions to try to make matches as competitive as possible.
Premiers
Division 1
- 2018 — North Geelong
- 2019 — St Mary's
- 2020 — Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
- 2021 — Not awarded[2]
- 2022 — Geelong Amateur
Division 2
- 2018 — Barwon Heads
- 2019 — North Geelong
- 2020 — Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
- 2021 — Not awarded[2]
- 2022 — St Joseph's
Division 3
- 2021 — Not awarded[2]
- 2022 — Anglesea
Ladders and Finals Results
2018
| Division 1 | Wins | Losses | Draws | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Geelong | 15 | 0 | 0 | 566 | 79 | 716.46% | 46 | 1st Semi | Geelong Amateur | 8 | 2 | 50 | Geelong West Giants | 4 | 5 | 29 | |
| St Mary's | 11 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 206 | 143.20% | 34 | 2nd Semi | North Geelong | 2 | 10 | 22 | St Mary's | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| Geelong Amateur | 7 | 8 | 0 | 150 | 405 | 37.04% | 18 | Preliminary | St Mary's | 7 | 9 | 51 | Geelong Amateur | 1 | 10 | 16 | |
| Geelong West Giants | 4 | 11 | 0 | 108 | 429 | 25.17% | 8 | Grand | North Geelong | 6 | 5 | 41 | St Mary's | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Division 2 | Wins | Losses | Draws | FF | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colac Imperials | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 337 | 223 | 151.12% | 32 | 1st Semi | Barwon Heads | 3 | 4 | 22 | Ocean Grove | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| Grovedale | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 154 | 144.81% | 32 | 2nd Semi | Colac Imperials | 6 | 5 | 41 | Grovedale | 6 | 3 | 39 | |
| Ocean Grove | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 457 | 130 | 351.54% | 30 | Preliminary | Barwon Heads | 5 | 5 | 35 | Grovedale | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| Barwon Heads | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 469 | 229 | 204.80% | 30 | Grand | Barwon Heads | 4 | 9 | 33 | Colac Imperials | 4 | 8 | 32 | |
| Drysdale | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 272 | 246 | 110.57% | 24 | ||||||||||
| St Joseph's | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 399 | 38.85% | 10 | ||||||||||
| Lara | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 503 | 34.00% | 10 | ||||||||||
| Bell Post Hill | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 282 | 29.08% | 2 | ||||||||||
Note: Drysdale and St Joseph's started the season in Division 1[3]
2019
| Division 1 | Wins | Losses | Draws | FF | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong Amateur | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 907 | 175 | 581.29% | 48 | Elimination | Barwon Heads | 8 | 5 | 53 | Colac Imperials | 4 | 8 | 32 | |
| Geelong West Giants | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 228 | 350.88% | 44 | Qualifying | St Mary's | 5 | 8 | 38 | Geelong West Giants | 5 | 6 | 36 | |
| St Mary's | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 923 | 240 | 384.58% | 40 | 1st Semi | Geelong West Giants | 8 | 6 | 54 | Barwon Heads | 3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Barwon Heads | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 390 | 157.95% | 28 | 2nd Semi | St Mary's | 6 | 5 | 41 | Geelong Amateur | 4 | 5 | 29 | |
| Colac Imperials | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 411 | 588 | 69.90% | 24 | Preliminary | Geelong Amateur | 4 | 9 | 33 | Geelong West Giants | 3 | 1 | 19 | |
| Grovedale | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 692 | 31.21% | 12 | Grand | St Mary's | 6 | 4 | 40 | Geelong Amateur | 4 | 5 | 29 | |
| Torquay | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 678 | 31.12% | 12 | ||||||||||
| Ocean Grove | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1133 | 3.53% | 0 | ||||||||||
| Division 2 | Wins | Losses | Draws | FF | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Geelong | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1145 | 79 | 1449.37% | 52 | Elimination | St Joseph's | 5 | 11 | 41 | Geelong West Giants | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Drysdale | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1025 | 280 | 366.07% | 44 | Qualifying | Drysdale | 12 | 4 | 76 | St Mary's | 3 | 4 | 22 | |
| St Mary's | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 517 | 405 | 127.65% | 28 | 1st Semi | St Mary's | 5 | 6 | 36 | St Joseph's | 2 | 5 | 17 | |
| Geelong West Giants | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 592 | 72.47% | 28 | 2nd Semi | North Geelong | 10 | 18 | 78 | Drysdale | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| St Joseph's | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 544 | 502 | 108.37% | 24 | Preliminary | Drysdale | 4 | 4 | 28 | St Mary's | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Geelong Amateur | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 673 | 46.21% | 16 | Grand | North Geelong | 3 | 8 | 26 | Drysdale | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lara | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 592 | 67.79% | 8 | ||||||||||
| Barwon Heads | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 1400 | 10.07% | 8 | ||||||||||
2020
Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
2021
On 19 September 2021, due to ongoing restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, AFL Barwon was forced to cancel the remaining weeks of the competitions without premierships being awarded.[2]
| Division 1 | Wins | Losses | Draws | FF | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong Amateur | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 108 | 511.11% | 36 | 1st Semi | St Mary's | 2 | 4 | 16 | Grovedale | 2 | 7 | 19 | |
| Newtown & Chilwell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 233 | 130.04% | 22 | 2nd Semi | Geelong Amateur | 3 | 2 | 20 | Newtown & Chilwell | 4 | 6 | 30 | |
| St Mary's | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 276 | 109.42% | 20 | Preliminary | Geelong Amateur | Grovedale | |||||||
| Grovedale | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 333 | 63.96% | 18 | Grand | Newtown & Chilwell | – | |||||||
| Geelong West Giants | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 180 | 97.22% | 16 | ||||||||||
| Barwon Heads | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 558 | 25.63% | 4 | ||||||||||
| Division 2 | Wins | Losses | Draws | FF | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Geelong | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 70 | 641.43% | 28 | 1st Semi | Newtown & Chilwell | 5 | 8 | 38 | St Mary's | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| Drysdale | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 166 | 243.37% | 26 | 2nd Semi | North Geelong | 2 | 10 | 22 | Drysdale | 6 | 1 | 37 | |
| Newtown & Chilwell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 376 | 49.47% | 20 | Preliminary | North Geelong | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||
| St Mary's | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 280 | 89.44% | 18 | Grand | Drysdale | – | |||||||
| Geelong West Giants | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 267 | 37.83% | 12 | ||||||||||
| Lara | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 370 | 37.30% | 10 | ||||||||||
| Division 3 | Wins | Losses | Draws | FF | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 619 | 128 | 483.59% | 28 | 1st Semi | Colac Imperials | 3 | 10 | 28 | Anglesea | 7 | 5 | 47 | |
| Torquay | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 373 | 121 | 308.26% | 24 | 2nd Semi | St Joseph's | 2 | 2 | 14 | Torquay | 6 | 13 | 49 | |
| Colac Imperials | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 435 | 144 | 302.08% | 22 | Preliminary | St Joseph's | Anglesea | |||||||
| Anglesea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 442 | 150 | 294.67% | 20 | Grand | Torquay | – | |||||||
| South Barwon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 171 | 159.65% | 20 | ||||||||||
| Geelong Amateur | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 467 | 22.17% | 10 | ||||||||||
| St Albans | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 500 | 18.60% | 6 | ||||||||||
| Barwon Heads | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 673 | 2.53% | 0 | ||||||||||
2022
| Division 1 | Wins | Losses | Draws | FF | ADJ | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong Amateur | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 447 | 134 | 333.58% | 44 | 1st Semi | Newtown & Chilwell | 3 | 6 | 24 | Grovedale | 4 | 3 | 27 | |
| St Mary's | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 507 | 205 | 247.32% | 44 | 2nd Semi | Geelong Amateur | 7 | 8 | 50 | St Mary's | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Newtown & Chilwell | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 309 | 368 | 83.97% | 30 | Preliminary | St Mary's | 5 | 15 | 45 | Grovedale | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Grovedale | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 265 | 403 | 65.76% | 22 | Grand | Geelong Amateur | 4 | 5 | 29 | St Mary's | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Barwon Heads | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 336 | 430 | 78.14% | 16 | ||||||||||
| Geelong West Giants | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 491 | 34.01% | 6 | ||||||||||
| Division 2 | Wins | Losses | Draws | FF | ADJ | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 617 | 324 | 190.43% | 40 | 1st Semi | St Mary's | 4 | 3 | 27 | Torquay | 5 | 3 | 33 | |
| Drysdale | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 419 | 376 | 111.44% | 34 | 2nd Semi | St Joseph's | 10 | 11 | 71 | Drysdale | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| St Mary's | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 450 | 369 | 121.95% | 28 | Preliminary | Drysdale | 2 | 6 | 18 | Torquay | 8 | 9 | 57 | |
| Torquay | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 438 | 315 | 139.05% | 26 | Grand | St Joseph's | 5 | 3 | 33 | Torquay | 3 | 2 | 20 | |
| Newtown & Chilwell | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 321 | 394 | 81.47% | 22 | ||||||||||
| Barwon Heads | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 185 | 652 | 28.37% | 12 | ||||||||||
| Division 3 | Wins | Losses | Draws | FF | ADJ | For | Against | % | Pts | Final | Team | G | B | Pts | Team | G | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglesea | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 510 | 207 | 246.38% | 44 | 1st Semi | Lara | 3 | 7 | 25 | North Geelong | 6 | 4 | 40 | |
| South Barwon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 538 | 184 | 292.39% | 34 | 2nd Semi | Anglesea | 2 | 13 | 25 | South Barwon | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| Lara | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 399 | 267 | 149.44% | 32 | Preliminary | South Barwon | 9 | 9 | 63 | North Geelong | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| North Geelong | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 302 | 70.20% | 20 | Grand | Anglesea | 6 | 6 | 42 | South Barwon | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| St Albans | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 453 | 13.47% | 10 | ||||||||||
| Geelong Amateur/Geelong West | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 436 | 29.59% | 4 | ||||||||||
Source: [4]
Best and Fairest Award
Division 1
- 2018 — Charlotte Thorne (North Geelong) 39 votes[5]
- 2019 — Stephanie Abfalter (Geelong Amateur) 19 votes[6]
- 2021 — Isabella Hill (Grovedale) 21 votes[7]
- 2022 — Alana Tully (Grovedale)[8]
Division 2
- 2018 — Emma Allen (Barwon Heads) 23 votes[9]
- 2019 — Charlotte Thorne (North Geelong) 27 votes[10]
- 2021 — Temikka Beeston (North Geelong) 18 votes[7]
- 2022 — Tara Smith (Drysdale)[8]
Division 3
Leading Goalkickers
Division 1
- 2018 — Ashleigh Bond (St Mary's) 28 goals
- 2019 — Ashleigh Bond (St Mary's) 23 goals
- 2021 — Bianca Cheever (St Mary's) & Rhianna Arnold (Geelong Amateur) 16 goals[7]
- 2022 — Allesha McLean (St Mary's) 25 goals[8]
Division 2
- 2018 — Teagan Barber (Colac Imperials) 23 goals
- 2019 — Melissa Egan (Drysdale) 61 goals
- 2021 — Melissa Egan (Drysdale) 20 goals[7]
- 2022 — Bianca Deckker (Drysdale) 28 goals[8]
Division 3
Grand Final Best on Ground
Division 1
- 2022 – Cheryl de Groot (Geelong Amateurs)
Division 2
- 2022 – Tamika Lewis (St Joseph's)
Division 3
- 2022 – Ruby Manson (Anglesea)
Sponsorship
The divisions has had the following organisations as naming rights partner for each season:
- 2018:
- Epworth Health (Division 1)
- Corio Bay Health Group (Division 2)
- 2019, 2021–22:
- Epworth Health (Divisions 1-3)
Representative Games
In May 2019, an AFL Barwon Women's Football representative team coached by Geelong AFLW player Melissa Hickey, and captained by Barwons Heads' Emma Allen, played the Northern Football Netball League.
| 2019 WorkSafe AFL Victoria Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 18 May 2019 (9:50 am) | AFL Barwon Women's Football | def. | Northern Football Netball League | Queen's Park - Geelong | Report[11] |
| 2.3 (15) 2.4 (16) 3.6 (24) 5.7 (37) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.1 (1) 0.4 (4) 1.5 (11) 2.7 (19) |
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| E. Allen 3, L. McClelland, T. Knox | Goals | S. Cross, T. Olcorn | |||
| E. Allen, E. Oliver, S. O'Dea, C. Thorne, M. Janssen | Best | C. O'Bryan, N. Blythe, K. Cobern, D. Bonde, S. Nyawela, D. Hallett | |||
References
- "SENIOR WOMEN'S COMPETITION COMING IN 2018". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "CANCELLATION OF REMAINING 2021 WINTER COMPETITIONS". AFL Barwon. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- "SENIOR WOMEN'S FOOTBALL COMPETITION RESTRUCTURE". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "AFL Barwon FNL". playhq.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "AFL BARWON SENIOR WOMENS DIVISION 1 B&F". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "ABFALTER CLAIMS DIVISION ONE CROWN IN THRILLING COUNT". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- AFL Barwon 2021 Annual Report. p. 67.
- AFL Barwon 2022 Annual Report. p. 63.
- "AFL BARWON SENIOR WOMEN'S DIVISION 2 B&F". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "THORNE GOES BACK TO BACK". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "NFNL women go down to AFL Barwon". Northern Football Netball League. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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