2022 AFL Women's season 7 explained

Year:2022
Season:7
Date:25 August—27 November 2022
Teams:18
Premcount:1
Rucount:3
Mpcount:2
Bestandfairest:Ally Anderson
Votes:21
Leadinggoalkicker:Jesse Wardlaw
Goals:19
Matches:99
Attendance:265,950
Highattendha:20,652 (round 6, v)
Highattendfinals:7,412 (grand final, v)

2022 AFL Women's season 7 was the seventh season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 18 clubs, marking the first time all Australian Football League (AFL) clubs participated in the competition, and ran from 25 August to 27 November, comprising a ten-round home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top eight clubs. It was the second AFL Women's season to take place in the 2022 calendar year[1] and the first to have an August start date.[2] AFL clubs,, and featured for the first time in season 7.

won the premiership, defeating by four points in the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final. Brisbane won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 9–1 win–loss record. Brisbane's Ally Anderson won the AFL Women's best and fairest award as the league's best and fairest player, and teammate Jesse Wardlaw won the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award as the league's leading goalkicker.

Background

Payment tiers in season 7[3] ! Tier !! Wage (AU$)
align=center 1 $71,935
align=center 2 $55,559
align=center 3 $47,372
align=center 4 $39,184
In August 2021,,, and – the four Australian Football League (AFL) clubs yet to receive an AFLW licence at the time – were granted licences to join the AFL Women's competition in what was then slated to be a 2022–23 season, meaning all 18 clubs would have an AFLW team for the first time.[4] In May 2022, a one-year bridging collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was announced which would see the competition's seventh season begin during the AFL pre-finals bye in the last weekend of August and conclude with the grand final in the last weekend of November.[3] The CBA also saw player payments rise by 94% across all four payment tiers, with eight players per club occupying the top two tiers and the minimum (tier 4) wage increasing from $20,239 to $39,184.[3] Later in May, AFL head of women's football Nicole Livingstone revealed that the season would be named AFLW season 7, in a deviation from previous seasons.[5]

The season 7 fixture was announced in early July.[6] Match times on Saturdays in September (except 24 September, the date of the AFL Grand Final) were floating to maximise doubleheader opportunities, and the final round was released as a floating fixture to be determined later in the season.[6] In August, after the round 1 match between Essendon and Hawthorn was moved from ETU Stadium to Marvel Stadium following a sell-out,[7] Livingstone said that the AFL would consider moving more matches to larger venues depending on ticket sales;[8] the round 2 match between and was moved to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to act as a curtain raiser to the AFL qualifying final between and .[9]

Season 7's Indigenous Round was launched in early September, and was played across rounds 3 and 4.[10] The round is held to acknowledge the significant contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls to Australian football and the broader community.[10] Aunty Pam Pederson, the youngest daughter of Sir Douglas Nicholls, was announced as the round's honouree, and all 18 teams wore specially-designed guernseys across the two weeks.[10] Melbourne rebranded itself as the Narrm Football Club for Indigenous Round, as it did during the corresponding round of the AFL season; Narrm is the traditional name for Melbourne in the Woiwurrung language.[11] Pride Round, which was played in round 8, was launched in early October.[12] The round is held "to promote and support diversity and inclusion of LGBTQI+ communities and families, and acknowledges the AFL's journey to being a more inclusive sport"; this season's iteration also celebrated allies of LGBTQI+ people within the sport.[12] Like with Indigenous Round, all 18 teams wore specially-designed guernseys for the occasion.[13]

The season began on 25 August with a match between and [14] and concluded on 27 November with the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final, contested by and Melbourne.[15] The season featured ten home-and-away rounds, the same as the previous season, and a four-week finals series, up from three weeks the previous season; the finals were contested by the top eight teams, up from six the previous season,[16] and the finals system was the same as the AFL's.[17] Melbourne won its first AFL Women's premiership, defeating Brisbane by four points in the grand final, played at Brighton Homes Arena.[15] All matches throughout season 7 were broadcast live on the Seven Network and Fox Footy, and could be streamed via Kayo, womens.afl and the official AFL and AFLW apps.[18]

Coach appointments

New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach
scope=row Bec Goddard12 August 2021 align=center Inaugural align=center [19]
scope=row Scott Gowans4 February 2022 align=center Inaugural align=center [20]
scope=row Natalie Wood18 March 2022 align=center Inaugural align=center [21]
scope=row Lauren Arnell12 April 2022 align=center Inaugural align=center [22]
scope=row Cameron Bernasconi12 April 2022 align=center [23]

Club leadership

ClubCoachLeadership group
Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Other leader(s)
scope=row Eloise Jones, Ebony Marinoff, Stevie-Lee Thompson[24]
scope=row Ally Anderson, Emily Bates[25]
scope=row Mimi Hill, Lucy McEvoy, Breann Moody[26]
scope=row Lauren Butler, Chloe Molloy[27]
scope=row Georgia Nanscawen, Jacqui Vogt[28]
scope=row Janelle Cuthbertson, Gabby O'Sullivan, Laura Pugh[29]
scope=row Julia Crockett-Grills, Chantel Emonson, Georgie Rankin, Rebecca Webster[30]
scope=row Ellie Hampson[31]
scope=row Nicola Barr, Chloe Dalton, Pepa Randall[32]
scope=row Tamara Luke, Louise Stephenson[33]
scope=row Libby Birch, Tyla Hanks[34]
scope=row Nicole Bresnehan, Ellie Gavalas, Ashleigh Riddell, Sarah Wright[35]
scope=row Hannah Dunn, Gemma Houghton, Justine Mules[36]
scope=row Monique Conti, Rebecca Miller, Gabby Seymour[37]
scope=row Nicola Stevens[38]
scope=row Rebecca Privitelli, Lisa Steane, Alana Woodward[39]
scope=row Aisling McCarthy[40]
scope=row Bailey Hunt, Kirsty Lamb, Katie Lynch[41]

Home-and-away season

All starting times are local time. Sources: womens.afl (fixture and results), Australian Football (crowd figures)

Round 10

Ladder

Progression by round

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Source: Australian Football

Home matches and membership

The following table includes all home match attendance figures from the home-and-away season.

TeamHome match attendanceMembers[42]
class=unsortable Hostedwidth=14% TotalHighestLowestAverage
scope=row 5 12,699 3,417 1,891 2,540 6,706
scope=row 5 9,442 3,421 1,026 1,888 2,323
scope=row 5 10,484 4,128 1,580 2,097 3,882
scope=row 5 9,771 3,412 1,076 1,954 5,621
scope=row 5 24,340 12,092 2,658 4,868 4,245
scope=row 5 7,076 2,117 1,023 1,415 2,552
scope=row 5 12,276 4,252 1,085 2,548 5,938
scope=row 5 5,083 1,419 683 1,017 1,194
scope=row 5 7,728 2,342 727 1,546 2,984
scope=row 5 9,128 2,262 1,108 1,826 5,427
scope=row 5 23,006 17,851 726 4,601 3,362
scope=row 5 9,146 3,147 540 1,829 3,349
scope=row 5 33,674 20,652 2,096 6,735 4,782
scope=row 5 8,535 2,359 1,075 1,707 2,662
scope=row 5 9,251 2,758 1,167 1,850 5,114
scope=row 5 18,866 8,264 1,619 3,773 7,757
scope=row 5 12,415 6,552 1,257 2,483 3,538
scope=row 5 8,450 2,057 1,058 1,690 4,132
Total/overall 90 231,370 20,652 540 2,571 75,568

Source: Australian Football

Finals series

All starting times are local time. Sources: womens.afl (fixture and results), Australian Football (crowd figures)

Grand final

See main article: AFL Women's season seven Grand Final.

Win–loss table

The following table can be sorted from biggest winning margin to biggest losing margin for each round. If two or more matches in a round are decided by the same margin, these margins are sorted by percentage (i.e. the lowest-scoring winning team is ranked highest and the lowest-scoring losing team is ranked lowest). Home matches are in bold, and opponents are listed above the margins.

Team Home-and-away season Finals series
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F1 F2 F3 GF
align=left bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFFFBB 3
(8–2–0)
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align=left bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFFFBB 1
(9–1–0)
bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF
align=left bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCCCFF bgcolor=CCCCFF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF 14
(2–6–2)
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(7–3–0)
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align=left bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC 10
(4–6–0)
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(3–6–1)
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(7–3–0)
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align=left bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF 9
(5–5–0)
align=left bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC 11
(4–6–0)
align=left bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF 15
(3–7–0)
align=left bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFFFBB 2
(9–1–0)
bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC
align=left bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCCCFF bgcolor=FFFFBB 8
(6–3–1)
bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=C0C0C0
align=left bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCCCFF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF 17
(1–8–1)
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(7–2–1)
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align=left bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF 13
(3–7–0)
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(0–10–0)
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(2–8–0)
align=left bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=FFCFCF bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=CCFFCC bgcolor=FFFFBB 7
(7–3–0)
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Source: Australian Football

Season notes

Coach departures

Outgoing coach Club Manner of departure Date of departure Incoming coach Date of appointment
scope=row Trent CooperContract not renewed 7 November 2022[48] 10 February 2023[49]
scope=row Daniel HarfordParted ways following club review 31 January 2023[50] 4 April 2023[51]

Awards

Major awards

See also: 2022 AFL Women's season 7 best and fairest, 2022 AFL Women's season 7 All-Australian team and 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Rising Star.

Leading goalkickers

! rowspan=2 style=width:2em | #! rowspan=2 | Player! rowspan=2 | Team! colspan=10 | Home-and-away season
(AFL Women's leading goalkicker)! colspan=4 | Finals series! rowspan=2 | Total! rowspan=2 | Games! rowspan=2 | Average|-! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! F1 !! F2 !! F3 !! GF|-! scope=row style=text-align:center | 1| align=left | Jesse Wardlaw || align=left | || 22 || 13 || 47 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 29 || –9 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 211 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 112 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 214 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 317 || bgcolor=CCFFCC | 219 || 120 || X20 || 222 || 022 || 22 || 12 || 1.83|-! scope=row style=text-align:center | 2| align=left | Kate Hore || align=left | || 11 || 01 || 12 || 24 || 15 || 38 || 19 || 211 || 314 || 216 || 016 || X16 || 117 || 017 || 17 || 13 || 1.31|-! scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=3 | 3| align=left | Courtney Wakefield || align=left | || 00 || 22 || 13 || 25 || 27 || 07 || 07 || 411 || 112 || 113 || 013 || 114 || colspan=2 | || 14 || 12 || 1.17|-| align=left | Ashleigh Woodland || align=left | || 33 || 14 || 04 || 15 || 05 || 49 || 211 || 011 || 011 || 213 || 114 || 014 || 014 || || 14 || 13 || 1.08|-| align=left | Eden Zanker || align=left | || 11 || 01 || 23 || 14 || 04 || 26 || 28 || 210 || 111 || 213 || 114 || X14 || 014 || 014 || 14 || 13 || 1.08|-! scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=2 | 6| align=left | Chloe Scheer || align=left | || 00 || 00 || 00 || 00 || 33 || 14 || 37 || 18 || 19 || 413 || 013 || colspan=3 | || 13 || 11 || 1.18|-| align=left | Kate Shierlaw || align=left | || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 44 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 26 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 28 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 19 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 110 || bgcolor=C9F0FF | 111 || 011 || 011 || 112 || 113 || colspan=4 | || 13 || 10 || 1.30|-! scope=row style=text-align:center | 8| align=left | Tahlia Randall || align=left | || 33 || 03 || 03 || 03 || 14 || 37 || 07 || 18 || 210 || 010 || 010 || 111 || 112 || || 12 || 13 || 0.92|-! scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=5 | 9| align=left | Greta Bodey || align=left | || 22 || 24 || 37 || 07 || 07 || 18 || 19 || 110 || 111 || 011 || 011 || X11 || 011 || 011 || 11 || 13 || 0.85|-| align=left | Tayla Harris || align=left | || 11 || 01 || 01 || –1 || 34 || 15 || 27 || 310 || 010 || 010 || 010 || X10 || 010 || 111 || 11 || 12 || 0.92|-| align=left | Courtney Hodder || align=left | || 22 || 13 || 03 || 14 || 04 || 15 || 16 || 17 || 07 || 29 || 09 || X9 || 211 || 011 || 11 || 13 || 0.85|-| align=left | Danielle Ponter || align=left | || 11 || 01 || 23 || –3 || –3 || –3 || 14 || 15 || 27 || 29 || 110 || 010 || 111 || || 11 || 10 || 1.10|-| align=left | Aine Tighe || align=left | || 11 || 01 || 12 || 24 || 26 || 17 || 07 || 07 || 07 || 411 || colspan=4 | || 11 || 10 || 1.10|}

Source: Australian Football

Club best and fairest

Player Club Award
scope=row Anne Hatchardalign=center [62]
scope=row Emily Batesalign=center [63]
scope=row Mimi Hillalign=center [64]
scope=row Jordyn Allenalign=center [65]
scope=row Madison Prespakisalign=center [66]
scope=row Kiara Bowersalign=center [67]
scope=row Amy McDonaldalign=center [68]
scope=row Charlie Rowbottomalign=center [69]
scope=row Alyce Parkeralign=center [70]
scope=row Tilly Lucas-Roddalign=center [71]
scope=row Kate Horealign=center [72]
scope=row Jasmine Garneralign=center [73]
scope=row Hannah Ewingsalign=center [74]
scope=row Monique Contialign=center [75]
scope=row Kate Shierlawalign=center [76]
scope=row Cynthia Hamiltonalign=center [77]
scope=row Emma Swansonalign=center [78]
scope=row Ellie Blackburnalign=center [79]

See also

Sources

Notes and References

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  21. News: Wu. Andrew. 'We're a finals club': Bombers unveil inaugural AFLW coach. The Age. 18 March 2022. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520162235/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/we-re-a-finals-club-bombers-unveil-inaugural-aflw-coach-20220318-p5a5wp.html. live.
  22. News: O'Halloran. Kate. Premiership player Lauren Arnell announced as inaugural AFLW coach of Port Adelaide Power. ABC News. 12 April 2022. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520162235/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-12/port-adelaide-power-aflw-lauren-arnell-senior-coach/100984436. live.
  23. News: McGowan. Marc. AFLW: Cameron Bernasconi to succeed Alan McConnell as GWS Giants' new AFLW coach. news.com.au. 12 April 2022. 20 May 2022. 12 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412080652/https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/aflw-cameron-bernasconi-to-succeed-alan-mcconnell-as-gws-giants-new-aflw-coach/news-story/c4bc25a3f12cb91024c14c8034c1581f. live.
  24. News: Crows announce season seven leadership group. Adelaide Football Club. 26 July 2022. 27 July 2022. 26 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220726205012/https://www.afc.com.au/news/1181851/crows-announce-season-seven-leadership-group. live.
  25. News: Koenen to lead again in season 7. Brisbane Lions. 20 July 2022. 27 July 2022. 26 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220726205451/https://www.lions.com.au/news/1176574/koenen-to-lead-again-in-season-7. live.
  26. News: Leaders locked in for AFLW season seven. Carlton Football Club. 18 August 2022. 18 August 2022. 18 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818101709/https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1201576/leaders-locked-in-for-aflw-season-seven. live.
  27. News: Pies lock in leaders for season seven. Collingwood Football Club. 15 August 2022. 15 August 2022. 15 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815085337/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1199979/pies-lock-in-leaders-for-season-seven. live.
  28. News: Bombers proud to announce inaugural AFLW leaders. Essendon Football Club. 16 August 2022. 16 August 2022. 16 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220816084816/https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1200663/bombers-proud-to-announce-inaugural-aflw-leaders. live.
  29. News: AFLW: Two fresh faces join season 7 leadership group!. Fremantle Football Club. 12 August 2022. 12 August 2022. 13 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220813004235/https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1195703/aflw-two-fresh-faces-join-season-7-leadership-group-. live.
  30. News: Geelong confirms leadership group for season 7. Geelong Football Club. 5 August 2022. 5 August 2022. 8 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220808051516/https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1189349/geelong-confirms-leadership-group-for-season-7. live.
  31. News: Tara Bohanna appointed as Suns AFLW captain. Gold Coast Suns. 9 August 2022. 9 August 2022. 10 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220810115728/https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/1194024/tara-bohanna-appointed-as-suns-aflw-captain. live.
  32. News: Eva continues as Parker elevated. Greater Western Sydney Giants. 4 August 2022. 4 August 2022. 4 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220804101452/https://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/1188896/eva-continues-as-parker-elevated. live.
  33. News: Lucas-Rodd to lead Hawthorn's inaugural AFLW squad. Hawthorn Football Club. 8 August 2022. 8 August 2022. 13 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220813001130/https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/1193565/lucas-rodd-to-lead-hawthorn-s-inaugural-aflw-squad. live.
  34. News: Nobes. Caitlin. Pearce to lead the Demons for a sixth season. Melbourne Football Club. 8 August 2022. 8 August 2022. 8 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220808044109/https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1193205/pearce-to-lead-the-demons-for-a-sixth-season. live.
  35. News: Kearney to lead Roos again, new-look leadership group revealed. North Melbourne Football Club. 11 August 2022. 11 August 2022. 11 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811013954/https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/1194390/kearney-to-lead-roos-again-new-look-leadership-group-revealed. live.
  36. News: Anderson. Jamie. Phillips named inaugural Port Adelaide AFLW captain. Port Adelaide Football Club. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022. 3 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220803211158/https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/1186995/phillips-named-inaugural-port-adelaide-aflw-captain. live.
  37. News: Brennan appointed Richmond AFLW captain for fourth season. Richmond Football Club. 8 August 2022. 9 August 2022. 10 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220810010131/https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1193891/brennan-appointed-richmond-aflw-captain-for-fourth-season. live.
  38. News: Priest to lead Saints for season 7. St Kilda Football Club. 11 August 2022. 11 August 2022. 11 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811134332/https://www.saints.com.au/news/1194644/priest-to-lead-saints-for-season-7. live.
  39. News: Our first captains announced. Sydney Swans. 24 August 2022. 24 August 2022. 25 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220825163207/https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/1206856/our-first-captains-announced. live.
  40. News: AFLW: Swanson to lead Eagles into season four. West Coast Eagles. 28 July 2022. 28 July 2022. 27 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220727140129/https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1182713/aflw-swanson-to-lead-eagles-into-season-four. live.
  41. News: Blackburn continues as captain, Lynch added to leadership group. Western Bulldogs. 11 August 2022. 11 August 2022. 17 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817174446/https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1194864/blackburn-continues-as-captain-lynch-added-to-leadership-group. live.
  42. News: AFLW club membership breaks all-time record. womens.afl. 25 November 2022. 29 November 2022. 28 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128071248/https://www.womens.afl/news/116640/aflw-club-membership-breaks-all-time-record. live.
  43. News: Brisbane Lions thrash Gold Coast Suns by 73 points as GWS, Collingwood and Adelaide Crows post AFLW wins. ABC News. 10 September 2022. 10 September 2022. 11 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220911130110/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-10/giants-swans-aflw-crows-kangaroos-magpies-cats-lions-suns/101426326. live.
  44. News: Bastiani. Gemma. ICYMI, R3: Crows just cruising, Lions the real deal, Giants' forward line fix. womens.afl. 12 September 2022. 12 September 2022. 12 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220912062306/https://www.womens.afl/news/104099/icymi-r3-crows-just-cruising-lions-the-real-deal-giants-forward-line-fix. live.
  45. News: Kelly. Daniel. Geelong holds Fremantle to lowest ever AFLW score. womens.afl. 3 September 2022. 3 September 2022. 3 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903103306/https://www.womens.afl/news/101443/geelong-holds-fremantle-to-lowest-ever-aflw-score. live.
  46. News: Bastiani. Gemma. Kangaroos storm to record win over goalless Swans. womens.afl. 2 October 2022. 2 October 2022. 2 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002081442/https://www.womens.afl/news/107444/kangaroos-storm-to-record-win-over-goalless-swans. live.
  47. News: Reilly. Eliza. AFLW: Dismal West Coast Eagles equal lowest ever score in Melbourne Demons hiding. PerthNow. 29 October 2022. 29 October 2022. 29 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221029052045/https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/aflw-dismal-west-coast-eagles-equal-lowest-ever-score-in-melbourne-demons-hiding-c-8695644. live.
  48. News: Harrington. Anna. Trent Cooper sacked: Shock Fremantle fallout after failed AFLW season. Seven News. 7 November 2022. 9 January 2023. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108083724/https://7news.com.au/sport/aflw/trent-cooper-sacked-shock-fremantle-fallout-after-failed-aflw-season-c-8789776. live.
  49. News: Hope. Shayne. Australian Associated Press. Fremantle Dockers appoint Lisa Webb as new AFLW coach. The West Australian. 10 February 2023. 10 February 2023. 10 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230210014543/https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/fremantle-dockers-appoint-lisa-webb-as-new-aflw-coach-c-9710539. live.
  50. News: Waterworth. Ben. Carlton and AFLW coach Daniel Harford part ways following review of club's football program. Fox Sports. 31 January 2023. 31 January 2023. 2 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230202030422/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/afl-news-2023-blues-aflw-coach-daniel-harford-parts-ways-with-carlton-review-into-football-program/news-story/04112a153d71cc0c66fef108201452ff. live.
  51. News: Bourke. Ed. Carlton names VFL assistant Mathew Buck as new AFLW coach. Herald Sun. 4 April 2023. 4 April 2023.
  52. News: Bastiani. Gemma. Sensational Shannon: Lions defender earns BOG honours in losing GF. womens.afl. 27 November 2022. 29 November 2022. 29 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129190605/https://www.womens.afl/news/117167/sensational-shannon-lions-defender-earns-bog-honours-in-losing-gf. live.
  53. News: Smith. Martin. Lions Queen: Anderson crowned the league's best after a thrilling count. womens.afl. 22 November 2022. 23 November 2022. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122135509/https://www.womens.afl/news/116243/lions-queen-anderson-crowned-the-league-s-best-after-a-thrilling-count. live.
  54. News: Zita. David. Richmond star joins Dusty in rare feat as players name Monique Conti as the AFLW's best. Fox Sports. 23 November 2022. 23 November 2022. 23 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221123100209/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-news-2022-aflw-mvp-award-players-association-final-leaderboard-monique-conti-list-of-award-winners/news-story/7e5d6ead5b45150d05a153c335478fa8. live.
  55. News: Burt. Sarah. North Melbourne AFLW star Jasmine Garner pips Conti and Prespakis sisters to claim second AFL coaches award. Seven News. 3 November 2022. 23 November 2022. 23 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221123021638/https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/north-melbourne-aflw-star-jasmine-garner-pips-conti-and-prespakis-sisters-to-claim-second-afl-coaches-award-c-8743236. live.
  56. News: Black. Sarah. Starce power: Lions coach takes out AFLCA Coach of the Year Award. womens.afl. 23 November 2022. 23 November 2022. 23 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221123022634/https://www.womens.afl/news/116606/starce-power-lions-coach-takes-out-aflca-coach-of-the-year-award. live.
  57. News: Waterworth. Ben. Seventh heaven: Star's freak streak continues as AFLW All-Aus team, shock Rising Star revealed. Fox Sports. 22 November 2022. 22 November 2022. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122094229/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-allaustralian-team-rising-star-winner-season-7-2022-squad-emma-kearney-stats-records-full-voting-hannah-ewings-port-adelaide/news-story/aa467c41f08628408e0e302a5caa8a05. live.
  58. News: O'Halloran. Kate. Brisbane Lion Ally Anderson wins AFLW best and fairest, Hannah Ewings named rising star. ABC News. 22 November 2022. 23 November 2022. 23 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221123001243/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-23/ally-anderson-wins-at-aflw-awards/101685884. live.
  59. News: Gould. Joel. How Wardlaw became Brisbane Lions' goal-kicking ace. The Age. 22 November 2022. 28 November 2022. 28 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128103541/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/how-wardlaw-became-brisbane-lions-goal-kicking-ace-20221125-p5c1dj.html. live.
  60. News: Bastiani. Gemma. Rise to power: Port midfield gun named Rising Star. womens.afl. 22 November 2022. 28 November 2022. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122090641/https://www.womens.afl/news/116227/rise-to-power-port-midfield-gun-named-rising-star. live.
  61. News: Bastiani. Gemma. Sun's stunner, Cat's speccy take out Goal and Mark of The Year awards. womens.afl. 22 November 2022. 23 November 2022. 23 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221123021639/https://www.womens.afl/news/116229/sun-s-stunner-cat-s-speccy-take-out-goal-and-mark-of-the-year-awards. live.
  62. News: AFLW: Hatchard makes history with third Club Champ win. Adelaide Football Club. 1 December 2022. 2 December 2022. 2 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202032323/https://www.afc.com.au/news/1253988/aflw-hatchard-makes-history-with-third-club-champ-win. live.
  63. News: Bates claims historic fourth club Best & Fairest. Brisbane Lions. 3 December 2022. 4 December 2022. 4 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204001627/https://www.lions.com.au/news/1254243/bates-claims-historic-fourth-club-best-fairest. live.
  64. News: Hill earns maiden Carlton AFLW Best and Fairest award. Carlton Football Club. 25 November 2022. 25 November 2022. 25 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221125153352/https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1251433/hill-earns-maiden-carlton-aflw-best-and-fairest-award. live.
  65. News: Allen claims first club best and fairest. Collingwood Football Club. 30 November 2022. 30 November 2022. 30 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130122625/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1253664//allen-claims-first-club-best-and-fairest. live.
  66. News: AFLW: Prespakis crowned inaugural best & fairest. Essendon Football Club. 28 November 2022. 29 November 2022. 29 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129005803/https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1252737/aflw-prespakis-crowned-inaugural-best-fairest. live.
  67. News: Four-some Turbo! Bowers wins fourth Fairest and Best. Fremantle Football Club. 11 November 2022. 19 November 2022. 19 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221119004936/https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1246621/four-some-turbo-bowers-wins-fourth-fairest-and-best. live.
  68. News: Monforte. Carla. McDonald claims third consecutive AFLW best and fairest. Geelong Football Club. 2 December 2022. 3 December 2022. 3 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203043004/https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1254014/mcdonald-claims-third-consecutive-aflw-best-and-fairest. live.
  69. News: Charlie Rowbottom wins maiden AFLW Club Champion. Gold Coast Suns. 5 November 2022. 6 November 2022. 5 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221105103838/https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/1244831/charlie-rowbottom-wins-maiden-aflw-club-champion. live.
  70. News: New era rises as Parker claims fourth Club Champion. Greater Western Sydney Giants. 12 November 2022. 19 November 2022. 19 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221119004936/https://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/1246477/new-era-rises-as-parker-claims-fourth-club-champion. live.
  71. News: Lucas-Rodd crowned inaugural Hawthorn AFLW best and fairest. Hawthorn Football Club. 17 November 2022. 19 November 2022. 18 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221118081918/https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/1247443/lucas-rodd-crowned-inaugural-hawthorn-aflw-best-and-fairest. live.
  72. News: Nobes. Caitlin. Hore claims Dees' highest honour. Melbourne Football Club. 3 December 2022. 3 December 2022. 3 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203122431/https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1254573/hore-claims-dees-highest-honour. live.
  73. News: Superstar Roo wins third club champion award. North Melbourne Football Club. 8 December 2022. 8 December 2022. 8 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208235143/https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/1256358/superstar-roo-wins-third-club-champion-award. live.
  74. News: Founten. Loukas. Ewings wins Port Adelaide's AFLW Best and Fairest. Port Adelaide Football Club. 5 December 2022. 5 December 2022. 5 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221205155512/https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/1254675/ewings-wins-port-adelaide-s-aflw-best-and-fairest. live.
  75. News: Four in a row for Conti. Richmond Football Club. 2 December 2022. 3 December 2022. 2 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202105802/https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1254242/four-in-a-row-for-conti. live.
  76. News: Nice. Chris. Shierlaw's spectacular season seven receives Best & Fairest honours. St Kilda Football Club. 30 November 2022. 30 November 2022. 30 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130133517/https://www.saints.com.au/news/1253387/shierlaw-s-spectacular-season-seven-receives-best-fairest-honours. live.
  77. News: Hamilton crowned inaugural AFLW Club Champion. Sydney Swans. 11 November 2022. 19 November 2022. 19 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221119004936/https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/1246588/hamilton-crowned-inaugural-aflw-club-champion. live.
  78. News: Ayers. Harry. AFLW: Swanson crowned Eagles' best again. West Coast Eagles. 10 November 2022. 12 November 2022. 12 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221112120548/https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1246183/aflw-swanson-crowned-eagles-best-again. live.
  79. News: Blackburn becomes a four-time club champion. Western Bulldogs. 1 December 2022. 2 December 2022. 2 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202010523/https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1253990/blackburn-becomes-a-four-time-club-champion. live.