The Burnie Dockers Football Club's Women's Team commenced playing in the newly branded Tasmanian Women's League (TWL) in 2013,[1] transferring from the Yeomen Football Club. The Dockers competed in 3 consecutive grand finals taking out the TWL premierships in 2014 and 2016.[2]
From 2017 the Women's Team will compete in the new Tasmania State League Women's.[3]
The 2013 Season saw a massive step up in the professionalism of the women's team stepping into a State League Club environment.
Inaugural Head Coach: Darren 'Spanner' Eade
Team Manager: Sophie Edwards
Runner: Kim Eade
| Club Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best and Fairest - Wescombe Medal | Debra Allen (Bonde) | |
| Runner up Best and Fairest | Kirby Goodson | |
| Best Utility | Jaime Bradley | |
| Coaches Award | Mike Shackleton | |
| Most Improved | Georgia Eade | |
| Best First year player | Tayla Marshall | |
| Fremantle FC Community Award | Debra Allen (Bond) | |
| State Awards/Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Tasmanian Women's Team (National Carnival 2013) | Debra Allen (Bonde) |
| Jessica Whelan | |
| Kirby Goodson | |
2014 saw Spanner return to the helm and lead the Women to their first Premiership. In a year that saw the team only lose 1 match, they were able to beat out Clarence for the Premiership[4]
Head Coach: Darren 'Spanner' Eade
Assistant Coach: Michael Marshall
Team Manager: Kim Eade
Runner: Kim Eade
| Ladder Position | First | |
|---|---|---|
| Finals Series | Premiership |
| Club Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best and Fairest - Wescombe Medal | Brittany Gibson | |
| Runner up Best and Fairest | Kirby Goodson | |
| Most Courageous Player | Lucy Lenton | |
| Coaches Award | Monique French | |
| Best First year player | Emma Humphries | |
| Best Youth Player | Ellyse Gamble | |
| Encouragement Award | Jessica Brown | |
| State Awards/Representatives | |
|---|---|
| League Best and Fairest | Brittany Gibson (joint) |
| Grand Final Best of Ground | Brittany Gibson |
| U18 National Carnival | Ellyse Gamble (Vice Captain) |
| Georgia Eade | |
| Tayla Marshall | |
| Danielle Radford | |
| Senior State Team (v QLD) at Blundstone Area, Hobart | Kirby Goodson |
| Debra Bonde | |
2015 saw the team head back into the Grand Final, unfortunately this year they were unable to defend their 2014 Premiership
Head Coach: Darren 'Spanner' Eade
Assistant Coach: Debra Bonde
Team Manager: Kim Eade/ Jacqui French
Runner: Kim Eade
| Ladder Position | Second | |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Runner Up |
| Club Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best and Fairest - Wescombe Medal | Debra Bonde | |
| Runner up Best and Fairest | Jaime Bradley | |
| Most Courageous Player | Georgia Eade | |
| Coaches Award | Ellyse Gamble | |
| Best First year player | Savahn Overall | |
| Best Youth Player | Jasmine Williams | |
| Encouragement Award | Emma Humphries | |
| Leading Goal kicker | Jessica Brown | |
| State Awards/Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Leading Goal Kicker | Jessica Brown |
| U18 National Carnival | Ellyse Gamble |
| Senior State Team (v QLD) at Burpengary, QLD | Debra Bonde (Co-Captain) |
| Emma Humphries | |
| Meagan Kiely | |
| Savahn Overall | |
| Ellyse Gamble | |
The 2016 saw new head coach Jaime Bradley take the reins. Bradley lead the team to their second Premiership and she won the NW AFLTAS Coach of the Year Award.[5]
Head Coach: Jaime Bradley
Director of Female Football Development: Guy ‘Chalky’ Grey
Team Manager: Jen Sweeny
Runner: Various
| Ladder Position | Second | |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Premiership |
| Club Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best and Fairest - Wescombe Medal | Brittany Gibson | |
| Runner up Best and Fairest | Jaime Bradley | |
| State Awards/Representatives | |
|---|---|
| League Best and Fairest | Brittany Gibson |
| Grand Final Best on Ground | Ellyse Gamble |
| Leading Goal Kicker | Brittany Gibson |
| U18 National Carnival | Ellyse Gamble |
| Senior State Team (v NT) at St Kilda, VIC | Debra Bonde |
| Romany Ewington | |
| Ellyse Gamble | |
| Emma Humphries | |
| Meagan Kiely | |
| Savahn Overall | |
| Jessica Whelan | |
2017 sees the start of a new generation of Burnie Dockers. Burnie is now the only State League club on the NW coast and therefore access to talent from Latrobe through to the West Coast. Starting the 2017 only sees 9 premiership players returning to the club
Head Coach – Sophie Edwards
Assistant Coach – Emma Humphries
Team Manager – Fern Messenger
Runner – various
| State Awards/Representatives | |
|---|---|
| U18 National Carnival | Lauren Stevenson |
| Sarah Skinner | |
| Zoe Knight | |
| Libby Haines | |
| Chloe Haines | |
| Shaeli Rodman | |
| U18 Allies Squad | Lauren Stevenson |
| Libby Haines | |
| Chloe Haines | |