List of WAFL Women's premiers explained

This page is a complete chronological listing of WAFL Women's premiers. WAFL Women's (WAFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Western Australia. As at the end of the 2024 season, three teams have won two premierships each:, and .

List of premiers

The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.

SeasonPremiersRunners-upScoreLou Knitter MedalVenueDate
align=center 14 September 2019[1]
align=center 4.4 (28) d. 2.1 (13) 19 September 2020[2] [3]
align=center (2) (2) 5.3 (33) d. 2.3 (15) 11 July 2021[4] [5]
align=center 7.4 (46) d. 6.2 (38) 2 July 2022[6] [7]
align=center (2) 4.2 (26) d. 2.2 (14) 15 July 2023[8] [9]
align=center (2) (2) 3.2 (20) d. 2.5 (17) 7 July 2024[10] [11]

Premierships by team

This table summarises all premierships won by each team.

ClubGrand final
matches
PremiershipsRunners-upYears since
last premiership
TotalYearsTotalYears
align=left 4 2 2019, 2023 2 2022, 2024 1
align=left 3 2 2022, 2024 1 2023 0
align=left 2 2 2020, 2021 0 3
align=left 2 0 2 2019, 2021
align=left 1 0 1 2020
align=left 0 0 0
align=left 0 0 0
align=left 0 0 0

Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.

Premiership frequency

ClubYears in
competition
SeasonsPremiershipsRunners-upStrike rate (based on
seasons in competition)
Average years per
PremiershipGrand final
align=left align=left 2019–present 6 2 2 33.33% 3.00 1.50
align=left align=left 2019–present 6 2 1 33.33% 3.00 2.00
align=left align=left 2019–present 6 2 0 33.33% 3.00 3.00
align=left align=left 2019–present 6 0 2 0.00% 3.00
align=left align=left 2019–present 6 0 1 0.00% 6.00
align=left align=left 2020–present 5 0 0 0.00%
align=left align=left 2022–present 3 0 0 0.00%
align=left align=left 2023–present 2 0 0 0.00%

Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.

Premiership droughts

The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships; the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club's entry to the league, the club's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought.

+ Drought began upon club's entry to league
ClubSeasonsStartGrand final appearances
during drought
align=left 6 2019+ 2019, 2021
align=left 6 2019+ 2020
align=left 5 2020+
align=left 3 2022+
align=left 3 2022
align=left 0 2024
align=left 2 2023+
align=left 1 2023 2024

Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.

Grand Final matchups

This is a list of the grand final matchups between two teams in the WAFL Women's, thus far. The only two teams to have played each other in more than one grand final are and .

Match-upGrand Final Appearances
Team(s)Premiership Years
3 vs
2022, 2023, 2024 bgcolor=98FB98 2023
bgcolor=FFFF00 2022, 2024
1 vs
2019 bgcolor=98FB98 -
bgcolor=FFFF00 2019
vs
2020 bgcolor=98FB98 -
bgcolor=FFFF00 2020
vs
2021 bgcolor=98FB98 2021
bgcolor=FFFF00 -

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Fremantle claim Optus WAFLW crown. 14 September 2019. WA Football.
  2. Web site: Peel crowned Optus WAFLW Premiers. 19 September 2020. WA Football.
  3. Web site: 2020 WAFLW Grand Final Statistics. WA Football.
  4. Web site: Peel Thunder win back-to-back WAFLW premierships . WA Football . 11 July 2021.
  5. Web site: WAFL Women's Grand Final - Match Centre . wafl.com.au . 11 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Tigers Triumph Caps Off Stunning Day for WAFLW. 4 July 2022. Mark Readings. wafootball.com.au.
  7. Web site: East Fremantle v Claremont. WAFL.com.au.
  8. Web site: WAFLW Grand Final Wrap. 15 July 2023. Chris Pike. wafootball.com.au.
  9. Web site: Claremont v East Fremantle. WAFL.com.au.
  10. Web site: Claremont claim 2024 WAFL Women's Grand Final. 7 July 2024. Chris Pike. wafootball.com.au.
  11. Web site: East Fremantle v Claremont. WAFL.com.au.