Ninth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition
| 2024 AFL Women's season |
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The 2024 AFL Women's season is the upcoming ninth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season will feature 18 clubs and comprise an eleven-round home-and-away season, followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
Background
In February 2024, Australian Football League (AFL) executive general manager Laura Kane announced that pre-season training would start on 3 June, and that the season would begin on the last weekend of August, coinciding with the AFL's pre-finals bye weekend, as had been the case the previous two seasons.[1] The season will feature eleven home-and-away rounds, an increase from ten in 2023, and four weeks of finals.[2] Although players were on twelve-month contracts for the first time,[1] the announcement came earlier than in previous seasons following requests from players to allow sufficient notice to plan living and work arrangements.[2] Clubs had offered voluntary training during the off-season, with some allowing select players to play in state league competitions for additional exposure.[1]
The season will mark an AFLW record for female senior coaches with five, including new coaches Tamara Hyett (Western Bulldogs) and Daisy Pearce (West Coast).[3]
Coach appointments
| New coach | Club | Date of appointment | Previous coach | Ref. |
| Daisy Pearce | West Coast | 11 December 2023 | Michael Prior | [4] |
| Sam Wright | Collingwood | 22 December 2023 | Stephen Symonds | [5] |
| Daniel Webster | Hawthorn | 5 February 2024 | Bec Goddard | [6] |
| Tamara Hyett | Western Bulldogs | 16 February 2024 | Nathan Burke | [7] |
Home-and-away season
All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
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| | Round 4 | | |
| Tuesday, 17 September (7:15 pm) | Collingwood | v | West Coast | Ikon Park | |
| Wednesday, 18 September (7:15 pm) | Brisbane | v | Western Bulldogs | Brighton Homes Arena | |
| Thursday, 19 September (7:15 pm) | Richmond | v | Carlton | Ikon Park | |
| Friday, 20 September (5:05 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Port Adelaide | Mission Whitten Oval | |
| Saturday, 21 September (12:05 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Geelong | People First Stadium | |
| Saturday, 21 September (2:05 pm) | St Kilda | v | Hawthorn | RSEA Park | |
| Saturday, 21 September (12:05 pm) | Fremantle | v | Melbourne | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | |
| Sunday, 22 September (12:35 pm) | Adelaide | v | Essendon | Unley Oval | |
| Sunday, 22 September (3:05 pm) | Collingwood | v | Western Bulldogs | Victoria Park | |
| Sunday, 22 September (3:05 pm) | Sydney | v | Greater Western Sydney | Henson Park | |
| Sunday, 22 September (3:05 pm) | West Coast | v | Brisbane | Mineral Resources Park | |
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Round 5
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| | Round 5 | | |
| Tuesday, 24 September (7:15 pm) | Richmond | v | Port Adelaide | Ikon Park | |
| Wednesday, 25 September (7:15 pm) | Carlton | v | North Melbourne | Ikon Park | |
| Thursday, 26 September (7:15 pm) | Geelong | v | Hawthorn | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Friday, 27 September (12:05 pm) | Collingwood | v | Gold Coast | Swinburne Centre | |
| Friday, 27 September (2:05 pm) | Essendon | v | Melbourne | Windy Hill | |
| Friday, 27 September (4:05 pm) | St Kilda | v | Fremantle | RSEA Park | |
| Friday, 27 September (7:15 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Sydney | Mission Whitten Oval | |
| Sunday, 29 September (1:05 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Richmond | University of Tasmania Stadium | |
| Sunday, 29 September (3:05 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | West Coast | Henson Park | |
| Sunday, 29 September (3:05 pm) | Brisbane | v | Adelaide | Brighton Homes Arena | |
| Sunday, 29 September (4:35 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Carlton | Alberton Oval | |
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Round 6
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| | Round 6 | | |
| Tuesday, 1 October (7:15 pm) | Geelong | v | Fremantle | GMHBA Stadium | |
| Wednesday, 2 October (5:15 pm) | Hawthorn | v | Gold Coast | Kinetic Stadium | |
| Wednesday, 2 October (7:15 pm) | Essendon | v | Sydney | Windy Hill | |
| Thursday, 3 October (7:15 pm) | Melbourne | v | Greater Western Sydney | Ikon Park | |
| Friday, 4 October (7:15 pm) | Adelaide | v | St Kilda | Norwood Oval | |
| Saturday, 5 October (1:05 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Western Bulldogs | Arden Street Oval | |
| Saturday, 5 October (3:05 pm) | Richmond | v | Collingwood | Swinburne Centre | |
| Saturday, 5 October (3:05 pm) | West Coast | v | Port Adelaide | Mineral Resources Park | |
| Saturday, 5 October (7:15 pm) | Carlton | v | Brisbane | Ikon Park | |
| Sunday, 6 October (12:05 pm) | Gold Coast | v | Essendon | People First Stadium | |
| Sunday, 6 October (3:05 pm) | Sydney | v | Geelong | Henson Park | |
| Sunday, 6 October (2:05 pm) | Fremantle | v | Hawthorn | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | |
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Round 7
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| | Round 7 (Pride Round) | | |
| Tuesday, 8 October (7:15 pm) | St Kilda | v | Greater Western Sydney | Kinetic Stadium | |
| Wednesday, 9 October (7:15 pm) | Adelaide | v | Melbourne | Norwood Oval | |
| Thursday, 10 October (7:15 pm) | Port Adelaide | v | Collingwood | Alberton Oval | |
| Friday, 11 October (7:15 pm) | Western Bulldogs | v | Essendon | Mission Whitten Oval | |
| Saturday, 12 October (1:05 pm) | Hawthorn | v | West Coast | Kinetic Stadium | |
| Saturday, 12 October (3:05 pm) | Richmond | v | Geelong | Swinburne Centre | |
| Saturday, 12 October (4:05 pm) | Brisbane | v | Gold Coast | Brighton Homes Arena | |
| Saturday, 12 October (4:15 pm) | Fremantle | v | Carlton | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | |
| Sunday, 13 October (1:05 pm) | North Melbourne | v | Sydney | North Hobart Oval | |
| Sunday, 13 October (3:05 pm) | St Kilda | v | Melbourne | RSEA Park | |
| Sunday, 13 October (5:05 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | v | Adelaide | Henson Park | |
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Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Ladder
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
See also
References
- ^ a b c Black, Sarah (14 February 2024). "AFLW season start date confirmed, length TBC". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b Burt, Sarah (28 February 2024). "AFLW season 9 locked in but questions remain about fixture". ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Black, Sarah (14 February 2024). "'That's what I thrive on': Why Hyett answered the coaching call". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Mottram, Seb (11 December 2023). "Daisy Pearce appointed AFLW Eagles senior coach". SEN. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Bourke, Ed (22 December 2023). "AFLW 2024: Former Roo Sam Wright appointed Collingwood coach". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (5 February 2024). "Hawthorn appoint Daniel Webster as new AFLW coach". ESPN. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Welsh, Sophie (16 February 2024). "Dogs appoint Dees assistant as AFLW coach". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
External links
- Official AFL Women's website
2024 AFL Women's season
| Events | - Home-and-away season
- Finals series
- Grand final
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| Awards | - All-Australian team
- Best and fairest
- Rising Star
- Other awards
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| Players | - Debuts
- Player movement period
- National draft
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