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AFL Barwon Female Football
SportAustralian rules football
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
No. of teams20
Country Australia
ConfederationAFL Barwon
Most recent
champion(s)		Geelong Amateur (Div 1)
Geelong West Giants (Div 2)
Modewarre (Div 3)
(2023)
Most titlesGeelong Amateur (2× Div 1)
Sponsor(s)Epworth Health
Related
competitions		GFL, GDFL, BFL, CDFL
Official websiteAFL Barwon

AFL Barwon Female Football[1] 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. The senior competition has since swelled to three divisions incorporating 20 teams. A further eight underage girls divisions are also competed for in the 2023 season.

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 under the banner of AFL Barwon Women's Football. Rather than being organised by the GFL, GDFL, or the BFL, the competition is managed under the AFL Barwon banner. The competition was renamed to AFL Barwon Female Football ahead of the 2019 season.

2018 inaugural season competing teams:[2]

Barwon Heads; Drysdale; Geelong Amateur; Ocean Grove
Grovedale; Lara; St Joseph's; St Mary's
Bell Post Hill; Geelong West Giants; North Geelong
Colac Imperials

The competition has held grading games at the start of the seasons in 2018, 2021–2024 in order to compose divisions to try to make matches as competitive as possible.

In March 2024, following extensive consultation[3] AFL Barwon announced that the competition would transition from playing mostly on Sundays to scheduling Saturday matches from 2025.[4]

Premiers

Division 1

  • 2018 — North Geelong
  • 2019 — St Mary's
  • 2020 — Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
  • 2021 — Not awarded[5]
  • 2022 — Geelong Amateur
  • 2023 — Geelong Amateur

Division 2

  • 2018 — Barwon Heads
  • 2019 — North Geelong
  • 2020 — Season cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
  • 2021 — Not awarded[5]
  • 2022 — St Joseph's
  • 2023 — Geelong West Giants

Division 3

  • 2021 — Not awarded[5]
  • 2022 — Anglesea
  • 2023 — Modewarre

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[6]

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.[5]

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: [7]

2023

Division 1 Wins Losses Draws FF ADJ For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Geelong Amateur 10 2 0 0 6 600 145 413.79% 46 1st Semi St Mary's 3 3 21 Barwon Heads 4 9 33
Grovedale 8 3 1 0 4 328 235 139.57% 38 2nd Semi Geelong Amateur 1 9 15 Grovedale 2 1 13
St Mary's 6 5 1 0 4 389 434 89.63% 30 Preliminary Grovedale 6 15 51 Barwon Heads 1 4 10
Barwon Heads 5 7 0 0 4 407 498 81.73% 24 Grand Geelong Amateur 4 10 34 Grovedale 2 1 13
Lara 3 9 0 0 4 366 572 63.99% 16
St Joseph's 3 9 0 0 4 341 547 62.34% 16
Division 2 Wins Losses Draws FF ADJ For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
Geelong West Giants 11 1 0 0 2 441 175 252.00% 46 1st Semi Thomson 4 7 31 South Barwon 2 4 16
Anglesea 9 3 0 0 4 457 180 253.89% 40 2nd Semi Geelong West Giants 8 3 51 Anglesea 1 1 7
Thomson 8 4 0 0 2 451 325 138.77% 34 Preliminary Anglesea 3 4 22 Thomson 4 4 28
South Barwon 7 4 0 1 2 347 298 116.44% 26 Grand Geelong West Giants 3 5 23 Thomson 3 4 22
Newtown & Chilwell 6 6 0 1 4 531 328 161.89% 28
St Mary's 5 6 0 1 4 459 386 118.91% 24
Torquay 2 9 0 1 0 208 454 45.81% 8
Geelong Amateur 0 12 0 0 4 145 893 16.24% 4
Division 3 Wins Losses Draws FF ADJ For Against % Pts Final Team G B Pts Team G B Pts
North Geelong 9 2 1 0 4 396 209 189.47% 42 1st Semi Modewarre 4 9 33 Barwon Heads 2 1 13
Drysdale 9 3 0 0 0 594 186 319.35% 36 2nd Semi North Geelong 4 7 31 Drysdale 2 1 13
Modewarre 8 4 0 0 2 334 172 194.19% 34 Preliminary Drysdale 3 1 19 Modewarre 4 8 32
Barwon Heads 6 5 1 0 2 258 332 77.71% 28 Grand North Geelong 1 8 14 Modewarre 6 0 36
St Albans 3 9 0 0 4 236 394 59.90% 16
Bannockburn 0 11 0 1 0 85 610 13.93% 0

Source: [8]

Best and Fairest Award

Division 1

  • 2018 — Charlotte Thorne (North Geelong) 39 votes[9]
  • 2019 — Stephanie Abfalter (Geelong Amateur) 19 votes[10]
  • 2021 — Isabella Hill (Grovedale) 21 votes[11]
  • 2022 — Alana Tully (Grovedale)[12]
  • 2023 — Danielle Sgarbi (Geelong Amateur)[13]

Division 2

  • 2018 — Emma Allen (Barwon Heads) 23 votes[14]
  • 2019 — Charlotte Thorne (North Geelong) 27 votes[15]
  • 2021 — Temikka Beeston (North Geelong) 18 votes[11]
  • 2022 — Tara Smith (Drysdale)[12]
  • 2023 — Daisy Wilson (South Barwon)[13]

Division 3

  • 2021 — Charlotte Simpson (St Joseph's) 18 votes[11]
  • 2022 — Maggie Caudullo[12]
  • 2023 — Tara Smith (Drysdale)[13]

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[11]
  • 2022 — Allesha McLean (St Mary's) 25 goals[12]
  • 2023 — Lucy Were (Geelong Amateur) 23 goals

Division 2

  • 2018 — Teagan Barber (Colac Imperials) 23 goals
  • 2019 — Melissa Egan (Drysdale) 61 goals
  • 2021 — Melissa Egan (Drysdale) 20 goals[11]
  • 2022 — Bianca Deckker (Drysdale) 28 goals[12]
  • 2023 — Emily Kenshole (Thomson) 31 goals

Division 3

  • 2021 — Charlotte Simpson (St Joseph's), Rebekah Lane (South Barwon) & Camille King (Anglesea) 21 goals[11]
  • 2022 — Rebekah Lane (South Barwon) 28 goals[12]
  • 2023 — Bianca Deckker (Drysdale) 24 goals

Grand Final Best on Ground

Division 1

  • 2022 – Cheryl de Groot (Geelong Amateur)[16]
  • 2023 – Danielle Sgarbi (Geelong Amateur)[17]

Division 2

  • 2022 – Tamika Lewis (St Joseph's)[16]
  • 2023 – Teagan Tatlock (Thomson)[18]

Division 3

  • 2022 – Ruby Manson (Anglesea)[16]
  • 2023 – Monique Martin (Modewarre)[19]

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 Female Football representative team coached by Geelong AFLW player Melissa Hickey, and captained by Barwon Heads' Emma Allen, played the Northern Football Netball League.


2019 WorkSafe AFL Victoria Championships
Saturday, 18 May 2019 (9:50 am) AFL Barwon Female Football def. Northern Football Netball League Queens Park, Highton Report[20]
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)
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

  1. ^ "AFL Barwon 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). AFL Barwon. 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ "SENIOR WOMEN'S COMPETITION COMING IN 2018". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "AFL Barwon Future of Football & Netball Project Statement - Senior Male Football & Senior Netball". AFL Barwon. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ King, Tom (28 March 2024). "Non-mandatory promotion adopted by AFL Barwon". Krock Football. Geelong Broadcasters Pty Limited. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "CANCELLATION OF REMAINING 2021 WINTER COMPETITIONS". AFL Barwon. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ^ "SENIOR WOMEN'S FOOTBALL COMPETITION RESTRUCTURE". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ^ "AFL Barwon FNL". playhq.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ "AFL Barwon FNL". playhq.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ^ "AFL BARWON SENIOR WOMENS DIVISION 1 B&F". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ "ABFALTER CLAIMS DIVISION ONE CROWN IN THRILLING COUNT". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e f AFL Barwon 2021 Annual Report. p. 67.
  12. ^ a b c d e f AFL Barwon 2022 Annual Report. p. 63.
  13. ^ a b c "SGARBI TOPS LOCAL WOMEN'S FOOTY". Krock Football. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  14. ^ "AFL BARWON SENIOR WOMEN'S DIVISION 2 B&F". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. ^ "THORNE GOES BACK TO BACK". AFL Barwon. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  16. ^ a b c Forrest, Matthew (16 August 2022). "A GRAND DAY FORAMAZING AMMOS". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 30.
  17. ^ Forrest, Matthew (28 August 2023). "Wammos gun down Grovedale". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 30.
  18. ^ Forrest, Matthew (28 August 2023). "Extra special". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 32.
  19. ^ Forrest, Matthew (28 August 2023). "Warriors fire true on way to title". Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, Victoria: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 30.
  20. ^ "NFNL women go down to AFL Barwon". Northern Football Netball League. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Barwon_Women%27s_Football

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