2021 AFL Women's season

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2021 AFL Women's season
Date28 January—17 April 2021
Teams14
PremiersBrisbane
1st premiership
Runners-upAdelaide
1st runners-up result
Minor premiersAdelaide
1st minor premiership
Best and fairestKiara Bowers (Fremantle)
Brianna Davey (Collingwood)
15 votes
Leading goalkickerDarcy Vescio (Carlton)
16 goals
Attendance
Matches played68
Total attendance155,908 (2,293 per match)
Highest (H&A)9,552 (round 6, West Coast v Fremantle)
Highest (finals)22,934 (grand final, Adelaide v Brisbane)
← 2020
2022 (S6) →

The 2021 AFL Women's season was the fifth season of the AFL Women's competition, the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured fourteen clubs, ran from 28 January until 17 April, and comprised a 9-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top six clubs.

The premiership was won by the Brisbane for the first time, after it defeated Adelaide by 18 points in the AFL Women's Grand Final.

Format[edit]

The previous two AFLW seasons were formatted with the assistance of conferences, which split the league's clubs into two ranking tables. The AFL elected to remove the conferences for the 2021 season and revert to a single ladder. Under the terms of the existing contractual bargaining agreement between the players and the AFL, teams will play nine regular season matches, before a three-week finals series for the top six teams occurs.[1] Owing to the fact clubs will not get the opportunity to play all of their opponents once, the AFL placed the teams together in a single 2020 ladder and then broke them up into brackets to attempt a fair fixture for the 2021 season.[2]

The season was played during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the season began, Australia had largely settled into a paradigm of most states maintaining zero COVID-19 cases outside of their international travel quarantine systems; this allowed football games to be played in front of crowds, usually with reduced capacity, and unhindered interstate travel was permitted without quarantine. However, the different state governments often responded quickly to small numbers or even single virus cases being discovered in the community; this meant border restrictions or quarantine periods were at times re-introduced at short notice, impacting interstate travel for games; and, in some cases, that city- or state-wide lockdowns could be imposed within the impacted states,[3] precluding football activities altogether. The season's original nine-round fixture was discarded due to such restrictions after only one week, in favour of a floating fixture released around any restrictions in place at the time.

Premiership season[edit]

Round 1[edit]

Round 1
Thursday, 28 January (7:15 pm) Carlton 4.3 (27) def. by Collingwood 5.3 (33) Ikon Park (crowd: 6,712) Report
Friday, 29 January (7:10 pm) St Kilda 8.3 (51) def. Western Bulldogs 6.6 (42) RSEA Park (crowd: 2,523) Report
Saturday, 30 January (2:10 pm) Gold Coast 5.5 (35) def. by Melbourne 9.2 (56) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,902) Report
Saturday, 30 January (2:10 pm) West Coast 2.6 (18) def. by Adelaide 8.8 (56) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,929) Report
Sunday, 31 January (12:10 pm) Geelong 1.3 (9) def. by North Melbourne 11.5 (71) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 3,701) Report
Sunday, 31 January (2:10 pm) Richmond 1.6 (12) def. by Brisbane Lions 5.11 (41) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 988) Report
Sunday, 31 January (1:10 pm) Fremantle 8.10 (58) def. Greater Western Sydney 4.4 (28) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,195) Report

Round 2[edit]

Round 2
Friday, 5 February (7:45 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.6 (42) def. Carlton 5.6 (36) VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,479) Report
Saturday, 6 February (3:10 pm) Collingwood 6.9 (45) def. Geelong 2.4 (16) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,938) Report
Saturday, 6 February (5:10 pm) Melbourne 7.2 (44) def. Richmond 2.4 (16) Casey Fields (crowd: 2,581) Report
Sunday, 7 February (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 5.6 (36) def. St Kilda 1.4 (10) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,977) Report
Sunday, 7 February (2:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) def. Gold Coast 0.2 (2) Hickey Park (crowd: 2,101) Report
Sunday, 7 February (5:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 2.3 (15) def. by Adelaide 9.8 (62) Blacktown International Sportspark (crowd: 0) Report
Sunday, 7 February (4:15 pm) Fremantle 2.11 (23) def. West Coast 2.2 (14) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 0) Report

Round 3[edit]

Round 3
Friday, 12 February (7:10 pm) Geelong 1.3 (9) def. by Western Bulldogs 3.6 (24) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,124) Report
Saturday, 13 February (3:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 2.6 (18) def. Gold Coast 1.2 (8) Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 625[7]) Report
Saturday, 13 February (5:10 pm) St Kilda 2.4 (16) def. by Carlton 6.4 (40) RSEA Park (crowd: 0) Report
Saturday, 13 February (7:10 pm) Melbourne 9.6 (60) def. North Melbourne 8.3 (51) Casey Fields (crowd: 0) Report
Sunday, 14 February (12:40 pm) Adelaide 1.7 (13) def. by Fremantle 7.1 (43) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,717) Report
Sunday, 14 February (3:10 pm) Richmond 4.7 (31) def. by Collingwood 7.6 (48) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 0) Report
Monday, 15 February (4:15 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) def. West Coast 2.8 (20) Hickey Park (crowd: 0) Report
  • A COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne saw new border restrictions imposed on travel from Victoria. Planned fixtures between Brisbane Lions and Collingwood at Hickey Park and Richmond and West Coast at Swinburne Centre were switched on Thursday 11 February.[8]
  • Matches in Victoria on Saturday and Sunday were played behind closed doors after a five-day lockdown was imposed in the state on 13–17 February.

Round 4[edit]

Round 4
Friday, 19 February (7:10 pm) St Kilda 7.9 (51) def. Geelong 3.4 (22) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,454) Report
Saturday, 20 February (3:10 pm) Carlton 8.3 (51) def. Richmond 7.4 (46) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,212) Report
Saturday, 20 February (2:10 pm) Fremantle 7.13 (55) def. Gold Coast 1.0 (6) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,410) Report
Saturday, 20 February (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 0.8 (8) def. by Collingwood 4.4 (28) Marvel Stadium (crowd: 2,254) Report
Sunday, 21 February (12:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 5.3 (33) def. by Adelaide 6.9 (45) Hickey Park (crowd: 1,518[9]) Report
Sunday, 21 February (3:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 6.1 (37) def. Melbourne 2.12 (24) VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,180) Report
Sunday, 21 February (5:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 7.6 (48) def. West Coast 4.4 (28) Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 974) Report
  • Round 4 fixtures were again set to ensure no interstate travel into or out of Victoria was required.

Round 5[edit]

Round 5
Friday, 26 February (7:10 pm) Geelong 2.1 (13) def. by Richmond 9.6 (60) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,829[10]) Report
Saturday, 27 February (3:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 7.5 (47) def. Greater Western Sydney 3.4 (22) VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,461) Report
Saturday, 27 February (2:10 pm) Fremantle 1.8 (14) def. by Brisbane Lions 3.7 (25) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,423) Report
Saturday, 27 February (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 9.5 (59) def. Carlton 6.1 (37) UTAS Stadium (crowd: 820) Report
Sunday, 28 February (12:40 pm) Adelaide 8.13 (61) def. St Kilda 1.2 (8) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,497[11]) Report
Sunday, 28 February (3:10 pm) Collingwood 7.7 (49) def. Melbourne 1.8 (14) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,931) Report
Sunday, 28 February (2:10 pm) West Coast 5.4 (34) def. Gold Coast 4.9 (33) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,119[12]) Report
  • Richmond recorded its first ever AFLW win, following ten consecutive losses since its entry to the competition in 2020.[13]

Round 6[edit]

Round 6
Friday, 5 March (5:10 pm) Richmond 5.2 (32) def. by North Melbourne 10.7 (67) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 803) Report
Saturday, 6 March (3:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 2.5 (17) def. by Brisbane Lions 7.13 (55) Manuka Oval (crowd: 1,847) Report
Saturday, 6 March (4:40 pm) Adelaide 13.7 (85) def. Gold Coast 2.3 (15) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,087) Report
Saturday, 6 March (7:10 pm) Melbourne 9.12 (66) def. St Kilda 3.4 (22) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,096) Report
Sunday, 7 March (12:40 pm) Carlton 10.4 (64) def. Geelong 4.7 (31) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,764) Report
Sunday, 7 March (2:40 pm) Collingwood 7.9 (51) def. Western Bulldogs 2.3 (15) Victoria Park (crowd: 3,017[14]) Report
Sunday, 7 March (1:40 pm) West Coast 1.2 (8) def. by Fremantle 11.9 (75) Optus Stadium (crowd: 9,552[15]) Report
  • West Coast and Fremantle played a second Western Derby for the season, as border and quarantine restrictions following Victoria's local COVID-19 cases in February precluded the Western Australian clubs from playing any Victorian club without hubbing. It was the first time two sides had met twice in the same AFL Women's home-and-away season.[16]

Round 7[edit]

Round 7
Friday, 12 March (6:40 pm) Gold Coast 4.2 (26) def. by Richmond 6.5 (41) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 907[17]) Report
Saturday, 13 March (3:10 pm) St Kilda 3.7 (25) def. by Greater Western Sydney 7.3 (45) RSEA Park (crowd: 791[18]) Report
Saturday, 13 March (5:10 pm) North Melbourne 5.7 (37) def. Western Bulldogs 3.8 (26) North Hobart Oval (crowd: 1,034[19]) Report
Saturday, 13 March (7:10 pm) Melbourne 6.7 (43) def. Adelaide 2.3 (15) Casey Fields (crowd: 445[20]) Report
Sunday, 14 March (1:10 pm) Carlton 6.5 (41) def. by Fremantle 6.9 (45) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,048) Report
Sunday, 14 March (3:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 4.11 (35) def. Collingwood 4.8 (32) VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 0) Report
Monday, 15 March (2:10 pm) West Coast 8.5 (53) def. Geelong 2.2 (14) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 848[21]) Report

Round 8[edit]

Round 8
Friday, 19 March (5:10 pm) Gold Coast 4.3 (27) def. by Carlton 13.9 (87) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 272[23]) Report
Saturday, 20 March (1:10 pm) Geelong 1.3 (9) def. by Greater Western Sydney 2.4 (16) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 963) Report
Saturday, 20 March (3:10 pm) Collingwood 8.11 (59) def. St Kilda 2.1 (13) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,228) Report
Saturday, 20 March (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 4.11 (35) def. North Melbourne 2.8 (20) Gabba (crowd: 6,613) Report
Sunday, 21 March (12:40 pm) Richmond 5.12 (42) def. West Coast 5.4 (34) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 619[24]) Report
Sunday, 21 March (3:40 pm) Adelaide 12.6 (78) def. Western Bulldogs 3.4 (22) Norwood Oval (crowd: 1,749[25]) Report
Sunday, 21 March (3:10 pm) Fremantle 4.8 (32) def. by Melbourne 5.7 (37) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,233[7]) Report
  • Carlton's score of 13.9 (87) set a new record as the highest score in history of the competition.[26]

Round 9[edit]

Round 9
Friday, 26 March (5:10 pm) Western Bulldogs 7.3 (45) def. Richmond 5.2 (32) VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 1,985[27]) Report
Saturday, 27 March (1:10 pm) North Melbourne 4.6 (30) def. Fremantle 4.5 (29) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,223) Report
Saturday, 27 March (3:10 pm) Melbourne 6.2 (38) def. Brisbane Lions 6.0 (36) Casey Fields (crowd: 743[7]) Report
Saturday, 27 March (4:10 pm) Gold Coast 3.6 (24) def. by Geelong 6.5 (41) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,506[28]) Report
Sunday, 28 March (12:10 pm) Adelaide 4.7 (31) def. Collingwood 2.5 (17) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,314[29]) Report
Sunday, 28 March (4:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney 4.7 (31) def. by Carlton 4.8 (32) Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 903[30]) Report
Sunday, 28 March (3:10 pm) West Coast 3.2 (20) def. by St Kilda 11.10 (76) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 809[31]) Report

Win/loss table[edit]

+ Win Qualified for finals
- Loss X Bye
Draw Eliminated

Bold – Home game
Opponent for round listed above margin
This table can be sorted by margin, winners are represented in the first half of each column, and losers are represented in the second half of each column once sorted

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 QF PF GF Ranking
Adelaide WCE
38 		GWS
47 		Frem
30 		BL
12 		StK
53 		GCS
70 		Melb
28 		WB
56 		Coll
14 		X Melb
18 		BL
18 		2
Brisbane Lions Rich
29 		GCS
63 		WCE
45 		Adel
12 		Frem
11 		GWS
38 		Coll
3 		NM
15 		Melb
2 		X Coll
4 		Adel
18 		1
Carlton Coll
6 		WB
6 		StK
24 		Rich
5 		NM
22 		Geel
33 		Frem
4 		GCS
60 		GWS
1 		X X X 7
Collingwood Carl
6 		Geel
29 		Rich
17 		NM
20 		Melb
35 		WB
36 		BL
3 		StK
46 		Adel
14 		NM
6 		BL
4 		X 3
Fremantle GWS
30 		WCE
9 		Adel
30 		GCS
49 		BL
11 		WCE
67 		Carl
4 		Melb
5 		NM
1 		Melb
17 		X X 5
Geelong NM
62 		Coll
29 		WB
15 		StK
29 		Rich
47 		Carl
33 		WCE
39 		GWS
7 		GCS
17 		X X X 13
Gold Coast Melb
21 		BL
63 		GWS
10 		Frem
49 		WCE
1 		Adel
70 		Rich
15 		Carl
60 		Geel
17 		X X X 14
Greater Western Sydney Frem
30 		Adel
47 		GCS
10 		WCE
20 		WB
25 		BL
38 		StK
20 		Geel
7 		Carl
1 		X X X 9
Melbourne GCS
21 		Ric
28 		NM
9 		WB
13 		Coll
35 		StK
44 		Adel
28 		Frem
5 		BL
2 		Frem
17 		Adel
18 		X 4
North Melbourne Geel
62 		StK
26 		Melb
9 		Coll
20 		Carl
22 		Rich
35 		WB
11 		BL
15 		Frem
1 		Coll
6 		X X 6
Richmond BL
29 		Melb
28 		Coll
17 		Carl
5 		Geel
47 		NM
35 		GCS
15 		WCE
8 		WB
13 		X X X 10
St Kilda WB
9 		NM
26 		Carl
24 		Geel
29 		Adel
53 		Melb
44 		GWS
20 		Coll
46 		WCE
56 		X X X 11
West Coast Adel
38 		Frem
9 		BL
45 		GWS
20 		GCS
1 		Frem
67 		Geel
39 		Rich
8 		StK
56 		X X X 12
Western Bulldogs StK
9 		Carl
6 		Geel
15 		Melb
13 		GWS
25 		Coll
36 		NM
11 		Adel
56 		Rich
13 		X X X 8

Ladder[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 9 7 2 0 446 214 208.4 28 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions (P) 9 7 2 0 390 200 195.0 28
3 Collingwood 9 7 2 0 362 190 190.5 28
4 Melbourne 9 7 2 0 382 293 130.4 28
5 Fremantle 9 6 3 0 374 202 185.1 24
6 North Melbourne 9 6 3 0 379 266 142.5 24
7 Carlton 9 5 4 0 415 330 125.8 20
8 Western Bulldogs 9 5 4 0 300 340 88.2 20
9 Greater Western Sydney 9 4 5 0 240 324 74.1 16
10 Richmond 9 3 6 0 312 369 84.6 12
11 St Kilda 9 3 6 0 272 391 69.6 12
12 West Coast 9 2 7 0 229 432 53.0 8
13 Geelong 9 1 8 0 164 408 40.2 4
14 Gold Coast 9 0 9 0 176 482 36.5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2021. Source: Womens.AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


Ladder progression[edit]

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 6.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place for that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place for that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Adelaide 43 83 86 124 164 204 204 243 281
2 Brisbane Lions 42 81 121 123 162 203 242 281 282
3 Collingwood 46 86 123 162 201 241 243 282 283
4 Melbourne 45 84 124 125 127 166 206 245 284
5 Fremantle 44 85 122 161 163 202 241 244 245
6 North Melbourne 41 82 85 87 126 165 205 206 246
7 Carlton 09 09 48 88 88 128 128 167 207
8 Western Bulldogs 08 47 87 126 165 167 167 168 208
9 Greater Western Sydney 011 011 410 810 810 810 129 169 169
10 Richmond 013 012 011 011 411 411 810 1210 1210
11 St Kilda 47 48 49 89 89 89 811 812 1211
12 West Coast 012 010 012 012 412 412 812 811 812
13 Geelong 014 014 014 013 014 013 014 014 413
14 Gold Coast 010 013 013 014 013 014 013 013 014

Finals series[edit]

Qualifying Finals Preliminary Finals Grand Final
1 Adelaide 5.3 (33)
4 Melbourne 5.10 (40) Melbourne 1.9 (15)
5 Fremantle 3.5 (23) Adelaide 3.2 (20)
Brisbane Lions 6.2 (38)
2 Brisbane Lions 7.3 (45)
3 Collingwood 7.8 (50) Collingwood 6.5 (41)
6 North Melbourne 7.2 (44)

Qualifying finals[edit]

Qualifying finals
QF B: Saturday, 3 April (1:05 pm) Melbourne 5.10 (40) def. Fremantle 3.5 (23) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,174[32]) Report
QF A: Saturday, 3 April (3:10 pm) Collingwood 7.8 (50) def. North Melbourne 7.2 (44) Victoria Park (crowd: 3,010) Report

Preliminary finals[edit]

Preliminary finals
PF1: Saturday, 10 April (1:40 pm) Adelaide 5.3 (33) def. Melbourne 1.9 (15) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 6,382[33]) Report
PF2: Saturday, 10 April (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 7.3 (45) def. Collingwood 6.5 (41) Gabba (crowd: 4,435[34]) Report

Grand Final[edit]

Main article: 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final
Grand Final
Saturday, 17 April (1:30 pm) Adelaide 3.2 (20) def. by Brisbane Lions 6.2 (38) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 22,934) Report

Awards[edit]

League awards[edit]

Best and fairests[edit]

Club Award name Player Ref.
Adelaide Club Champion Ebony Marinoff [44]
Brisbane Lions Best and fairest Ally Anderson
Carlton Best and fairest Darcy Vescio
Collingwood Best and fairest Brianna Davey
Fremantle Fairest and best Kiara Bowers
Geelong Best and fairest Amy McDonald
Gold Coast Club Champion Lauren Ahrens
Greater Western Sydney Gabrielle Trainor Medal Alyce Parker
Melbourne Best and fairest Tyla Hanks & Karen Paxman
North Melbourne Best and fairest Jasmine Garner
Richmond Best and fairest Monique Conti
St Kilda Best and fairest Georgia Patrikios
Western Bulldogs Best and fairest Ellie Blackburn
West Coast Club Champion Isabella Lewis

Leading goalkickers[edit]

  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the season's goal kicking tally at the end of that round.
Rank Player Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
1 Darcy Vescio Carlton 11 01 01 34 26 28 19 514 216 16
2 Gemma Houghton Fremantle 33 14 26 06 06 511 112 113 114 14
Chloe Molloy Collingwood 22 13 14 26 39 211 011 213 114
Katie Brennan Richmond 00 00 00 22 35 16 39 211 314
5 Dakota Davidson Brisbane Lions 11 45 27 18 08 210 010 111 213 13
6 Erin Phillips Adelaide 22 13 14 48 19 211 011 112 012 12
Isabel Huntington Western Bulldogs 22 13 14 26 39 09 211 011 112
8 Kate Hore Melbourne 22 24 15 05 05 16 39 211 011 11
9 Courtney Wakefield Richmond 11 01 12 35 27 18 19 09 110 10
Cora Staunton Greater Western Sydney 00 00 00 44 04 04 37 18 210

Source:[45]

Coach changes[edit]

Club Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
Gold Coast David Lake Resigned[46] 11 April 2021 Cameron Joyce[47] 2 June 2021
Geelong Paul Hood Resigned[48] 10 May 2021 Daniel Lowther[49] 29 June 2021
St Kilda Peta Searle Resigned[50] 24 June 2021 Nick Dal Santo[51] 2 August 2021
West Coast Daniel Pratt End of contract 7 September 2021 Michael Prior[52] 7 September 2021

Club leadership[edit]

Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group Ref
Adelaide Matthew Clarke Chelsea Randall Sarah Allan, ​Ange Foley, ​Eloise Jones [53]
Brisbane Lions Craig Starcevich Emma Zielke Breanna Koenen Emily Bates, ​Shannon Campbell, ​Kate Lutkins [54]
Carlton Daniel Harford Kerryn Harrington, Katie Loynes Alison Downie, ​Nicola Stevens, ​Darcy Vescio [55]
Collingwood Stephen Symonds Steph Chiocci, Brianna Davey Sharni Norder [56]
Fremantle Trent Cooper Kara Antonio Ebony Antonio, ​Kiara Bowers, ​Hayley Miller, ​Gabby O'Sullivan [57]
Geelong Paul Hood Meg McDonald Jordan Ivey Renee Garing, ​Madeline Keryk, ​Nina Morrison, ​Aasta O'Connor [58]
Gold Coast David Lake Hannah Dunn, Sam Virgo Sarah Perkins, ​Jade Pregelj, ​Jamie Stanton [59]
Greater Western Sydney Alan McConnell Alicia Eva Jessica Dal Pos, ​Pepa Randall, ​Cora Staunton, ​Britt Tully [60]
Melbourne Mick Stinear Daisy Pearce Karen Paxman Libby Birch, ​Maddison Gay, ​Tyla Hanks, ​Kate Hore, ​Sarah Lampard, ​Lily Mithen [61]
North Melbourne Darren Crocker Emma Kearney Jasmine Garner, ​Emma King, ​Ashleigh Riddell [62]
Richmond Ryan Ferguson Katie Brennan Sarah Hosking Christina Bernardi, ​Harriet Cordner, ​Sabrina Frederick, ​Phoebe Monahan, ​Alana Woodward [63]
St Kilda Peta Searle Cat Phillips, Hannah Priest, Kate Shierlaw, Rhiannon Watt Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Kate McCarthy [64]
West Coast Daniel Pratt Emma Swanson Dana Hooker Courtney Guard, ​Alicia Janz, ​Parris Laurie [65]
Western Bulldogs Nathan Burke Ellie Blackburn Brooke Lochland Ashleigh Guest, ​Bailey Hunt, ​Isabel Huntington, ​Kirsty Lamb, ​Bonnie Toogood [66]

Notes[edit]

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