2020 AFL Women's season
The 2020 AFL Women's season was the fourth season of the elite women's Australian rules football competition. Fourteen teams competed in the league, four more than the previous season, all of which were associated with existing Australian Football League (AFL) clubs.
2020 AFL Women's season | |
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Teams | 14 |
Premiers | No premier |
Minor premiers | No minor premier |
Matches played | 46 |
Attendance | 205,050 (4,458 per match) |
Highest attendance | 35,185 (Round 2, West Coast vs. Fremantle) |
Leading goalkicker | Caitlin Greiser (St Kilda) (10 goals) |
Best and fairest | Madison Prespakis Carlton (15 votes) |
The season was disrupted, and later cancelled on 22 March 2020, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic partway through the modified finals series, with no premiership being awarded.[1]
Background
New teams
Four new teams, Gold Coast, Richmond, St Kilda and West Coast, joined the competition, bringing the total number of teams to fourteen. This followed on from the inclusion of Geelong and North Melbourne in the previous season.[2]
Club | Entry in 2017 | Entry in 2019/20 | |||
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Placed bid |
Granted entry |
Placed bid |
Granted entry | ||
2019 | 2020 | ||||
Adelaide | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
Brisbane Lions | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
Carlton | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
Collingwood | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
Essendon | No | N/A | Yes | No | No |
Fremantle | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
Geelong | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | N/A |
Gold Coast | No | N/A | Yes | No | Yes |
Greater Western Sydney | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
Hawthorn | No | N/A | Yes | No | No |
Melbourne | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
North Melbourne | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | N/A |
Port Adelaide | No | N/A | No | N/A | |
Richmond | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
St Kilda | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Sydney | No | N/A | No | N/A | |
West Coast | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Western Bulldogs | Yes | Yes | N/A |
Collective bargaining agreement
Prior to the season commencing a collective bargaining agreement failed to pass the player's association, with only 70% agreeing, falling short of the required 75% threshold. One of the demands of the dissenters was to have a longer season, so that all the teams could play each other once.[3] The players later voted with a vote of 98% to agree to a revised agreement, which steadily increased the number of matches to be played over three years.[4]
Conference system
The conference system utilised in the previous season was retained for this season, though it was expanded to cater for the additional teams. Seven teams were placed in each of the two conferences, with teams playing all their intra-conference rivals once and two cross-over matches against teams from the other conference, resulting in an 8-round home and away season. The placing of the teams was determined by the AFL with competitiveness, list assessments and the previous season's results in mind.[5]
Conference A | ||
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Team | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
Adelaide | Richmond Oval Unley Oval |
16,500 10,000 |
North Melbourne | Arden Street Oval UTAS Stadium North Hobart Oval |
5,000 21,000 18,000 |
Geelong | GMHBA Stadium | 36,000 |
Greater Western Sydney | Blacktown ISP Oval Robertson Oval Giants Stadium |
10,000 10,000 24,000 |
Brisbane | Hickey Park Gabba |
5,000 42,000 |
Gold Coast | Metricon Stadium Great Barrier Reef Arena Fankhauser Reserve |
25,000 10,000 8,000 |
Richmond | Swinburne Centre Ikon Park Queen Elizabeth Oval |
6,000 21,000 10,000 |
Conference B | ||
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Team | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
Fremantle | Fremantle Oval | 17,500 |
Melbourne | Casey Fields TIO Traeger Park |
12,000 7,000 |
Western Bulldogs | VU Whitten Oval | 12,000 |
Carlton | Ikon Park Marvel Stadium |
21,000 56,000 |
Collingwood | Victoria Park Morwell Recreation Reserve Marvel Stadium |
15,000 12,000 56,000 |
St Kilda | RSEA Park | 10,000 |
West Coast | Mineral Resources Park Leederville Oval Optus Stadium |
15,000 15,000 60,000 |
Impact of 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
The 2020 season was disrupted and then brought to an early end by the COVID-19 pandemic, which was formally declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020, prior to Round 6. The pandemic had the following effects on the season:
- All matches played from 14 March onwards were played to empty stadiums.[6]
- The final two rounds of the home-and-away season were scratched and the finals brought forward by two weeks, being played based on ladder positions at the time.[7]
- The finals series was expanded from six teams to eight. Under the original schedule, the top team in each conference was to advance directly to the preliminary finals while the second and third placed teams played off in semi-finals; but under the modified system, the fourth placed teams also qualified, and faced the first placed teams in semi-finals.[7] Partway through the finals series, it was announced that no premiership will be awarded after the Victorian government announced a shutdown of all non-essential operations on 22 March 2020.[1]
Premiership season
The originally scheduled eight-round fixture and make-up of the conferences was released on 29 October 2019.[8]
- All starting times are Australian Eastern Time.[8]
- Richmond home games originally scheduled at the Swinburne Centre, the club's home ground, were later moved to Ikon Park out of concerns for crowd capacity.[9]
Round 1
Round 1 | |||||
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Friday, 7 February (7:45 pm) | Richmond 2.2 (14) | def. by | Carlton 6.12 (48) | Ikon Park (crowd: 15,337) | Report |
Saturday, 8 February (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 1.3 (9) | def. | Gold Coast 1.2 (8) | Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 1,540) | Report |
Saturday, 8 February (3:10 pm) | Melbourne 3.4 (22) | def. | North Melbourne 3.2 (20) | Casey Fields (crowd: 3,500) | Report |
Saturday, 8 February (5:10 pm) | Brisbane 5.4 (34) | def. | Adelaide 3.3 (21) | Hickey Park (crowd: 3,002) | Report |
Sunday, 9 February (1:10 pm) | Collingwood 5.8 (38) | def. | West Coast 1.5 (11) | Victoria Park (crowd: 6,100) | Report |
Sunday, 9 February (3:10 pm) | St Kilda 2.2 (14) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 6.3 (39) | RSEA Park (crowd: 8,000) | Report |
Sunday, 9 February (5:10 pm) | Fremantle 6.8 (44) | def. | Geelong 4.4 (28) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5,509) | Report |
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Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Friday, 14 February (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 2.0 (12) | def. by | Melbourne 4.8 (32) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,133) | Report |
Saturday, 15 February (3:10 pm) | North Melbourne 6.1 (37) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 2.7 (19) | UTAS Stadium (crowd: 2,102) | Report |
Saturday, 15 February (5:10 pm) | Gold Coast 5.3 (33) | def. | Richmond 2.10 (22) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 7,071) | Report |
Saturday, 15 February (7:10 pm) | West Coast 2.3 (15) | def. by | Fremantle 9.6 (60) | Optus Stadium (crowd: 35,185) | Report |
Sunday, 16 February (1:10 pm) | Geelong 3.2 (20) | def. by | Brisbane 6.3 (39) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 5,567) | Report |
Sunday, 16 February (3:10 pm) | Carlton 3.6 (24) | def. by | Collingwood 6.3 (39) | Ikon Park (crowd: 7,529) | Report |
Sunday, 16 February (5:10 pm) | Adelaide 6.4 (40) | def. | St Kilda 4.3 (27) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 6,433) | Report |
Round 3
Round 3 | |||||
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Friday, 21 February (7:10 pm) | St Kilda 3.1 (19) | def. | Melbourne 1.8 (14) | RSEA Park (crowd: 4,012) | Report |
Saturday, 22 February (3:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 4.6 (30) | def. by | Carlton 8.3 (51) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 8,259) | Report |
Saturday, 22 February (5:10 pm) | Gold Coast 4.4 (28) | drew with | Brisbane 4.4 (28) | Metricon Stadium (crowd: 4,223) | Report |
Saturday, 22 February (7:10 pm) | Fremantle 5.3 (33) | def. | Collingwood 4.6 (30) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5,636) | Report |
Sunday, 23 February (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 6.6 (42) | def. | West Coast 2.2 (14) | Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 1,980) | Report |
Sunday, 23 February (3:10 pm) | Richmond 2.8 (20) | def. by | North Melbourne 12.4 (76) | Ikon Park (crowd: 3,697) | Report |
Sunday, 23 February (5:10 pm) | Geelong 6.2 (38) | def. by | Adelaide 8.1 (49) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 3,195) | Report |
Round 4
Round 4 | |||||
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Friday, 28 February (5:40 pm) | Collingwood 4.2 (26) | def. by | Melbourne 7.4 (46) | Marvel Stadium (crowd: 21,528) | Report |
Saturday, 29 February (3:10 pm) | Richmond 7.3 (45) | def. by | Geelong 10.7 (67) | Queen Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 4,906) | Report |
Saturday, 29 February (5:10 pm) | North Melbourne 6.11 (47) | def. | Gold Coast 5.4 (34) | Arden Street Oval (crowd: 3,280) | Report |
Saturday, 29 February (7:10 pm) | West Coast 4.6 (30) | def. | Western Bulldogs 3.8 (26) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2,455) | Report |
Sunday, 1 March (1:10 pm) | Adelaide 4.4 (28) | def. by | Carlton 5.6 (36) | Hisense Stadium (crowd: 7,281) | Report |
Sunday, 1 March (3:10 pm) | St Kilda 3.5 (23) | def. by | Fremantle 3.6 (24) | RSEA Park (crowd: 3,870) | Report |
Sunday, 1 March (5:10 pm) | Brisbane 7.9 (51) | def. | Greater Western Sydney 3.5 (23) | Hickey Park (crowd: 3,297) | Report |
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Round 5
Round 5 | |||||
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Friday, 6 March (7:10 pm) | Gold Coast 2.6 (18) | def. by | Geelong 5.8 (38) | Great Barrier Reef Arena (crowd: 2,788) | Report |
Saturday, 7 March (3:10 pm) | North Melbourne 9.9 (63) | def. | Adelaide 3.3 (21) | North Hobart Oval (crowd: 2,843) | Report |
Saturday, 7 March (5:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 7.14 (56) | def. | Richmond 1.5 (11) | Robertson Oval (crowd: 3,377) | Report |
Saturday, 7 March (7:10 pm) | Carlton 8.2 (50) | def. | St Kilda 4.5 (29) | Ikon Park (crowd: 3,871) | Report |
Sunday, 8 March (1:10 pm) | Collingwood 8.5 (53) | def. | Western Bulldogs 3.3 (21) | Morwell Recreation Reserve (crowd: 1,992) | Report |
Sunday, 8 March (3:10 pm) | Melbourne 10.6 (66) | def. | West Coast 1.1 (7) | Casey Fields (crowd: 1,800) | Report |
Sunday, 8 March (5:10 pm) | Fremantle 7.8 (50) | def. | Brisbane 4.8 (32) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4,446) | Report |
Round 6
Round 6 | |||||
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Friday, 13 March (7:10 pm) | Geelong 3.2 (20) | def. by | North Melbourne 10.6 (66) | GMHBA Stadium (crowd: No attendance recorded) | Report |
Saturday, 14 March (3:10 pm) | Brisbane 2.2 (14) | def. by | Collingwood 5.13 (43) | Hickey Park (crowd: 0) | Report |
Saturday, 14 March (5:10 pm) | St Kilda 6.6 (42) | def. | Richmond 0.3 (3) | RSEA Park (crowd: 0) | Report |
Saturday, 14 March (7:40 pm) | Melbourne 3.6 (24) | def. by | Carlton 6.4 (40) | TIO Traeger Park (crowd: 0) | Report |
Sunday, 15 March (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs 8.3 (51) | def. by | Fremantle 10.6 (66) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 0) | Report |
Sunday, 15 March (3:10 pm) | Adelaide 3.3 (21) | def. by | Greater Western Sydney 4.2 (26) | Richmond Oval (crowd: 0) | Report |
Sunday, 15 March (5:10 pm) | West Coast 1.2 (8) | def. by | Gold Coast 5.3 (33) | Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 0) | Report |
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Ladders
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: womens.afl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: womens.afl
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
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Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 3.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place in the conference for that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place in the conference for that round.
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Win/Loss table
Colour | Symbol | Result |
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Green | + | Win |
Red | - | Loss |
Blue | N/A | Draw |
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 | SF | PF | GF | Ladder |
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Adelaide | BL 13 |
StK 13 |
Gee 11 |
Car 8 |
NM 42 |
GWS 5 |
GC | Ric | X | X | X | A5 |
Brisbane | Ade 13 |
Gee 19 |
GC 0 |
GWS 28 |
Fre 18 |
Col 29 |
Ric | NM | Car 29 |
X | X | A2 |
Carlton | Ric 34 |
Col 15 |
WB 21 |
Ade 8 |
StK 21 |
Mel 16 |
WC | Fre | Bri 29 |
NM | X | B2 |
Collingwood | WC 27 |
Car 15 |
Fre 3 |
Mel 20 |
WB 32 |
Bri 29 |
StK | Gee | NM 2 |
X | X | B4 |
Fremantle | Gee 16 |
WC 45 |
Col 3 |
StK 1 |
BL 18 |
WB 15 |
Mel |
Car |
GC 70 |
Mel | X | B1 |
Geelong | Fre 16 |
BL 19 |
Ade 11 |
Ric 22 |
GC 20 |
NM 46 |
GWS | Col | X | X | X | A4 |
Gold Coast | GWS 1 |
Ric 11 |
BL 0 |
NM 13 |
Gee 20 |
WC 25 |
Ade | Mel | Fre 70 |
X | X | A6 |
Greater Western Sydney | GC 1 |
NM 18 |
WC 28 |
BL 28 |
Ric 45 |
GWS 5 |
Gee | WB | Mel 3 |
X | X | A3 |
Melbourne | NM 2 |
WB 20 |
StK 5 |
Col 20 |
WC 59 |
Car 16 |
Fre | GC | GWS 3 |
Fre | X | B2 |
North Melbourne | Mel 2 |
GWS 18 |
Ric 56 |
GC 13 |
Ade 42 |
Gee 46 |
WB | Bri | Col 2 |
Car | X | A1 |
Richmond | Car 34 |
GC 11 |
NM 56 |
Gee 22 |
GWS 45 |
StK 39 |
Bri | Ade | X | X | X | A7 |
St Kilda | WB 25 |
Ade 13 |
Mel 5 |
Fre 1 |
Car 21 |
Ric 39 |
Col | WC | X | X | X | B6 |
Western Bulldogs | StK 25 |
Mel 20 |
Car 21 |
WC 4 |
Col 32 |
Fre 15 |
NM | GWS | X | X | X | B5 |
West Coast | Col 27 |
Fre 45 |
GWS 28 |
WB 4 |
Mel 59 |
GC 25 |
Car | StK | X | X | X | B7 |
Finals series
Semi finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||
March 21, Ikon Park | ||||||||||
North Melbourne | 5.4 (34) | |||||||||
28-29 March | ||||||||||
Collingwood | 5.2 (32) | |||||||||
North Melbourne | Cancelled | |||||||||
March 22, Ikon Park | ||||||||||
Carlton | Cancelled | |||||||||
Carlton | 6.8 (44) | |||||||||
4-5 April | ||||||||||
Brisbane | 2.3 (15) | |||||||||
N/A | Cancelled | |||||||||
March 21, Fremantle Oval | ||||||||||
N/A | Cancelled | |||||||||
Fremantle | 12.8 (80) | |||||||||
28-29 March | ||||||||||
Gold Coast | 1.4 (10) | |||||||||
Fremantle | Cancelled | |||||||||
March 21, Giants Stadium | ||||||||||
Melbourne | Cancelled | |||||||||
Greater Western Sydney | 3.8 (26) | |||||||||
Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | |||||||||
Semi finals
Semi finals | |||||
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Saturday, March 21 (12:40 pm) | North Melbourne 5.4 (34) | def. | Collingwood 5.2 (32) | Ikon Park (crowd: 0) | |
Saturday, March 21 (2:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney 3.8 (26) | def. by | Melbourne 4.5 (29) | Giants Stadium (crowd: 0) | |
Saturday, March 21 (1:40 pm) | Fremantle 12.8 (80) | def. | Gold Coast 1.4 (10) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 0) | |
Sunday, March 22 (1:10 pm) | Carlton 6.8 (44) | def. | Brisbane 2.3 (15) | Ikon Park (crowd: 0) | |
Awards
League awards
- The league best and fairest was awarded to Madison Prespakis of Carlton, who polled 15 out of 18 votes.[13]
- The leading goalkicker was awarded to Caitlin Greiser of St Kilda, who kicked ten goals during the home and away season.
- The Rising Star was awarded to Isabel Huntington of the Western Bulldogs.[14]
- There was no Grand Final best on ground medal awarded, as the match was not played on account of the season's early termination due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- The goal of the year was awarded to Kate Hore of Melbourne.[15]
- The mark of the year was awarded to Rebecca Privitelli of Greater Western Sydney.[15]
- AFLW Players Association awards
- The most valuable player was awarded to Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne).[16]
- The most courageous player was awarded to Kiara Bowers (Fremantle).[16]
- The best captain was awarded to Daisy Pearce (Melbourne).[16]
- The best first year player was awarded to Georgia Patrikios (St Kilda).[16]
- The AFLW Coaches Association champion player of the year was awarded to Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne).[17]
- Karen Paxman was named captain of the All-Australian team. Twelve of the fourteen clubs had at least one representative in the 21-woman team.[18]
- The wooden spoon was "won" by Richmond.
Best and fairests
Club | Award name | Player | Ref. |
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Adelaide | Club Champion | Anne Hatchard | |
Brisbane | Best and fairest | Emily Bates | |
Carlton | Best and fairest | Madison Prespakis | |
Collingwood | Best and fairest | Jaimee Lambert | |
Fremantle | Fairest and best | Kiara Bowers | |
Geelong | Best and fairest | Olivia Purcell | |
Gold Coast | Best and fairest | Jamie Stanton | |
Greater Western Sydney | Gabrielle Trainor Medal | Alyce Parker | |
Melbourne | Best and fairest | Shelley Scott | |
North Melbourne | Best and fairest | Jasmine Garner | |
Richmond | Best and fairest | Monique Conti | |
St Kilda | Best and fairest | Rosie Dillon Caitlin Greiser Georgia Patrikios Olivia Vesely | |
Western Bulldogs | Susan Alberti Award | Isabel Huntington | |
West Coast | Best and fairest | Dana Hooker |
AFLW leading goalkicker
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the season's goal kicking tally at the end of that round. The total is updated following the conclusion of the round.
Rank | Player | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total |
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1 | Caitlin Greiser | St Kilda | 00 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 310 | x | x | 10 |
2 | Sabreena Duffy | Fremantle | 44 | 15 | 05 | 05 | 49 | 09 | x | x | 9 |
Kalinda Howarth | Gold Coast | 00 | 00 | 30 | 21 | 02 | 42 | x | x | ||
4 | Kaitlyn Ashmore | North Melbourne | 11 | 01 | 34 | 04 | 48 | 08 | x | x | 8 |
Jesse Wardlaw | Brisbane | 11 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 18 | 08 | x | x | ||
Jasmine Garner | North Melbourne | 00 | 22 | 13 | 03 | 25 | 38 | x | x | ||
7 | Tayla Harris | Carlton | 11 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 17 | x | x | 7 |
Cora Staunton | GWS | 00 | 00 | 11 | 01 | 45 | 27 | x | x | ||
9 | Rebecca Privitelli | GWS | 00 | 00 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 06 | x | x | 6 |
Ashley Sharp | Fremantle | 00 | 00 | 11 | 01 | 23 | 36 | x | x | ||
Daisy Bateman | North Melbourne | 11 | 01 | 23 | 25 | 05 | 16 | x | x |
Source[20]
Club leadership
See also
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