The Sydney Women's Australian Football League (SWAFL) was the governing body of the
sport
Sport pertains to any form of Competition, competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and Skill, skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to specta ...
of
Women's Australian rules football
Women's Australian rules football (in areas where it is popular, known simply as women's football or women's footy or women's AFL), is the female-only form of Australian rules football, generally with some modification to the laws of the game.
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in the state of
New South Wales
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from 2000 to 2011. In 2012 SWAFL ceased to exist and the women's competition came under the umbrella of
AFL Sydney
AFL Sydney is an Australian rules football League, based in Metropolitan area, metropolitan Sydney, Australia. The AFL Sydney competition comprises 126 teams from 22 clubs which play across seven senior men's divisions, five women's divisions, ...
.
Clubs - Season 2012
* Auburn Giants (Debut 2011)
* Balmain Docker
Official Site* UNSW Eastern Suburbs Stingray
Official Site* Macquarie University Warrior
Official Site* Newtown Breakaway
Official Site* Penrith Ramettes (Debut 201
Official Site* Southern Powe
Official Site(Debut 2010)
* Sydney Universit
Official Site* Western Wolves Women's Football Clu
Official Site* Wollongong Saint
Official Site(Debut 2010)
* UTS Shamrocks (Debut 2009 as Bondi Shamrocks
Official Website
Previous Clubs that have participated in the SWAFL Competition have included
* Bondi Shamrock
Official Website 2009-2011
* Camden Power, 2004-2006
* St George Crows, 2007-2008 (then St George Dragons in 2009)
* Sydney Uni Blue team, 2004-2007
* University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), 2001-2005
2012 Ladder
FINALS
See also
*
List of Australian rules football women's leagues
List of Women's Australian rules football leagues around the world.
Australia
National
*AFL Women's - semi-professional national competition beginning in 2017
Australian Capital Territory
* ACT Women's Australian Football League
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External links
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Women's Australian rules football leagues in Australia
Australian rules football competitions in New South Wales
Sports leagues established in 1994
1994 establishments in Australia
Organisations based in Sydney
2012 disestablishments in Australia