The Women's Australian Football League (also known as USAFLW) is a

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. ...

competition in the

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. The league is the organising body for women's Australian rules football in the US It operates under the United States Australian Football League

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, the sport's governing body in the country.

History

Leigh Swansborough of California began the Women's Australian Football League, organising teams to play in the inaugural women's match in the US. The Orange County Bombshells and an all-comers team played in Kansas City in October 2003. The Bombshells ran out winners by 44 points.

US Nationals

The

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incorporated a Women's Division for the first time in 2005. The Atlanta Lady Kookaburras won the championship in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The Canada-based Calgary Kookaburras won the 2008 championship.

National team

The national team, formed to compete against

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, is known as USA Freedom.

Clubs

Women's teams include: *Arizona Lady Hawks (Phoenix/Tempe area) *Atlanta Lady Kookaburra
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*Denver Lady Bulldog
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*Minnesota Freez
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*New York Lady Magpie
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*Orange County Bombshell
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*San Francisco Iron Maiden

*Seattle Grizzlie

*Washington First Lady Eagles The game grew rapidly and by 2021 there was a women's club for every men's club, plus two additional teams, the North Star Blue Ox and the Centennial Tigers (a total of 52).All-women's Australian football team promotes empowerment and inclusion
by Arielle Orsuto for 9 News 7 March 2021

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