The AFL Women's National Championship was the premier national and international competition in

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. ...

. The championship was held every year between 1992 and 2015. The tournament was organised by the sport's governing body in

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, Women's Football Australia (WFA), with the

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taking control of its operations in 2010. Following the 2015 edition, the AFL announced the expanded 2016 Exhibition Series and the 2017 formation of the

AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football competition for women's Australian rules football, female players. The 2017 AFL Women's season, first season of the l ...

(AFLW) league, along with other associated competitions including the

AFL Women's Under 18 Championships The NAB AFL Women's Under-18 Championships are the annual national Australian rules football championships for women players aged 18 years or younger. The competition is seen as one of the main pathways towards being drafted into a team in the p ...

and the

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: with this, the ''raison d'etre'' for the Championships and Women's Football Australia ceased to exist, and both ceased operations.

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