The West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL) was the governing body 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. ...

in the state of

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

from 1987 until its dissolution in 2021. It organised the premier women's football league in Western Australia from 1987 to 2018, which was superseded in 2019 by the WAFLW league, a joint initiative of the WAWFL and the

West Australian Football Commission WA Football, formerly the West Australian Football Commission, is the governing body of Australian rules football in the state of Western Australia. The organisation is registered as a not-for-profit association. WA Football assists in adminis ...

History

The WAWFL football league was formed in 1987. The first season of competition was played in 1988 between four clubs, with a team from Mount Lawley winning the inaugural premiership. A second division was added from 2007 and the two divisions were later renamed "League" and "Reserves", the format most commonly used in Australian football leagues.

Clubs

During the history of the league, some clubs which were originally formed independently have become associated with the clubs competing in the men's

Western Australian Football League The West Australian Football League (WAFL "waffle" or "W-A-F-L") is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The league currently consists of ten teams, which play each other in a 20-round season usually lasting f ...

. The current clubs are:

Premierships

Division 1 * 2018 East Fremantle Sharks * 2017 Swan Districts * 2016 Swan Districts * 2015 Coastal Titans * 2014 Swan Districts * 2013 Swan Districts * 2012 Coastal Titans * 2011 East Fremantle Sharks * 2010 Coastal Titans * 2009 East Fremantle Sharks * 2008 Coastal Titans * 2007 Melville Sharks * 2006 Coastal Titans * 2005 Coastal Titans * 2004 Coastal Titans * 2003 Southern Thunder * 2002 Melville * 2001 Innaloo * 2000 Innaloo * 1999 Innaloo * 1998 Belmont * 1997 Belmont * 1996 Innaloo * 1995 Innaloo * 1994 Vic Park * 1993 Vic Park * 1992 Carlisle * 1991 Melville * 1990 Melville * 1989 Carlisle * 1988 Mt Lawley Division 2 (formerly Reserves) * 2017 Swan Districts * 2016 Joondalup Falcons * 2015 Claremont * 2014 Coastal Titans * 2013 Swan Districts * 2012 Claremont Piranhas * 2011 SNESA Angels * 2010 Peel Thunderbirds * 2009 South Fremantle Bulldogs * 2008 Coastal Titans * 2007 Joondalup Falcons

Honours

Fairest and Best The Medal is awarded to the best and fairest overall of the season as determined by the Umpires. This prestigious award is presented to the recipient at the end of season Presentation Dinner. *1988 – Kara Graham (Innaloo) *1989 – Karen Cooper (Carlisle) *1990 – Kara Graham (Innaloo) *1991 – Larissa Ukich (Melville) *1992 – Dhara Kerr (Innaloo); Kelley Lutey (Carlisle) *1993 – Dhara Kerr (Innaloo) *1994 – Dhara Kerr (Innaloo) *1995 – Kylie Hodges (Vic Park) *1996 – Tammy Licence (Melville) *1997 – Louise Knitter (Koonga Valley) *1998 – Amanda Crean (UWA) *1999 – Amanda Crean (UWA) *2000 – Amanda Crean (UWA) *2001 – Priscilla Harry (Southern Thunder) *2002 – Deanne Coates (Innaloo) *2003 – Louise Knitter (Forrestfield) *2004 – Louise Knitter (Forrestfield) *2005 – Louise Knitter (Forrestfield) *2006 – Belinda Bentley (Melville) *2007 – Louise Knitter (Gosnells); Shelley Matcham (Melville) *2008 – Deanne Coates (Coastal Titans) *2009 – Deanne Coates (Coastal Titans);

Kiara Bowers Kiara Bowers (born 16 November 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Bowers is regarded as the greatest women's footballer Western Australia has produced and one of the best ...

(Southern River) *2010 – Melissa Caulfield (Southern River) *2011 – Melissa Caulfield (East Fremantle) *2012 – Lauren Stammers (Coastal Titans) *2013 –

(Coastal Titans);

Chelsea Randall Chelsea Randall (born 14 June 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club#AFL Women's team, Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She is one of the club's inaugural AFLW team co-captains, and ...

(Swan Districts) *2014 – Kiara Bowers (Coastal Titans) *2015 – Kiara Bowers (Coastal Titans) *2016 – Kiara Bowers (Coastal Titans); Emma King (Coastal Titans) *2017 – Jodie White (Coastal Titans) *2018 –

Hayley Miller Hayley Miller (born 3 February 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Miller won the Fremantle fairest and best and leading goalkicker awards in season 6 and was named ...

(Subiaco) Jo-anne Huggins Leading Goal Kickers *1990 – Kelley Lutey (Carlisle) *1991 – Janice Woods (Carlisle) *1992 – Kelley Lutey (Carlisle) *1993 – Karen Cooper (Vic Park) *1994 – Susan Daly (Innaloo) *1995 – Kelley Lutey (Vic Park) *1996 – Vanessa Chrisp (Innaloo) *1997 – Cindy Farinosi (Innaloo) *1998 – Nicole George (Belmont) *1999 – Nicole George (Belmont); Denise Wallace (Melville) *2000 – Denise Wallace (Melville) *2001 – Joanne Hartley 9Southern Thunder) *2002 – Danielle Fagents (Innaloo) *2003 – Jodie Shuttleworth(Innaloo) *2004 – Charlene Headland (Southern Thunder) *2005 – Natalie McDonald (Coastal Titans) *2006 – Krystal Rivers 9Coastal Titans) *2007 – Loren Fricker (Coastal Titans) *2008 – Loren Fricker (Coastal Titans) *2009 – Loren Fricker (Coastal Titans) *2010 –

Ashlee Atkins Ashlee Atkins (born 2 April 1993) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Gold Coast Suns in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played 13 matches for and 23 matches for . Atkins was drafted by Fremantle with their fourth se ...

(Swan Districts) *2011 – Amber Steiber (East Fremantle); Melissa Caulfield (East Fremantle) * 2012 –

(Coastal Titans) * 2013 –

Trisha Ramsay Trisha is either: * a female given name usually derived from the female Latin given name Patricia (derived from the Latin word patrician, meaning 'noble'), * a Hindu unisex given name a transliteration of तृषा (Tṛṣā) meaning thirst ...

(Coastal Titans) * 2014 – Trisha Ramsay (Coastal Titans) * 2015 – Trisha Ramsay (Coastal Titans) * 2016 –

Amy Lavell Amy Lavell (born 20 February 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Lavell was drafted by Fremantle with their eighth selection and sixty-first overall in the 2016 AFL ...

(Coastal Titans) * 2017 –

Kira Phillips Kira Phillips (born 16 May 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Phillips was drafted by Fremantle with their sixth selection and forty-fifth overall in the 2016 AFL W ...

(Peel) * 2018 –

(Peel) Cath Boyce Rookie of the Year *1995 – Mel Hicks (Canning) *1996 – Tammy Licence (Melville) *1997 – Amanda Crean (UWA) *1998 – Cherie Bambury (Belmont) *1999 – Samantha Winslow (Melville) *2000 – Karen Cowley (Innaloo) *2001 – Alana Duffus (Southern Thunder) *2002 – Jane Davis (Melville) *2003 – Catherine Young (Forrestfield) *2004 – Emma Burgess (Southern Thunder) *2005 – Rachael Russell (Melville) *2006 – ''Not awarded'' *2007 – Shelley Matcham (Melville) *2008 – Nicole Bolten (Coastal Titans) *2009 – Melissa Caulfield (Southern River) *2010 – Linnea Mansson (Claremont) *2011 – Kahra Sprlyan (South Fremantle) *2012 –

Ashleigh Brazill Ashleigh Brazill (born 29 December 1989 in Campbelltown, New South Wales) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's. She previously played netball for the Collingwood Magpies, and Australian ...

(East Fremantle) *2013 –

Lara Filocamo Lara Filocamo (born 15 September 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Filocamo was drafted by Fremantle with their fourth selection and twenty-ninth overall in the 20 ...

(Claremont) *2014 – ''Not awarded'' *2015 – Erin Fox (East Fremantle) *2016 – Jasmin Stewart (Claremont) *2017 –

Sabreena Duffy Sabreena McKinnon ( Duffy, born 26 March 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle Football Club#AFL Women's team, Fremantle and Melbourne Football Club#AFL Women's team, Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was known ...

(Peel Thunderbirds) *2018 – Jayme Harken (Subiaco) Life members *1994 – Cath Boyce *1995 – Sharon Woods *1996 – Barbara Hampson *1997 – Jo-Anne Huggins *1997 – Kerryn Wood *2000 – Debbie White *2001 – Charmaine Rogers *2002 – Lynette (Smith) Geaney *2016 – Nikki Harwood *2018 – Carolyn Hills

References

External links

* {{Aussie Rules in Western Australia Women's Australian rules football leagues in Australia Australian rules football competitions in Western Australia Sports leagues established in 1988 1988 establishments in Australia Women's Australian rules football governing bodies