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
United States of America
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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
USAFL, 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
USAFL National Championships 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
Canada
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, is known as USA Freedom.
Clubs
Women's teams include:
*Arizona Lady Hawks (Phoenix/Tempe area)
*Atlanta Lady Kookaburra
Official Site*Denver Lady Bulldog
Official Site*Minnesota Freez
Official Site*North Star Blue O
Official Site*New York Lady Magpie
Official Site*Orange County Bombshell
Official Site*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
See also
* List of Australian rules football women's leagues
References
External links
Official Women's Australian Football Association Website
{{USAFL Clubs
Women's Australian rules football leagues
Australian football leagues in the United States
Sports leagues established in 2003
2003 establishments in the United States
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