Women's Football Australia (WFA) was the governing body for the sport of

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between 1991 and its dissolution in 2015. The organisation coordinated the Women's National Championship throughout its existence. In 2010, the

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gained control over women's Australian rules football, and took over the operations of Women's Football Australia. After the 2015 edition, the AFL arranged the 2016 Exhibition Series and announced the formation of the AFLW in September 2016, 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 Women's Football Australia and the Championship ceased to exist, and they were both dissolved. Consequently, the leagues it ran were either dissolved and replaced by AFL-sanctioned leagues, or are now operated by the AFL or its state/territory level bodies.

Leagues

Victorian Women's Football League The Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL) was the oldest and largest Australian rules football league for women in the world, consisting of 47 clubs from Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia across seven divisions with a total of over ...

* ACTWAFL *

West Australian Women's Football League The West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL) was the governing body of women's Australian rules football in the state of Western Australia from 1987 until its dissolution in 2021. It organised the premier women's football league in We ...

* South Australian Women's Football League *

Sydney Women's AFL The Sydney Women's Australian Football League (SWAFL) was the governing body of the sport of Women's Australian rules football in the state of New South Wales from 2000 to 2011. In 2012 SWAFL ceased to exist and the women's competition came und ...

* Northern Territory Women's Aussie Rules Football Association * Queensland Women's AFL * Cairns Women's AFL * Townsville Women's AFL * Mackay Women's AFL

Youth Leagues

* Victorian Youth Girls Competition * Queensland Youth Girls Competition * South Australia Schoolgirls AFL * West Australia Schoolgirls AFL

References

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{{Sports governing bodies in Australia 1997 establishments in Australia Sports organizations established in 1997 AFL Women's National Championship

Leagues

Youth Leagues

See also

References

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