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West Australian Women's Football League
Sport	Women's Australian rules football
First season	1988
President	Carolyn Hills
No. of teams	9
Country	Australia
Most recent; champion(s)	East Fremantle (2018)
Most titles	Coastal Titans (7)
Official website	wawfl.com.au

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It organised the premier women's football league in Western Australia from 1987 to 2018, which was superseded in 2019 by the WAFLW league, a joint initiative of the WAWFL and the West Australian Football Commission.^[1]

History

The WAWFL football league was formed in 1987.^[2] The first season of competition was played in 1988 between four clubs, with a team from Mount Lawley winning the inaugural premiership.^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]

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 current clubs are:^[6]

Name	Formed	League premierships	Reserves premierships	Notes
Claremont Piranhas	1988^[3]
Subiaco	2004^[7]	7		formerly known as Coastal Titans^[7]
East Fremantle Sharks	1988	7	0	Originally known as Melville Warriors
East Perth Royals	2016	0	0	Formerly known as Mt Lawley Hawks. Reserves team only in 2016
Joondalup Falcons	2007^[8]	0	2	Reserves team only in 2016
Peel Thunderbirds	2007^[9]
Perth Angels				Formerly known as the SNESA Angels.^[10] Reserves team only in 2016
South Fremantle Bulldogs	2007^[11]			Promoted to Division 1 in 2010^[11]
Swan Districts		4

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 (Southern River)
2010 – Melissa Caulfield (Southern River)
2011 – Melissa Caulfield (East Fremantle)
2012 – Lauren Stammers (Coastal Titans)
2013 – Kiara Bowers (Coastal Titans); Chelsea Randall (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 (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 (Swan Districts)
2011 – Amber Steiber (East Fremantle); Melissa Caulfield (East Fremantle)
2012 – Kiara Bowers (Coastal Titans)
2013 – Trisha Ramsay (Coastal Titans)
2014 – Trisha Ramsay (Coastal Titans)
2015 – Trisha Ramsay (Coastal Titans)
2016 – Amy Lavell (Coastal Titans)
2017 – Kira Phillips (Peel)
2018 – Kira Phillips (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 (East Fremantle)
2013 – Lara Filocamo (Claremont)
2014 – Not awarded
2015 – Erin Fox (East Fremantle)
2016 – Jasmin Stewart (Claremont)
2017 – Sabreena Duffy (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

^ "About us". WAWFL.
^ "About Us". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Claremont Piranhas". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ "WAWFL Premierships - League". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ "WAWFL Premierships". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ "Club Contacts". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Coastal Titans Women's Football Club rebrands as Subiaco Women's Football Club | Community News Group". Community News Group. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
^ "Joondalup Falcons". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ "Peel Thunderbirds". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ "Perth Angels". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Our History". South Fremantle Women's Football Club. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

External links

Official website

[1] "About us". WAWFL.

[about-2] "About Us". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[Claremont-3] "Claremont Piranhas". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[premierships-4] "WAWFL Premierships - League". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[5] "WAWFL Premierships". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[6] "Club Contacts". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[Titans-7] "Coastal Titans Women's Football Club rebrands as Subiaco Women's Football Club | Community News Group". Community News Group. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

[Joondalup-8] "Joondalup Falcons". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[Peel-9] "Peel Thunderbirds". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[Perth-10] "Perth Angels". WAWFL. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[SFhistory-11] "Our History". South Fremantle Women's Football Club. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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