List of WAFL Women's premiers

This page is a complete chronological listing of WAFL Women's premiers. WAFL Women's (WAFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Western Australia. Currently Claremont and East Fremantle have the most premierships in the competition, having won three titles each.

List of premiers

The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.

  Premiership decided by a Grand Final
  Premiership decided by ET, after the scheduled Grand Final was drawn
Season Premiers Runners-up Score Lou Knitter Medal Venue Date
2019East FremantleSwan Districts8.5 (53) d. 4.4 (28)Gabby O'Sullivan (East Fremantle)Lathlain Park14 September 2019[1]
2020Peel ThunderSubiaco4.4 (28) d. 2.1 (13)Chloe Wrigley (Peel Thunder)Arena Joondalup19 September 2020[2][3]
2021Peel Thunder (2)Swan Districts (2)5.3 (33) d. 2.3 (15)Sabreena Duffy (Peel Thunder)Rushton Park11 July 2021[4][5]
2022ClaremontEast Fremantle7.4 (46) d. 6.2 (38)Jasmin Stewart (Claremont)Claremont Oval2 July 2022[6][7]
2023East Fremantle (2)Claremont4.2 (26) d. 2.2 (14)Zippy Fish (East Fremantle)Mineral Resources Park15 July 2023[8][9]
2024Claremont (2)East Fremantle (2)3.2 (20) d. 2.5 (17)Jayme Harken (Claremont)Pentanet Stadium7 July 2024[10][11]
2025Claremont (3)Swan Districts (3)3.6 (24) d. 3.5 (23)Jayme Harken (Claremont)Mineral Resources Park24 August 2025[12]
2026East Fremantle (3)Swan Districts (4)3.5 (23) d. 2.7 (19)Jaime Henry (Swan Districts)Fremantle Community Bank Oval23 August 2026[13]

Table correct to the end of the 2026 season.

Premierships by team

This table summarises all premierships won by each team.

Club Grand final
matches
Premierships Runners-up
Total Years Total Years
East Fremantle532019, 2023, 202622022, 2024
Claremont432022, 2024, 202512023
Peel Thunder222020, 20210—
Swan Districts40—42019, 2021, 2025, 2026
Subiaco10—12020
South Fremantle00—0—
West Perth00—0—
East Perth00—0—
Perth00—0—

Table correct to the end of the 2026 season.

Premiership frequency

Club Years in
competition
Seasons Premierships Runners-up Strike rate (based on
seasons in competition)
Average years per
Premiership Grand final
Claremont2019–present83137.5%2.672.00
East Fremantle2019–present83237.5%2.671.6
Peel Thunder2019–present82025.0%4.004.00
Swan Districts2019–present8040.00%—2.00
Subiaco2019–present8010.00%—8.00
South Fremantle2020–present7000.00%——
West Perth2022–present5000.00%——
East Perth2023–present4000.00%——
Perth2025–present2000.00%——

Table correct to the end of the 2026 season.

Premiership droughts

The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships; the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club's entry to the league, the club's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought.

+ Drought began upon club's entry to league
Club Seasons Start Grand final appearances
during drought
Swan Districts82019+2019, 2021, 2025, 2026
Subiaco82019+2020
South Fremantle72020+
West Perth52022+
Peel Thunder52021
East Perth42023+
Perth22025+
Claremont12025
East Fremantle02026

Table correct to the end of the 2026 season.

Grand Final matchups

This is a list of the grand final matchups between two teams in the WAFL Women's, thus far.

# Match-up Grand Final Appearances Team(s) Premiership Years
Team(s) Premiership Years
3East Fremantle vs
Claremont
2022, 2023, 2024East Fremantle2023
Claremont2022, 2024
2Swan Districts vs
East Fremantle
2019, 2026Swan Districts-
East Fremantle2019, 2026
1Subiaco vs
Peel Thunder
2020Subiaco-
Peel Thunder2020
Peel Thunder vs
Swan Districts
2021Peel Thunder2021
Swan Districts-
Claremont vs
Swan Districts
2025Claremont2025
Swan Districts-

Table correct to the end of the 2026 season.

Reserves-grade and Rogers Cup premierships

WAFLW Reserves

A reserve-grade competition, known as the WAFLW Reserves, was held between 2019 and 2022, before being suspended by the state's football commission.[14][15]

Season Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Ref.
2019ClaremontSouth Fremantle7.5 (47) d. 2.0 (12)Lathlain Park14 September 2019[16][17]
2020Claremont (2)East Fremantle3.1 (19) d. 2.5 (17)Arena Joondalup19 September 2020[18][19]
2021Peel ThunderEast Fremantle6.4 (40) d. 5.4 (34)Rushton Park11 July 2021[20]
2022Claremont (3)East Fremantle3.5 (35) d. 2.2 (14)Claremont Oval2 July 2022[21][22]

Rogers Cup

The Rogers Cup is the leading under-18/19 development pathway competition for young female footballers. It was inaugurated in 2013 by the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL) before the WAFL assumed ownership of the competition in 2021.[23][24][25]

Season Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Ref.
2013South FremantlePeel Thunderbirds3.7 (25) d. 3.6 (24)Unknown25 August 2013[26][27]
2014Peel ThunderbirdsClaremont5.11 (41) d. 3.4 (22)Arena Joondalup31 August 2014[26][28]
2015Peel Thunderbirds (2)South Fremantle5.5 (35) d. 2.4 (16)East Fremantle Oval6 September 2015[26][29][30]
2016Peel Thunderbirds (3)Swan Districts11.9 (75) d. 5.3 (33)Leederville Oval28 August 2016[26][31]
2017Swan DistrictsSouth Fremantle3.7 (25) d. 2.3 (15)Leederville Oval20 August 2017[32][33]
2018Peel Thunderbirds (4)East Fremantle5.8 (38) d. 3.0 (18)Claremont Oval26 August 2018[34][35]
2019Peel Thunder (5)South Fremantle6.8 (44) d. 5.1 (31)Lathlain Park14 September 2019[36][37]
2020South Fremantle (2)Peel Thunder8.4 (52) d. 1.4 (10)Arena Joondalup19 September 2020[38][39]
2021West PerthSouth Fremantle10.6 (66) d. 1.3 (9)Rushton Park11 July 2021[40][41]
2022East FremantlePeel Thunder12.6 (78) d. 2.5 (17)Claremont Oval2 July 2022[42][43]
2023West Perth (2)South Fremantle3.4 (22) d. 2.7 (19)Lathlain Park15 July 2023[44][45]
2024West Perth (3)Subiaco3.12 (30) d. 0.0 (0)Arena Joondalup7 July 2024[46]
2025West Perth (4)Claremont7.6 (48) d. 4.6 (30)Lathlain Park24 August 2025[47][48]
2026Swan Districts (2)East Fremantle5.4 (34) d. 4.9 (33)Fremantle Oval23 August 2026[49]

See also

References

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