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2020 AFL Women's season

{{Short description|Fourth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox AFL Women's season

| year = 2020

| image = 2020 AFLW Season Logo.png

| imagesize = 258px

| date = 7 February—22 March 2020

| teams = 14

| premiers = Not awarded

| bestandfairest = Madison Prespakis ({{AFLW|Car}})

| votes = 15

| leadinggoalkicker = Caitlin Greiser ({{AFLW|StK}})

| goals = 10

| matches = 46

| attendance = 205,050

| highattend = 35,185 (round 2, {{AFLW|WC}} v {{AFLW|Fre}})

| prevseason = {{coloured link|white|2019 AFL Women's season|2019}}

| nextseason = {{coloured link|white|2021 AFL Women's season|2021}}

}}

The 2020 AFL Women's season was the fourth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 14 clubs and ran from 7 February to 22 March; it was intended to comprise an eight-round home-and-away season followed by a three-week finals series featuring the top three clubs from each conference, however the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March saw the season curtailed and finally abandoned without a premiership being awarded. Australian Football League (AFL) clubs {{AFLW|GC}}, {{AFLW|Ric}}, {{AFLW|StK}} and {{AFLW|WC}} featured for the first time in 2020.

{{AFLW|Car}}'s Madison Prespakis won the AFL Women's best and fairest award as the league's best and fairest player, and St Kilda's Caitlin Greiser won the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award as the league's leading goalkicker.

Background

=New teams=

Four new teams, {{AFLW|GC}}, {{AFLW|Ric}}, {{AFLW|StK}} and {{AFLW|WC}}, joined the competition, bringing the total number of teams to fourteen. This followed on from the inclusion of {{AFLW|Gee}} and {{AFLW|NM}} in the previous season.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-27/tasmania-nth-melb-geelong-win-new-aflw-licences-for-2019/8992508|title=AFLW: Tasmania-North Melbourne and Geelong win licenses to field teams in 2019|work=ABC News|date=27 September 2017}}

{{AFLW expansion|2020=yes}}

=Collective bargaining agreement=

Prior to the season commencing a collective bargaining agreement failed to pass the player's association, with only 70% agreeing, falling short of the required 75% threshold. One of the demands of the dissenters was to have a longer season, so that all the teams could play each other once.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/07/aflw-season-up-in-air-after-cba-fails-to-pass-player-vote|title=AFLW season up in air after bargaining agreement fails to pass player vote|agency=Australian Associated Press|date=2019-10-06|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-10-07|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} The players later voted with a vote of 98% to agree to a revised agreement, which steadily increased the number of matches to be played over three years.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/18518/landslide-yes-vote-ensures-2020-aflw-season-will-go-ahead|title=Landslide 'yes' vote ensures 2020 AFLW season will go ahead|work=AFL Women's|date=28 October 2019}}

=Conference system=

The conference system utilised in the previous season was retained for this season, though it was expanded to cater for the additional teams. Seven teams were placed in each of the two conferences, with teams playing all their intra-conference rivals once and two cross-over matches against teams from the other conference, resulting in an 8-round home and away season. The placing of the teams was determined by the AFL with competitiveness, list assessments and the previous season's results in mind.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/18548/2020-fixture-and-conferences-revealed|title=2020 fixture and conferences revealed|work=AFL Women's|date=29 October 2019}}

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
colspan=3|Conference A
Team

! Stadium(s)

! Capacity

{{AFLW|Ade}}

| Richmond Oval
Unley Oval

| 16,500
10,000

{{AFLW|NM}}

| Arden Street Oval
UTAS Stadium
North Hobart Oval

| 5,000
21,000
18,000

{{AFLW|Gee}}

| GMHBA Stadium

| 36,000

{{AFLW|GWS}}

| Blacktown ISP Oval
Robertson Oval
Giants Stadium

| 10,000
10,000
24,000

{{AFLW|Bri}}

| Hickey Park
Gabba

| 5,000
42,000

{{AFLW|GC}}

| Metricon Stadium
Great Barrier Reef Arena
Fankhauser Reserve

| 25,000
10,000
8,000

{{AFLW|Ric}}

| Swinburne Centre
Ikon Park
Queen Elizabeth Oval

| 6,000
21,000
10,000

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
colspan=3|Conference B
Team

! Stadium(s)

! Capacity

{{AFLW|Fre}}

| Fremantle Oval

| 17,500

{{AFLW|Mel}}

| Casey Fields
TIO Traeger Park

| 12,000
7,000

{{AFLW|WB}}

| VU Whitten Oval

| 12,000

{{AFLW|Car}}

| Ikon Park
Marvel Stadium

| 21,000
56,000

{{AFLW|Col}}

| Victoria Park
Morwell Recreation Reserve
Marvel Stadium

| 15,000
12,000
56,000

{{AFLW|StK}}

| RSEA Park

| 10,000

{{AFLW|WC}}

| Mineral Resources Park
Leederville Oval
Optus Stadium

| 15,000
15,000
60,000

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Impact of 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

The 2020 season was disrupted and then brought to an early end by the COVID-19 pandemic, which was formally declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020, prior to Round 6. The pandemic had the following effects on the season:

  • All matches played from 14 March onwards were played to empty stadiums.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/384862/coronavirus-crisis-what-we-know-what-we-don-t |title=Coronavirus crisis: What we know, what we don't|date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020|publisher=Australian Football League|author=Jourdan Canil}}
  • The final two rounds of the home-and-away season were scratched and the finals brought forward by two weeks, being played based on ladder positions at the time.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/49363/straight-to-finals-aflw-season-cut-short-due-to-coronavirus|title=Straight to finals: AFLW season cut short due to coronavirus|author=Sarah Black|date=18 March 2020|access-date=18 March 2020|publisher=Australian Football League}}
  • The finals series was expanded from six teams to eight. Under the original schedule, the top team in each conference was to advance directly to the preliminary finals while the second and third placed teams played off in semi-finals; but under the modified system, the fourth placed teams also qualified, and faced the first placed teams in semi-finals. Partway through the finals series, it was announced that no premiership will be awarded after the Victorian government announced a shutdown of all non-essential operations on 22 March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/49993/no-premiership-in-2020-aflw-season-ends-immediately|title=No premiership in 2020: AFLW season ends immediately|first=Jourdan|last=Canil|work=Womens.AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|date=22 March 2020}}

Home-and-away season

The originally scheduled eight-round fixture and make-up of the conferences was released on 29 October 2019.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/matches/2020|title=2020 Fixtures|publisher=AFL Women's |access-date=24 February 2020}}

  • All starting times are Australian Eastern Time.
  • {{AFLW|Ric}} home games originally scheduled at the Swinburne Centre, the club's home ground, were later moved to Ikon Park out of concerns for crowd capacity.{{cite web |title=Richmond AFLW home games moved to Ikon Park |website=www.richmondfc.com.au |date=5 January 2020 |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/551402/richmond-aflw-home-games-moved-to-ikon-park |access-date=24 February 2020}}

=Round 1=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 1}}

{{AFLGame|Friday, 7 February (7:45 pm)|{{AFLW|Ric}}|2.2 (14)|A|{{AFLW|Car}}|6.12 (48)|Ikon Park|15,337|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/97/rich-v-carl Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 8 February (1:10 pm)|{{AFLW|GWS}}|1.3 (9)|H|{{AFLW|GC}}|1.2 (8)|Blacktown ISP Oval|1,540|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/98/gws-v-gcfc Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 8 February (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Mel}}|3.4 (22)|H|{{AFLW|NM}}|3.2 (20)|Casey Fields|3,500|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/99/melb-v-nmfc Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 8 February (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Bri}}|5.4 (34)|H|{{AFLW|Ade}}|3.3 (21)|Hickey Park|3,002|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/100/bl-v-adel Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 9 February (1:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Col}}|5.8 (38)|H|{{AFLW|WC}}|1.5 (11)|Victoria Park|6,100|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/101/coll-v-wce Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 9 February (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|StK}}|2.2 (14)|A|{{AFLW|WB}}|6.3 (39)|RSEA Park|8,000|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/103/stk-v-wb Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 9 February (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Fre}}|6.8 (44)|H|{{AFLW|Gee}}|4.4 (28)|Fremantle Oval|5,509|[https://womens.afl/news/43562/match-report-starring-role-from-duffy-sees-dockers-fend-off-cats Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

  • The match between {{AFLW|GWS}} and {{AFLW|GC}}, which was played in torrential rain, was the lowest scoring match in AFL history, in either the men's or women's competition, with the two teams scoring a combined score of only 2.5 (17). GWS's score of 1.3 (9) was the lowest winning score in history.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflws-great-expansion-dilemma-laid-bare-as-new-teams-for-2020-go-winless-and-sit-last-after-round-1/news-story/b2f62ebc3f1242d104c75e438f9cbdda|title=AFLW's great expansion dilemma laid bare as new teams for 2020 go winless and sit last after Round 1|publisher=Fox Sports Australia|first=Shayne|last=Hope|date=9 February 2020|access-date=10 February 2020}}

}}

=Round 2=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 2}}

{{AFLGame|Friday, 14 February (7:40 pm)|{{AFLW|WB}}|2.0 (12)|A|{{AFLW|Mel}}|4.8 (32)|VU Whitten Oval|3,133|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/104/wb-v-melb Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 15 February (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|NM}}|6.1 (37)|H|{{AFLW|GWS}}|2.7 (19)|UTAS Stadium|2,102|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/105/nmfc-v-gws Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 15 February (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|GC}}|5.3 (33)|H|{{AFLW|Ric}}|2.10 (22)|Metricon Stadium|7,071|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/107/gcfc-v-rich Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 15 February (7:10 pm)|{{AFLW|WC}}|2.3 (15)|A|{{AFLW|Fre}}|9.6 (60)|Optus Stadium|35,185|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/106/wce-v-fre Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 16 February (1:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Gee}}|3.2 (20)|A|{{AFLW|Bri}}|6.3 (39)|GMHBA Stadium|5,567|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/108/geel-v-bl Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 16 February (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Car}}|3.6 (24)|A|{{AFLW|Col}}|6.3 (39)|Ikon Park|7,529|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/109/carl-v-coll Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 16 February (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Ade}}|6.4 (40)|H|{{AFLW|StK}}|4.3 (27)|Richmond Oval|6,433|[https://womens.afl/news/45131/match-report-crows-leave-it-late-against-saints Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

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=Round 3=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 3}}

{{AFLGame|Friday, 21 February (7:10 pm)|{{AFLW|StK}}|3.1 (19)|H|{{AFLW|Mel}}|1.8 (14)|RSEA Park|4,012|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/111/stk-v-melb Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 22 February (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|WB}}|4.6 (30)|A|{{AFLW|Car}}|8.3 (51)|VU Whitten Oval|8,259|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/112/wb-v-carl Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 22 February (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|GC}}|4.4 (28)|D|{{AFLW|Bri}}|4.4 (28)|Metricon Stadium|4,223|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/113/gcfc-v-bl Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 22 February (7:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Fre}}|5.3 (33)|H|{{AFLW|Col}}|4.6 (30)|Fremantle Oval|5,636|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/114/fre-v-coll Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 23 February (1:10 pm)|{{AFLW|GWS}}|6.6 (42)|H|{{AFLW|WC}}|2.2 (14)|Blacktown ISP Oval|1,980|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/115/gws-v-wce Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 23 February (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Ric}}|2.8 (20)|A|{{AFLW|NM}}|12.4 (76)|Ikon Park|3,697|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/116/rich-v-nmfc Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 23 February (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Gee}}|6.2 (38)|A|{{AFLW|Ade}}|8.1 (49)|GMHBA Stadium|3,195|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/117/geel-v-adel Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

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=Round 4=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 4}}

{{AFLGame|Friday, 28 February (5:40 pm)|{{AFLW|Col}}|4.2 (26)|A|{{AFLW|Mel}}|7.4 (46)|Marvel Stadium|21,528|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/118/coll-v-melb Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 29 February (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Ric}}|7.3 (45) |A|{{AFLW|Gee}}|10.7 (67)|Queen Elizabeth Oval|4,906|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/119/rich-v-geel Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 29 February (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|NM}}|6.11 (47)|H|{{AFLW|GC}}|5.4 (34)|Arden Street Oval|3,280|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/121/nmfc-v-gcfc Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 29 February (7:10 pm)|{{AFLW|WC}}|4.6 (30)|H|{{AFLW|WB}}|3.8 (26)|Leederville Oval|2,455|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/120/wce-v-wb Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 1 March (1:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Ade}}|4.4 (28)|A|{{AFLW|Car}}|5.6 (36)|Richmond Oval|7,281|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/122/adel-v-carl Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 1 March (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|StK}}|3.5 (23)|A|{{AFLW|Fre}}|3.6 (24)|RSEA Park|3,870|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/123/stk-v-fre Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 1 March (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Bri}}|7.9 (51)|H|{{AFLW|GWS}}|3.5 (23)|Hickey Park|3,297|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/124/bl-v-gws Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

  • The match between {{AFLW|Col}} and {{AFLW|Mel}} was moved to Marvel Stadium from Victoria Park to act as a curtain-raiser for the AFL's bushfire relief State of Origin match.{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/552146/aflw-match-against-melbourne-moved-to-marvel-stadium-before-bushfire-fundraiser|title=AFLW: Match against Melbourne moved to Marvel Stadium before bushfire fundraiser|first=Adam|last=McNicol|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Collingwood|date=9 January 2020|access-date=2 March 2020}}}}

=Round 5=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 5}}

{{AFLGame|Friday, 6 March (7:10 pm)|{{AFLW|GC}}|2.6 (18)|A|{{AFLW|Gee}}|5.8 (38)|Great Barrier Reef Arena|2,788|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/125/gcfc-v-geel Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 7 March (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|NM}}|9.9 (63)|H|{{AFLW|Ade}}|3.3 (21)|North Hobart Oval|2,843|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/126/nmfc-v-adel Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 7 March (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|GWS}}|7.14 (56)|H|{{AFLW|Ric}}|1.5 (11)|Robertson Oval|3,377|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/127/gws-v-rich Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 7 March (7:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Car}}|8.2 (50)|H|{{AFLW|StK}}|4.5 (29)|Ikon Park|3,871|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/128/carl-v-stk Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 8 March (1:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Col}}|8.5 (53)|H|{{AFLW|WB}}|3.3 (21)|Morwell Recreation Reserve|1,992|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/129/coll-v-wb Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 8 March (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Mel}}|10.6 (66)|H|{{AFLW|WC}}|1.1 (7)|Casey Fields|1,800|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/131/melb-v-wce Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 8 March (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Fre}}|7.8 (50)|H|{{AFLW|Bri}}|4.8 (32)|Fremantle Oval|4,446|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/130/fre-v-bl Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

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=Round 6=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Round 6}}

{{AFLGame|Friday, 13 March (7:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Gee}}|3.2 (20)|A|{{AFLW|NM}}|10.6 (66)|GMHBA Stadium|No attendance recorded|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/132/geel-v-nmfc Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 14 March (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Bri}}|2.2 (14)|A|{{AFLW|Col}}|5.13 (43)|Hickey Park|0|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/133/bl-v-coll Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 14 March (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|StK}}|6.6 (42)|H|{{AFLW|Ric}}|0.3 (3)|RSEA Park|0|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/134/stk-v-rich Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, 14 March (7:40 pm)|{{AFLW|Mel}}|3.6 (24)|A|{{AFLW|Car}}|6.4 (40)|TIO Traeger Park|0|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/135/melb-v-carl Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 15 March (1:10 pm)|{{AFLW|WB}}|8.3 (51)|A|{{AFLW|Fre}}|10.6 (66)|VU Whitten Oval|0|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/136/wb-v-fre Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 15 March (3:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Ade}}|3.3 (21)|A|{{AFLW|GWS}}|4.2 (26)|Richmond Oval|0|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/138/adel-v-gws Report]}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, 15 March (5:10 pm)|{{AFLW|WC}}|1.2 (8)|A|{{AFLW|GC}}|5.3 (33)|Mineral Resources Park|0|[https://womens.afl/match-centre/2020/137/wce-v-gcfc Report]}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

  • {{AFLW|Ric}}'s score of 0.3 (3) was, at the time, the lowest in AFL Women's history.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/48521/saints-hold-tigers-to-lowest-ever-aflw-score-claim-second-win|title=Saints hold Tigers to lowest ever AFLW score, claim second win|publisher=AFL Women's|first=Sarah|last=Black|date=14 March 2020|access-date=14 March 2020}}
  • Round 6 matches were played without spectators, with the exception of the Friday night {{AFLW|Gee}}–{{AFLW|NM}} match – which was open to be public, but did not have its attendance officially recorded.

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Ladders

{{col-begin|width=auto}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|title=Conference A

|section=Conference A

|loss_before_draw=true|for_against_style=points|use_goal_percentage=yes

|winpoints=4|drawpoints=2

|update=7 March 2020

|source=[https://womens.afl/ladder/2020 womens.afl]

|team1=NM |win_NM=5 |loss_NM=1 |draw_NM=0 |pf_NM=309 |pa_NM=136

|team2=GWS |win_GWS=4 |loss_GWS=2 |draw_GWS=0 |pf_GWS=175 |pa_GWS=142

|team3=BRI |win_BRI=3 |loss_BRI=2 |draw_BRI=1 |pf_BRI=198 |pa_BRI=185

|team4=GC |win_GC=2 |loss_GC=3 |draw_GC=1 |pf_GC=154 |pa_GC=152

|team5=GEE |win_GEE=2 |loss_GEE=4 |draw_GEE=0 |pf_GEE=211 |pa_GEE=261

|team6=ADE |win_ADE=2 |loss_ADE=4 |draw_ADE=0 |pf_ADE=180 |pa_ADE=224

|team7=RIC |win_RIC=0 |loss_RIC=6 |draw_RIC=0 |pf_RIC=115 |pa_RIC=322

|name_ADE=Adelaide

|name_BRI=Brisbane

|name_GEE=Geelong

|name_GC=Gold Coast

|name_GWS=Greater Western Sydney

|name_NM=North Melbourne

|name_RIC=Richmond

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q|result4=Q

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green2 |text_Q=Finals series

}}

{{col-break|gap=1em}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|title=Conference B

|section=Conference B

|loss_before_draw=true|for_against_style=points|use_goal_percentage=yes

|winpoints=4|drawpoints=2

|update=7 March 2020

|source=[https://womens.afl/ladder/2020 womens.afl]

|team1=FRE |win_FRE=6 |loss_FRE=0 |draw_FRE=0 |pf_FRE=277 |pa_FRE=179

|team2=CAR |win_CAR=5 |loss_CAR=1 |draw_CAR=0 |pf_CAR=249 |pa_CAR=164

|team3=MEL |win_MEL=4 |loss_MEL=2 |draw_MEL=0 |pf_MEL=204 |pa_MEL=124

|team4=COL |win_COL=4 |loss_COL=2 |draw_COL=0 |pf_COL=229 |pa_COL=149

|team5=STK |win_STK=2 |loss_STK=4 |draw_STK=0 |pf_STK=154 |pa_STK=170

|team6=WB |win_WB=1 |loss_WB=5 |draw_WB=0 |pf_WB=179 |pa_WB=246

|team7=WC |win_WC=1 |loss_WC=5 |draw_WC=0 |pf_WC=85 |pa_WC=265

|name_CAR=Carlton

|name_COL=Collingwood

|name_FRE=Fremantle

|name_MEL=Melbourne

|name_STK=St Kilda

|name_WC=West Coast

|name_WB=Western Bulldogs

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q|result4=Q

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green2 |text_Q=Finals series

}}

{{col-end}}

Progression by round

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicates the team finished the round inside the top 3.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished in first place in the conference for that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place in the conference for that round.

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class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; line-height: 90%;"

|+ Conference A

width=20 abbr="Position" |

!width=400px |Team

!width=30 abbr="Round 1" |1

!width=30 abbr="Round 2" |2

!width=30 abbr="Round 3" |3

!width=30 abbr="Round 4" |4

!width=30 abbr="Round 5" |5

!width=30 abbr="Round 6" |6

!width=30 abbr="Round 7" |7

!width=30 abbr="Round 8" |8

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| style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|03}}

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2style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|GWS}}

| style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|42}}

{{sort|05|45}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|83}}{{sort|04|84}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|123}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|162}}xx
3style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|Bri}}

| style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|41}}

style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|81}}style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|101}}style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|141}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|142}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|143}}xx
4style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|GC}}

| {{sort|04|04}}

style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|43}}{{sort|05|65}}{{sort|05|65}}{{sort|06|66}}{{sort|04|104}}xx
5style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|Gee}}

| {{sort|05|05}}

{{sort|6|06}}{{sort|06|06}}{{sort|6|46}}{{sort|04|84}}{{sort|04|8}}xx
6style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|Ade}}

| {{sort|06|06}}

{{sort|04|44}}{{sort|04|84}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|83}}{{sort|05|85}}{{sort|05|8}}xx
7style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|Ric}}

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|7|07}}

style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|7|07}}style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|7|07}}style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|7|07}}style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|07|07}}style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|07|07}}xx

{{col-break|gap=1em}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; line-height: 90%;"

|+ Conference B

width=20 abbr="Position" |

!width=400px |Team

!width=30 abbr="Round 1" |1

!width=30 abbr="Round 2" |2

!width=30 abbr="Round 3" |3

!width=30 abbr="Round 4" |4

!width=30 abbr="Round 5" |5

!width=30 abbr="Round 6" |6

!width=30 abbr="Round 7" |7

!width=30 abbr="Round 8" |8

1style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|Fre}}

| {{sort|04|44}}

style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|81}}style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|121}}style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|161}}style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|201}}style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|241}}xx
2style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|Car}}

| style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|42}}

{{sort|04|44}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|83}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|123}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|163}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|202}}xx
3style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|Mel}}

| {{sort|05|45}}

style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|83}}{{sort|04|84}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|122}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|162}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|163}}xx
4style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|Col}}

| style="background:#99ccff;" | {{sort|01|41}}

style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|82}}style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|02|82}}{{sort|04|84}}{{sort|04|124}}{{sort|04|164}}xx
5style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|StK}}

| {{sort|06|06}}

{{sort|06|06}}{{sort|06|46}}{{sort|06|46}}{{sort|06|46}}{{sort|06|8}}xx
6style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|WB}}

| style="background:#ccffcc;" | {{sort|03|43}}

{{sort|05|45}}{{sort|05|45}}{{sort|05|45}}{{sort|05|45}}{{sort|05|4}}xx
7style="text-align:left"|{{AFLW|WC}}

| style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|7|07}}

style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|7|07}}style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|7|07}}style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|7|47}}style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|07|47}}style="background:#ffcccc;" | {{sort|07|47}}xx

{{col-end}}

Finals series

{{#invoke:RoundN|N8

| RD1=Semi finals

| RD2=Preliminary finals

| RD3=Grand final

| 3rdplace=no

| widescore=yes|bold_winner=high

| omit_blanks=yes

|March 21, Ikon Park|{{AFLW|NM}}|{{nowrap|5.4 (34)}}|{{AFLW|Col}}|{{nowrap|5.2 (32)}}

|March 22, Ikon Park|{{AFLW|Car}}|{{nowrap|6.8 (44)}}|{{AFLW|Bri}}|{{nowrap|2.3 (15)}}

|March 21, Fremantle Oval|{{AFLW|Fre}}|{{nowrap|12.8 (80)}}|{{AFLW|GC}}|{{nowrap|1.4 (10)}}

|March 21, Giants Stadium|{{AFLW|GWS}}|{{nowrap|3.8 (26)}}|{{AFLW|Mel}}|{{nowrap|4.5 (29)}}

|28–29 March|{{AFLW|NM}}| Cancelled|{{AFLW|Car}}|Cancelled

|28–29 March|{{AFLW|Fre}}| Cancelled|{{AFLW|Mel}}|Cancelled

|4–5 April|N/A |Cancelled |N/A |Cancelled

}}

=Semi finals=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Semi finals}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, March 21 (12:40 pm)|{{AFLW|NM}}|5.4 (34)|H|{{AFLW|Col}}|5.2 (32)|Ikon Park|0|}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, March 21 (2:40 pm)|{{AFLW|GWS}}|3.8 (26)|A|{{AFLW|Mel}}|4.5 (29)|Giants Stadium|0|}}

{{AFLGame|Saturday, March 21 (1:40 pm)|{{AFLW|Fre}}|12.8 (80)|H|{{AFLW|GC}}|1.4 (10)|Fremantle Oval|0|}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday, March 22 (1:10 pm)|{{AFLW|Car}}|6.8 (44)|H|{{AFLW|Bri}}|2.3 (15)|Ikon Park|0|}}

{{AFLGameFooter|notes=

}}

Win–loss table

{{Australian rules football win–loss table legend}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; width:50%"
valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! SF

! PF

! GF

!valign="middle"| Ladder

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|Ade}}}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

13|BL
13}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|13|StK
13}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|11|Geel
11}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

8|Carl
8}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

42|NM
42}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

5|GWS
5}}

| style="background:grey;"|GCS

| style="background:grey;"|Rich

|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|A6

align="left"| Brisbane Lions

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|13|Adel
13}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|19|Geel
19}}

| style="background:#CCCCFF;"|{{sort|0|GCS
0}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|28|GWS
28}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

18|Frem
18}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

29|Coll
29}}

| style="background:grey;"| Rich

| style="background:grey;"| NM

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

29|Carl
29}}

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|A3

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|Car}}}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|34|Rich
34}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

15|Coll
15}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|21|WB
21}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|8|Adel
8}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|21|StK
21}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|16|Melb
16}}

| style="background:grey;"| WCE

| style="background:grey;"| Frem

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|29|BL
29}}

| style="background:grey;"|NM

| style="background:grey;"|X

|B2

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|Col}}}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|27|WCE
27}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|15|Carl
15}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

3|Frem
3}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

20|Melb
20}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|32|WB
32}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|29|BL
29}}

| style="background:grey;"| StK

| style="background:grey;"| Geel

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

2|NM
2}}

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|B4

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|Fre}}}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|16|Geel
16}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|45|WCE
45}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|3|Coll
3}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|1|StK
1}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|18|BL
18}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|15|WB
15}}

| style="background:grey;"|Melb

| style="background:grey;"|Carl

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|70|GCS
70}}

| style="background:grey;"|Melb

| style="background:grey;"|X

|B1

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|Gee}}}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

16|Frem
16}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

19|BL
19}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

11|Adel
11}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|22|Rich
22}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|20|GCS
20}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

46|NM
46}}

| style="background:grey;"|GWS

| style="background:grey;"|Coll

|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|A5

align="left"| Gold Coast

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

1|GWS
1}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|11|Rich
11}}

| style="background:#CCCCFF;"|{{sort|0|BL
0}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

13|NM
13}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

20|Geel
20}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|25|WCE
25}}

| style="background:grey;"|Adel

| style="background:grey;"|Melb

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

70|Frem
70}}

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|A4

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|GWS}}}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|1|GCS
1}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

18|NM
18}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|28|WCE
28}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

28|BL
28}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|45|Rich
45}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|5|Adel
5}}

| style="background:grey;"|Geel

| style="background:grey;"|WB

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

3|Melb
3}}

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|A2

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|Mel}}}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|2|NM
2}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|20|WB
20}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

5|StK
5}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|20|Coll
20}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|59|WCE
59}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

16|Carl
16}}

| style="background:grey;"|Frem

| style="background:grey;"|GCS

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|3|GWS
3}}

| style="background:grey;"|Frem

| style="background:grey;"|X

|B3

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|NM}}}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

2|Melb
2}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|18|GWS
18}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|56|Rich
56}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|13|GCS
13}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|42|Adel
42}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|46|Geel
46}}

| style="background:grey;"|WB

| style="background:grey;"|BL

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|2|Coll
2}}

| style="background:grey;"|Carl

| style="background:grey;"|X

|A1

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|Ric}}}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

34|Carl
34}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

11|GCS
11}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

56|NM
56}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

22|Geel
22}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

45|GWS
45}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

39|StK
39}}

| style="background:grey;"|BL

| style="background:grey;"|Adel

|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|A7

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|StK}}}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

25|WB
25}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

13|Adel
13}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|5|Melb
5}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

1|Frem
1}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

21|Carl
21}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|39|Rich
39}}

| style="background:grey;"|Coll

| style="background:grey;"|WCE

|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|B5

align="left"| West Coast

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

27|Coll
27}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

45|Frem
45}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

28|GWS
28}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|4|WB
4}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

59|Melb
59}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

25|GCS
25}}

| style="background:grey;"|Carl

| style="background:grey;"|StK

|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|B7

align="left"| {{nowrap|{{AFLW|WB}}}}

| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|{{sort|25|StK
25}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

20|Melb
20}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

21|Carl
21}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

4|WCE
4}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

32|Coll
32}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"|{{sort

15|Frem
15}}

| style="background:grey;"|NM

| style="background:grey;"|GWS

|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

| style="background:grey;"|X

|B6

Awards

=League awards=

  • The league best and fairest was awarded to Madison Prespakis of {{AFLW|Car}}, who polled 15 out of 18 votes.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/50208/young-blue-caps-incredible-rise-with-top-gong|title=Young Blue caps incredible rise with top gong|work=AFL Women’s|date=28 April 2020}}
  • The leading goalkicker was awarded to Caitlin Greiser of {{AFLW|StK}}, who kicked ten goals during the home and away season.
  • The Rising Star was awarded to Isabel Huntington of the {{AFLW|WB}}.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/50206/star-dog-bounces-back-from-injuries-to-claim-rising-star-award|title=Star Dog bounces back from injuries to claim Rising Star award|work=AFL Women’s|date=28 April 2020}}
  • There was no Grand Final best on ground medal awarded, as the match was not played on account of the season's early termination due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • The goal of the year was awarded to Kate Hore of {{AFLW|Mel}}.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/50120/watch-mark-and-goal-of-the-year-revealed|title=Mark and Goal of the year revealed|work=AFL Women’s|date=26 April 2020}}
  • The mark of the year was awarded to Rebecca Privitelli of {{AFLW|GWS}}.
  • AFLW Players Association awards
  • The most valuable player was awarded to Jasmine Garner ({{AFLW|NM}}).{{cite news |title=AFLPA award winners revealed: MVP, best captain, more

|url=https://womens.afl/news/50111/aflpa-award-winners-revealed-mvp-best-captain-more |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=AFL Women's |date=20 April 2020}}

  • The most courageous player was awarded to Kiara Bowers ({{AFLW|Fre}}).
  • The best captain was awarded to Daisy Pearce ({{AFLW|Mel}}).
  • The best first year player was awarded to Georgia Patrikios ({{AFLW|StK}}).
  • The AFLW Coaches Association champion player of the year was awarded to Jasmine Garner ({{AFLW|NM}}).{{cite news |title=AFLW coaches' champion player |url=https://www.aflcoaches.com.au/awards/aflw-champion-player-of-the-year-award/leaderboard/2020/20200206 |access-date=20 April 2020 |work=AFL Coaches Association|date=24 April 2020}}
  • Karen Paxman was named captain of the All-Australian team. Twelve of the fourteen clubs had at least one representative in the 21-woman team.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-allaustralian-team-for-2020-revealed-12-clubs-represented-as-two-stars-make-history/news-story/7548ceec1657bdbe8cb71abca5c58252|title=AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history|work=Fox Sports Australia|date=27 April 2020}}
  • {{AFLW|Ric}} were the lowest ranked team overall, and thus could be said to have "won" the wooden spoon, though this is a contestable claim given the use of conferences.

=Best and fairests=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:45%;"
Club

! Award name

! Player

! class="unsortable"|Ref.

{{AFLW|Ade}}

| Club Champion

| {{sortname|Anne|Hatchard}}

| rowspan=14| {{center|{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/50116/best-and-fairest-wrap-up-who-won-your-club-s-awards-|title=Best and fairest wrap-up: Who won your club's awards?|work=AFL Women's|date=1 May 2020|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913031051/https://womens.afl/news/50116/best-and-fairest-wrap-up-who-won-your-club-s-awards-}}}}

{{AFLW|Bri}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Emily|Bates}}

{{AFLW|Car}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Madison|Prespakis}}

{{AFLW|Col}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Jaimee|Lambert}}

{{AFLW|Fre}}

| Fairest and best

| {{sortname|Kiara|Bowers}}

{{AFLW|Gee}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Olivia|Purcell}}

{{AFLW|GC}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Jamie|Stanton}}

{{AFLW|GWS}}

| Gabrielle Trainor Medal

| {{sortname|Alyce|Parker}}

{{AFLW|Mel}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Shelley|Scott}}

{{AFLW|NM}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Jasmine|Garner}}

{{AFLW|Ric}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Monique|Conti}}

{{AFLW|StK}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Rosie|Dillon}}
{{sortname|Caitlin|Greiser}}
{{sortname|Georgia|Patrikios}}
{{sortname|Olivia|Vesely}}

{{AFLW|WB}}

| Susan Alberti Award

| {{sortname|Isabel|Huntington}}

{{AFLW|WC}}

| Best and fairest

| {{sortname|Dana|Hooker}}

=AFLW leading goalkicker=

  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the season's goal kicking tally at the end of that round. The total is updated following the conclusion of the round.

class="wikitable nowraplinks" style="text-align:center; line-height: 90%; font-size:90%;" width=50%

!width=20 abbr="#"|Rank

!width=110 abbr="Player" |Player

!width=110 abbr="Team" |Team

!width=20 abbr="Round 1" |1

!width=20 abbr="Round 2" |2

!width=20 abbr="Round 3" |3

!width=20 abbr="Round 4" |4

!width=20 abbr="Round 5" |5

!width=20 abbr="Round 6" |6

!width=20 abbr="Round 7" |7

!width=20 abbr="Round 8" |8

!width=20 abbr="Total"|Total

1

|Caitlin Greiser

|St Kilda

|00

|22

|24

|15

|27

|style="background:#99ccff;"|310

|x

|x

|10

rowspan=2|2

|Sabreena Duffy

|Fremantle

|style="background:#99ccff;" |44

|style="background:#99ccff;" |15

|style="background:#99ccff;" |05

|05

|style="background:#99ccff;" |49

|09

|x

|x

|rowspan=2|9

Kalinda Howarth

|Gold Coast

|00

|00

|30

|21

|02

|42

|x

|x

rowspan=3|4

|Kaitlyn Ashmore

|North Melbourne

|11

|01

|34

|04

|48

|08

|x

|x

|rowspan=3|8

Jesse Wardlaw

|Brisbane

|11

|34

|style="background:#99ccff;" |15

|style="background:#99ccff;" |27

|18

|08

|x

|x

Jasmine Garner

|North Melbourne

|00

|22

|13

|03

|25

|38

|x

|x

rowspan=2|7

|Tayla Harris

|Carlton

|11

|12

|13

|25

|16

|17

|x

|x

|rowspan=2|7

Cora Staunton

|GWS

|00

|00

|11

|01

|45

|27

|x

|x

rowspan=3|9

|Rebecca Privitelli

|GWS

|00

|00

|33

|14

|26

|06

|x

|x

|rowspan=3|6

Ashley Sharp

|Fremantle

|00

|00

|11

|01

|23

|36

|x

|x

Daisy Bateman

|North Melbourne

|11

|01

|23

|25

|05

|16

|x

|x

Source{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/leagues/every_goalkicker/AFL/138/Women%27s+Premiership+Season/245?season_from=2020&season_to=2020&limit=1000|title=AFL - Every Goalkicker|publisher=australianfootball.com}}

Coach changes

class="wikitable sortable"

! Club

! Outgoing coach

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Incoming coach

! Date of appointment

{{AFLW|WC}}

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Inaugural coach

| {{sortname|Luke|Dwyer}}{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/105964/aflw-eagles-development-coach-to-lead-new-team|title=AFLW: Eagles development coach to lead new team|first=Sarah|last=Black|publisher=Telstra|work=Australian Football League|date=13 December 2018}}

| 13 December 2018

{{AFLW|GC}}

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Inaugural coach

| {{sortname|David|Lake|dab=coach}}{{cite web|url=https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/246485/david-lake-appointed-inaugural-gc-suns-aflw-coach|title=David Lake appointed inaugural GC SUNS AFLW Coach|publisher=Telstra|work=Gold Coast|date=5 March 2019}}

| 5 March 2019

{{AFLW|StK}}

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Inaugural coach

| {{sortname|Peta|Searle}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/saints-appoint-peta-searle-as-aflw-coach-20190417-p51f3s.html|title=Saints appoint Peta Searle as AFLW coach|first=Michael|last=Ramsey|newspaper=The Age|date=17 April 2019}}

| 17 April 2019

{{AFLW|Ric}}

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Inaugural coach

| {{sortname|Tom|Hunter|dab=coach}}{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/18048/the-hunt-is-over-tigers-name-inaugural-coach|title=The hunt is over: Tigers name inaugural coach|first=Sarah|last=Black|publisher=Telstra|work=AFL Women's|date=19 June 2019}}

| 19 June 2019

{{AFLW|Ric}}

| {{sortname|Tom|Hunter|dab=coach}}

| End of contract{{cite web|url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/691380|title=Tom Hunter to depart Richmond|publisher=Telstra|work=Richmond|date=15 May 2020}}

| 15 May 2020

| {{sortname|Ryan|Ferguson|dab=footballer}}{{cite web|url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/834090/ryan-ferguson-appointed-aflw-coach|title=Ryan Ferguson appointed AFLW coach|publisher=Telstra|work=Richmond|date=6 November 2020}}

| 6 November 2020

{{AFLW|NM}}

| {{sortname|Scott|Gowans}}

| End of contract{{cite web|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/702263/aflw-gowans-to-depart|title=AFLW: Gowans to depart|publisher=Telstra|work=North Melbourne|date=4 June 2020}}

| 4 June 2020

| {{sortname|Darren|Crocker}}

| 4 June 2020

{{AFLW|WC}}

| {{sortname|Luke|Dwyer}}

| Resigned{{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/west-coast-eagles-womens-coach-luke-dwyer-steps-down-after-one-season-amid-covid-19-carnage-ng-b881676848z|title=West Coast Eagles women's coach Luke Dwyer steps down after one season amid COVID-19 carnage|first=Braden|last=Quartermaine|newspaper=The West Australian|date=25 September 2020}}

| 25 September 2020

| {{sortname|Daniel|Pratt|dab=footballer}}{{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/daniel-pratt-confirmed-for-dual-west-coast-eagles-coaching-roles-at-wafl-and-aflw-level-ng-b881767464z|title=Daniel Pratt confirmed for dual West Coast Eagles coaching roles at WAFL and AFLW level|first=John|last=Townsend|newspaper=The West Australian|date=12 January 2021}}

| 12 January 2021

Club leadership

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
Club

! Coach

! Captain(s)

! Vice-captain(s)

! Leadership group

! Ref

{{AFLW|Ade}}

| Matthew Clarke

| Erin Phillips, Chelsea Randall

| Courtney Cramey, Ange Foley

| Sarah Allan, Jess Foley, Marijana Rajcic

| {{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/551539/aflw-2020-co-captains-locked-in|title=AFLW: 2020 co-captains locked in|publisher=Telstra Media|website=Adelaide|date=6 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/557403/aflw-five-person-leadership-group-announced|title=AFLW: Five-person leadership group announced|publisher=Telstra Media|website=Adelaide|date=28 January 2020}}

{{AFLW|Bri}}

| Craig Starcevich

| Emma Zielke

| Sharni Webb

| Emily Bates, Breanna Koenen, Kate Lutkins

| {{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/550051/emma-zielke-returns-as-captain|title=Emma Zielke returns as Captain|first=Josie|last=Fielding|website=Brisbane Lions|publisher=Telstra Media|date=18 December 2019}}

{{AFLW|Car}}

| Daniel Harford

| Kerryn Harrington, Katie Loynes

|

| Alison Downie, Sarah Hosking, Nicola Stevens

| {{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/loynes-and-harrington-to-replace-davey-as-carlton-opt-for-co-captains-20191212-p53j8j.html|title=Loynes and Harrington to replace Davey as Carlton opt for co-captains|newspaper=The Age|date=12 December 2019}}

{{AFLW|Col}}

| Stephen Symonds

| Steph Chiocci

| Ash Brazill, Brianna Davey

|

| {{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/540667/aflw-chiocci-to-lead-pies-for-a-fourth-season|title=Chiocci to lead Pies for a fourth season|work=Collingwood|publisher=Telstra Media|date=10 December 2019}}

{{AFLW|Fre}}

| Trent Cooper

| Kara Antonio

|

| Ebony Antonio, Kiara Bowers, Hayley Miller, Gabby O'Sullivan

| {{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/aflw/hayley-miller-voted-into-fremantles-aflw-leadership-group-for-2020-ng-b881415390z|title=Hayley Miller voted into Fremantle's AFLW leadership group for 2020|first=Bonnie|last=Raynor|newspaper=The West Australian|date=18 December 2019}}

{{AFLW|Gee}}

| Paul Hood

| Melissa Hickey

| Meg McDonald

| Renee Garing, Jordan Ivey, Aasta O'Connor

| {{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Lachie |title=2020 AFLW Geelong Cats: Melissa Hickey named captain, Meg McDonald vice-captain for Geelong |url=https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/afl/2020-aflw-geelong-cats-melissa-hickey-named-captain-meg-mcdonald-vicecaptain-for-geelong/news-story/c58cd4d78b08e3b3d2ecd8cbcc622337 |newspaper=Geelong Advertiser |access-date=14 January 2020}}

{{AFLW|GC}}

| David Lake

| Leah Kaslar, Sam Virgo

|

| Tiarna Ernst, Sally Riley, Jamie Stanton

| {{cite news |title=Your inaugural AFLW Captains

|url=https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/558390/your-inaugural-aflw-captains |newspaper=Gold Coast Suns |access-date=3 February 2020}}

{{AFLW|GWS}}

| Alan McConnell

| Alicia Eva

|

| Jessica Dal Pos, Pepa Randall, Cora Staunton, Britt Tully

| {{cite web|url=https://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2019-11-24/farrugia-calls-time-as-eva-takes-over-captaincy|title=Farrugia Calls Time as Eva Takes Over Captaincy|work=Greater Western Sydney Giants|publisher=Telstra Media|date=24 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/554389/three-new-faces-in-aflw-leadership-group|title=Three New Faces in AFLW Leadership Group|work=Greater Western Sydney Giants|publisher=Telstra Media|date=17 January 2020}}

{{AFLW|Mel}}

| Mick Stinear

| Daisy Pearce

| Karen Paxman

|

| {{cite web |last1=Nobes |first1=Caitlin |title=Pearce to lead Demons in 2020 |url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/555084/pearce-to-lead-demons-in-2020 |website=Melbourne |publisher=Telstra Media |date=20 January 2020}}

{{AFLW|NM}}

| Scott Gowans

| Emma Kearney

| Jasmine Garner

| Emma King, Brittany Gibson

| {{cite web|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2019-11-25/aflw-kearney-to-lead-again|title=AFLW: Kearney to lead again|date=25 November 2019|work=North Melbourne|publisher=Telstra Media}}

{{AFLW|Ric}}

| Tom Hunter

| Katie Brennan

| Christina Bernardi

| Phoebe Monahan, Lauren Tesoriero

| {{cite web |title=Katie Brennan becomes Richmond's inaugural AFLW captain |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/553641/katie-brennan-becomes-richmond-s-inaugural-aflw-captain |website=Richmond |publisher=Telstra Media |date=15 January 2020}}

{{AFLW|StK}}

| Peta Searle

| Cat Phillips, Kate Shierlaw, Rhiannon Watt

|

|

| {{cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/swoop/st-kilda-names-cat-phillips-kate-shierlaw-and-rhiannon-watt-as-inaugural-aflw-captains/news-story/e7fd840dbf74531dd9d487508621effd|title=St Kilda names Cat Phillips, Kate Shierlaw and Rhiannon Watt as inaugural AFLW captains|first=Lauren|last=Wood|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=14 January 2020}}

{{AFLW|WC}}

| Luke Dwyer

| Emma Swanson

| Dana Hooker

| Maddy Collier, Courtney Guard, Alicia Janz

| {{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/aflw/midfielder-emma-swanson-appointed-inaugural-captain-of-west-coast-eagles-aflw-team-ng-b881409609z|title=Midfielder Emma Swanson appointed inaugural captain of West Coast Eagles AFLW team|date=12 December 2019|newspaper=The Sunday Times}}

{{AFLW|WB}}

| Nathan Burke

| Ellie Blackburn

| Brooke Lochland

| Isabel Huntington, Kirsty Lamb, Hannah Scott, Lauren Spark

| {{cite web|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/556369/blackburn-named-aflw-captain|title=Blackburn named AFLW captain|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Western Bulldogs|date=24 January 2020}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://womens.afl/ Official AFL Women's website]

{{2020 AFL Women's season}}

{{AFL Women's}}

Category:AFL Women's seasons

AFL Women's season

AFL Women's season 2020