List of WAFL Women's premiers
This page is a complete chronological listing of WAFL Women's premiers[clarification needed]. WAFL Women's (WAFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Western Australia. Currently Claremont have the most premierships in the competition, having won three titles.
List of premiers
The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.
| Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Lou Knitter Medal[clarification needed] | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | East Fremantle | Swan Districts | 8.5 (53) d. 4.4 (28) | Gabby O'Sullivan (East Fremantle) | Lathlain Park | 14 September 2019[1] |
| 2020 | Peel Thunder | Subiaco | 4.4 (28) d. 2.1 (13) | Chloe Wrigley (Peel Thunder) | Arena Joondalup | 19 September 2020[2][3] |
| 2021 | Peel Thunder (2) | Swan Districts (2) | 5.3 (33) d. 2.3 (15) | Sabreena Duffy (Peel Thunder) | Rushton Park | 11 July 2021[4][5] |
| 2022 | Claremont | East Fremantle | 7.4 (46) d. 6.2 (38) | Jasmin Stewart (Claremont) | Claremont Oval | 2 July 2022[6][7] |
| 2023 | East Fremantle (2) | Claremont | 4.2 (26) d. 2.2 (14) | Zippy Fish (East Fremantle) | Mineral Resources Park | 15 July 2023[8][9] |
| 2024 | Claremont (2) | East Fremantle (2) | 3.2 (20) d. 2.5 (17) | Jayme Harken (Claremont) | Pentanet Stadium | 7 July 2024[10][11] |
| 2025 | Claremont (3) | Swan Districts (3) | 3.6 (24) d. 3.5 (23) | Jayme Harken (Claremont) | Mineral Resources Park | 24 August 2025[12] |
| 2026 |
Table correct to the beginning of the 2026 season.
Premierships by team
This table summarises all premierships won by each team.
| Club | Grand final matches |
Premierships | Runners-up | Years since last premiership | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
| Claremont | 4 | 3 | 2022, 2024, 2025 | 1 | 2023 | 0 |
| East Fremantle | 4 | 2 | 2019, 2023 | 2 | 2022, 2024 | 2 |
| Peel Thunder | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2021 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Swan Districts | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2025 | — |
| Subiaco | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2020 | — |
| South Fremantle | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| West Perth | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| East Perth | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Perth | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Premiership frequency
| Club | Years in competition |
Seasons | Premierships | Runners-up | Strike rate (based on seasons in competition) |
Average years per | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Grand final | ||||||
| Claremont | 2019–present | 7 | 3 | 1 | 42.85% | 2.33 | 1.75 |
| East Fremantle | 2019–present | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28.57% | 3.50 | 1.75 |
| Peel Thunder | 2019–present | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28.57% | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Swan Districts | 2019–present | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | — | 2.33 |
| Subiaco | 2019–present | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 7.00 |
| South Fremantle | 2020–present | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| West Perth | 2022–present | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| East Perth | 2023–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Perth | 2025–present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2025 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 Districts | 7 | 2019+ | 2019, 2021, 2025 |
| Subiaco | 7 | 2019+ | 2020 |
| South Fremantle | 6 | 2020+ | |
| West Perth | 4 | 2022+ | |
| Peel Thunder | 4 | 2022 | |
| East Perth | 3 | 2023+ | |
| East Fremantle | 2 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Perth | 1 | 2025+ | |
| Claremont | 0 | 2025 |
Table correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Grand Final matchups
This is a list of the grand final matchups between two teams in the WAFL Women's, thus far. The only two teams to have played each other in more than one grand final are East Fremantle and Claremont.
| # | Match-up | Grand Final Appearances | Team(s) Premiership Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team(s) | Premiership Years | |||
| 3 | East Fremantle vs Claremont |
2022, 2023, 2024 | East Fremantle | 2023 |
| Claremont | 2022, 2024 | |||
| 1 | Swan Districts vs East Fremantle |
2019 | Swan Districts | - |
| East Fremantle | 2019 | |||
| Subiaco vs Peel Thunder |
2020 | Subiaco | - | |
| Peel Thunder | 2020 | |||
| Peel Thunder vs Swan Districts |
2021 | Peel Thunder | 2021 | |
| Swan Districts | - | |||
| Claremont vs Swan Districts |
2025 | Claremont | 2025 | |
| Swan Districts | - | |||
Table correct to the end of the 2025 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.[13][14]
| Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Claremont | South Fremantle | 7.5 (47) d. 2.0 (12) | Lathlain Park | 14 September 2019 | [15][16] |
| 2020 | Claremont (2) | East Fremantle | 3.1 (19) d. 2.5 (17) | Arena Joondalup | 19 September 2020 | [17][18] |
| 2021 | Peel Thunder | East Fremantle | 6.4 (40) d. 5.4 (34) | Rushton Park | 11 July 2021 | [19] |
| 2022 | Claremont (3) | East Fremantle | 3.5 (35) d. 2.2 (14) | Claremont Oval | 2 July 2022 | [20][21] |
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.[22][23][24]
| Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Fremantle | Peel Thunderbirds | 3.7 (25) d. 3.6 (24) | Unknown | 25 August 2013 | [25][26] |
| 2014 | Peel Thunderbirds | Claremont | 5.11 (41) d. 3.4 (22) | Arena Joondalup | 31 August 2014 | [25][27] |
| 2015 | Peel Thunderbirds (2) | South Fremantle | 5.5 (35) d. 2.4 (16) | East Fremantle Oval | 6 September 2015 | [25][28][29] |
| 2016 | Peel Thunderbirds (3) | Swan Districts | 11.9 (75) d. 5.3 (33) | Leederville Oval | 28 August 2016 | [25][30] |
| 2017 | Swan Districts | South Fremantle | 3.7 (25) d. 2.3 (15) | Leederville Oval | 20 August 2017 | [31][32] |
| 2018 | Peel Thunderbirds (4) | East Fremantle | 5.8 (38) d. 3.0 (18) | Claremont Oval | 26 August 2018 | [33][34] |
| 2019 | Peel Thunder (5) | South Fremantle | 6.8 (44) d. 5.1 (31) | Lathlain Park | 14 September 2019 | [35][36] |
| 2020 | South Fremantle (2) | Peel Thunder | 8.4 (52) d. 1.4 (10) | Arena Joondalup | 19 September 2020 | [37][38] |
| 2021 | West Perth | South Fremantle | 10.6 (66) d. 1.3 (9) | Rushton Park | 11 July 2021 | [39][40] |
| 2022 | East Fremantle | Peel Thunder | 12.6 (78) d. 2.5 (17) | Claremont Oval | 2 July 2022 | [41][42] |
| 2023 | West Perth (2) | South Fremantle | 3.4 (22) d. 2.7 (19) | Lathlain Park | 15 July 2023 | [43][44] |
| 2024 | West Perth (3) | Subiaco | 3.12 (30) d. 0.0 (0) | Arena Joondalup | 7 July 2024 | [45] |
| 2025 | West Perth (4) | Claremont | 7.6 (48) d. 4.6 (30) | Lathlain Park | 24 August 2025 | [46][47] |
See also
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