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2022 AFL Women's season 6

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2022 AFL Women's season 6
Overview
Date7 January—9 April 2022
Teams14
Premiers‹See Tfd›Adelaide
3rd premiership
Runners-up‹See Tfd›Melbourne
1st runners-up result
Minor premiers‹See Tfd›Adelaide
2nd minor premiership
Best and fairestEmily Bates (Brisbane)
21 votes
Leading goalkickerAshleigh Woodland (‹See Tfd›Adelaide)
19 goals
Attendance
Matches played75
Total attendance144,271 (1,924 per match)
Highest (H&A)5,533 (round 1, ‹See Tfd›Fremantle v ‹See Tfd›West Coast)
Highest (finals)16,712 (grand final, ‹See Tfd›Adelaide v ‹See Tfd›Melbourne)
← 2021

2022 AFL Women's season 6 was the sixth 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 January to 9 April, comprising a ten-round home-and-away season followed by a three-week finals series featuring the top six clubs. It was the first of two seasons to take place in the 2022 calendar year, with the competition's seventh season held from August to November.

‹See Tfd›Adelaide won the premiership, defeating ‹See Tfd›Melbourne by 13 points in the 2022 AFL Women's season 6 Grand Final; it was Adelaide's third AFL Women's premiership. Adelaide also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 9–1 win–loss record. Brisbane's Emily Bates won the AFL Women's best and fairest award as the league's best and fairest player, and Adelaide's Ashleigh Woodland won the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award as the league's leading goalkicker.

Format

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The season was formatted mostly the same as the previous season, with each of the fourteen clubs ranked on a single ladder and the top six teams qualifying for the three-week, single-elimination finals series. The only change was extension of the home-and-away season by an additional round, allowing each team to play 10 matches.[1] The season was originally planned to start in December 2021, but in August 2021 it was decided to delay this to January 2022 in the hope of minimising COVID-19 pandemic interruptions.[2] This was the last season to be contested by 14 teams, with the four remaining AFL clubs (Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney) joining the AFLW competition in 2023.[3]

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

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Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane) competes in a ruck contest against Sophie Alexander (Collingwood) during the Lions' Round 5 victory over the Magpies at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex.
Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane Lions) competes in a ruck contest against Sophie Alexander (Collingwood) during the Lions' Round 5 victory over the Magpies at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex.

The 2022 season was played during the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start of the season, the roll-out of Australia's original two-dose vaccination program was almost complete with more than 90% uptake. Across all states except for Western Australia, most social and interstate travel restrictions which had been in place through the latter half of 2021 had been lifted;[4] cases of the virus, particularly the omicron variant which became dominant in December 2021, were widespread in the community for the first time in the pandemic; and confirmed cases and their close contacts were still required to test and isolate, although for shorter periods than earlier in the pandemic.[5] In contrast, Western Australia opened the season with very few virus cases in its community, and with its state borders closed to the rest of Australia, with a planned full reopening date of 5 February 2022 which was later changed to a restricted reopening, with the full reopening indefinitely delayed.[6]

The main impacts of the pandemic to the AFLW season were:

  • The league implemented a Vaccination Policy requiring all players and football department staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19;[7] equivalent requirements were implemented by some state governments.[8]
  • ‹See Tfd›Fremantle and West Coast, following a Round 1 Western Derby in Fremantle, travelled to Victoria and were based there until the Western Australian borders had their restricted opening.[9] Late season matches were brought forward into this window to try to minimize the impact of the border restrictions,[10] while the league received permission for teams to travel into Western Australia for matches after the opening.[11]
  • A match Rescheduling Policy was put in place to allow for a match to be rescheduled, redrawn or cancelled if one of its clubs was unable to field at least 21 players – including at least 16 from its primary list with five train-on players – due to absences from the team.[12]

Home-and-away season

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All starting times are local time. Source: Australian Football

Round 1

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Round 1
Friday, 7 January (7:15 pm) ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 3.5 (23) def. by ‹See Tfd›Richmond 10.1 (61) Skybus Stadium (crowd: 3,324) Report
Saturday, 8 January (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 4.2 (26) def. ‹See Tfd›Geelong 2.6 (18) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,872) Report
Saturday, 8 January (7:00 pm) ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 3.4 (22) def. by ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 6.10 (46) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,571) Report
Saturday, 8 January (5:50 pm) ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 6.7 (43) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 2.3 (15) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5,533) Report
Sunday, 9 January (1:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 6.3 (39) def. Brisbane Lions 1.3 (9) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 1,805) Report
Sunday, 9 January (4:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Carlton 3.7 (25) def. by ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 6.8 (44) Ikon Park (crowd: 3,511) Report
Sunday, 9 January (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 3.3 (21) def. by ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 5.6 (36) Great Barrier Reef Arena (crowd: 1,535) Report

Round 2

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Round 2
Friday, 14 January (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Richmond 6.2 (38) def. by ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 8.6 (54) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,517) Report
Saturday, 15 January (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 6.5 (41) def. ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 2.2 (14) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,546) Report
Saturday, 15 January (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Geelong 2.5 (17) def. by ‹See Tfd›Carlton 4.7 (31) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,144) Report
Sunday, 16 January (12:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 5.3 (33) def. by ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 7.4 (46) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 587)
(Moved from Mineral Resources Park[13])
Report


Sunday, 16 January (2:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 5.7 (37) def. ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 3.6 (24) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,010) Report
Sunday, 16 January (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 7.10 (52) def. ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 2.8 (20) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 667)
(Moved from Fremantle Oval[13])
Report


Bye
Brisbane Lions, ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs

Round 3

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Round 3
Friday, 21 January (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Geelong 3.6 (24) def. by ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 5.5 (35) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 2,265) Report
Saturday, 22 January (12:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 1.3 (9) def. by ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 6.6 (42) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 323)
(Moved from Mineral Resources Park[13])
Report


Saturday, 22 January (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 9.10 (64) def. ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 3.5 (23) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,217) Report
Saturday, 22 January (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Richmond 7.5 (47) def. by ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 11.11 (77) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,078) Report
Sunday, 23 January (1:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 7.12 (54) def. ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 4.3 (27) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,157) Report
Tuesday, 25 January (6:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63) def. ‹See Tfd›Carlton 4.4 (28) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 814) Report
Bye
‹See Tfd›Gold Coast, ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs

Round 4

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Round 4
Thursday, 27 January (5:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 1.1 (7) def. by ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 5.8 (38) Victoria Park (crowd: 1,257) Report
Friday, 28 January (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 7.1 (43) def. ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 2.10 (22) Henson Park (crowd: 2,683) Report
Saturday, 29 January (2:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 4.11 (35) def. ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 3.3 (21) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,405) Report
Saturday, 29 January (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 3.9 (27) def. ‹See Tfd›Geelong 4.1 (25) Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex (crowd: 1,832) Report
Sunday, 30 January (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Carlton 3.3 (21) def. by ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 7.9 (51) Ikon Park (crowd: 2,329) Report
Sunday, 30 January (4:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 5.9 (39) def. ‹See Tfd›Richmond 5.4 (34) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,329) Report
Bye
‹See Tfd›St Kilda, ‹See Tfd›West Coast
Additional Match
Tuesday, 1 February (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 2.7 (19) def. by ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 3.7 (25) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 913) Report
  • Two matches were brought forward from rounds six and ten respectively in response to Western Australia's ongoing border closures; these matches have been marketed as "additional matches" rather than belonging to their original rounds. Most matches in this round had their timeslots changed in order to accommodate these additional matches.[10] Due to COVID cases in West Coast's playing squad, their game was later returned to its previous round 6 fixture.[17]

Round 5

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Round 5
Friday, 4 February (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Geelong 4.3 (27) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 3.6 (24) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,938) Report
Saturday, 5 February (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 5.5 (35) def. ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 1.5 (11) Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex (crowd: 1,667) Report
Saturday, 5 February (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 5.8 (38) def. ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 4.2 (26) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,124) Report
Sunday, 6 February (1:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 4.6 (30) def. ‹See Tfd›Richmond 1.7 (13) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,159) Report
Sunday, 6 February (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Carlton 1.6 (12) def. by ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 7.9 (51) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,403) Report
Sunday, 6 February (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 3.8 (26) def. ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 2.4 (16) North Hobart Oval (crowd: 1,261) Report
Tuesday, 8 February (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 2.8 (20) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Coast 2.10 (22) Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (crowd: 665) Report
Bye
‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney

Round 6

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Round 6
Friday, 11 February (6:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 7.7 (49) def. ‹See Tfd›Geelong 6.2 (38) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 683) Report
Saturday, 12 February (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Richmond 2.6 (18) def. by ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 5.7 (37) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,093) Report
Saturday, 12 February (4:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 6.8 (44) def. ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 1.1 (7) Casey Fields (crowd: 787) Report
Saturday, 12 February (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 7.9 (51) def. ‹See Tfd›Carlton 1.3 (9) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,524) Report
Sunday, 13 February (1:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 4.2 (26) def. by Brisbane Lions 3.13 (31) Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (crowd: 1,010) Report
Sunday, 13 February (12:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 3.4 (22) def. by ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 7.4 (46) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,295)
(Moved from Victoria Park[19])
Report


Sunday, 13 February (4:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 7.6 (48) def. by ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 8.1 (49) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,181) Report

Round 7

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Round 7
Thursday, 17 February (6:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 2.4 (16) def. by Brisbane Lions 12.13 (85) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 1,105) Report
Friday, 18 February (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 3.10 (28) def. ‹See Tfd›Geelong 2.4 (16) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 1,530) Report
Saturday, 19 February (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 0.5 (5) def. by ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 5.15 (45) Henson Park (crowd: 1,955) Report
Saturday, 19 February (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Carlton 7.6 (48) def. ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 0.2 (2) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,642) Report
Saturday, 19 February (4:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 7.3 (45) def. by ‹See Tfd›Richmond 10.8 (68) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 878) Report
Sunday, 20 February (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 6.2 (38) def. ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 2.3 (15) North Hobart Oval (crowd: 869) Report
Monday, 21 February (6:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 4.8 (32) def. by ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 5.5 (35) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 790) Report
Tuesday, 22 February (6:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 6.5 (41) drew with ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) Metricon Stadium (crowd: 629) Report
Bye
‹See Tfd›Fremantle
  • Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were added to this round, and some of the matches of the round were rescheduled.[16]

Round 8

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Round 8
Wednesday, 23 February (5:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 6.5 (41) def. ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 5.9 (39) Blacktown ISP Oval (crowd: 427) Report
Saturday, 26 February (12:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 2.4 (16) def. by ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 3.7 (25) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,419) Report
Saturday, 26 February (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Richmond 1.4 (10) def. by ‹See Tfd›Geelong 5.3 (33) Swinburne Centre (crowd: 1,521) Report
Saturday, 26 February (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 4.3 (27) def. ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 2.5 (17) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,408) Report
Sunday, 27 February (1:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 5.4 (34) def. ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 4.7 (31) Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval (crowd: 841) Report
Sunday, 27 February (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 10.6 (66) def. ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,796) Report
Sunday, 27 February (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 4.0 (24) def. by Brisbane Lions 15.8 (98) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 730) Report
Sunday, 27 February (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 5.3 (33) def. by ‹See Tfd›Carlton 7.9 (51) Manuka Oval (crowd: 1,839) Report

Round 9

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Round 9
Saturday, 5 March (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 2.6 (18) def. ‹See Tfd›Geelong 0.9 (9) RSEA Park (crowd: 947) Report
Saturday, 5 March (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 6.2 (38) def. by ‹See Tfd›Richmond 7.4 (46) GIANTS Stadium (crowd: 613)
(Moved from Blacktown ISP Oval[23])
Report


Saturday, 5 March (4:00 pm) ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 3.1 (19) def. by ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 16.11 (107) Optus Stadium (crowd: 2,717)
(Moved from Fremantle Oval[23])
Report


Saturday, 5 March (6:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 1.2 (8) def. by ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 10.8 (68) Optus Stadium (crowd: 3,164)
(Moved from Mineral Resources Park[23])
Report


Sunday, 6 March (1:10 pm) Brisbane Lions 7.8 (50) def. ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 2.2 (14) Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 695)
(Moved from Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex[24])
Report


Sunday, 6 March (2:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 4.6 (30) def. ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 4.4 (28) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,572) Report
Sunday, 6 March (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Carlton 7.4 (46) def. ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 2.4 (16) Ikon Park (crowd: 1,052) Report
  • ‹See Tfd›Melbourne's score of 16.11 (107) and winning margin of 88 points both set new records as the highest in the history of the competition, breaking the records set just one round before.[25]

Round 10

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Round 10
Friday, 11 March (6:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Geelong 5.5 (35) def. by ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 8.5 (53) GMHBA Stadium (crowd: 1,603) Report
Saturday, 12 March (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 6.11 (47) def. ‹See Tfd›Richmond 1.3 (9) Victoria Park (crowd: 2,221) Report
Saturday, 12 March (5:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 9.5 (59) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 3.2 (20) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,032) Report
Saturday, 12 March (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 5.4 (34) def. ‹See Tfd›Carlton 5.3 (33) Casey Fields (crowd: 1,309) Report
Sunday, 13 March (1:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›St Kilda 2.2 (14) def. by ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 7.11 (53) RSEA Park (crowd: 1,174) Report
Sunday, 13 March (3:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) def. by Brisbane Lions 10.6 (66) Mars Stadium (crowd: 1,526) Report
Sunday, 13 March (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 7.4 (46) def. ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast 0.9 (9) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 544) Report

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide (P) 10 9 1 0 405 187 216.6 36 Finals series
2 Melbourne 10 9 1 0 470 252 186.5 36
3 Brisbane 10 8 2 0 496 252 196.8 32
4 North Melbourne 10 7 3 0 346 249 139.0 28
5 Fremantle 10 7 3 0 383 284 134.9 28
6 Collingwood 10 6 4 0 340 276 123.2 24
7 Western Bulldogs 10 4 5 1 354 372 95.2 18
8 Carlton 10 4 6 0 304 362 84.0 16
9 Greater Western Sydney 10 4 6 0 303 409 74.1 16
10 Gold Coast 10 3 6 1 294 431 68.2 14
11 Richmond 10 3 7 0 344 423 81.3 12
12 Geelong 10 2 8 0 242 301 80.4 8
13 St Kilda 10 2 8 0 213 401 53.1 8
14 West Coast 10 1 9 0 222 517 42.9 4
Source: Womens.AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

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Qualifying finals Preliminary finals Grand Final
1 ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 6.4 (40)
4 ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 4.7 (31) 5 ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 4.2 (26)
5 ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 11.3 (69) ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 4.5 (29)
‹See Tfd›Melbourne 2.4 (16)
2 ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 5.3 (33)
3 Brisbane Lions 10.10 (70) 3 Brisbane Lions 4.5 (29)
6 ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 3.2 (20)

Qualifying finals

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Qualifying finals
QF2: Saturday, 19 March (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 4.7 (31) def. by ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 11.3 (69) Arden Street Oval (crowd: 1,274) Report
QF1: Sunday, 27 March (12:05 pm) Brisbane Lions 10.10 (70) def. ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 3.2 (20) Gabba (crowd: 2,675) Report
  • The Brisbane Lions vs. ‹See Tfd›Collingwood match was postponed eight days, as Collingwood fell below the minimum number of players needed to field a side due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the playing group.[27] This caused the preliminary finals and grand final to each be pushed back one week.[28]

Preliminary finals

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Preliminary finals
PF2: Saturday, 2 April (12:40pm) ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 5.3 (33) def. Brisbane Lions 4.5 (29) MCG (crowd: 6,436) Report
PF1: Saturday, 2 April (2:10pm) ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 6.4 (40) def. ‹See Tfd›Fremantle 4.2 (26) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 5,452) Report

Grand final

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Grand Final
Saturday, 9 April (12:00 pm) ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 4.5 (29) def. ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 2.4 (16) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 16,712) Report

Awards

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League awards

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Best and fairests

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Club Award name Player(s) Ref.
‹See Tfd›Adelaide Club Champion Anne Hatchard [38]
Brisbane Lions Best and fairest Emily Bates
‹See Tfd›Carlton Best and fairest Madison Prespakis
‹See Tfd›Collingwood Best and fairest Jaimee Lambert
‹See Tfd›Fremantle Fairest and best Hayley Miller
‹See Tfd›Geelong Best and fairest Amy McDonald
‹See Tfd›Gold Coast Club Champion Alison Drennan
‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney Gabrielle Trainor Medal Alyce Parker
‹See Tfd›Melbourne Best and fairest Daisy Pearce
‹See Tfd›North Melbourne Best and fairest Ashleigh Riddell
‹See Tfd›Richmond Best and fairest Monique Conti
‹See Tfd›St Kilda Best and fairest Bianca Jakobsson
‹See Tfd›West Coast Club Champion Emma Swanson
‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs Best and fairest Ellie Blackburn & Kirsty Lamb

Leading goalkickers

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  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the player led the season's goal kicking tally at the end of that round.
  • Numbers underlined indicates the player did not play in that round.

Source:[39]

Coach changes

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Club Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney Alan McConnell Resigned[40] 25 March 2022 Cameron Bernasconi[41] 12 April 2022

Club leadership

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Club Coach Captain(s) Vice-captain(s) Leadership group Ref
‹See Tfd›Adelaide Matthew Clarke Chelsea Randall Sarah Allan, Eloise Jones, Stevie-Lee Thompson [42]
Brisbane Lions Craig Starcevich Breanna Koenen Emily Bates Ally Anderson, Shannon Campbell, Sophie Conway, Nat Grider, Kate Lutkins, Cathy Svarc [43]
‹See Tfd›Carlton Daniel Harford Kerryn Harrington Elise O'Dea, Darcy Vescio [44]
‹See Tfd›Collingwood Stephen Symonds Steph Chiocci, Brianna Davey Brittany Bonnici, Stacey Livingstone, Ruby Schleicher [45]
‹See Tfd›Fremantle Trent Cooper Hayley Miller Kiara Bowers, Angelique Stannett Stephanie Cain, Gabby O'Sullivan [46]
‹See Tfd›Geelong Daniel Lowther Meg McDonald Nina Morrison Julia Crockett-Grills, Chantel Emonson, Madeline Keryk, Georgie Rankin [47]
‹See Tfd›Gold Coast Cameron Joyce Hannah Dunn Bess Keaney Jamie Stanton, Serene Watson [48]
‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney Alan McConnell Alicia Eva Nicola Barr, Chloe Dalton, Alyce Parker, Pepa Randall, Cora Staunton [49]
‹See Tfd›Melbourne Mick Stinear Daisy Pearce Karen Paxman Libby Birch, Maddison Gay, Tyla Hanks, Kate Hore, Sarah Lampard, Lily Mithen, Lauren Pearce [50]
‹See Tfd›North Melbourne Darren Crocker Emma Kearney Emma King Nicole Bresnehan, Jasmine Garner, Danielle Hardiman, Ashleigh Riddell [51]
‹See Tfd›Richmond Ryan Ferguson Katie Brennan Harriet Cordner, Sarah Hosking [52]
‹See Tfd›St Kilda Nick Dal Santo Hannah Priest Kate Shierlaw, Rhiannon Watt Bianca Jakobsson, Tilly Lucas-Rodd [53]
‹See Tfd›West Coast Michael Prior Emma Swanson Dana Hooker Parris Laurie, Aisling McCarthy [54]
‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs Nathan Burke Ellie Blackburn Brooke Lochland Ashleigh Guest, Bailey Hunt, Isabel Huntington, Kirsty Lamb, Bonnie Toogood [55]

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