AFLW 2022: Results, fixtures, finals, ladder, teams

Kieran Francis

AFLW 2022: Results, fixtures, finals, ladder, teams image

The Crows have claimed a third AFLW premiership with a gritty 4.5 (29) to 2.4 (16) win over Melbourne in the grand final at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

Adelaide have now won three of the five flags awarded in the competition, cementing themselves as the AFLW powerhouse.

The Demons, playing in their first grand final, struggled to get the ball into attacking positions after the disciplined Crows got an early jump on them in front of over 16,000 fans.

Anne Hatchard was awarded the best-on-ground medal for her 26 disposal effort which featured 22 kicks and nine marks.

Sporting News has all the information about the 2022 AFLW season.

AFLW Finals fixture

Qualifying finals

Saturday, March 19

North Melbourne 4.7 (31) def. by Fremantle 11.3 (69) (2:10pm AEDT, Arden Street)

Sunday, March 27

Brisbane 10.10 (70) def. Collingwood 3.2 (20) (1:05pm AEDT, Gabba) (originally postponed due to COVID-19 protocols)

Adelaide and Melbourne automatically qualify for the preliminary finals.

Preliminary finals

Saturday, April 2

Melbourne 5.3 (33) def. Brisbane 4.5 (29) (12:40pm AEDT, MCG)

Adelaide 6.4 (40) def. Fremantle 4.2 (26) (2:40pm AEDT, Adelaide Oval)

Grand final

Saturday, April 9

Adelaide 4.5 (29) def. Melbourne 2.4 (16) (12:30pm AEST, Adelaide Oval)

AFLW ladder 2022

Completed ladder after home-and-away season.

Pos. Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Points %
1 Adelaide 10 9 1 0 405 187 36 216.6
2 Melbourne 10 9 1 0 470 251 36 186.5
3 Brisbane 10 8 2 0 496 252 32 196.8
4 North Melbourne  10 7 3 0 346 249 28 139
5 Fremantle 10 7 3 0 383 284 28 134.9
6 Collingwood 10 6 4 0 340 276 24 123.2
7 Western Bulldogs 10 4 5 1 254 372 18 95.2
8 Carlton 10 4 6 0 304 362 16 84
9 GWS 10 4 5 0 303 409 16 74.1
10 Gold Coast 10 3 6 1 294 431 14 68.2
11 Richmond 10 3 7 0 344 423 12 81.3
12 Geelong 10 2 8 0 242 301 8 80.4
13 St Kilda 10 2 8 0 213 401 8 53.1
14 West Coast 10 1 9 0 222 517 4 42.9

What is the results and fixture for the AFLW 2022 season?

Round 1 - AFLW

Date Match/Result Time (AEDT) Stadium
Fri Jan 7 St Kilda (3.5 23) lost to Richmond (10.1 61) 7.15pm SkyBus Stadium
Sat Jan 8 North Melbourne (4.2 26) defeated Geelong (2.6 18) 5.10pm Arden Street
Sat Jan 8 Western Bulldogs (3.4 22) lost to Melbourne (6.10 46) 7.00pm Whitten Oval
Sat Jan 8 Fremantle (6.7 43) defeated West Coast (2.3 15) 8.50pm Fremantle Oval
Sun Jan 9 Carlton (3.7 25) lost to Collingwood (6.8 44) 4.10pm IKON Park
Sun Jan 9 Gold Coast (3.3 21) lost to GWS Giants (5.6 26) 6.10pm Great Barrier Reef Arena
Sun Jan 9 Adelaide (6.3 39) defeated Brisbane (1.3 9) 8.10pm Flinders University Stadium

Round 2 - AFLW

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Fri Jan 14 Richmond (6.2 38) lost to Melbourne (8.6 54) 7.10pm Swinburne Centre
Sat Jan 15 Collingwood (6.5 41) defeated St Kilda (2.2 14) 3.10pm Victoria Park
Sat Jan 15 Geelong (2.5 17) lost Carlton (4.7 31) 7.10pm GMHBA Stadium
Sun Jan 16 West Coast (5.3 33) lost to Gold Coast (7.4 46) 12.40pm Whitten Oval
Sun Jan 16 Adelaide (5.7 37) defeated North Melbourne (3.6 24) 3.10pm Norwood Oval
Sun Jan 16 Fremantle (7.10 52) defeated GWS Giants (2.8 20) 5.10pm Whitten Oval
TBA Brisbane v Western Bulldogs (Postponed) TBA TBA

Round 3 - AFLW

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Fri Jan 21 Geelong (3.6 24) lost to Collingwood (5.5 35) 7.10pm GMHBA Stadium
Sun Jan 23 West Coast (1.3 9) lost to Adelaide (6.6 42) 12.40pm Swinburne Centre
Sat Jan 22 Melbourne (9.10 64) defeated St Kilda (3.5 23) 3.10pm Casey Fields
Sat Jan 22 Richmond (7.4 47) lost to Fremantle (11.11 77) 5.10pm Swinburne Centre
Sun Jan 23 North Melbourne (7.12 54) defeated GWS Giants (4.3 27) 1.10pm Arden Street
Tues Jan 25 Brisbane (9.9 63) defeated Carlton (4.4 28) 7.10pm Hickey Park
Tues Feb 22 Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs 7.10pm Metricon Stadium

Round 4 - AFLW

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Thu Jan 27 Collingwood (1.1 7) lost to Fremantle (5.8 38) 5.40pm Victoria Park
Fri Jan 28 GWS Giants (7.1 49) defeated Western Bulldogs (2.10 22) 5.10pm Henson Park
Sat Jan 29 Adelaide (4.11 35) defeated Melbourne (3.3 21) 3.10pm Norwood Oval
Sat Jan 29 Brisbane (3.9 27) defeated Geelong (4.1 25) 5.10pm Maroochydore
Sun Jan 30 Carlton (3.3 21) lost to North Melbourne (7.9 51) 3.10pm IKON Park
Sun Jan 30 Gold Coast (5.9 39) defeated Richmond (5.4 34) 5.10pm Metricon Stadium
Tues Feb 8 St Kilda (2.8 20) lost to West Coast (2.10 22) 5.10pm Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Oval

Round 5 - AFLW

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Fri Feb 4 Geelong (4.3 27) defeated West Coast (3.6 24) 7.10pm GMHBA Stadium
Sat Feb 5 Brisbane (5.5 35) defeated Collingwood (1.5 11) 5.10pm Maroochydore
Sat Feb 5 Melbourne (5.8 38) defeated Gold Coast (4.2 (26) 7.10pm Casey Fields
Sun Feb 6 Western Bulldogs (4.6 30) defeated Richmond (1.7 13) 1.10pm Whitten Oval
Sun Feb 6 Carlton (1.6 12) lost to Adelaide (7.9 51) 3.10pm IKON Park
Sun Feb 6 North Melbourne (3.8 26) defeated Fremantle (7.9 51) 5.10pm North Hobart Oval
Wed Feb 23 GWS Giants 6.5 (41) defeated St Kilda 5.9 (39) 5.40pm Blacktown International Sportspark

Round 6 - AFLW

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Fri Feb 11 Gold Coast (7.7 49) defeated Geelong (6.2 38) 7.10pm Metricon Stadium
Sat Feb 12 Richmond (2.6 18) lost to North Melbourne (5.7 37) 2.10pm Swinburne Centre
Sat Feb 12 Melbourne (6.8 44) defeated GWS Giants (1.1 7) 4.10pm Casey Fields
Sat Feb 12 Fremantle (7.9 51) defeated Carlton (1.3 9) 6.10pm Fremantle Oval
Sun Feb 13 St Kilda (4.2 26) lost to Brisbane (3.13 31) 1.10pm Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sun Feb 13 West Coast (3.4 22) lost to Collingwood (7.4 46) 3.10pm Mineral Resources Park
Sun Feb 13 Adelaide (7.6 48) lost to Western Bulldogs (8.1 49) 5.10pm Norwood Oval

Round 7 - AFLW

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Thu Feb 17 Gold Coast (2.4 16) lost to Brisbane (12.13 85) 7.40pm Metricon Stadium
Fri Feb 18 Western Bulldogs (3.10 28) defeated Geelong (2.4 16) 7.10pm Whitten Oval
Sat Feb 19 GWS Giants (0.5 5) lost to Adelaide (5.15 45) 3.10pm Henson Park
Sat Feb 19 Carlton (7.6 48) defeated St Kilda (0.2 2) 5.10pm IKON Park
Sat Feb 19 West Coast (7.3 45) lost to Richmond (10.8 68) 7.10pm Mineral Resources Park
Sun Feb 20 North Melbourne (6.2 38) defeated Collingwood (2.3 15) 3.10pm North Hobart Oval
Mon Feb 21 Brisbane 4.8 (32) lost to Melbourne 5.5 (35) 7.10pm Metricon Stadium
Tues Feb 22 Gold Coast 6.5 (41) draw Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) 7.10pm Metricon Stadium

Round 8 - AFLW

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Sat Feb 26 Fremantle 2.4 (16) lost Adelaide 3.7 (25) 3.10pm Fremantle Oval
Sat Feb 26 Richmond 1.4 (10) lost to Geelong 5.3 (33) 5.10pm Swinburne Centre
Sat Feb 26 Melbourne 4.3 (27) defeated North Melbourne 2.5 (17) 7.10pm Casey Fields
Sun Feb 27 St Kilda 5.4 (34) defeated Gold Coast 4.7 (31) 1.10pm RSEA Park
Sun Feb 27 Collingwood 10.6 (66) defeated Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41) 3.10pm Victoria Park
Sun Feb 27 West Coast 4.0 (24) lost to Brisbane 15.8 (98) 5.10pm Mineral Resources Park
Sun Feb 27 GWS 5.3 (33) lost to Carlton 7.9 (51) 7.10pm Manuka Oval

Round 9 - AFLW

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Sat Mar 5 St Kilda 2.6 (18) defeated Geelong 0.9 (9) 3.10pm RSEA Park
Sat Mar 5 Richmond 7.4 (46) defeated GWS Giants 6.2 (38) 5.10pm GIANTS Stadium
Sat Mar 5 Melbourne 16.11 (107) defeated Fremantle (3.1 (19) 7.00pm Optus Stadium
Sat Mar 5 Western Bulldogs 10.8 (68) defeated West Coast 1.2 (8) 9.40pm Optus Stadium
Sun Mar 6 Brisbane 7.8 (50) defeated North Melbourne 2.2 (14) 1.10pm Maroochydore
Sun Mar 6 Adelaide 4.6 (30) defeated Collingwood 4.4 (28) 3.10pm Norwood Oval
Sun Mar 6 Carlton 7.4 (46) defeated Gold Coast 2.4 (16) 5.10pm IKON Park

Round 10 - AFLW (fixtures, dates and times to be confirmed)

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Tue Feb 1 Fremantle 3.7 (25) defeated Western Bulldogs 2.7 (19) 7.10pm Whitten Oval
Fri Mar 11 Geelong 5.5 (35) lost to GWS Giants 8.5 (53) 6.10pm GMHBA Stadium
Sat Mar 12 Collingwood 6.11 (47) defeated Richmond 1.3 (9) 3.10pm Victoria Park
Sat Mar 12 North Melbourne 9.5 (59) defeated West Coast 3.2 (20) 5.10pm Arden Street
Sat Mar 12 Melbourne 5.4 (34) defeated Carlton 5.3 (33) 7.10pm Casey Fields
Sun Mar 13 St Kilda 2.2 (14) lost to Adelaide 7.11 (53) 1.10pm RSEA Park

Which teams are in the AFLW in 2022 and which future clubs playing in 2023?

In 2022, the AFLW will consist of the same 14 teams that competed last season, including Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, Geelong, Gold Coast, GWS Giants, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, West Coast and Western Bulldogs.

In 2023, four new teams will enter the AFLW competition:

  • Essendon
  • Hawthorn
  • Port Adelaide
  • Sydney Swans

Who has won the AFLW premiership?

Year Winner Runner-up
2017 Adelaide Brisbane Lions
2018 Western Bulldogs Brisbane Lions
2019 Adelaide Carlton
2020 Season cancelled Season cancelled
2021 Brisbane Adelaide

How to buy tickets for the AFLW 2022 season?

You can buy tickets to AFLW matches here.

Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.