2018 AFL Women's season | |
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Overview | |
Date | 2 February—24 March 2018 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Western Bulldogs 1st premiership |
Runners-up | Brisbane 2nd runners-up result |
Minor premiers | Western Bulldogs 1st minor premiership |
Best and fairest | Emma Kearney (Western Bulldogs) 14 votes |
Leading goalkicker | Brooke Lochland (Western Bulldogs) 12 goals |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 29 |
Total attendance | 174,012 (6,000 per match) |
Highest | 41,975 (round 2, Fremantle v Collingwood) |
The 2018 AFL Women's season was the second season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 2 February to 24 March, comprising a seven-round home-and-away season followed by a grand final contested by the top two clubs.
The Western Bulldogs won the premiership, defeating Brisbane by six points in the 2018 AFL Women's Grand Final. The Bulldogs also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 5–2 win–loss record. The Bulldogs' Emma Kearney won the AFL Women's best and fairest award as the league's best and fairest player, and teammate Brooke Lochland won the AFL Women's leading goalkicker award as the league's leading goalkicker.