2023 AFL Women's season
The 2023 AFL Women's season was the eighth season of the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, the highest-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 18 clubs and ran from 1 September until 3 December; it comprised a ten-round home-and-away season and was followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
| 2023 AFL Women's season | |
|---|---|
Brisbane players celebrate after winning the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final | |
| Date | 1 September—3 December 2023 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Premiers | Brisbane 2nd premiership |
| Runners-up | North Melbourne 1st runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Adelaide 3rd minor premiership |
| Best and fairest | Monique Conti (Richmond) 23 votes |
| Leading goalkicker | Kate Hore (Melbourne) Eden Zanker (Melbourne) 20 goals |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 99 |
| Total attendance | 284,122 (2,870 per match) |
| Highest (H&A) | 8,722 (round 1, Adelaide v Port Adelaide) |
| Highest (finals) | 12,616 (grand final, North Melbourne v Brisbane) |
Melbourne was the reigning premier, but was eliminated by Geelong in the semi-finals. Adelaide won the minor premiership by finishing atop the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season with a 9–1 win/loss record, but was eliminated by North Melbourne in the preliminary finals. Brisbane won its second AFL Women's premiership, defeating North Melbourne by 17 points in the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final, played at Ikon Park.