The 2017 AFL Women's season was the inaugural season of the AFL Women's competition, the new highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 3 February until 25 March, and comprised a 7-game home-and-away season followed by a grand final featuring the top two clubs.
Players contest the first ball-up at the inaugural AFLW match.
Bec Goddard coached Adelaide in 2017, winning the inaugural AFLW premiership.
Erin Phillips won the league's best and fairest award for the season
Darcy Vescio was the AFLW's leading goalkicker for 2017
AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 14 teams in 2020 and 18 teams in 2022. The league is run by the Australian Football League (AFL) and is contested by each of the clubs from that competition. The reigning premiers are Brisbane.
Carlton and Collingwood players are contesting the first ball-up in the inaugural AFL Women's match in February 2017. The match was played before a lockout crowd of 24,568 – the highest attendance of the inaugural season.
Melbourne's Elise O'Dea evaded Hannah Scott of the Western Bulldogs in Round 3, 2017.
