List of current AFL Women's coaches

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Craig Starcevich holding the AFLW premiership cup in 2023.

This list includes the appointment date and performance record of current AFL Women's senior coaches. Since it commenced in 2017 with eight teams, the league now comprises women's teams from all eighteen of the Australian Football League (AFL) clubs.

Craig Starcevich, the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions since June 2016, was the first coach to be appointed in the league. Bec Goddard won the inaugural premiership in the 2017 season with Adelaide.

Coaches[edit]

Statistics are correct to the start of the 2024 Season
Team Name Appointed[a]
Adelaide Matthew Clarke 23 May 2018
Brisbane Craig Starcevich 22 June 2016
Carlton Mathew Buck 4 April 2023
Collingwood Sam Wright 22 December 2023
Essendon Natalie Wood 17 March 2022
Fremantle Lisa Webb 9 February 2023
Geelong Daniel Lowther 29 June 2021
Gold Coast Cameron Joyce 2 June 2021
Greater Western Sydney Cameron Bernasconi 12 April 2022
Hawthorn Daniel Webster 5 February 2024
Melbourne Mick Stinear 15 September 2016
North Melbourne Darren Crocker 4 June 2020
Port Adelaide Lauren Arnell[b] 11 April 2022
Richmond Ryan Ferguson 6 November 2020
St Kilda Nick Dal Santo 2 August 2021
Sydney Scott Gowans 4 February 2022
West Coast Daisy Pearce 11 December 2023
Western Bulldogs Nathan Burke 19 September 2019

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Appointment date of current term at the team.
  2. ^ Port Adelaide coach Lauren Arnell will be replaced by Sam Virgo while she is on maternity leave.

References[edit]