AFL WOMEN’S Rankings: Finals 2020

How quickly things have changed since last week. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFLW season quickly went from the home and away season to the finals… which ended after one week with the season cancelled and no premier at all.

It was a sad end to what was shaping as an interesting finals series. The Kangaroos finish as the top-rated team on these rankings, however they barely squeaked by Collingwood in their semi‑final, and other results suggested that other teams were closing in. Fremantle had been undefeated all season, but hadn’t really put in a dominating performance until they thrashed the Gold Coast Suns by 70 points on the weekend. (This gave a boost to the ranking points of teams that have recently played the Dockers.) Carlton also had a comfortable win, while Melbourne has been a quality side for much of the season.

Hopefully the competition will have a more satisfying resolution next year, although a lot about the AFL is currently uncertain. That’s it for now, and I’ll return with the men’s rankings when it looks like the next round of matches is about to get underway.