Burnie Dockers Football Club Women's Team

The Burnie Dockers Football Club's Women's Team commenced playing in the newly branded Tasmanian Women's League (TWL) in 2013,^[1] transferring from the Yeomen Football Club. The Dockers competed in 3 consecutive grand finals taking out the TWL premierships in 2014 and 2016.^[2]

From 2017 the Women's Team will compete in the new Tasmania State League Women's.^[3]

2013 season

The 2013 Season saw a massive step up in the professionalism of the women's team stepping into a State League Club environment.

Inaugural Head Coach: Darren 'Spanner' Eade

Team Manager: Sophie Edwards

Runner: Kim Eade

Club Awards
Best and Fairest - Wescombe Medal	Debra Allen (Bonde)
Runner up Best and Fairest	Kirby Goodson
Best Utility	Jaime Bradley
Coaches Award	Mike Shackleton
Most Improved	Georgia Eade
Best First year player	Tayla Marshall
Fremantle FC Community Award	Debra Allen (Bond)

State Awards/Representatives
Tasmanian Women's Team (National Carnival 2013)	Debra Allen (Bonde)
	Jessica Whelan
	Kirby Goodson

2014 season

2014 saw Spanner return to the helm and lead the Women to their first Premiership. In a year that saw the team only lose 1 match, they were able to beat out Clarence for the Premiership^[4]

Head Coach: Darren 'Spanner' Eade

Assistant Coach: Michael Marshall

Team Manager: Kim Eade

Runner: Kim Eade

Ladder Position	First
Finals Series	Premiership

Club Awards
Best and Fairest - Wescombe Medal	Brittany Gibson
Runner up Best and Fairest	Kirby Goodson
Most Courageous Player	Lucy Lenton
Coaches Award	Monique French
Best First year player	Emma Humphries
Best Youth Player	Ellyse Gamble
Encouragement Award	Jessica Brown

State Awards/Representatives[2]
League Best and Fairest	Brittany Gibson (joint)
Grand Final Best of Ground	Brittany Gibson
U18 National Carnival	Ellyse Gamble (Vice Captain)
	Georgia Eade
	Tayla Marshall
	Danielle Radford
Senior State Team (v QLD) at Blundstone Area, Hobart	Kirby Goodson
	Debra Bonde

2015 season

2015 saw the team head back into the Grand Final, unfortunately this year they were unable to defend their 2014 Premiership

Head Coach: Darren 'Spanner' Eade

Assistant Coach: Debra Bonde

Team Manager: Kim Eade/ Jacqui French

Runner: Kim Eade

Ladder Position	Second
Outcome	Runner Up

Club Awards
Best and Fairest - Wescombe Medal	Debra Bonde
Runner up Best and Fairest	Jaime Bradley
Most Courageous Player	Georgia Eade
Coaches Award	Ellyse Gamble
Best First year player	Savahn Overall
Best Youth Player	Jasmine Williams
Encouragement Award	Emma Humphries
Leading Goal kicker	Jessica Brown

State Awards/Representatives[2]
Leading Goal Kicker	Jessica Brown
U18 National Carnival	Ellyse Gamble
Senior State Team (v QLD) at Burpengary, QLD	Debra Bonde (Co-Captain)
	Emma Humphries
	Meagan Kiely
	Savahn Overall
	Ellyse Gamble

2016 season

The 2016 saw new head coach Jaime Bradley take the reins. Bradley lead the team to their second Premiership and she won the NW AFLTAS Coach of the Year Award.^[5]

Head Coach: Jaime Bradley

Director of Female Football Development: Guy ‘Chalky’ Grey

Team Manager: Jen Sweeny

Runner: Various

Ladder Position	Second
Outcome	Premiership

Club Awards
Best and Fairest - Wescombe Medal	Brittany Gibson
Runner up Best and Fairest	Jaime Bradley

State Awards/Representatives[2]
League Best and Fairest	Brittany Gibson
Grand Final Best on Ground	Ellyse Gamble
Leading Goal Kicker	Brittany Gibson
U18 National Carnival	Ellyse Gamble
Senior State Team (v NT) at St Kilda, VIC	Debra Bonde
	Romany Ewington
	Ellyse Gamble
	Emma Humphries
	Meagan Kiely
	Savahn Overall
	Jessica Whelan

2017 season

2017 sees the start of a new generation of Burnie Dockers. Burnie is now the only State League club on the NW coast and therefore access to talent from Latrobe through to the West Coast. Starting the 2017 only sees 9 premiership players returning to the club

Head Coach – Sophie Edwards

Assistant Coach – Emma Humphries

Team Manager – Fern Messenger

Runner – various

State Awards/Representatives
U18 National Carnival	Lauren Stevenson
	Sarah Skinner
	Zoe Knight
	Libby Haines
	Chloe Haines
	Shaeli Rodman
U18 Allies Squad	Lauren Stevenson
	Libby Haines
	Chloe Haines

AFL Women's Drafted Players

2016 Draft

• Pick 57 - Emma Humphries (Melbourne)
• Pick 69 - Ellyse Gamble (Western Bulldogs)
• Pick 141 - Brittany Gibson (Brisbane Lions)

2017 Draft

References

1. "TWL History - Tasmanian Women's League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
2. "TWL Awards & Achievements - Tasmanian Women's League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
3. "Wrest Point TSL W season preview – Tasmanian State League Football". tasmanianstateleague.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
4. "2014 Premiers! - Tasmanian Women's League - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
5. "Tasmanian Football Awards winners announced - AFL Tasmania". AFL Tasmania. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.