17 AFLW GAMES IN 2026

Giving women just 12 regular season games in 2025 was a blatant failure by the AFL to allow the girls to be fully functioning professionals. There needs to be a strong commitment on all sides for a 17 game season for the women starting in 2026.

Ben Brown Backs A 17 Game AFLW Season

Ban Brown played 175 games of AFL football and kicked 350 goals.

He was North Melbourne’s leading goal kicker 4 times and kicked 3 goals in Melbourne’s 2021 premiership victory.

He gives the 17 game AFLW season concept a double thumbs up:

Ben knows football.

He is a kind, thoughtful man.

I hope lots more people support this idea.

Geoff fox, November 8, 2025, Melbourne, Australia

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