With just two days left until the AFLW Season 11 opener, it's time we look into our crystal balls and attempt to predict the season ahead.
Who will win the premiership? What are our BIG calls of the year?
Our football experts have answered these questions, and many more, ahead of the home and away season.
Sarah Burt
Premier: North Melbourne
Runner-up: Carlton
Biggest riser: Essendon
Biggest slider: Adelaide Crows
Wooden Spoon: Western Bulldogs
Best & Fairest: Jasmine Garner
Leading Goalkicker: Kate Hore
Rising Star: Sunny Lappin
BIG call for the year: Essendon will make finals. With the injection of fresh young legs like Maggie Johnstone and Nalu Brothwell, a plethora of players recovered from injury, and a full pre-season under their belts, I think the Dons will take the league by surprise.
Isadora McLeay
Premier: North Melbourne
Runner-up: Melbourne
Biggest riser: Fremantle
Biggest slider: Brisbane
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Best & Fairest: Kate Hore
Leading Goalkicker: Tahlia Randall
Rising Star: Chloe Bown
BIG call for the year: With injuries mounting and more clubs forced to field inexperienced players before they're ready, expect list sizes to become one of the biggest talking points of the season. Coaches have been calling for larger lists for years, and if another injury crisis hits in 2026, the AFL will come under renewed pressure to act.
Jarryd Barca
Premier: North Melbourne
Runner-up: Melbourne
Biggest riser: Geelong
Biggest slider: Adelaide
Wooden Spoon: Western Bulldogs
Best & Fairest: Ella Roberts
Leading Goalkicker: Chloe Molloy
Rising Star: Chloe Bown
BIG call for the year: The AFLW's push for more double-headers with the AFL proves a success, prompting the league to double down on the concept in 2027.
Jesse Robinson
Premier: North Melbourne
Runner-up: Sydney
Biggest riser: Geelong
Biggest slider: Adelaide
Wooden Spoon: GWS
Best & Fairest: Jas Garner
Leading Goalkicker: Blaithin Bogue
Rising Star: Sunny Lappin
BIG call for the year: North will lose ONE game...
Lucy Watkin
Premier: North Melbourne
Runner-up: Melbourne
Biggest riser: Geelong
Biggest slider: St Kilda
Wooden Spoon: GWS
Best & Fairest: Ella Roberts
Leading Goalkicker: Chloe Molloy
Rising Star: Ash Centra
BIG call for the year: A player will kick 30 goals in a season for the first time and North Melbourne WILL lose a game
Results:
Premier: North Melbourne (5)
Runner-up: Melbourne (3), Sydney, Carlton
Biggest riser: Geelong (3), Fremantle, Essendon
Biggest slider: Adelaide (3), Brisbane, St Kilda
Wooden Spoon: GWS (2), Western Bulldogs (2), Gold Coast
Best & Fairest winner: Jasmine Garner (2), Ella Roberts (2), Kate Hore
Leading Goalkicker: Chloe Molloy (2), Blaithin Bogue, Tahlia Randall, Kate Hore
Rising Star: Sunny Lappin (2), Chloe Bown (2), Ash Centra