# 2023 AFL Canberra season

The 2023 AFL Canberra season was the 100th season of the AFL Canberra First Grade, the highest-level men's Australian rules football competition in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and the 25th season of the highest-level women's competition. The season began on 15 April and concluded on 9 September.

## Background
### Competition structure

In 2022, the AFL Canberra Community competition consisted of two men's grades (known as Third Grade and Fourth Grade). This was changed in 2023, with Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 established for the men's Community competition, and Community Division 1 established for the women's competition. The existing Second Grade Women competition, which was a community-grade competition, became a senior competition (below First Grade Women).
The Googong Hogs introduced a women's team for the first time in 2023, entering Community Division 1.

## First Grade Men

Belconnen won the First Grade Men premiership for the fifth time, defeating Ainslie by 39 points in the grand final.

### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ainslie | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1294 | 618 | 209.4 | 52 | Finals series |
| 2 | Belconnen (P) | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1490 | 803 | 185.6 | 44 | Finals series |
| 3 | Queanbeyan | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1372 | 753 | 182.2 | 40 | Finals series |
| 4 | Eastlake | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 984 | 1042 | 94.4 | 28 | Finals series |
| 5 | Gungahlin | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 709 | 1593 | 44.5 | 16 |
| 6 | Tuggeranong Valley | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 621 | 1661 | 37.4 | 0 |
Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers

### Finals

| | 2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Men Grand Final | 2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Men Grand Final | 2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Men Grand Final | |
| Saturday, 9 September (2:00pm) | Belconnen | def. | Ainslie | Phillip Oval |
| | 4.2 (26) 8.7 (55) 8.9 (57) 10.11 (71) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.2 (14) 2.2 (14) 3.6 (24) 4.8 (32) | |
| M. Monaghan 4, T. Simpson 2, S. Glyde, S. O'Sullivan, H. Saunders, J. Taylor | M. Monaghan 4, T. Simpson 2, S. Glyde, S. O'Sullivan, H. Saunders, J. Taylor | Goals | I. Bishop, N. Gray, J. Revet, T. Tyquin | I. Bishop, N. Gray, J. Revet, T. Tyquin |
| M. Monaghan, T. Simpson, O. Withers, J. Baker, B. Hoffmann, A. Jones | M. Monaghan, T. Simpson, O. Withers, J. Baker, B. Hoffmann, A. Jones | Best | | |

## First Grade Women
### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ainslie (P) | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 943 | 246 | 383.3 | 52 | Finals series |
| 2 | Belconnen | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 851 | 333 | 255.6 | 48 | Finals series |
| 3 | Queanbeyan | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 866 | 303 | 285.8 | 36 | Finals series |
| 4 | Eastlake | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 750 | 475 | 157.9 | 32 | Finals series |
| 5 | Tuggeranong Valley | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 237 | 1042 | 22.7 | 12 |
| 6 | Gungahlin | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 36 | 1284 | 2.8 | 0 |
Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers

### Finals

| | 2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Women Grand Final | 2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Women Grand Final | 2023 AFL Canberra First Grade Women Grand Final | |
| Saturday, 9 September (11:30am) | Belconnen | def. by | Ainslie | Phillip Oval |
| | 0.1 (1) 0.2 (2) 0.3 (3) 1.6 (12) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.3 (9) 5.6 (36) 7.10 (52) 10.11 (71) | |
| L. Anderson | L. Anderson | Goals | O. Fogarty 2, Renee Friend 2, Z. Skyrianos 2, E. Bishop, B. Carlin, A. Evans, Rachel Friend | O. Fogarty 2, Renee Friend 2, Z. Skyrianos 2, E. Bishop, B. Carlin, A. Evans, Rachel Friend |
| A. Allen, N. McKay, J. Spence, E. Zouch, M. Dwyer, G. Read | A. Allen, N. McKay, J. Spence, E. Zouch, M. Dwyer, G. Read | Best | E. Hill, O. Fogarty, Z. Skyrianos, E. Herron, A. Evans, E. Bishop | E. Hill, O. Fogarty, Z. Skyrianos, E. Herron, A. Evans, E. Bishop |