Women's Football
| Women have been playing Australian football for over 100 years with the earliest known competitive women’s game played in Perth in 1915. From then on, there are countless moments where women have overcome significant barriers to be able to play the game they love. The contribution and persistence of each of those pioneering individuals who pushed for women to play football should never be forgotten. It is thanks to each pioneer that today more than 600,000 women and girls participate in Australian Football and where all 18 AFL clubs field an AFLW team. | RANAFA’s vision for women’s footy is to promote equal participation and representation at all levels of footy in Australia from grassroots through to the semi-professional elite level. Guided by the ADF Aussie Rules Women’s Football Strategy, Navy footy provides equal opportunity for women to play, coach, umpire and administer the best game in the world. We have created a participation pathway that best supports the continued development of participants and enables career-long and lifelong participation in the game, regardless of skill or experience. |
Women's Coaching Team
Head Coach - Katie Clohesy | |
| Katie has been involved in RANAFA since 2017, both as a player and in management roles, and in 2025 she assumed the role of Head Coach with a three year contract. Katie has her attained her National AFL Silver Coach accreditation, coupled with her extensive leadership training and experience, is an outstanding role model within our club. Over the years Katie has been instrumental in the development of women’s football, initially at the Cerberus Football Club, before moving to Western Australia where she founded the HMAS Stirling Women’s Football Club. Katie’s passion for the game is infectious, motivating and uniting the team to create a culture of family where players are empowered to reach their potential. The Navy women's team have not won the Geoff Ledger cup since 2011, but Katie's leadership and commitment to developing our female athletes is on the right track to success. We are confident that Katie and her coaching will soon be able to lead the team to that long overdue win. |
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Senior Assistant Coach - Liz Quinn
| Assistant Coach - Meg Magnuson‘Mags’ has played community, Navy and ADF footy for almost ten years and despite retiring in each of the past four years has continued on as a playing coach. In 2021, 22 and 23 she was the backline coach at Ainslie, winning a premiership with them in 2023. That year she also served as the Assistant Coach (backs) for Navy and ADF and will probably play again next year. |
