2025 NAB AFLW Premiership Cup tour to Tasmania

Fans across the state celebrated the AFLW’s milestone 10th season as the Cup visited clinics in Hobart, Deloraine and Launceston. 

2021 Brisbane Lions premiership player and Tasmanian Jessica Wuetschner welcomed the cup to the state and spent time with junior players at a North Melbourne AFLW clinic at Cornelian Bay. 

Born in Tasmania and now a player for Essendon, Jessica passed the Cup on while travelling to various clubs and academies on the way to Launceston. 

Jessica said it was special to bring the Cup home to Tasmania, reflecting on how far the AFLW had come in a decade. 

“It’s a great chance for young girls, boys and even older players to get around it and have a bit of AFLW here in Tassie,” she said. 

“I was there at the start, but the years have flown and to see how the game has changed in that time is exciting and I can’t wait to see what the next 10 seasons look like. 

“The professionalism and the younger players coming through academies and junior programs are incredible and the skill level now is so much higher than at the start.” 

Women and girls’ participation in Australia football has surged since the inception of AFLW in 2017, with Tasmania leading the growth across the country.