Can the Dees go back-to-back? Is it finally North Melbourne's year? Are the Tigers set to tumble? While so much can happen throughout an offseason, ESPN's AFLW experts have nevertheless turned their attention to 2023 for their way-too-early predictions.
Below are their ladder predictions, expected grand finalists, biggest risers and biggest sliders, as well as best and fairest and and leading goalkicker winners.
Sarah Burt
1. North Melbourne
2. Richmond
3. Melbourne
4. Brisbane
5. Collingwood
6. Carlton
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Adelaide Crows
9. Geelong
10. Essendon
11. GWS
12. Fremantle
13. West Coast
14. Sydney
15. St Kilda
16. Hawthorn
17. Port Adelaide
18. Gold Coast
Premier: North Melbourne
Runner up: Richmond
Best and fairest: Madi Prespakis
Leading goalkicker: Chloe Scheer
Biggest riser: Carlton
Biggest slider: Gold Coast
Biggest storyline: Erin Phillips calls time on her decorated playing career.
Marissa Lordanic
1. Melbourne
2. Brisbane
3. North Melbourne
4. Collingwood
5. Adelaide
6. Geelong
7. Richmond
8. Western Bulldogs
9. Fremantle
10. Essendon
11. Carlton
12. Hawthorn
13. Port Adelaide
14. West Coast
15. GWS
16. St Kilda
17. Gold Coast
18. Sydney
Premier: Melbourne
Runner up: Brisbane
Best and fairest: Jas Garner
Leading goalkicker: Jesse Wardlaw
Biggest riser: Fremantle
Biggest slider: Richmond
Biggest storyline: The AFL realises how crazy it is to have 18 teams play a 10-round season and immediately extends to a full home and away fixture.
Jesse Robinson
1. Brisbane
2. Geelong
3. Melbourne
4. Adelaide
5. Collingwood
6. North Melbourne
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Richmond
9. Essendon
10. Fremantle
11. Gold Coast
12. Port Adelaide
13. GWS
14. St Kilda
15. Carlton
16. Hawthorn
17. Sydney
18. West Coast
Premier: Brisbane
Runner up: Geelong
Best and fairest: Georgie Prespakis
Leading goalkicker: Kate Hore
Biggest riser: Fremantle
Biggest slider: Richmond
Biggest storyline: Lion redemption - Brisbane recover from their Grand Final defeat to go undefeated all the way to a second AFLW premiership.
Jarryd Barca
1. Melbourne
2. Collingwood
3. North Melbourne
4. Brisbane
5. Adelaide
6. Western Bulldogs
7. Geelong
8. Richmond
9. Fremantle
10. Essendon
11. Carlton
12. Port Adelaide
13. Gold Coast
14. St Kilda
15. GWS
16. Hawthorn
17. West Coast
18. Sydney
Premier: Melbourne
Runner up: Collingwood
Best and fairest: Mon Conti
Leading goalkicker: Kate Hore
Biggest riser: Collingwood
Biggest slider: Richmond
Biggest storyline: Two seasons in the competition and still zero wins for the Swans, as AFL's decision to rush expansion comes under fire.