The 2024 AFLW season will see the introduction of a ‘ball-tracking’ technology designed to assist umpires and match officials in making decisions. It will be the first time the AFLW has used a score review system.
How does it work?
The smart balls are embedded with a chip that communicates with sensors placed around the ground tracking the ball’s movement.
The sensors will track the ball’s exact position, speed, distance kicked, spin rate and flight time.
Score Assist Officials will be notified when the ball crosses the goal line, hits a post or is touched in the air. This data will complement the official’s ability to replay and review footage to make decisions when necessary.
The technology has been developed over the past 18 months and trialled in the VFL and VFLW, the AFL and AFLW’s respective second-tier leagues.
AFLW Season
The AFLW starts next Friday 30 August with the Sydney Swans playing Collingwood in the opening match of the 2024 season.
