The 2024 VFL Women's season was the eighth season of the VFL Women's (VFLW), the state level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season ran from 22 March to 21 July, comprising a home-and-away season, followed by a finals series featuring the top six clubs.
| 2024 VFL Women's season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 22 March − 21 July |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | North Melbourne 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | Williamstown 1st minor premiership |
| Best and fairest | Dominique Carbone Western Bulldogs (17 votes) |
| Leading goalkicker | Monique DeMatteo Darebin (24 goals) |
| Matches played | 94 |
The season was contested by 12 clubs. It also included matches against New South Wales AFL Women's teams Greater Western Sydney and Sydney; the New South Wales teams were not premiership eligible, but there were premiership points available for the Victorian clubs in the matches.[1] The NSW clubs each played five matches featuring many of their AFL Women's contracted players,[2] with the two clubs using the VFLW competition to gain experience ahead of the 2024 AFL Women's season which began in August. The presence of the NSW clubs playing their AFLW-listed players differed from the Victorian clubs who chose not to play their AFLW-listed players in their VFLW programs citing the risk of injury.[3] This resulted in some lop-sided results between the NSW teams and their opponents, with only Collingwood able to defeat Sydney, while the GWS Giants were undefeated in their matches.
Prior to the start of the season, there was speculation that Collingwood would affiliate with Williamstown for the 2024 VFLW season "as part of broader reviews from the AFL and the club into the direction of the VFLW". However, no affiliation agreement resulted from the reviews.[4]
North Melbourne defeated Western Bulldogs in the Grand Final played at ETU Stadium, scoring a record high score of 10.8 (68) points against the Bulldogs 7.6 (48) to claim the club's first VFL Women's premiership.[5]
Coach appointments
edit| New coach | Club | Date of appointment | Previous coach | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lache Walker | Darebin | 14 September 2023 | Kate Tyndall | [6] |
| Michael Ericson | Box Hill | November 2023 | Cherie O'Neill | [7] |
| Brett Gourley | North Melbourne | 21 November 2023 | Steph Binder | [8] |
| Cherie O'Neill | Essendon | 31 January 2024 | Travis Cloke | [9] |
Win/loss table
edit- Fixture list
- Home matches are in bold and opponents are listed above the margins.
| Win | Draw | ||
| - | Loss | X | Bye |
| Team | Home-and-away season | Finals series | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | FW1 | FW2 | FW3 | GF | |
| Box Hill | CAS 108 |
GEE 96 |
COL 34 |
WIL 10 |
NM 50 |
SYD -63 |
WB -25 |
SS 11 |
DAR -8 |
CAR 60 |
ESS -10 |
GEE 90 |
NM -9 |
PM 0 |
PM -18 |
|||
| Carlton | GEE 31 |
NM -21 |
GWS -8 |
COL -17 |
PM 8 |
WB -18 |
GEE 3 |
DAR -25 |
WIL -28 |
BOX -60 |
CAS -10 |
ESS 24 |
SS 75 |
DAR -9 |
||||
| Casey | BOX -108 |
WB -21 |
NM 3 |
PM 23 |
SYD -85 |
SS 16 |
WIL 0 |
ESS -41 |
GEE 13 |
DAR -21 |
CAR 10 |
COL -15 |
WB -33 |
SS -16 |
||||
| Collingwood | SS -8 |
PM -40 |
BOX -34 |
CAR 17 |
DAR 28 |
ESS -17 |
SYD 2 |
GEE 42 |
WB -30 |
NM -5 |
SS -4 |
CAS 15 |
DAR 9 |
WIL -10 |
||||
| Darebin | WIL -76 |
SS -25 |
ESS -30 |
GEE -7 |
COL -28 |
WIL -38 |
PM -8 |
CAR 25 |
BOX 8 |
CAS 21 |
NM -6 |
WB 18 |
COL -9 |
CAR 9 |
||||
| Essendon | PM -47 |
WIL 0 |
DAR 30 |
WB -2 |
SS 9 |
COL 17 |
GWS -47 |
CAS 41 |
NM -66 |
PM 12 |
BOX 10 |
CAR -24 |
WIL -18 |
GEE 49 |
NM -63 |
|||
| Geelong Cats | CAR -31 |
BOX -96 |
SS 18 |
DAR 7 |
GWS -85 |
NM 24 |
CAR -3 |
COL -42 |
CAS -13 |
WIL -86 |
WB -71 |
BOX -90 |
PM -47 |
ESS -49 |
||||
| Greater Western Sydney | X | X | CAR 8 |
SS 62 |
GEE 85 |
PM 25 |
ESS 47 |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| North Melbourne | WB 22 |
CAR 21 |
CAS -3 |
SYD -89 |
BOX -50 |
GEE -24 |
SS 1 |
WIL -4 |
ESS 66 |
COL 5 |
DAR 6 |
PM 11 |
BOX 9 |
WB -7 |
ESS 63 |
WIL 18 |
X | WB 20 |
| Port Melbourne | ESS 47 |
COL 40 |
WIL 23 |
CAS -23 |
CAR -8 |
GWS -25 |
DAR 8 |
WB -33 |
SS 4 |
ESS -12 |
WIL -2 |
NM -11 |
GEE 47 |
BOX 0 |
BOX 18 |
WB -12 |
||
| Southern Saints | COL 8 |
DAR 25 |
GEE -18 |
GWS -62 |
ESS -9 |
CAS -16 |
NM -1 |
BOX -11 |
PM -4 |
WB -10 |
COL 4 |
WIL -30 |
CAR -75 |
CAS 16 |
||||
| Sydney | X | X | WB 62 |
NM 89 |
CAS 85 |
BOX 63 |
COL -2 |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Western Bulldogs | NM -22 |
CAS 21 |
SYD -62 |
ESS 2 |
WIL -21 |
CAR 18 |
BOX 25 |
PM 33 |
COL 30 |
SS 10 |
GEE 71 |
DAR -18 |
CAS 33 |
NM 7 |
WIL -18 |
PM 12 |
WIL 44 |
NM -20 |
| Williamstown | DAR 76 |
ESS 0 |
PM -23 |
BOX -10 |
WB 21 |
DAR 38 |
CAS 0 |
NM 4 |
CAR 28 |
GEE 86 |
PM 2 |
SS 30 |
ESS 18 |
COL 10 |
WB 18 |
NM -18 |
WB -44 |
|
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamstown | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 863 | 314 | 189.2 | 44 | Finals series |
| 2 | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 619 | 492 | 125.8 | 40 | |
| 3 | Box Hill | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 734 | 390 | 188.2 | 34 | |
| 4 | North Melbourne (P) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 519 | 555 | 93.5 | 32 | |
| 5 | Essendon | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 446 | 482 | 92.5 | 30 | |
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 458 | 403 | 113.6 | 26 | |
| 7 | Collingwood | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 341 | 375 | 90.9 | 24 | |
| 8 | Casey | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 457 | 732 | 62.4 | 22 | |
| 9 | GWS Giants (E) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 72 | 415.3 | 20 | |
| 10 | Carlton | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 447 | 502 | 89.0 | 20 | |
| 11 | Darebin | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 341 | 487 | 70.0 | 20 | |
| 12 | Sydney Swans (E) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 418 | 121 | 345.5 | 16 | |
| 13 | Southern Saints | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 319 | 503 | 63.4 | 16 | |
| 14 | Geelong Cats | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 287 | 851 | 33.7 | 12 |
Source: AFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(E) Club playing a limited number of exhibition matches, ineligible for progression to finals series; (P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(E) Club playing a limited number of exhibition matches, ineligible for progression to finals series; (P) Premiers
Progression by round
edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 6.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Source: AFL.com.au
Finals series
editMatch-ups set using the second McIntyre final six system.[10][11]
| Qualifying final | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 30 June, DSV Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Williamstown | 7.3 (45) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Bulldogs | 4.3 (27) | 7 July, DSV Stadium | 21 July, ETU Stadium | ||||||||||||||
| Williamstown | 5.5 (35) | North Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | |||||||||||||||
| Elimination finals | North Melbourne | 8.5 (53) | 14 July, ETU Stadium | Western Bulldogs | 7.6 (48) | |||||||||||||
| 29 June, Fenjiu Stadium | Williamstown | 2.4 (16) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Box Hill | 4.7 (31) | 6 July, Mission Whitten Oval | Western Bulldogs | 9.6 (60) | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 7.7 (49) | Western Bulldogs | 5.4 (34) | ||||||||||||||
| 30 June, Arden Street Oval | Port Melbourne | 3.4 (22) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Melbourne | 12.4 (76) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Essendon | 2.1 (13) | ||||||||||||||||
Qualifying and elimination finals
edit| Qualifying final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 30 June (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 7.3 (43) | def. | Western Bulldogs 4.3 (27) | DSV Stadium | Report |
| Elimination finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 29 June (11:30 am) | Box Hill 4.7 (31) | def. by | Port Melbourne 7.7 (49) | Fenjiu Stadium | Report |
| Sunday, 30 June (1:00 pm) | North Melbourne 12.4 (76) | def. | Essendon 2.1 (13) | Arden Street Oval | Report |
Semi finals
edit| Semi finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 6 July (1:00 pm) | Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) | def. | Port Melbourne 3.4 (22) | Mission Whitten Oval | Report |
| Sunday, 7 July (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 5.5 (35) | def. by | North Melbourne 8.5 (53) | DSV Stadium | Report |
Preliminary final
edit| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 14 July (12:30 pm) | Williamstown 2.4 (16) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 9.6 (60) | ETU Stadium | Report |
Grand Final
edit| 2024 VFLW Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 21 July (12:10 pm) | North Melbourne | def. | Western Bulldogs | ETU Stadium | Report |
| 4.2 (26) 6.4 (40) 6.6 (42) 10.8 (68) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.1 (1) 2.4 (16) 6.6 (42) 7.6 (48) |
Umpires: G Devenish, A Bailes, N Walsh[12] Lisa Hardeman Medal: Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne) Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
| N. Dojiok 4 E. Paterno 2 A. Barba, M. Di Cosmo, G. Nicholas, A. Rhodes |
Goals | M. Clifford, R. Saulitis, M. McLeod, I. Milford, T. Pulcino, J. Tabb, K. Hardingham | |||
| N. Dojiok, A. Rhodes, A. Barba, M. Di Cosmo, M. McSweeney, K. Reynolds, N. Hales | Best | D. Carbone, K. Hardingham, T. Hurst, C. Ugle, T. Pulcino, J. Tabb | |||
| |||||
- Grand Final gallery
-
Captain Jess Jones (L) and coach Brett Gourley (R) celebrate with the premiership cup -
Lisa Hardeman (R) presented Nyakoat Dojiok (L) with the Lisa Hardeman Medal for best on field -
North Melbourne players celebrating their victory
Awards
edit- Lambert–Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest): Dominique Carbone (Western Bulldogs) – 17 votes[18][19][20][21]
- Rohenna Young Medal (Leading Goal kicker): Monique DeMatteo (Darebin) – 24 goals
- Debbie Lee Medal (Rising Star): Keeley Hardingham (Western Bulldogs)
- Coaches MVP: Ange Gogos (Darebin)
- Coach of the Year: Brett Gourley (North Melbourne)
- Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final): Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne)
| B: | Lori Stepnell (Williamstown) | Nicole Hales (North Melbourne) | |
| HB: | Meg MacDonald (Casey) | Tessa Boyd (Southern Saints) | Lauren Caruso (Port Melbourne) |
| C: | Caitlin Thorne (Box Hill) | Ange Gogos (Darebin) | Charlotte Ryan (Southern Saints) |
| HF: | Sharnie Whiting (Williamstown) | Monique DeMatteo (Darebin) | Jaimi Tabb (Western Bulldogs) |
| F: | Eliza Stratford (c) (Williamstown) | Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne) | |
| Foll: | Keeley Hardingham (Western Bulldogs) | Dominique Carbone (Western Bulldogs) | Alana Barba (North Melbourne) |
| Int: | Maddie Di Cosmo (North Melbourne) | Maddison Ford (Essendon) | Tamara Luke (Box Hill) |
| Audrey Rhodes (North Melbourne) | Ava Seton (Port Melbourne) | ||
| Coach: | Brett Gourley (North Melbourne) | ||
Club best and fairest winners
edit| Club | Best & Fairest | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Box Hill | Tamara Luke | [22] |
| Carlton | Eliza Wood | [23][24] |
| Casey | Meg Macdonald | [25][26] |
| Collingwood | Katie Day | [27][28] |
| Darebin | Ange Gogos | [29] |
| Essendon | El Chaston | [30][31] |
| Geelong Cats | Lily Jordan | [32][33] |
| North Melbourne | Maddie Di Cosmo | [34] |
| Port Melbourne | Ava Seton | [35] |
| Southern Saints | Charlotte Ryan | [36][37] |
| Western Bulldogs | Keeley Hardingham | [38] |
| Williamstown | Megan Williamson | [39] |
| Emily Eaves |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sydney to compete in rebel VFLW competition". Sydney Swans. 9 February 2024.
- ^ McKirdy, Lachlan (6 April 2024). "Stars align for Giants and Swans in VFLW". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Sydney, New South Wales: News Corporation Australia. p. 79.
- ^ Vinall, Marnie (4 June 2024). "AFLW players look for lower-league game time". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 37.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel. "Collingwood VFLW program issues emblematic of state league's major concerns". The Mercury.
- ^ May, Brayden (22 July 2024). "RAMPANT ROOS HAVE WIND IN THEIR SAILS". Herald-Sun. Melbourne, Victoria: News Corporation Australia. p. 37.
- ^ "Lache Walker: A New Era of Leadership for Darebin Falcons VFLW team". Darebin Falcons. 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Club Statement: Cherie O'Neill". Box Hill Hawks. 4 September 2023.
- ^ "North Melbourne appoints new VFLW senior coach". nmfc.com.au. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "O'Neill to lead Bombers' VFLW program". Essendon Football Club. 31 January 2024.
- ^ May, Brayden (27 June 2024). "All the key players ahead of the 2024 VFLW finals series". Herald-Sun. Melbourne, Victoria: News Corporation Australia.
- ^ Collett, Alyce (26 June 2024). "EXPLAINED: VFLW Finals Structure". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "2024 rebel VFLW Grand Final umpires announced". afl.com.au. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (21 July 2024). "Roos bounce to premiership". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b "North Melbourne defeat Western Bulldogs in thrilling VFLW decider". Herald-Sun. Melbourne, Victoria: News Corporation Australia. 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Tassie's Guy enjoys VFLW title triumph". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 23 July 2024. p. 30.
- ^ Collett, Alyce (21 July 2024). "North Melbourne storms home to 2024 VFLW flag". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "The local clubs that produced VFLW premiership Roos". aflvic.com.au. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b "DOMination: Brew runs away with J.J. Liston Trophy; Carbone wins Lambert–Pearce Medal". afl.com.au. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Collett, Alyce (16 September 2024). "Bulldogs' skipper salutes as best in the league". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Keating, Mitch (17 September 2024). "2024 VFL Awards: J.J. Liston Trophy, Lambert–Pearce Medal, Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal, Team of the Year and more". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ May, Brayden (17 September 2024). "Brew blitzes JJ Liston". Herald-Sun. Melbourne, Victoria: News Corporation Australia. p. 47.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (25 October 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Box Hill Hawks". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ McGuire, Casey (26 July 2024). "Wood takes out VFLW top honours". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (14 October 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Carlton". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Casey Demons Best & Fairest 2024". melbournefc.com.au. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (16 October 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Casey Demons". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "2024 VFLW Awards wrap: Day named B&F". collingwoodfc.com.au. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (23 October 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Collingwood". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (10 October 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Darebin Falcons". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "VFLW: Chaston claims Best and Fairest". essendonfc.com.au. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (24 October 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Essendon". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Lily Jordan Claims Cats' VFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Football Club. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (4 September 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Geelong Cats". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Di Cosmo takes out Kangas' VFLW B&F award". nmfc.com.au. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (28 October 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Port Melbourne". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Recap: All the award winners from our 2024 Southern Saints Best & Fairest". sandringhamfc.com.au. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (10 October 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Southern Saints". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Hardingham crowned VFLW Best and Fairest". westernbulldogs.com.au. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, Brendan (30 October 2024). "2024 rebel VFLW Review - Williamstown". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.