Australian rules football season
2022 VFL Women's season | |
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Teams | 12 |
Premiers | Essendon 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Essendon 1st minor premiership |
Best and fairest | Georgia Nanscawen Essendon (33 votes) |
Leading goalkicker | Federica Frew Essendon (29 goals) |
Matches played | 91 |
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The 2022 VFL Women's season was the sixth season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 12 February and concluded with the grand final on 3 July. Essendon went through the season undefeated and won its first VFLW premiership, defeating the Southern Saints by 35 points in the grand final; this resulted in the first completed VFLW season since 2019 after COVID-19 disruptions affected the previous two seasons.
The season consisted of 14 games for each of the 12 clubs, all of whom returned from the 2021 VFL Women's season. For the first time, all matches were available to watch via the AFL website/app or the VFL/VFLW YouTube channel.
Clubs
- Carlton, Casey, Collingwood, Darebin, Essendon, Geelong Cats, Hawthorn
- North Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Southern Saints, Western Bulldogs, Williamstown
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Essendon (P) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 906 | 250 | 362.4 | 52 | Finals series |
2 | Hawthorn | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 798 | 220 | 362.7 | 50 | |
3 | Casey | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 701 | 331 | 211.8 | 44 | |
4 | Geelong Cats | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 581 | 366 | 158.7 | 40 | |
5 | Southern Saints | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 537 | 424 | 126.7 | 38 | |
6 | Collingwood | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 450 | 499 | 90.2 | 28 | |
7 | North Melbourne | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 412 | 557 | 74.0 | 24 | |
8 | Darebin | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 307 | 568 | 54.0 | 20 | |
9 | Carlton | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 392 | 599 | 65.4 | 18 | |
10 | Port Melbourne | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 305 | 662 | 46.1 | 12 | |
11 | Williamstown | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 363 | 541 | 67.1 | 10 | |
12 | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 144 | 879 | 16.4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals series
Match-ups set using the second McIntyre final six system.
Qualifying final | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
June 11, Windy Hill | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Essendon | 8.12 (60) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Hawthorn | 1.1 (7) | June 19, Windy Hill | July 3, ETU Stadium | ||||||||||||||
Essendon | 11.10 (76) | Essendon | 6.6 (42) | |||||||||||||||
Elimination finals | Casey | 1.3 (9) | June 26, ETU Stadium | Southern Saints | 0.7 (7) | |||||||||||||
June 12, Casey Fields | Casey | 2.3 (15) | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Casey | 7.3 (45) | June 19, Box Hill City Oval | Southern Saints | 5.5 (35) | |||||||||||||
6 | Collingwood | 1.4 (10) | Hawthorn | 6.3 (39) | ||||||||||||||
June 11, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds | Southern Saints | 8.7 (55) | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Geelong Cats | 2.6 (18) | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Southern Saints | 4.2 (26) | ||||||||||||||||
Qualifying and elimination finals
Qualifying final | |||||
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Saturday, 11 June (11:05 am) | Essendon 8.12 (60) | def. | Hawthorn 1.1 (7) | Windy Hill | Report |
Elimination finals | |||||
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Saturday, 11 June (1:05 pm) | Geelong Cats 2.6 (18) | def. by | Southern Saints 4.2 (26) | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | Report |
Sunday, 12 June (11:35 am) | Casey 7.3 (45) | def. | Collingwood 1.4 (10) | Casey Fields | Report |
Semi finals
Semi finals | |||||
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Sunday, 19 June (11:05 am) | Essendon 11.10 (76) | def. | Casey 1.3 (9) | Windy Hill | Report |
Sunday, 19 June (1:05 pm) | Hawthorn 6.3 (39) | def. by | Southern Saints 8.7 (55) | Box Hill City Oval | Report |
Preliminary final
Preliminary final | |||||
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Sunday, 26 June (4:05 pm) | Casey 2.3 (15) | def. by | Southern Saints 5.5 (35) | ETU Stadium | Report |
Grand final
2022 VFLW Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday, 3 July (12:15 pm) | Essendon | def. | Southern Saints | ETU Stadium | Report |
2.2 (14) 4.3 (27) 6.6 (42) 6.6 (42) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.0 (0) 0.4 (4) 0.4 (4) 0.7 (7) |
Lisa Hardeman Medal: Alana Barba (Essendon) Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
Frew, Tierney 2 Doonan, Nalder 1 |
Goals | Nil | |||
Barba, Nanscawen, Radford, Tierney | Best | Capsalis, Stuart | |||
Nanscawen (knee) | Injuries | Nil | |||
Awards
- Lambert-Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest): Georgia Nanscawen (Essendon) – 33 votes
- Rohenna Young Medal (Leading Goal kicker): Federica Frew (Essendon) – 29 goals
- Debbie Lee Medal (Rising Star): Tahlia Fellows (Casey)
- Coaches MVP: Georgia Nanscawen (Essendon)
- Coach of the Year: Brendan Major (Essendon)
- Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final): Alana Barba (Essendon)
B: | Eliza Vale (Western Bulldogs) | Katelyn Lee (Collingwood) | |
HB: | Grace Buchan (Southern Saints) | Jenna Richardson (Hawthorn) | Nicole Callinan (Darebin) |
C: | Samantha Johnson (Casey) | Hannah Stuart (Southern Saints) | Winnie Laing (Southern Saints) |
HF: | Mia-Rae Clifford (c) (Essendon) | Renee Tierney (Essendon) | Tahlia Fellows (Casey) |
F: | Federica Frew (Essendon) | Tamara Luke (Hawthorn) | |
Foll: | Elizabeth McGrath (North Melbourne) | Georgia Nanscawen (Essendon) | Laura Gardiner (Geelong Cats) |
Int: | Amelia Radford (Essendon) | Matilda Zander (Collingwood) | Olivia Barton (Port Melbourne) |
Paige Sheppard (Geelong Cats) | Tayla Kearns (Southern Saints) | ||
Coach: | Brendan Major (Essendon) |
Club best and fairest winners
Club | Best & Fairest | Ref |
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Carlton | Millie Klingbeil | |
Casey | Sammie Johnson | |
Collingwood | Matilda Zander | |
Darebin | Nicole Callinan | |
Essendon | Georgia Nanscawen | |
Geelong Cats | Paige Sheppard | |
Hawthorn | Jordan Mifsud | |
North Melbourne | Liz McGrath | |
Port Melbourne | Kaitlyn O'Keefe | |
Southern Saints | Hannah Stuart | |
Western Bulldogs | Eliza Vale | |
Williamstown | Ruby Tripodi | |
Gabrielle Biedenweb-Webster |
See also
References
- Black, Sarah (30 November 2021). "VFLW season brought forward to better align with AFLW". womens.afl. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- Vinall, Marnie (3 July 2022). "'Living the dream': Essendon get VFLW premiership ahead of inaugural AFLW season". The Age. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- "2022 rebel VFLW Premiership Season launched". afl.com.au. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- "All rebel VFLW matches to be live streamed in 2022". afl.com.au. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "2022 VFL and VFLW Awards: Gribble and Nanscawen go back-to-back". afl.com.au. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- Hann, Benjamin (24 June 2022). "AFL news Klingbeil claims top spot in VFLW Best and Fairest". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- "Munro and Johnson win big at Casey awards night". Casey. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- Augustes, Steph (2 July 2022). "Matilda Zander claims 2022 VFLW best and fairest". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- Ryan, Brigid (1 July 2022). "VFLW Season 2022 – Counting the Votes". falcons.org.au. Darebin Falcons. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- "Nanscawen crowned 2022 VFLW best & fairest". essendonfc.com.au. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- "Sheppard Crowned Cats' VFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Football Club. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- "Mifsud takes out Hawthorn's 2022 VFLW best and fairest". hawthornfc.com.au. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- Woods, Dan (25 June 2022). "McGrath caps stellar season with best and fairest recognition". nmfc.com.au. North Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- "Port Melbourne Football Club on Instagram". Instagram. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
The 2022 VFLW Best and Fairest, @noodle_711
- "Stuart claims Southern Saints' Best & Fairest". saints.com.au. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- "VFLW: Vale claims 2022 Best and Fairest". westernbulldogs.com.au. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- Farley, Paddy (26 September 2022). "ALL SQUARE FOR THE VFLW BEST AND FAIREST". Williamstown. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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