2022 VAFA season

Date2 April − 23 September 2022

Teams66

2022 VAFA season

Date	2 April − 23 September 2022
Teams	66
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 VAFA season was the 121st season of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria.^[1] The season began on 2 April and concluded on 23 September, with 66 teams participating across seven divisions under a promotion and relegation system.^[2]^[3]

This was the first VAFA season since 2019 where finals series were held and premiers awarded, following the cancellation of the 2020 season and the curtailing of the 2021 season due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]^[5]

KommunityTV, News Corp Australia's live-streaming platform, began a trial arrangement with the VAFA to broadcast finals matches in 2022.^[6]^[7]

Notable events

After declining relegation from Premier C following their last-placed finish in 2021, the Preston Bullants had its first win in 931 days in round 1 against UHS-VU, the club it had defeated in the 2019 Division 1 grand final.^[8]
Several matches on 13 August 2022 were cancelled due to lightning. Old Xaverians defeated Old Trinity in Premier Division after leading at half-time prior to the match being called off, while Old Camberwell drew with Old Peninsula in Division 1 after the match was cancelled entirely.^[9]^[10]
Fitzroy coach Luke Mahoney was awarded the 2022 AFL Victoria Coach of the Year award.^[11]
Old Paradians won the Thirds Division 5 premiership – the club's last premiership in the VAFA before its move to the Northern Football Netball League (NFNL) at the end of the 2023 season.^[12]

Premier

2022 Premier Division season
Date	2 April − 18 September 2022
Teams	10
Premiers	St Kevin's 5th Premier premiership
Minor premiers	St Kevin's
JN Woodrow Medallist	Harry Hill^[13] (Old Brighton − 20 votes) Fergus Borthwick^[13] (Old Melburnians − 20 votes)
Leading goalkicker	Sam Grimley^[14]^[15] (University Blues − 56 goals)
Matches played	90
← 2021 2023 →

St Kevin's won the Premier Division premiership for the third time, defeating Old Brighton by 22 points in the grand final.^[16]

Ladder


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	St Kevin's (P)	18	15	3	1539	920	167.3	60	Finals series
2	Collegians	18	13	5	1380	1142	120.8	52
3	Old Xaverians	18	12	6	1516	1036	146.3	48
4	Old Brighton	18	12	6	1388	1203	115.4	48
5	Old Melburnians	18	11	7	1329	1262	105.3	44
6	University Blues	18	9	9	1296	1252	103.5	36
7	Old Scotch	18	8	10	1423	1489	95.6	32
8	Caulfield Grammarians	18	5	13	1204	1498	80.4	20
9	Old Trinity	18	3	15	879	1547	56.8	12	Relegation
10	St Bernard's	18	2	16	893	1498	59.6	8	Relegation

Source:^[17]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals


	2022 VAFA Premier Grand Final
Sunday, 18 September (2:30pm)	St Kevin's	def.	Old Brighton	Trevor Barker Oval	^[18]^[19]^[20]
	1.3 (9) 1.10 (16) 3.14 (32) 5.16 (46)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.3 (9) 1.4 (10) 2.5 (17) 3.6 (24)


J. Darmody 2, S. Kennedy 2, L. Winter		Goals	F. Flockart, H. Dick, A. Jarnestrom
T. Jok, C. Ross, J. Tynan, W. Coates, L. Winter, J. Holden		Best	H. Dick, A. Jarnestrom, Q. Montanaro, W. Lewis, F. Flockart, M. Kennedy



The grand final was initially scheduled to be held at Elsternwick Park, but it was moved to Trevor Barker Oval due to the continued poor state of Elsternwick Park which had culminated in unprecedented conditions during the Premier B grand final on 17 September.^[3]^[21]

Club best and fairest

Club	Winner	Ref
Caulfield Grammarians	Declan Reilly	^[22]
Collegians	Kenny Ong	^[23]
Old Brighton	Harry Hill	^[22]
Old Melburnians	Josh Freezer	^[22]
Old Scotch	Tyler Sellers	^[22]
Old Trinity	Harry Thompson	^[22]
Old Xaverians	Marcus Stavrou	^[22]
St Bernard's	Jordan Farrell	^[22]
St Kevin's	Luke Winter	^[24]
University Blues	Marty Gleeson	^[25]

Premier B

2022 Premier B season
Date	2 April − 17 September 2022
Teams	9
Premiers	Old Haileybury 4th Premier B premiership
Minor premiers	University Blacks
GT Moore Medallist	Jak Nardino^[26]^[27]^[28] (Beaumaris − 20 votes)
Leading goalkicker	Durras Seccull^[29] (Old Haileybury − 60 goals)
Matches played	76
← 2021 2023 →

Old Haileyburians won the Premier B premiership for the fourth time, defeating favourites University Blacks by five points in the grand final.^[21]

Ladder


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	University Blacks	16	15	1	0	1444	679	212.7	60	Finals series
2	Beaumaris	16	13	3	0	1449	962	150.6	52
3	Old Haileybury (P)	16	11	5	0	1660	940	176.6	44
4	Fitzroy	16	9	7	0	1124	1082	103.9	36
5	De La Salle	16	7	9	0	1094	1131	96.7	28
6	St Bedes/Mentone Tigers	16	6	9	1	1109	1251	88.7	26
7	AJAX	16	6	9	1	1075	1308	82.2	26
8	Williamstown CYMS	16	3	13	0	1062	1619	65.6	12
9	Old Carey	16	1	15	0	816	1861	43.9	4	Relegation

Source:^[30]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals


	2022 VAFA Premier B Grand Final
Saturday, 17 September (2:30pm)	University Blacks	def. by	Old Haileybury	Elsternwick Park	^[31]^[32]
	0.1 (1) 1.1 (7) 2.5 (17) 2.5 (17)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.5 (11) 1.5 (11) 2.6 (18) 2.10 (22)	Ian Cordner Medal: Joshua Steadman (University Blacks)


N. Hey, N. Caris		Goals	B. Seccull, J. Munro
J. Steadman, B. Oliver, H. Bennett, L. Vescio, J. Quaile, M. Dea		Best	B. Seccull, L. Riley, J. Paul, J. Gasparini, W. Gown, A. Bradtke



Heavy rain during the final quarter of the Premier B reserves grand final, which was the curtain-raiser to the senior grand final, resulted in appalling muddy ground conditions, resulting in a difficult and low scoring match.^[21] Old Haileybury's score of 2.10 (22) was the second-lowest score in the club's history, almost breaking its record of 2.8 (20) against Old Xaverians in 1998.^[21]^[33]

Club best and fairest

Club	Winner	Ref
AJAX	Jordan Cohen	^[34]
Beaumaris	Jak Nardino	^[22]
De La Salle	Jake Williams	^[22]
Fitzroy	Ted Clayton	^[35]
Old Carey	Jonathan Marsh	^[22]
Old Haileybury	Jack Lonie	^[22]
St Bedes/Mentone Tigers	Tom Tyquin	^[22]
University Blacks	Campbell Moorfield	^[36]
Williamstown CYMS	Tom Johnstone	^[22]

Premier C

2022 Premier C season
Date	2 April − 23 September 2022
Teams	11
Premiers	Monash Blues 2nd Premier C premiership
Minor premiers	Monash Blues
L Zachariah Medallist	Mac Cameron^[29]^[37] (Monash Blues − 35 votes)
Leading goalkicker	Luke Scuderi^[29] (Old Ivanhoe − 64 goals)
Matches played	114
← 2021 2023 →

Monash Blues won the Premier C premiership for the second time, defeating Old Geelong by 21 points in the grand final.^[38]

Ladder


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Monash Blues (P)	20	18	2	1867	894	208.8	72	Finals series
2	Hampton Rovers	20	15	5	1826	1231	148.3	60
3	Mazenod	20	13	7	1734	1379	125.7	52
4	Old Geelong	20	12	8	1821	1278	142.5	48
5	Old Ivanhoe	20	12	8	1714	1383	123.9	48
6	Parkdale Vultures	20	11	9	1521	1197	127.1	44
7	Ormond	20	10	10	1536	1496	102.7	40
8	Marcellin	20	7	13	1345	1539	87.4	28
9	Old Mentonians	20	7	13	1381	1631	84.7	28
10	UHS-VU	20	4	16	1050	2052	51.2	16	Relegation
11	Preston Bullants	20	1	19	893	2608	34.2	4	Relegation

Source:^[39]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals


	2022 VAFA Premier C Grand Final
Friday, 23 September (2:30pm)	Monash Blues	def.	Old Geelong	Trevor Barker Oval	^[40]^[41]
	2.1 (13) 4.5 (29) 7.7 (49) 8.9 (57)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 3.3 (21) 4.6 (30) 5.6 (36)	Best on ground: Beau Harris (Monash Blues)


N. Darling 3, R. Smart, C. Cosgriff, N. Argento, S. Simpson, T. Le Lievre		Goals	C. Dixon 2, S. Dixon, S. Hooper, S. Anderson
C. Cosgriff, N. Argento, M. King, N. Darling, B. Harris, D. Easson		Best	W. Horsfall, J. Sheridan, S. Dixon, J. Anderson, L. Radcliffe, C. Dixon



The grand final was initially scheduled to be held at Elsternwick Park, but it was moved to Trevor Barker Oval due to the continued poor state of Elsternwick Park which had culminated in unprecedented conditions during the Premier B grand final on 17 September.^[3]^[21]

Club best and fairest

Club	Winner	Ref
Hampton Rovers	Christian Carnovale	^[22]
Marcellin	Patrick Howe	^[22]
Mazenod	Matthew Fewings	^[22]
Monash Blues	Mac Cameron	^[42]
Old Geelong	Jack Sheridan	^[22]
Old Ivanhoe	Sam Wilcox	^[22]
Old Mentonians
Ormond	Dae Szydlik	^[22]
Parkdale Vultures	Charlie Yee	^[22]
Preston Bullants	Rory Howard	^[22]
UHS-VU	Ben Dimatinna	^[22]

Division 1

2022 Division 1 season
Date	2 April − 10 September 2022
Teams	10
Premiers	PEGS 2nd Division 1 premiership
Minor premiers	PEGS
LS Pepper Medallist	Andrew Horne^[43]^[44] (PEGS − 19 votes)
Leading goalkicker	Aaron Cloke^[45]^[46] (Oakleigh − 75 goals)
Matches played	93
← 2021 2023 →

PEGS won the Division 1 premiership for the second time, defeating Old Camberwell by 27 points in the grand final.

Ladder


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	PEGS (P)	18	17	1	0	1875	740	253.4	68	Finals series
2	Kew	18	14	3	1	1038	1634	157.4	58
3	Old Camberwell	17	10	5	3	1556	914	170.2	48
4	Glen Eira	18	12	6	0	1492	951	156.9	48
5	Prahran Assumption	18	10	7	1	1409	1187	118.7	42
6	Oakleigh	18	10	8	0	1461	1339	109.1	40
7	Therry Penola	18	7	11	0	1294	1583	81.7	28
8	Old Peninsula	17	4	13	1	1028	1421	72.3	16
9	Whitefriars	18	3	15	0	992	1611	61.6	12	Relegation
10	St Mary's Salesian	18	0	18	0	777	2734	28.4	0	Relegation

Source:^[47]^[48]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals


	2022 VAFA Division 1 Grand Final
Saturday, 10 September (2:30pm)	PEGS	def.	Old Camberwell	Trevor Barker Oval	^[49]^[50]
	6.4 (40) 6.5 (41) 9.9 (63) 12.12 (84)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.1 (1) 2.4 (16) 5.5 (35) 8.9 (57)


J. Fenner 4, R. Simmons 2, A. Frazer, S. Ghasimzadeh, D. Benson, J. Erougian, B. Hannah, A. Binns		Goals	R. Verbi 3, N. Latsas, L. Thomas, H. Crothers, B. Hart, W. Dalrymple
S. Whillas, J. Fenner, R. Macdonald, C. Livori, A. Horne, B. Hannah		Best	J. Allen, B. Hart, R. Verbi, W. Dalrymple, A. Milham, T. Oliver

Division 2

2022 Division 2 season
Date	2 April − 11 September 2022
Teams	10
Premiers	Ivanhoe 2nd Division 2 premiership
Minor premiers	Ivanhoe
J Fullerton Medallist	Wayne Schultz^[51]^[52] (Ivanhoe − 19 votes)
Leading goalkicker	Ash Close^[53]^[54] (Ivanhoe − 71 goals)
Matches played	94
← 2021 2023 →

Ivanhoe won the Division 2 premiership for the first time, defeating West Brunswick by one point in the grand final.^[55]^[56] It was Ivanhoe's first senior premiership in any division since 1969.^[57]^[58]

This was the last season for the Manningham Cobras and the Yarra Old Grammarians, which merged ahead of the 2023 VAFA season to form the Old Yarra Cobras Football Club.^[59]^[60]

Ladder


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Ivanhoe (P)	18	16	2	0	1881	864	217.7	64	Finals series
2	West Brunswick	18	15	3	0	1760	882	199.6	60
3	Brunswick	18	13	4	1	1653	931	177.6	54
4	Old Paradians	18	13	5	0	1443	1087	132.8	52
5	MHSOB	18	11	6	1	1569	1165	134.7	46
6	Aquinas	18	8	10	0	1289	1357	95.0	32
7	Bulleen Templestowe	18	6	1	0	1036	1360	76.2	24
8	Yarra Old Grammarians	18	3	15	0	1119	1617	69.2	12
9	Power House	18	2	16	0	841	2083	40.4	8	Relegation
10	Manningham Cobras	18	2	16	0	721	1966	36.7	8	Relegation

Source:^[61]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals


	2022 VAFA Division 2 Grand Final
Sunday, 11 September (2:30pm)	Ivanhoe	def.	West Brunswick	Trevor Barker Oval	^[62]^[63]
	2.3 (15) 3.5 (23) 5.6 (36) 9.9 (63)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 7.6 (48) 8.8 (56) 9.8 (62)


A. Close 5, A. Pipakis, C. O'Brien, N. Godfrey, L. Svarc		Goals	B. Hutchins 3, T. Cottrell 3, L. Buckler, E. Hayes-Hills, B. Irving
N. Carter, W. Schultz, C. O'Brien, A. Close, S. Selwood, J. Andonovski		Best	M. Turnbull, M. Risstrom, D. Ferrier, T. Cottrell, A. Rizzardo, E. Hayes-Hills


	2022 VAFA Division 3 Grand Final
Saturday, 10 September (2:30pm)	South Melbourne Districts	def.	Parkside	Garvey Oval	^[69]
	3.3 (21) 4.3 (27) 6.7 (43) 7.9 (51)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2 (2) 1.5 (11) 3.6 (24) 5.9 (39)


G. Dixon 3, O. Dufficy 2, J. Brooker, L. Sfetkidis		Goals	M. Holden 2, D. Douglas, L. Balcombe, J. Hamilton
G. Dixon, O. Dufficy		Best	J. Hamilton, M. Romano, S. Mackie, M. Holden, B. Douglas


	2022 VAFA Division 4 Grand Final
Sunday, 11 September (2:30pm)	La Trobe University	def.	Swinburne University	Garvey Oval	^[74]
	2.3 (15) 5.7 (37) 6.8 (44) 11.11 (77)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.2 (2) 3.5 (23) 9.7 (61) 9.8 (62)


R. Alexander 4, M. Ogle, P. Lindsay, D. Thorn, B. Dowler, T. Whelan, B. Vicary, C. Scanlon		Goals	A. Vesty 3, C. Tayler-Turner 3, T. Ryan 3
M. Ogle, R. Alexander, A. Castles, R. Keath, T. Whelan, L. Webb		Best	B. Field, T. Hartney, R. Barry, A. Vesty, T. Ryan, L. Randello

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Notable events

Premier

Ladder

Finals

Club best and fairest

Premier B

Ladder

Finals

Club best and fairest

Premier C

Ladder

Finals

Club best and fairest

Division 1

Ladder

Finals

Division 2

Ladder

Finals

Division 3

Ladder

Finals

Division 4

Ladder

Finals

References

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	South Melbourne Districts (P)	16	13	3	1342	766	175.2	52	Finals series
2	Elsternwick	16	13	3	1595	968	164.8	52
3	Canterbury	16	12	4	1770	1065	166.2	48
4	Parkside	16	10	6	1332	968	137.6	40
5	Emmaus St Leo's	16	6	10	1277	1020	125.2	24
6	Hawthorn	16	6	10	1337	1276	104.8	24
7	Richmond Central	16	6	10	1130	1266	89.3	24
8	North Brunswick	16	6	10	854	1119	76.3	24	Relegation
9	Westbourne Grammarians	16	0	16	496	2685	18.5	0	Relegation

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	La Trobe University (P)	15	14	1	1788	591	302.5	56	Finals series
2	Swinburne University	16	13	3	1404	1135	123.7	52
3	St John's	15	11	4	1295	826	156.8	44
4	Masala Dandenong	16	7	9	1350	1341	100.7	28
5	Albert Park	15	6	9	1147	1267	90.5	24
6	Eley Park	16	2	14	765	1891	40.5	8
7	Box Hill North	15	1	14	722	1420	50.9	4