2022 VFL Women's season
Australian rules football season
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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.[1] 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.[2]
Teams12
Minor premiersEssendon
1st minor premiership
1st minor premiership
Best and fairestGeorgia Nanscawen
Essendon (33 votes)
Essendon (33 votes)
The season consisted of 14 games for each of the 12 clubs, all of whom returned from the 2021 VFL Women's season.[3] For the first time, all matches were available to watch via the AFL website/app or the VFL/VFLW YouTube channel.[4]
Clubs
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: AFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 11 June (11:05 am) | Essendon 8.12 (60) | def. | Hawthorn 1.1 (7) | Windy Hill | Report |
| Elimination finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)[5]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carlton | Millie Klingbeil | [6] |
| Casey | Sammie Johnson | [7] |
| Collingwood | Matilda Zander | [8] |
| Darebin | Nicole Callinan | [9] |
| Essendon | Georgia Nanscawen | [10] |
| Geelong Cats | Paige Sheppard | [11] |
| Hawthorn | Jordan Mifsud | [12] |
| North Melbourne | Liz McGrath | [13] |
| Port Melbourne | Kaitlyn O'Keefe | [14] |
| Southern Saints | Hannah Stuart | [15] |
| Western Bulldogs | Eliza Vale | [16] |
| Williamstown | Ruby Tripodi | [17] |
| Gabrielle Biedenweb-Webster |