2023 VFL Women's season
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Teams12
PremiersPort Melbourne
1st premiership
1st premiership
Minor premiersCollingwood
3rd minor premiership
3rd minor premiership
Best and fairestJordan Mifsud (Box Hill)
Akayla Peterson (Box Hill)
Charlotte Simpson (Geelong Cats)
Akayla Peterson (Box Hill)
Charlotte Simpson (Geelong Cats)
| 2023 VFL Women's season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Port Melbourne 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | Collingwood 3rd minor premiership |
| Best and fairest | Jordan Mifsud (Box Hill) Akayla Peterson (Box Hill) Charlotte Simpson (Geelong Cats) |
| Leading goalkicker | Sarah Cameron Williamstown (18 goals) |
The 2023 VFL Women's season was the seventh season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 25 March and concluded with the grand final on 30 July.[1]
Port Melbourne won the club's first VFLW premiership defeating Collingwood in the grand final, a week after eliminating defending premiers Essendon in the preliminary final.
There was one change to the competition, with the Hawthorn Football Club transferring their VFL Women's license to Box Hill during the off-season, replicating the club's men's team reserves arrangement in the Australian Football League and Victorian Football League.[2]
Due to ongoing construction work at the Whitten Oval, Western Bulldogs played their home matches at Port Melbourne's ETU Stadium.[3]
| Club | Home ground(s) | Coach | Captain(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill | Box Hill City Oval | Cherie O’Neill[4][5] | Nicole Garner[6] |
| Carlton | Ikon Park | Tom Stafford[7] | Christina Bernardi[8] |
| Casey | Casey Fields | Peter Mercoulia[9][10] | Ally Kirkwood[11] |
| Collingwood | Victoria Park AIA Centre |
Chloe McMillan[12] | Caitlin Bunker[13] |
| Darebin | La Trobe University, Bundoora Preston City Oval |
Kate Tyndall[14][15] | Steph Simpson[15] |
| Essendon | NEC Hangar | Travis Cloke[16] | Mia-Rae Clifford Courtney Ugle[17] |
| Geelong Cats | Deakin University, Waurn Ponds | Elise Coventry[18] | Chloe Leonard[19] |
| North Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | Steph Binder[17] | Jess Jones[20] |
| Port Melbourne | ETU Stadium | Sean Buncle[21] | Claire Dyett[22] |
| Southern Saints | Trevor Barker Beach Oval RSEA Park |
Michelle Densley[23] | Tayla Kearns Ali Hynes[24] |
| Western Bulldogs | ETU Stadium | Rhys Cahir[25] | Mary Sandral[26] |
| Williamstown | DSV Stadium | Liam Cavanagh[27] | Erin Meade[28][29] |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 522 | 377 | 138.5 | 36 | Finals series |
| 2 | Port Melbourne (P) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 351 | 128.2 | 36 | |
| 3 | Williamstown | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 471 | 368 | 128.0 | 36 | |
| 4 | Box Hill | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 444 | 358 | 124.0 | 36 | |
| 5 | Essendon | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 404 | 387 | 104.4 | 34 | |
| 6 | Carlton | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 526 | 349 | 150.7 | 32 | |
| 7 | Southern Saints | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 365 | 334 | 109.3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Geelong Cats | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 402 | 344 | 116.9 | 30 | |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 410 | 427 | 96.0 | 28 | |
| 10 | Casey | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 505 | 473 | 106.8 | 24 | |
| 11 | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 414 | 488 | 84.8 | 12 | |
| 12 | Darebin | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 188 | 845 | 22.2 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 July, Victoria Park | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Collingwood | 7.6 (48) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Port Melbourne | 3.4 (22) | 15 July, Victoria Park | 30 July, ETU Stadium | ||||||||||||||
| Collingwood | 3.4 (22) | Collingwood | 3.5 (23) | |||||||||||||||
| Elimination finals | Essendon | 2.6 (18) | 23 July, ETU Stadium | Port Melbourne | 5.5 (35) | |||||||||||||
| 9 July, DSV Stadium | Essendon | 1.5 (11) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Williamstown | 2.6 (18) | 16 July, ETU Stadium | Port Melbourne | 6.5 (41) | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Carlton | 3.4 (22) | Port Melbourne | 5.7 (37) | ||||||||||||||
| 8 July, Box Hill City Oval | Carlton | 5.6 (36) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Box Hill | 3.3 (21) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Essendon | 4.7 (31) | ||||||||||||||||
Qualifying and elimination finals
| Qualifying final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 9 July (11:00 am) | Collingwood 7.6 (48) | def. | Port Melbourne 3.4 (22) | Victoria Park | Report |
| Elimination finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 8 July (11:00 am) | Box Hill 3.3 (21) | def. by | Essendon 4.7 (31) | Box Hill City Oval | Report |
| Sunday, 9 July (4:30 pm) | Williamstown 2.6 (18) | def. by | Carlton 3.4 (22) | DSV Stadium | Report |
Semi finals
| Semi finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 July (1:00pm) | Collingwood 3.4 (22) | def. | Essendon 2.6 (18) | Victoria Park | Report |
| Sunday, 16 July (12:00pm) | Port Melbourne 5.7 (37) | def. | Carlton 5.6 (36) | ETU Stadium | Report |
Preliminary final
| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 23 July (2:00pm) | Essendon 1.5 (11) | def. by | Port Melbourne 6.5 (41) | ETU Stadium | Report |
Grand Final
| 2023 VFLW Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 30 July (12:10pm) | Collingwood | def. by | Port Melbourne | ETU Stadium | Report |
| 1.0 (6) 2.4 (16) 3.4 (22) 3.5 (23) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.2 (14) 3.2 (20) 4.2 (26) 5.5 (35) |
Lisa Hardeman Medal: Lauren Caruso (Port Melbourne) Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
| Nikolitsis 2, Sargent | Goals | Wilson, Frew, Bromage, Borg, Alomes | |||
| Bates, Nikolitsis, Zander, Busch, Hales, Caris, Ricardo | Best | Caruso, McKellar, Whitehead, Harley, Stutt, Williams, Borg, Hartog, Bromage | |||