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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.

Date22 March – 21 July 2024
Teams12
PremiersNorth Melbourne
1st premiership
Runners-upWestern Bulldogs
2nd runners-up result
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2024 VFL Women's season
Date22 March – 21 July 2024
Teams12
PremiersNorth Melbourne
1st premiership
Runners-upWestern Bulldogs
2nd runners-up result
Minor premiersWilliamstown
1st minor premiership
Lambert–Pearce MedallistDominique Carbone
(Western Bulldogs – 17 votes)
Rohenna Young MedallistMonique DeMatteo
(Darebin – 24 goals)
Matches played94
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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][6]

Coach appointments

More information New coach, Club ...
New coach Club Date of appointment Previous coach Ref.
Lache WalkerDarebin14 September 2023Kate Tyndall[7]
Michael EricsonBox HillNovember 2023Cherie O'Neill[8]
Brett GourleyNorth Melbourne21 November 2023Steph Binder[9]
Cherie O'NeillEssendon31 January 2024Travis Cloke[10]
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Win/loss table

  • Fixture list
  • Home matches are in bold and opponents are listed above the margins.
Key
+WinDraw
-LossXBye
More information Team, Home-and-away season ...
TeamHome-and-away seasonFinals series
1234567891011121314FW1FW2FW3GF
Box HillCAS
+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
CarltonGEE
+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
CaseyBOX
-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
CollingwoodSS
-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
DarebinWIL
-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
EssendonPM
-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 CatsCAR
-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 SydneyXXCAR
+8		SS
+62		GEE
+85		PM
+25		ESS
+47		XXXXXXX
North MelbourneWB
+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		XWB
+20
Port MelbourneESS
+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 SaintsCOL
+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
SydneyXXWB
+62		NM
+89		CAS
+85		BOX
+63		COL
-2		XXXXXXX
Western BulldogsNM
-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
WilliamstownDAR
+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
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Ladder

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Williamstown 14 10 2 2 594 314 189.2 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
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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

Progression by round

  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.
More information Team ╲ Round, Box Hill ...
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Box Hill48121620202024242828323234
Carlton4444881212121212162020
Casey00488121414181822222222
Collingwood0004881216161616202424
Darebin0000000481212161620
Essendon026610141418182226262630
Geelong Cats00488121212121212121212
Greater Western Sydney−−48121620–−−−−−−
North Melbourne4888881212162024283232
Port Melbourne48121212121616202020202426
Southern Saints488888888812121216
Sydney−−48121616−−−−−−−
Western Bulldogs00488121620242832323640
Williamstown466610141620242832364044
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Source: AFL.com.au

Finals series

Match-ups set using the second McIntyre final six system.[11][12]

Qualifying finalSemi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
30 June, DSV Stadium
1Williamstown7.3 (45)
2Western Bulldogs4.3 (27)7 July, DSV Stadium21 July, ETU Stadium
Williamstown5.5 (35)North Melbourne10.8 (68)
Elimination finalsNorth Melbourne8.5 (53)14 July, ETU StadiumWestern Bulldogs7.6 (48)
29 June, Fenjiu StadiumWilliamstown2.4 (16)
3Box Hill4.7 (31)6 July, Mission Whitten OvalWestern Bulldogs9.6 (60)
6Port Melbourne7.7 (49)Western Bulldogs5.4 (34)
30 June, Arden Street OvalPort Melbourne3.4 (22)
4North Melbourne12.4 (76)
5Essendon2.1 (13)

Qualifying and elimination finals

More information Qualifying final ...
Qualifying final
Sunday, 30 June (2:00 pm) Williamstown 7.3 (45) def. Western Bulldogs 4.3 (27) DSV Stadium Report
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More information Elimination finals ...
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
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Semi finals

More information Semi finals ...
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
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Preliminary final

More information Preliminary final ...
Preliminary final
Sunday, 14 July (12:30 pm) Williamstown 2.4 (16) def. by Western Bulldogs 9.6 (60) ETU Stadium Report
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Grand Final

2024 VFLW Grand Final
Sunday, 21 July (12:10 pm) North Melbourne def. Western Bulldogs ETU Stadium (crowd: 2,500[13]) 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[14]
Lisa Hardeman Medal: Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
National anthem: Kane Worthy and Jessica Aiezza[15][16]
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
  • North Melbourne won their first VFL Women's premiership, scoring a record high score in a VFLW Grand Final.[17] North Melbourne had led by 32 points before the Western Bulldogs levelled the scores in the third quarter.[18][19]
  • Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne) won the Lisa Hardeman Medal as best-on-ground, kicking three goals in the first half, adding a fourth in the final quarter.[18][20]
  • Grand Final gallery
  • The 2024 VFLW premiership cup
    The 2024 VFLW premiership cup
  • Captain Jess Jones (L) and coach Brett Gourley (R) celebrate with the premiership cup
    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
    Lisa Hardeman (R) presented Nyakoat Dojiok (L) with the Lisa Hardeman Medal for best on field

Awards

2024 VFL Women's Team of the Year[21]
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

More information Club, Best & Fairest ...
ClubBest & FairestRef
Box HillTamara Luke[25]
CarltonEliza Wood[26][27]
CaseyMeg Macdonald[28][29]
CollingwoodKatie Day[30][31]
DarebinAnge Gogos[32]
EssendonEl Chaston[33][34]
Geelong CatsLily Jordan[35][36]
North MelbourneMaddie Di Cosmo[37]
Port MelbourneAva Seton[38]
Southern SaintsCharlotte Ryan[39][40]
Western BulldogsKeeley Hardingham[41]
WilliamstownMegan Williamson[42]
Emily Eaves
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See also

References

External links

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