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]
| 2022 VFL Women's season | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
editLadder
edit| 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
editMatch-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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 26 June (4:05 pm) | Casey 2.3 (15) | def. by | Southern Saints 5.5 (35) | ETU Stadium | Report |
Grand final
edit| 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
edit- 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
edit| 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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.