| 2024 VFL Women's season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 22 March – 21 July 2024 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | North Melbourne 1st premiership |
| Runners-up | Western Bulldogs 2nd runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Williamstown 1st minor premiership |
| Lambert–Pearce Medallist | Dominique Carbone (Western Bulldogs – 17 votes) |
| Rohenna Young Medallist | Monique DeMatteo (Darebin – 24 goals) |
| Matches played | 94 |
The2024 VFL Women's season was the eighth season of theVFL Women's (VFLW), the state-level senior women'sAustralian rules football competition inVictoria. 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.
The season was contested by 12 clubs. It also included matches against New South WalesAFL Women's teamsGreater Western Sydney andSydney; 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 the2024 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 thatCollingwood would affiliate withWilliamstown 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 defeatedWestern Bulldogs in the Grand Final played atETU 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]
| New coach | Club | Date of appointment | Previous coach | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lache Walker | Darebin | 14 September 2023 | Kate Tyndall | [7] |
| Michael Ericson | Box Hill | November 2023 | Cherie O'Neill | [8] |
| Brett Gourley | North Melbourne | 21 November 2023 | Steph Binder | [9] |
| Cherie O'Neill | Essendon | 31 January 2024 | Travis Cloke | [10] |
| + | Win | Draw | |
| - | Loss | X | Bye |
| Team | Home-and-away season | Finals series | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | FW1 | FW2 | FW3 | GF | |
| Box Hill | CAS +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 | |||
| Carlton | GEE +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 | ||||
| Casey | BOX -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 | ||||
| Collingwood | SS -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 | ||||
| Darebin | WIL -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 | ||||
| Essendon | PM -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 Cats | CAR -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 Sydney | X | X | CAR +8 | SS +62 | GEE +85 | PM +25 | ESS +47 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| North Melbourne | WB +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 | X | WB +20 |
| Port Melbourne | ESS +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 Saints | COL +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 | ||||
| Sydney | X | X | WB +62 | NM +89 | CAS +85 | BOX +63 | COL -2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Western Bulldogs | NM -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 |
| Williamstown | DAR +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 | |
| 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 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
| Carlton | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
| Casey | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Collingwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
| Darebin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
| Essendon | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
| Geelong Cats | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Greater Western Sydney | − | − | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | – | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| North Melbourne | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 |
| Port Melbourne | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 |
| Southern Saints | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
| Sydney | − | − | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Western Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 |
| Williamstown | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 |
Match-ups set using thesecond McIntyre final six system.[11][12]
| Qualifying final | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||||||
| 30 June,DSV Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Williamstown | 7.3 (45) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Western Bulldogs | 4.3 (27) | 7 July,DSV Stadium | 21 July,ETU Stadium | ||||||||||||||
| Williamstown | 5.5 (35) | North Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | |||||||||||||||
| Elimination finals | North Melbourne | 8.5 (53) | 14 July,ETU Stadium | Western Bulldogs | 7.6 (48) | |||||||||||||
| 29 June,Fenjiu Stadium | Williamstown | 2.4 (16) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Box Hill | 4.7 (31) | 6 July,Mission Whitten Oval | Western Bulldogs | 9.6 (60) | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 7.7 (49) | Western Bulldogs | 5.4 (34) | ||||||||||||||
| 30 June,Arden Street Oval | Port Melbourne | 3.4 (22) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Melbourne | 12.4 (76) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Essendon | 2.1 (13) | ||||||||||||||||
| Qualifying final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 30 June (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 7.3 (45) | def. | Western Bulldogs 4.3 (27) | DSV Stadium | Report |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 14 July (12:30 pm) | Williamstown 2.4 (16) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 9.6 (60) | ETU Stadium | Report |
| 2024 VFLW Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 21 July (12:10 pm) | North Melbourne | def. | Western Bulldogs | ETU Stadium | 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[13] Lisa Hardeman Medal: Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne) Television broadcast:Seven Network National anthem: Kane Worthy and Jessica Aiezza[14][15] | ||
| 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 | |||
| |||||
| 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 & Fairest | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Box Hill | Tamara Luke | [24] |
| Carlton | Eliza Wood | [25][26] |
| Casey | Meg Macdonald | [27][28] |
| Collingwood | Katie Day | [29][30] |
| Darebin | Ange Gogos | [31] |
| Essendon | El Chaston | [32][33] |
| Geelong Cats | Lily Jordan | [34][35] |
| North Melbourne | Maddie Di Cosmo | [36] |
| Port Melbourne | Ava Seton | [37] |
| Southern Saints | Charlotte Ryan | [38][39] |
| Western Bulldogs | Keeley Hardingham | [40] |
| Williamstown | Megan Williamson | [41] |
| Emily Eaves |