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2017 VFL Women's season

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2017 premiership season
Teams10
PremiersDarebin
(2nd premiership)
Minor premiersDarebin
(2nd minor premiership)
Leading goalkickerKatie Brennan
Darebin
Chloe Molloy
Diamond Creek
(32 goals each)[1]
Best and fairestKatie Brennan
Darebin (21 votes)[2]
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The 2017 VFL Women's season was the second season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 6 May and concluded with the Grand Final on 24 September 2017.

The competition was contested by ten clubs with two changes from the inaugural season – Knox were replaced by the Box Hill Hawks (operated by the Hawthorn Football Club); and Geelong Magpies were replaced by the Geelong Cats.[3]

Clubs[edit]

Ladder[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA % Pts Qualification
1 Darebin (P) 14 12 2 0 873 319 273.7 48 Finals series
2 Template:VFLW DC 14 12 2 0 803 421 190.7 48
3 Template:VFLW MU 14 10 4 0 755 414 182.4 40
4 Template:VFLW StKS 14 10 4 0 749 493 151.9 40
5 Geelong Cats 14 8 6 0 545 431 126.5 32
6 Template:VFLW WS 14 7 7 0 563 584 96.4 28
7 Template:VFLW ED 14 5 9 0 684 708 96.6 20
8 Template:VFLW BH 14 3 11 0 382 718 53.2 12
9 Template:VFLW Cra 14 3 11 0 298 889 33.5 12
10 Template:VFLW Sea 14 0 14 0 260 935 27.8 0
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.


Finals series[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

First Semi Final
Sunday 10 September (11:00 am) Template:VFLW MU 5.9 (39) def. by Template:VFLW StKS 9.5 (59) Coburg City Oval [4]
Second Semi Final
Sunday 10 September (1:00 pm) Darebin 2.9 (21) def. by Diamond Creek 7.4 (46) Coburg City Oval [5]

Preliminary final[edit]

Preliminary Final
Saturday 16 September (2:30 am) Darebin 4.4 (28) def. Template:VFLW StKS 3.5 (23) Coburg City Oval [6]

Grand Final[edit]

2017 VFLW Grand Final
Sunday 24 September
(12:00 pm)
Diamond Creek def. by Darebin Etihad Stadium [7][8]
0.2 (2)
0.2 (2)
2.2 (14)
 4.4 (28)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.1 (13)
2.3 (15)
4.4 (28)
 5.5 (35)
Lisa Hardeman Medal: Karen Paxman (Darebin)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
S. Abbatangelo 2
C. Molloy, K. Loynes 1
Goals K. Brennan 2
D. Pearce, M. McDonald, E. Marinoff 1
K. Loynes, L. Brazzale, S. Chiocci, L. Morecroft, S. Audley, R. Hicks Best D. Pearce, K. Paxman, E. Birch, K. Brennan, E. O'Dea, L. Pearce

Awards[edit]

  • Lambert-Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest): Katie Brennan (Darebin)
  • Rohenna Young Medal (Leading Goal kicker): Katie Brennan (Darebin) & Chloe Molloy (Diamond Creek) – 32 goals
  • Debbie Lee Medal (Rising Star): Chloe Molloy (Diamond Creek)
  • Coach of the Year: Paul Hood (Geelong)
  • Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final): Karen Paxman (Darebin)
  • Swisse VFLW Play of the Year: Aliesha Newman (VU Western Spurs) - Rd 3 Vs Melbourne Uni (Best play of the year in Women's VFLW Home and Away Season)
2017 VFL Women's Team of the Year[9]
B: Gabriella Pound (Melbourne Uni) Nicola Stevens (Melbourne Uni) Tanya Hetherington (Diamond Creek)
HB: Kaitlyn Ashmore (Melbourne Uni) Melissa Hickey (Darebin) Karen Paxman (Darebin)
C: Emma Kearney (Melbourne Uni) Brianna Davey (St Kilda Sharks) Richelle Cranston (Geelong)
HF: Lily Mithen (Geelong) Jasmine Garner (St Kilda Sharks) Katie Brennan (Darebin)
F: Chloe Molloy (Diamond Creek) Darcy Vescio (Darebin) Sarah Jolly (VU Western Spurs)
Foll: Emma King (Eastern Devils) Ellie Blackburn (Melbourne Uni) Daisy Pearce (Darebin)
Int: Melissa Kuys (Box Hill) Alison Downie (Diamond Creek) Steph Chiocci (Diamond Creek)
Jenna Bruton (St Kilda Sharks) Sarah Hosking (Seaford) Ashleigh Riddell (Diamond Creek)
Coach: Paul Hood (Geelong)

References[edit]

  1. "VFL Women's Honours". VFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. "Brennan wins VFL Women's B&F". vfl.com.au. 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. "Cats announce VFL women's side". Geelong Football Club. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "Match Report (First Semi Final)". SportsTG.
  5. "Match Report (Second Semi Final)". SportsTG.
  6. "Match Report (Preliminary Final)". SportsTG.
  7. "Match Report (2017 VFLW Grand Final)". SportsTG.
  8. "Darebin claims VFL Women's premiership". vfl.com.au. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  9. "VFL WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE YEAR". Victorian Football League. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2021.


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