2018 VFL Women's season
| 2018 premiership season | |
|---|---|
 Hawthorn and Geelong Cats in the Grand Final | |
| Teams | 13 |
| Premiers | Hawthorn (1st premiership) |
| Minor premiers | Collingwood (1st minor premiership) |
| Leading goalkicker | Darcy Vescio Carlton (26 goals)[1] |
| Best and fairest | Jess Duffin Williamstown (23 votes)[2] |
The 2018 VFL Women's season was the third season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season started on 5 May and ended with the Grand Final on 23 September 2018. Thirteen clubs participated in the competition.
Clubs[edit]
Significant changes were made to the competition's structure for the 2018 season. With the creation of the national AFL Women's competition in 2017, the league aimed to more closely affiliate clubs with existing AFL/AFLW clubs. As a result, five foundation clubs departed, leaving Darebin, Melbourne University, and VU Western Spurs (renamed the Western Bulldogs) as the remaining clubs. The departing clubs were replaced by AFL-aligned Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond, and Southern Saints, VFL-aligned Casey and Williamstown, and NEAFL-aligned Template:VFLW NT.[3] The thirteen clubs were:
- Darebin, Williamstown, Casey, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Essendon, Geelong Cats, Richmond
- Western Bulldogs, Template:VFLW NT, Carlton, Template:VFLW MU, Southern Saints
Finals series[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
| First Semi Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 8 September (10:15 am) | Collingwood 3.3 (21) | def. by | Hawthorn 5.2 (32) | ETU Stadium | [4] |
| Second Semi Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 9 September (11:45 am) | NT Thunder 6.6 (42) | def. by | Geelong Cats 7.9 (51) | ETU Stadium | [5] |
Preliminary final[edit]
| Preliminary Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 16 September (11:45 am) | Collingwood 4.4 (28) | def. by | Geelong Cats 5.12 (42) | ETU Stadium | [6] |
Grand Final[edit]
| 2018 VFLW Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 23 September (12:30 pm) |
Hawthorn | def. | Geelong Cats | Marvel Stadium | [7][8] |
| 1.3 (9) 2.6 (18) 3.6 (24) 4.6 (30) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.1 (7) 1.1 (7) 1.5 (11) 2.7 (19) |
Lisa Hardeman Medal: Chantella Perera (Hawthorn) Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
| S. Perkins, T. Luke, E. Mackie, E. Gilder 1 | Goals | M. Boyd, K. Darby 1 | |||
| C. Perera, P. McWilliams, M. Hutchins, R. Beeson, T. Luke, J. Van Dyk | Best | H. Burchell, N. Morrison, M. McMahon, M. Keryk, C. Blakeway, O. Purcell | |||
Awards[edit]
- Lambert-Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest): Jess Duffin (Williamstown) – 23 votes[9]
- Rohenna Young Medal (Leading Goal kicker): Darcy Vescio (Carlton) – 26 goals
- Debbie Lee Medal (Rising Star): Jayde Van Dyk (Hawthorn)
- Coach of the Year: Penny Cula-Reid (Collingwood)[10]
- Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final): Chantella Perera (Hawthorn)
| B: | Jayde Van Dyk (Hawthorn) | Rebecca Goring (Geelong) | Kate Gillespie-Jones (Melbourne Uni) |
| HB: | Ashleigh Riddell (Melbourne Uni) | Meg McDonald (Darebin) | Bianca Jakobsson (Casey) |
| C: | Alison Drennan (Southern Saints) | Jess Duffin (Williamstown) | Rebecca Beeson (Hawthorn) |
| HF: | Sarah D'Arcy (Collingwood) | Jasmine Garner (Williamstown) | Jess Sedunary (NT Thunder) |
| F: | Hayley Bullas (Essendon) | Darcy Vescio (Carlton) | Mia-Rae Clifford (Geelong) |
| Foll: | Rhiannon Watt (Southern Saints) | Richelle Cranston (Geelong) | Ange Foley (NT Thunder) |
| Int: | Emma Swanson (NT Thunder) | Sophie Alexander (Collingwood) | Alice Edmonds (Richmond) |
| Libby Birch (Western Bulldogs) | Lauren Pearce (Darebin) | Emma Mackie (Hawthorn) | |
| Coach: | Penny Cula-Reid (Collingwood) | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "Duffin wins Lambert–Pearce Medal". vfl.com.au. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Three clubs depart in revamped VFLW comp". afl.com.au. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ↑ "Match Report (First Semi Final)". SportsTG.
- ↑ "Match Report (Second Semi Final)". SportsTG.
- ↑ "Match Report (Preliminary Final)". SportsTG.
- ↑ "Match Report (2018 VFLW Grand Final)". SportsTG.
- ↑ "REVIEW: VFL Women's Grand Final". vfl.com.au. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ↑ Balmer, Matt (10 September 2018). "VFL JJ Liston Trophy 2018: Anthony Miles claims top gong alongside draft chance Michael Gibbons". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ Black, Sarah (10 September 2018). "AFLW: Duffin takes out top VFLW honour". afl.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ↑ "VFL W TEAM OF THE YEAR". Victorian Football League. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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