2024 VFL Women's season
| 2024 premiership season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 22 March − 21 July |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | North Melbourne (1st premiership) |
| Minor premiers | Williamstown (1st minor premiership) |
| Matches played | 94 |
| Leading goalkicker | Monique De Matteo Darebin (24 goals) |
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.
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]
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.
- Coach appointments
| New coach | Club | Date of appointment | Previous coach | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lache Walker | Darebin | 14 September 2023 | Kate Tyndall | [2] |
| Michael Ericson | Template:VFLW Box | November 2023 | Cherie O'Neill | [3] |
| Brett Gourley | North Melbourne | 21 November 2023 | Steph Binder | [4] |
| Cherie O'Neill | Essendon | 31 January 2024 | Travis Cloke | [5] |
- Finals series
Match-ups set using the second McIntyre final six system. Template:6TeamBracket-McIntyre
Grand Final[edit]
| 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[6] Lisa Hardeman Medal: Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne) Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
| 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 | |||
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Awards[edit]
- Lambert–Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest):
- Rohenna Young Medal (Leading Goal kicker): Monique De Matteo (Darebin) – 24 goals
- Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final): Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne)
Club best and fairest winners[edit]
| Club | Best & Fairest | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Template:VFLW Box | ||
| Carlton | Eliza Wood | [8] |
| Casey | ||
| Collingwood | Katie Day | [9] |
| Essendon | El Chaston | [10] |
| Geelong Cats | Lily Jordan | [11] |
| North Melbourne | ||
| Western Bulldogs | Keeley Hardingham | [12] |
See also[edit]
- VFL Women's
- 2024 VFL season
- 2024 AFL Women's season
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sydney to compete in rebel VFLW competition". Sydney Swans. 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Lache Walker: A New Era of Leadership for Darebin Falcons VFLW team". Darebin Falcons. 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "Club Statement: Cherie O'Neill". Box Hill Hawks. 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "North Melbourne appoints new VFLW senior coach". nmfc.com.au. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ↑ "O'Neill to lead Bombers' VFLW program". Essendon Football Club. 31 January 2024.
- ↑ "2024 rebel VFLW Grand Final umpires announced". afl.com.au. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ↑ Rhodes, Brendan (21 July 2024). "Roos bounce to premiership". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ↑ McGuire, Casey (26 July 2024). "Wood takes out VFLW top honours". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ↑ "2024 VFLW Awards wrap: Day named B&F". collingwoodfc.com.au. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ↑ "VFLW: Chaston claims Best and Fairest". essendonfc.com.au. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Lily Jordan Claims Cats' VFLW Best and Fairest". Geelong Football Club. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Hardingham crowned VFLW Best and Fairest". westernbulldogs.com.au. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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