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[]

Ladder[]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Darebin (P) 14 12 2 0 873 319 273.7 48 Finals series
2 Diamond Creek 14 12 2 0 803 421 190.7 48
3 Melbourne University 14 10 4 0 755 414 182.4 40
4 St Kilda Sharks 14 10 4 0 749 493 151.9 40
5 Geelong Cats 14 8 6 0 545 431 126.5 32
6 VU Western Spurs 14 7 7 0 563 584 96.4 28
7 Eastern Devils 14 5 9 0 684 708 96.6 20
8 Box Hill Hawks 14 3 11 0 382 718 53.2 12
9 Cranbourne 14 3 11 0 298 889 33.5 12
10 Seaford 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[]

Semi-finals[]

First Semi Final
Sunday 10 September (11:00 am) Melbourne University 5.9 (39) def. by St Kilda Sharks 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[]

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

Grand Final[]

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. ODea, L. Pearce

Awards[]

  • 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)
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[]

  1. ^ "VFL Women's Honours". VFL.com.au.
  2. ^ "Brennan wins VFL Women's B&F". vfl.com.au. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Cats announce VFL women's side". Geelong Football Club. 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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