List of VFL Women's premiers
Darebin's 2017 premiership team
This page is a complete chronological listing of VFL Women's premiers. VFL Women's (VFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Victoria. Darebin has won the most premierships with two, with Hawthorn and Collingwood the other teams to have won a premiership. Diamond Creek, Geelong Cats, Melbourne University and the Western Bulldogs are the other teams to have reached a grand final.
List of premiers[]
The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.
| Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Lisa Hardeman Medal | Venue | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Darebin | Melbourne University | 9.9 (63) d. 8.3 (51)[1] | Darcy Vescio (Darebin) | Coburg City Oval | 18 September 2016 | [2] |
| 2017 | Darebin (2) | Diamond Creek | 5.5 (35) d. 4.4 (28) | Karen Paxman (Darebin) | Docklands Stadium | 24 September 2017 | [3] |
| 2018 | Hawthorn | Geelong Cats | 4.6 (30) d. 2.5 (17) | Chantella Perera (Hawthorn) | Docklands Stadium | 23 September 2018 | [4] |
| 2019 | Collingwood | Western Bulldogs | 7.10 (52) d. 2.3 (15) | Stacey Livingstone (Collingwood) | Princes Park | 22 September 2019 | [5] |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic | [6] | |||||
| 2021 | Grand final cancelled and premiership not awarded due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic | [7] | |||||
Premierships by team[]
This table summarises all premierships won by each team.
| Club | Grand final matches |
Premierships | Runners-up | Years since last premiership | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
| Darebin | 2 | 2 | 2016, 2017 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Collingwood | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Box Hill / Hawthorn | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Diamond Creek | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2017 | — |
| Geelong Cats | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2018 | — |
| Melbourne University / North Melbourne | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2016 | — |
| Western Spurs / Western Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2019 | — |
| Carlton | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Casey | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Cranbourne | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Eastern Devils | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Essendon | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Geelong Magpies | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Knox | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Northern Territory | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Richmond / Port Melbourne | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Seaford | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Southern Saints | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| St Kilda Sharks | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Williamstown | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Premiership frequency[]
The 2021 season is not included in the latter three columns, as the season was not fully contested and no premiership was awarded. The cancelled 2020 season is also not included in the seasons column.
| Club | Years in competition |
Seasons | Premierships | Runners-up | Strike rate (based on seasons in competition) |
Average years per | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Grand final | ||||||
| Darebin | 2016–present | 5 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Collingwood | 2018–present | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Box Hill / Hawthorn | 2017–present | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33.33% | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Diamond Creek | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 2.00 |
| Geelong Cats | 2017–present | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 3.00 |
| Melbourne University / North Melbourne | 2016–present | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 4.00 |
| Western Spurs / Western Bulldogs | 2016–present | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 4.00 |
| Carlton | 2018–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Casey | 2018–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Essendon | 2018–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Richmond / Port Melbourne | 2018–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Southern Saints | 2018–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Williamstown | 2018–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Cranbourne | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Eastern Devils | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Northern Territory | 2018–2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Seaford | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| St Kilda Sharks | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Geelong Magpies | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Knox | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2021 season.
References[]
- ^ "Results for VFL Women's". SportsTG. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Darebin Falcons triumph in VFL women's grand final". The Age. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Darebin claims VFL Women's premiership". vfl.com.au. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "REVIEW: VFL Women's Grand Final". vfl.com.au. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Magpies fly to VFLW premiership". vfl.com.au. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (16 June 2020). "VFL revamped, VFLW season substituted with new series". The Age. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "VFLW Grand Final called off, no premiership awarded". womens.afl. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
Sources[]
Categories:
- VFL Women's
- Australian rules football records and statistics
- Women's Australian rules football-related lists