2016 VFL Women's season

2016 VFL Women's season
Teams10
PremiersDarebin
1st premiership
Minor premiersDarebin
1st minor premiership
Best and fairestDaisy Pearce
Darebin (33 votes)[1]
Leading goalkickerMoana Hope
St Kilda Sharks (104 goals)[2]
2017 →

The 2016 VFL Women's season was the inaugural season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 3 April and concluded with the grand final on 18 September 2016. The competition was contested by ten clubs, most of whom were independent clubs that had been transferred from the now-defunct Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL).

Going undefeated through the season, Darebin won the inaugural Grand Final played at Piranha Park by 12 points against Melbourne University, before a crowd of approximately 4,000 people. The win was Darebin's fourth successive premiership after winning the final three seasons of the former VWFL competition.[3]

Many of the players who played in the Grand Final were subsequently drafted by clubs ahead of the 2017 AFL Women's season.[4]

Clubs

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Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Darebin (P) 18 18 0 0 2008 439 457.4 72 Finals series
2 St Kilda Sharks 18 14 3 1 1628 632 257.6 58
3 Melbourne University 18 13 4 1 1546 522 296.2 54
4 Eastern Devils 18 13 5 0 1584 716 221.2 52
5 Diamond Creek 18 9 9 0 1091 1004 108.7 36
6 Western Spurs 18 8 10 0 1123 974 115.3 32
7 Seaford 18 6 12 0 720 1371 52.5 24
8 Cranbourne 18 5 13 0 680 1548 43.9 20
9 Geelong Magpies 18 2 16 0 523 1471 35.6 8
10 Knox 18 1 17 0 227 2453 9.3 4
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

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Semi-finals

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First Semi Final
Sunday 28 August (12:00 pm) Melbourne University 6.14 (50) def. Eastern Devils 4.2 (26) Box Hill City Oval [5]
Second Semi Final
Sunday 28 August (2:30 pm) Darebin 17.11 (113) def. St Kilda Sharks 1.1 (7) Box Hill City Oval [6]

Preliminary final

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Preliminary Final
Sunday 11 September (11:50 am) St Kilda Sharks 4.6 (30) def. by Melbourne University 10.10 (70) ETU Stadium [7]

Grand final

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2016 VFLW Grand Final
Sunday 18 September
(2:30 pm) 		Darebin def. Melbourne University Coburg City Oval (crowd: 4,000 (approx)) Teams
Reports:[8][9]
4.5 (29)
5.8 (38)
8.9 (57)
9.9 (63) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.0 (6)
4.1 (25)
5.1 (31)
8.3 (51) 		Lisa Hardeman Medal: Darcy Vescio (Darebin)
D. Vescio, N. Callinan, K. Brennan 2
J. Lange, J. Dal Pos, M. Hickey 1 		Goals K. Tapner 3
J. Anderson, E. Blackburn 2
K. Ashmore 1
D. Vescio, K. Paxman, D. Pearce, J. Dal Pos, E. O'Dea, M. Hickey Best E. Kearney, E. Blackburn, A. Eva, K. Ashmore, K. Tapner, N. Stevens

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "VFL Women's honours". vfl.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ "100 GOALS FOR HOPE". VFL.com.au.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Falcons outdo the Hawks: FOOTBALL - Darebin 9.9 (63) d Melbourne Uni 8.3 (51)". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. 19 September 2016. p. 35.
  4. ^ Sewell, Eliza (19 September 2016). "CREAM OF CROP ON SHOW". Herald-Sun. Melbourne, Victoria: News Corporation Australia. p. 54.
  5. ^ "Match Report (First Semi Final)". SportsTG.
  6. ^ "Match Report (Second Semi Final)". SportsTG.
  7. ^ "Match Report (Preliminary Final)". SportsTG.
  8. ^ "Match Report (2016 VFLW Grand Final)". SportsTG.
  9. ^ "Darebin Falcons triumph in VFL women's grand final". The Age. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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