2018 VFL Women's season

2018 premiership season
Teams13
PremiersHawthorn
(1st premiership)
Minor premiersCollingwood
(1st minor premiership)
Leading goalkickerDarcy Vescio
Carlton (26 goals)
Best and fairestJess Duffin
Williamstown (23 votes)
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The 2018 VFL Women's season was the third season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 5 May and concluded with the Grand Final on 23 September 2018. The competition was contested by thirteen clubs.

Clubs

Significant overhaul and changes were made to composition of the competition ahead of the 2018 season. With the establishment of the national AFL Women's competition in 2017, the league sought to affiliate clubs more closely to existing AFL/AFLW clubs. Consequently five foundation clubs departed; leaving Darebin, Melbourne University and VU Western Spurs (who were taken over by and renamed the Western Bulldogs to align with the AFL club) as the remaining clubs. The departing clubs were replaced by the AFL-aligned Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond and Southern Saints, the VFL-aligned Casey and Williamstown, and the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL)-aligned Northern Territory; Northern Territory aligned with Adelaide's AFLW team, giving Crows players an opportunity to play in the Victorian competition. The thirteen clubs were as follows:

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Collingwood 14 12 1 1 607 328 185.1 50 Finals series
2 Hawthorn (P) 14 12 2 0 596 332 179.5 48
3 Northern Territory 14 11 3 0 831 430 193.3 44
4 Geelong Cats 14 10 3 1 599 367 163.2 42
5 Darebin 14 8 6 0 527 481 109.6 32
6 Western Bulldogs 14 7 7 0 494 589 83.9 28
7 Carlton 14 6 8 0 562 536 104.9 24
8 Southern Saints 14 5 9 0 439 475 92.4 20
9 Melbourne University 14 5 9 0 455 585 77.8 20
10 Casey 14 5 9 0 414 594 69.7 20
11 Williamstown 14 4 10 0 473 676 70.0 16
12 Richmond 14 4 10 0 358 521 68.7 16
13 Essendon 14 1 13 0 292 733 39.8 4
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Semi-finals

First Semi Final
Saturday 8 September (10:15 am) Collingwood 3.3 (21) def. by Hawthorn 5.2 (32) ETU Stadium
Second Semi Final
Sunday 9 September (11:45 am) NT Thunder 6.6 (42) def. by Geelong Cats 7.9 (51) ETU Stadium

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Sunday 16 September (11:45 am) Collingwood 4.4 (28) def. by Geelong Cats 5.12 (42) ETU Stadium

Grand Final

2018 VFLW Grand Final
Sunday 24 September
(12:30 pm)
Hawthorn def. Geelong Cats Marvel Stadium
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

  • Lambert-Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest): Jess Duffin (Williamstown)
  • 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)
  • Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final): Chantella Perera (Hawthorn)
2018 VFL Women's Team of the Year
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) Jessica Sedunary (NT Thunder)
F: Hayley Bullas (Essendon) Darcy Vescio (Carlton) Mia-Rae Clifford (Geelong)
Foll: Rhiannon Watt (Southern Saints) Richelle Cranston (Geelong) Angela 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)

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