2016 VFL Women's season

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2016 VFL Women's season
Teams10
Premiers Darebin
1st premiership
Minor premiers Darebin
1st minor premiership
Best and fairest Daisy Pearce
Darebin (33 votes) [1]
Leading goalkicker Moana 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).

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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

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Darebin (P)1818002008439457.472 Finals series
2 St Kilda Sharks 1814311628632257.658
3 Melbourne University 1813411546522296.254
4 Eastern Devils 1813501584716221.252
5 Diamond Creek 1899010911004108.736
6 Western Spurs 1881001123974115.332
7 Seaford 186120720137152.524
8 Cranbourne 185130680154843.920
9 Geelong Magpies 182160523147135.68
10 Knox 18117022724539.34
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Semi-finals

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

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

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		GoalsK. Tapner 3
J. Anderson, E. Blackburn 2
K. Ashmore 1
D. Vescio, K. Paxman, D. Pearce, J. Dal Pos, E. O'Dea, M. HickeyBest E. Kearney, E. Blackburn, A. Eva, K. Ashmore, K. Tapner, N. Stevens

Awards

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