2017 VAFA Women's season

2017 VAFA Women's season
Teams	40
2018  →

The 2017 VAFA Women's season was the inaugural season of the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) competition. 40 teams competed across five divisions, and unlike the VAFA men's competition, there was no promotion and relegation system. ^[1]

Brunswick, Fitzroy, Melbourne University and St Kevin's all entered two teams each. ^[2]

Background

In July 2016, the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) announced they would launch a women's competition beginning in 2017, having considered a launch in 2016 before ultimately delaying the start date. ^[3]

Seven clubs with pre-existing men's VAFA teams — AJAX, Brunswick, Fitzroy, Kew, La Trobe University, Melbourne University and St Kevin's — already had their own women's teams competing in the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL). ^[3] At the end of the 2016 season, it was announced that the VWFL would be dissolved, with the competition's 47 clubs and 60 teams to join community leagues (including the VAFA Women's) in 2017. ^{[4] [5]}

Premier

2017 VAFAW Premier season
Teams	8
Premiers	Marcellin 1st premiership
Minor premiers	St Kevin's 1st minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Melbourne University 1st wooden spoon
2018  →

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	St Kevin's	14	13	1	0	742	148	501.4	52	Finals series
2	Fitzroy	14	12	2	0	479	202	237.1	48
3	Marcellin (P)	14	10	4	0	404	334	121.0	40
4	Old Trinity	14	9	5	0	404	303	133.3	36
5	Caulfield Grammarians	14	8	6	0	309	466	66.3	32
6	Brunswick	14	5	9	0	233	364	64.0	20
7	Old Xaverians	14	5	9	0	218	439	49.7	20
8	Melbourne University	14	3	11	0	114	647	17.6	12

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	Grand Final
Sunday, 20 August (2:10pm)	St Kevin's 2.8 (20)	def. by	Marcellin 3.9 (27)	Elsternwick Park

Division 1

2017 VAFAW Division 1 season
Teams	8
Premiers	St Mary's Salesian 1st premiership
Minor premiers	West Brunswick 1st minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Ormond 1st wooden spoon
2018  →

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	West Brunswick	14	11	3	0	479	235	203.8	44	Finals series
2	St Mary's Salesian (P)	14	11	3	0	487	285	170.9	44
3	Old Haileyburians	14	9	5	0	435	394	110.4	36
4	Beaumaris	14	8	6	0	439	356	123.3	32
5	Old Geelong	14	8	6	0	315	306	102.9	32
6	Old Brighton	14	8	6	0	292	397	73.5	32
7	Monash Blues	14	4	10	0	251	429	58.5	16
8	Ormond	14	3	11	0	289	585	49.4	12

Source: ^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	Grand Final
Sunday, 20 August (11:50am)	West Brunswick 3.1 (19)	def. by	St Mary's Salesian 3.2 (20)	Elsternwick Park

Division 2

2017 VAFAW Division 2 season
Teams	8
Premiers	Old Camberwell 1st premiership
Minor premiers	Old Camberwell 1st minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Yarra Old Grammarians 1st wooden spoon
2018  →

Ladder

Yarra Old Grammarians forfeited their match against Oakleigh on 15 July. ^[8]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WF	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Old Camberwell (P)	14	12	0	2	0	696	176	395.5	48	Finals series
2	Collegians	14	9	0	5	0	416	229	181.7	36
3	Old Carey	14	8	0	6	0	401	336	119.4	32
4	Ivanhoe	14	8	0	6	0	324	274	118.3	32
5	UHS-VU	14	7	0	7	0	426	396	107.6	28
6	Oakleigh	13	5	1	8	0	367	453	81.0	24
7	SBMT/St Peters	14	5	0	9	0	254	475	53.5	20
8	Yarra Old Grammarians	13	2	0	11	0	134	724	18.5	8

Source: ^[9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	Grand Final
Saturday, 19 August (2:00pm)	Old Camberwell 5.7 (37)	def.	Old Carey 2.4 (16)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval

Division 3

2017 VAFAW Division 3 season
Teams	6
Premiers	Mazenod 1st premiership
Minor premiers	AJAX 1st minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Therry Penola 1st wooden spoon
2018  →

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	AJAX	14	9	5	0	487	141	345.4	36	Finals series
2	Mazenod (P)	14	8	6	0	356	291	122.3	32
3	Old Mentonians	14	6	8	0	408	297	137.4	24
4	Hampton Rovers	14	6	8	0	199	264	75.4	24
5	Melbourne University	14	5	9	0	308	501	61.5	20
6	Therry Penola	14	2	12	0	239	503	47.5	8

Source: ^[10]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	Grand Final
Sunday, 20 August (9:30am)	Mazenod 3.6 (24)	def.	Old Mentonians 3.4 (22)	Elsternwick Park

Division 4

2017 VAFAW Division 4 season
Teams	8
Premiers	Hawthorn 1st premiership
Minor premiers	Hawthorn 1st minor premiership
Wooden spooners	Brunswick 1st wooden spoon
2018  →

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Hawthorn (P)	14	9	4	1	482	180	267.8	38	Finals series
2	South Melbourne Districts	14	8	3	3	315	194	162.4	38
3	St Kevin's	14	8	4	2	545	143	381.1	36
4	Swinburne University	14	8	5	1	481	188	255.9	34
5	De La Salle	14	8	5	1	309	199	155.3	34
6	Canterbury	14	5	9	0	348	335	103.9	20
7	St Mary's Salesian	14	5	9	0	221	423	52.3	20
8	Bulleen Templestowe	14	2	12	0	168	319	52.7	8
9	Fitzroy	14	2	12	0	104	488	21.3	8
10	Brunswick	14	1	13	0	50	554	9.0	4

Source: ^[11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

	Grand Final
Saturday, 19 August (11:40am)	Hawthorn 4.7 (31)	def.	St Kevin's 2.2 (14)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval

See also

• 2017 VAFA season

References

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