2017 VFL Women's season

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2017 premiership season
Teams10
Premiers Darebin
2nd premiership
Minor premiers Darebin
2nd minor premiership
Best and fairest Katie Brennan
Darebin (21 votes) [1]
Leading goalkicker Katie Brennan
Darebin
Chloe Molloy
Diamond Creek
(32 goals each) [2]
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The 2017 VFL Women's season was the second season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 6 May and concluded with the Grand Final on 24 September 2017.

Contents

The competition was contested by ten clubs with two changes from the inaugural season – Knox were replaced by the Box Hill Hawks (operated by the Hawthorn Football Club); and Geelong Magpies were replaced by the Geelong Cats. [3]

Clubs

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Darebin (P)141220873319273.748 Finals series
2 Diamond Creek 141220803421190.748
3 Melbourne University 141040755414182.440
4 St Kilda Sharks 141040749493151.940
5 Geelong Cats 14860545431126.532
6 Western Spurs 1477056358496.428
7 Eastern Devils 1459068470896.620
8 Box Hill 14311038271853.212
9 Cranbourne 14311029888933.512
10 Seaford 14014026093527.80
Source: SportsTG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


Finals series

Semi-finals

First Semi Final
Sunday 10 September (11:00 am) Melbourne University 5.9 (39)def. by St Kilda Sharks 9.5 (59) Coburg City Oval [4]
Second Semi Final
Sunday 10 September (1:00 pm) Darebin 2.9 (21)def. by Diamond Creek 7.4 (46) Coburg City Oval [5]

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Saturday 16 September (2:30 am) Darebin 4.4 (28)def. St Kilda Sharks 3.5 (23) Coburg City Oval [6]

Grand Final

2017 VFLW Grand Final
Sunday 24 September
(12:00 pm)		 Diamond Creek def. by Darebin Etihad Stadium [7] [8]
0.2 (2)
0.2 (2)
2.2 (14)
 4.4 (28)		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		2.1 (13)
2.3 (15)
4.4 (28)
 5.5 (35)		Lisa Hardeman Medal: Karen Paxman (Darebin)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
S. Abbatangelo 2
C. Molloy, K. Loynes 1		GoalsK. Brennan 2
D. Pearce, M. McDonald, E. Marinoff 1
K. Loynes, L. Brazzale, S. Chiocci, L. Morecroft, S. Audley, R. HicksBestD. Pearce, K. Paxman, E. Birch, K. Brennan, E. O'Dea, L. Pearce

Awards

Aliesha Newman (VU Western Spurs) - Rd 3 Vs Melbourne Uni (Best play of the year in Women's VFLW Home and Away Season)

2017 VFL Women's Team of the Year [9]
B: Gabriella Pound (Melbourne Uni) Nicola Stevens (Melbourne Uni) Tanya Hetherington (Diamond Creek)
HB: Kaitlyn Ashmore (Melbourne Uni) Melissa Hickey (Darebin) Karen Paxman (Darebin)
C: Emma Kearney (Melbourne Uni) Brianna Davey (St Kilda Sharks) Richelle Cranston (Geelong)
HF: Lily Mithen (Geelong) Jasmine Garner (St Kilda Sharks) Katie Brennan (Darebin)
F: Chloe Molloy (Diamond Creek) Darcy Vescio (Darebin) Sarah Jolly (VU Western Spurs)
Foll: Emma King (Eastern Devils) Ellie Blackburn (Melbourne Uni) Daisy Pearce (Darebin)
Int: Melissa Kuys (Box Hill) Alison Downie (Diamond Creek) Steph Chiocci (Diamond Creek)
Jenna Bruton (St Kilda Sharks) Sarah Hosking (Seaford) Ashleigh Riddell (Diamond Creek)
Coach: Paul Hood (Geelong)

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