2021 VFL Women's season

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2021 VFL Women's season
Teams12
PremiersNot awarded [1]
Minor premiers Collingwood
3rd minor premiership
Best and fairest Georgia Nanscawen
Essendon (17 votes)
Leading goalkicker Imogen Barnett
Collingwood (20 goals)
Matches played90
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The 2021 VFL Women's season was the fifth season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 27 February [2] [3] and was eventually curtailed on 10 September 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, causing the grand final to be cancelled and no premiership awarded. [1] Collingwood were recognised as the minor premiers for their undefeated regular season.

Contents

Prior to the start of the season, the Coburg Football Club formed a women's team with a plan to join the VFLW in 2021. However, the plan did not eventuate. [4]

Clubs

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Collingwood 141400704237297.056 Finals series
2 Geelong Cats 141040570327174.340
3 Port Melbourne 141040597463128.940
4 Casey 14860641410156.332
5 Essendon 14860523336155.732
6 Southern Saints 14770508441115.228
7 Western Bulldogs 1477042455975.828
8 Carlton 1468043754879.724
9 Hawthorn 1459050053194.220
10 North Melbourne 1459039061963.020
11 Williamstown 14211124254544.410
12 Darebin 14112123575531.16
Source: SportsTG Australian Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Finals series

Match-ups set using the second McIntyre final six system.

Elimination and Qualifying finals

Elimination finals
Saturday, 3 July (12:00 pm) Casey 5.2 (32)def. by Essendon 5.5 (35) Casey Fields Report
Sunday, 4 July (2:00 pm) Port Melbourne 3.5 (23)def. by Southern Saints 7.15 (57) ETU Stadium Report
Qualifying final
Saturday, 3 July (12:00 pm) Collingwood 4.2 (26)def. Geelong Cats 2.8 (20) Holden Centre Report

Semi finals

Semi finals
Saturday, 10 July (12:00 pm) Collingwood 2.6 (18)def. Essendon 1.5 (11) Victoria Park Report
Saturday, 10 July (2:00 pm) Geelong Cats 6.4 (40)def. Southern Saints 5.3 (33) GMHBA Stadium Report

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 31 July (12:00 pm) Essendon 2.5 (17)def. by Geelong Cats 6.9 (45) Windy Hill Report
  • Match originally scheduled for 17 July 2021, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak causing a lockdown in Victoria from 16 July 2021. [5]
  • Match played behind closed doors.

Grand Final

2021 VFLW Grand Final (cancelled)
Collingwood v Geelong Cats



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final


  • Match originally scheduled for 25 July 2021, but was originally postponed to 8 August due to a COVID-19 outbreak causing a lockdown in Victoria from 16 July 2021. [5]
  • The Grand Final was further postponed with the lockdown extended into September. [6] [7] [8]
  • On 10 September 2021 the AFL cancelled the VFLW Grand Final and advised no premiership would be awarded for the 2021 season. [1] [9]

Awards

2021 VFL Women's Team of the Year [13] [11]
B:Victoria Blackwood (Darebin)Jasmine Ferguson (Collingwood)
HB:Molly Eastman (North Melbourne)Lucy Burke (Southern Saints)Alice Burke (Southern Saints)
C:Airlie Runnalls (North Melbourne) Georgia Nanscawen (Essendon) (c)Laura Gardiner (Geelong Cats)
HF:Sophie Locke (Port Melbourne)Tara Bohanna (Southern Saints)Alana Barba (Essendon)
F:Imogen Milford (Casey) Imogen Barnett (Collingwood)
Foll:Olivia Fuller (Geelong Cats) Eliza West (Casey)Megan Kiely (North Melbourne)
Int:Aimee Whelan (Williamstown)Claudia Gunjaca (Geelong Cats)Caitlin Bunker (Collingwood)
Jorja Borg (Carlton)Matila Zander (Collingwood)
Coach: Chloe McMillan (Collingwood)

Club best and fairest winners

ClubBest & FairestRef
Carlton Akayla Peterson [14]
Casey Eliza West
Collingwood Imogen Barnett
Darebin Nicole Callinan
Essendon Eloise Ashley-Cooper
Geelong Cats Claudia Gunjaca
Hawthorn Tamara Luke
North Melbourne Meagan Kiely
Port Melbourne Claire Dyett
Southern Saints Tara Bohanna
Western Bulldogs Simone Ruedin
Williamstown Ruby Tripodi

See also

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