This page is a complete chronological listing of VFL Women's premiers. The VFL Women's (VFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Victoria. Darebin has won the most premierships with two, with Box Hill (competing as Hawthorn at the time), Collingwood, Essendon, and Port Melbourne are the other teams to have won a premiership.
The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.
| Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Score | Lisa Hardeman Medal | Venue | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Darebin | Melbourne University | 9.9 (63) d. 8.3 (51) [1] | Darcy Vescio (Darebin) | Coburg City Oval | 18 September 2016 | [2] |
| 2017 | Darebin (2) | Diamond Creek | 5.5 (35) d. 4.4 (28) | Karen Paxman (Darebin) | Docklands Stadium | 24 September 2017 | [3] |
| 2018 | Hawthorn | Geelong Cats | 4.6 (30) d. 2.5 (17) | Chantella Perera (Hawthorn) | Docklands Stadium | 23 September 2018 | [4] |
| 2019 | Collingwood | Western Bulldogs | 7.10 (52) d. 2.3 (15) | Stacey Livingstone (Collingwood) | Princes Park | 22 September 2019 | [5] |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic | [6] | |||||
| 2021 | Grand final cancelled and premiership not awarded due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic | [7] | |||||
| 2022 | Essendon | Southern Saints | 6.6 (42) d. 0.7 (7) | Alana Barba (Essendon) | North Port Oval | 3 July 2022 | [8] |
| 2023 | Port Melbourne | Collingwood | 5.5 (35) d. 3.5 (23) | Lauren Caruso (Port Melbourne) | North Port Oval | 30 July 2022 | [9] |
Updated to the end of the 2023 season.
This table summarises all premierships won by each team.
| Club | Grand final matches | Premierships | Runners-up | Years since last premiership | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
| Darebin | 2 | 2 | 2016, 2017 | 0 | — | 6 |
| Box Hill / Hawthorn | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 0 | — | 5 |
| Collingwood | 2 | 1 | 2019 | 1 | 2023 | 3 |
| Essendon | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Port Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Diamond Creek | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2017 | — |
| Geelong Cats | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2018 | — |
| Melbourne University | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2016 | — |
| Southern Saints | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2022 | — |
| Western Spurs / Western Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2019 | — |
| Carlton | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Casey | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Cranbourne | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Eastern Devils | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Geelong Magpies | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Knox | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| North Melbourne | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Northern Territory | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Richmond | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Seaford | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| St Kilda Sharks | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Williamstown | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Updated to the end of the 2023 season.
The 2021 season is not included in the latter three columns, as the season was not fully contested and no premiership was awarded. The cancelled 2020 season is also not included in these columns or the seasons column.
| Club | Years in competition | Seasons | Premierships | Runners-up | Strike rate (based on seasons in competition) | Average years per | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Grand final | ||||||
| Port Melbourne | 2021–present | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Darebin | 2016–present | 7 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Collingwood | 2018–present | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25.00% | 4.00 | 2.00 |
| Essendon | 2018–present | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25.00% | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Box Hill / Hawthorn | 2017–present | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20.00% | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Diamond Creek | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 2.00 |
| Southern Saints | 2018–present | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 4.00 |
| Geelong Cats | 2017–present | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 5.00 |
| Melbourne University | 2016–2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 4.00 |
| Western Spurs / Western Bulldogs | 2016–present | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 6.00 |
| Carlton | 2018–present | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Casey | 2018–present | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Williamstown | 2018–present | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| North Melbourne | 2021–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Cranbourne | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Eastern Devils | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Northern Territory | 2018–2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Richmond | 2018–2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Seaford | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| St Kilda Sharks | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Geelong Magpies | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Knox | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
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