2024 VFL Women's season

The 2024 VFL Women's season was the eighth season of the VFL Women's (VFLW), the state-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season ran from 22 March to 21 July, comprising a home-and-away season, followed by a finals series featuring the top six clubs.

2024 VFL Women's season
Date	22 March – 21 July 2024
Teams	12
Premiers	North Melbourne 1st premiership
Runners-up	Western Bulldogs 2nd runners-up result
Minor premiers	Williamstown 1st minor premiership
Lambert–Pearce Medallist	Dominique Carbone (Western Bulldogs – 17 votes)
Rohenna Young Medallist	Monique DeMatteo (Darebin – 24 goals)
Matches played	94
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The season was contested by 12 clubs. It also included matches against New South Wales AFL Women's teams Greater Western Sydney and Sydney; the New South Wales teams were not premiership eligible, but there were premiership points available for the Victorian clubs in the matches.^[1] The NSW clubs each played five matches featuring many of their AFL Women's contracted players,^[2] with the two clubs using the VFLW competition to gain experience ahead of the 2024 AFL Women's season which began in August. The presence of the NSW clubs playing their AFLW-listed players differed from the Victorian clubs who chose not to play their AFLW-listed players in their VFLW programs citing the risk of injury.^[3] This resulted in some lop-sided results between the NSW teams and their opponents, with only Collingwood able to defeat Sydney, while the GWS Giants were undefeated in their matches.

Prior to the start of the season, there was speculation that Collingwood would affiliate with Williamstown for the 2024 VFLW season "as part of broader reviews from the AFL and the club into the direction of the VFLW". However, no affiliation agreement resulted from the reviews.^[4]

North Melbourne defeated Western Bulldogs in the Grand Final played at ETU Stadium, scoring a record high score of 10.8 (68) points against the Bulldogs 7.6 (48) to claim the club's first VFL Women's premiership.^[5][6]

Coach appointments

New coach	Club	Date of appointment	Previous coach	Ref.
Lache Walker	Darebin	14 September 2023	Kate Tyndall	[7]
Michael Ericson	Box Hill	November 2023	Cherie O'Neill	[8]
Brett Gourley	North Melbourne	21 November 2023	Steph Binder	[9]
Cherie O'Neill	Essendon	31 January 2024	Travis Cloke	[10]

Win/loss table

• Fixture list
• Home matches are in bold and opponents are listed above the margins.

Key

+	Win		Draw
-	Loss	X	Bye

Team	Home-and-away season														Finals series
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	FW1	FW2	FW3	GF
Box Hill	CAS +108	GEE +96	COL +34	WIL +10	NM +50	SYD -63	WB -25	SS +11	DAR -8	CAR +60	ESS -10	GEE +90	NM -9	PM 0	PM -18
Carlton	GEE +31	NM -21	GWS -8	COL -17	PM +8	WB -18	GEE +3	DAR -25	WIL -28	BOX -60	CAS -10	ESS +24	SS +75	DAR -9
Casey	BOX -108	WB -21	NM +3	PM +23	SYD -85	SS +16	WIL 0	ESS -41	GEE +13	DAR -21	CAR +10	COL -15	WB -33	SS -16
Collingwood	SS -8	PM -40	BOX -34	CAR +17	DAR +28	ESS -17	SYD +2	GEE +42	WB -30	NM -5	SS -4	CAS +15	DAR +9	WIL -10
Darebin	WIL -76	SS -25	ESS -30	GEE -7	COL -28	WIL -38	PM -8	CAR +25	BOX +8	CAS +21	NM -6	WB +18	COL -9	CAR +9
Essendon	PM -47	WIL 0	DAR +30	WB -2	SS +9	COL +17	GWS -47	CAS +41	NM -66	PM +12	BOX +10	CAR -24	WIL -18	GEE +49	NM -63
Geelong Cats	CAR -31	BOX -96	SS +18	DAR +7	GWS -85	NM +24	CAR -3	COL -42	CAS -13	WIL -86	WB -71	BOX -90	PM -47	ESS -49
Greater Western Sydney	X	X	CAR +8	SS +62	GEE +85	PM +25	ESS +47	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
North Melbourne	WB +22	CAR +21	CAS -3	SYD -89	BOX -50	GEE -24	SS +1	WIL -4	ESS +66	COL +5	DAR +6	PM +11	BOX +9	WB -7	ESS +63	WIL +18	X	WB +20
Port Melbourne	ESS +47	COL +40	WIL +23	CAS -23	CAR -8	GWS -25	DAR +8	WB -33	SS +4	ESS -12	WIL -2	NM -11	GEE +47	BOX 0	BOX +18	WB -12
Southern Saints	COL +8	DAR +25	GEE -18	GWS -62	ESS -9	CAS -16	NM -1	BOX -11	PM -4	WB -10	COL +4	WIL -30	CAR -75	CAS +16
Sydney	X	X	WB +62	NM +89	CAS +85	BOX +63	COL -2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Western Bulldogs	NM -22	CAS +21	SYD -62	ESS +2	WIL -21	CAR +18	BOX +25	PM +33	COL +30	SS +10	GEE +71	DAR -18	CAS +33	NM +7	WIL -18	PM +12	WIL +44	NM -20
Williamstown	DAR +76	ESS 0	PM -23	BOX -10	WB +21	DAR +38	CAS 0	NM +4	CAR +28	GEE +86	PM +2	SS +30	ESS +18	COL +10	WB +18	NM -18	WB -44

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Williamstown	14	10	2	2	594	314	189.2	44	Finals series
2	Western Bulldogs	14	10	4	0	619	492	125.8	40
3	Box Hill	14	8	5	1	734	390	188.2	34
4	North Melbourne (P)	14	8	6	0	519	555	93.5	32
5	Essendon	14	7	6	1	446	482	92.5	30
6	Port Melbourne	14	6	7	1	458	403	113.6	26
7	Collingwood	14	6	8	0	341	375	90.9	24
8	Casey	14	5	8	1	457	732	62.4	22
9	GWS Giants (E)	5	5	0	0	299	72	415.3	20
10	Carlton	14	5	9	0	447	502	89.0	20
11	Darebin	14	5	9	0	341	487	70.0	20
12	Sydney Swans (E)	5	4	1	0	418	121	345.5	16
13	Southern Saints	14	4	10	0	319	503	63.4	16
14	Geelong Cats	14	3	11	0	287	851	33.7	12

Source: AFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(E) Club playing a limited number of exhibition matches, ineligible for progression to finals series; (P) Premiers

Progression by round

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 6.

  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.

  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.

  Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Box Hill	4	8	12	16	20	20	20	24	24	28	28	32	32	34
Carlton	4	4	4	4	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	16	20	20
Casey	0	0	4	8	8	12	14	14	18	18	22	22	22	22
Collingwood	0	0	0	4	8	8	12	16	16	16	16	20	24	24
Darebin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	12	12	16	16	20
Essendon	0	2	6	6	10	14	14	18	18	22	26	26	26	30
Geelong Cats	0	0	4	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Greater Western Sydney	−	−	4	8	12	16	20	–	−	−	−	−	−	−
North Melbourne	4	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	16	20	24	28	32	32
Port Melbourne	4	8	12	12	12	12	16	16	20	20	20	20	24	26
Southern Saints	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	12	16
Sydney	−	−	4	8	12	16	16	−	−	−	−	−	−	−
Western Bulldogs	0	0	4	8	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	32	36	40
Williamstown	4	6	6	6	10	14	16	20	24	28	32	36	40	44

Source: AFL.com.au

Finals series

Match-ups set using the second McIntyre final six system.^[11][12]

	Qualifying final					Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
	30 June, DSV Stadium
	1	Williamstown	7.3 (45)
	2	Western Bulldogs	4.3 (27)			7 July, DSV Stadium										21 July, ETU Stadium
						Williamstown		5.5 (35)								North Melbourne		10.8 (68)
	Elimination finals					North Melbourne		8.5 (53)			14 July, ETU Stadium					Western Bulldogs		7.6 (48)
	29 June, Fenjiu Stadium										Williamstown		2.4 (16)
	3	Box Hill	4.7 (31)			6 July, Mission Whitten Oval					Western Bulldogs		9.6 (60)
	6	Port Melbourne	7.7 (49)			Western Bulldogs		5.4 (34)
	30 June, Arden Street Oval					Port Melbourne		3.4 (22)
	4	North Melbourne	12.4 (76)
	5	Essendon	2.1 (13)

Qualifying and elimination finals

	Qualifying final
Sunday, 30 June (2:00 pm)	Williamstown 7.3 (45)	def.	Western Bulldogs 4.3 (27)	DSV Stadium	Report

	Elimination finals
Saturday, 29 June (11:30 am)	Box Hill 4.7 (31)	def. by	Port Melbourne 7.7 (49)	Fenjiu Stadium	Report
Sunday, 30 June (1:00  pm)	North Melbourne 12.4 (76)	def.	Essendon 2.1 (13)	Arden Street Oval	Report

Semi finals

	Semi finals
Saturday, 6 July (1:00 pm)	Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34)	def.	Port Melbourne 3.4 (22)	Mission Whitten Oval	Report
Sunday, 7 July (2:00 pm)	Williamstown 5.5 (35)	def. by	North Melbourne 8.5 (53)	DSV Stadium	Report

Preliminary final

	Preliminary final
Sunday, 14 July (12:30 pm)	Williamstown 2.4 (16)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 9.6 (60)	ETU Stadium	Report

Grand Final

	2024 VFLW Grand Final
Sunday, 21 July (12:10 pm)	North Melbourne	def.	Western Bulldogs	ETU Stadium	Report
	4.2 (26) 6.4 (40) 6.6 (42) 10.8 (68)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	0.1 (1) 2.4 (16) 6.6 (42) 7.6 (48)	Umpires: G. Devenish, A. Bailes, N. Walsh[13] Lisa Hardeman Medal: Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne) Television broadcast: Seven Network National anthem: Kane Worthy and Jessica Aiezza[14][15]
N. Dojiok 4 E. Paterno 2 A. Barba, M. Di Cosmo, G. Nicholas, A. Rhodes		Goals	M. Clifford, R. Saulitis, M. McLeod, I. Milford, T. Pulcino, J. Tabb, K. Hardingham
N. Dojiok, A. Rhodes, A. Barba, M. Di Cosmo, M. McSweeney, K. Reynolds, N. Hales		Best	D. Carbone, K. Hardingham, T. Hurst, C. Ugle, T. Pulcino, J. Tabb
North Melbourne won their first VFL Women's premiership, scoring a record high score in a VFLW Grand Final.[16] North Melbourne had led by 32 points before the Western Bulldogs levelled the scores in the third quarter.[17][18] Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne) won the Lisa Hardeman Medal as best-on-ground, kicking three goals in the first half, adding a fourth in the final quarter.[17][19]

• Grand Final gallery
• 
  The 2024 VFLW premiership cup
• 
  Captain Jess Jones (L) and coach Brett Gourley (R) celebrate with the premiership cup
• 
  Lisa Hardeman (R) presented Nyakoat Dojiok (L) with the Lisa Hardeman Medal for best on field

Awards

• Lambert–Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest): Dominique Carbone (Western Bulldogs) – 17 votes^{[20][21][22][23]}
• Rohenna Young Medal (Leading Goal kicker): Monique DeMatteo (Darebin) – 24 goals
• Debbie Lee Medal (Rising Star): Keeley Hardingham (Western Bulldogs)
• Coaches MVP: Ange Gogos (Darebin)
• Coach of the Year: Brett Gourley (North Melbourne)
• Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final): Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne)

2024 VFL Women's Team of the Year^[20]

B:	Lori Stepnell (Williamstown)	Nicole Hales (North Melbourne)
HB:	Meg MacDonald (Casey)	Tessa Boyd (Southern Saints)	Lauren Caruso (Port Melbourne)
C:	Caitlin Thorne (Box Hill)	Ange Gogos (Darebin)	Charlotte Ryan (Southern Saints)
HF:	Sharnie Whiting (Williamstown)	Monique DeMatteo (Darebin)	Jaimi Tabb (Western Bulldogs)
F:	Eliza Stratford (c) (Williamstown)	Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne)
Foll:	Keeley Hardingham (Western Bulldogs)	Dominique Carbone (Western Bulldogs)	Alana Barba (North Melbourne)
Int:	Maddie Di Cosmo (North Melbourne)	Maddison Ford (Essendon)	Tamara Luke (Box Hill)
	Audrey Rhodes (North Melbourne)	Ava Seton (Port Melbourne)
Coach:	Brett Gourley (North Melbourne)

Club best and fairest winners

Club	Best & Fairest	Ref
Box Hill	Tamara Luke	[24]
Carlton	Eliza Wood	[25][26]
Casey	Meg Macdonald	[27][28]
Collingwood	Katie Day	[29][30]
Darebin	Ange Gogos	[31]
Essendon	El Chaston	[32][33]
Geelong Cats	Lily Jordan	[34][35]
North Melbourne	Maddie Di Cosmo	[36]
Port Melbourne	Ava Seton	[37]
Southern Saints	Charlotte Ryan	[38][39]
Western Bulldogs	Keeley Hardingham	[40]
Williamstown	Megan Williamson	[41]
	Emily Eaves

See also

• 2024 VFL season
• 2024 AFL Women's season