List of VFL Women's premiers
This page is a complete chronological listing of VFL Women's premiers. 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 Hawthorn and Collingwood the other teams to have won a premiership. Diamond Creek, Geelong Cats, Melbourne University and the Western Bulldogs are the other teams to have reached a grand final.
List of premiers
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] |
Premierships by team
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 | — | 2 |
| Collingwood | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Box Hill / Hawthorn | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Diamond Creek | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2017 | — |
| Geelong Cats | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2018 | — |
| Melbourne University | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2016 | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| Essendon | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Geelong Magpies | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Knox | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Northern Territory | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Richmond | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Seaford | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Southern Saints | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| St Kilda Sharks | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Williamstown | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Premiership frequency
| Club | Years in competition |
Seasons | Premierships | Runners-up | Strike rate (based on seasons in competition) |
Average years per | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Grand final | ||||||
| Darebin | 2016–present | 4 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Collingwood | 2018–present | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Box Hill / Hawthorn | 2017–present | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.33% | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Diamond Creek | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 2.00 |
| Geelong Cats | 2017–present | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 3.00 |
| Melbourne University | 2016–present | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 4.00 |
| Western Spurs / Western Bulldogs | 2016–present | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 4.00 |
| Carlton | 2018–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Casey | 2018–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Cranbourne | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Eastern Devils | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Essendon | 2018–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Northern Territory | 2018–2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Richmond | 2018–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Seaford | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Southern Saints | 2018–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| St Kilda Sharks | 2016–2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Williamstown | 2018–present | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Geelong Magpies | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
| Knox | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2019 season.
Premiership droughts
The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships; the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club's entry to the league, the club's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought.
| + Drought began upon club's entry to league |
| Club | Seasons | Start | Grand final appearances during drought |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 4 | 2016+ | 2019 |
| Geelong Cats | 3 | 2017+ | 2018 |
| Carlton | 2 | 2018+ | |
| Casey | 2 | 2018+ | |
| Essendon | 2 | 2018+ | |
| Richmond | 2 | 2018+ | |
| Southern Saints | 2 | 2018+ | |
| Williamstown | 2 | 2018+ | |
| Darebin | 2 | 2017 | |
| Hawthorn | 1 | 2018 | |
| Collingwood | 0 | 2019 |
Table correct to the end of the 2019 season.
References
- "Results for VFL Women's". SportsTG. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- "Darebin Falcons triumph in VFL women's grand final". The Age. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Darebin claims VFL Women's premiership". vfl.com.au. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- "REVIEW: VFL Women's Grand Final". vfl.com.au. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- "Magpies fly to VFLW premiership". vfl.com.au. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.