2023 VFL Women's season explained

Competition:	vflw
Year:	2023
Teams:	12
Count:	1
Mpcount:	3
Top Goal Scorer:	Sarah Cameron (18 goals)
Bestandfairest:	Jordan Mifsud Akayla Peterson Charlotte Simpson
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2024

The 2023 VFL Women's season was the seventh season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 25 March and concluded with the grand final on 30 July.^[1]

won the club's first VFLW premiership defeating in the grand final, a week after eliminating defending premiers in the preliminary final.

Clubs

There was one change to the competition, with the Hawthorn Football Club transferring their VFL Women's license to Box Hill during the off-season, replicating the club's men's team reserves arrangement in the Australian Football League and Victorian Football League.^[2]

Due to ongoing construction work at the Whitten Oval, played their home matches at 's ETU Stadium.^[3]

Club	Home ground(s)	Coach	Captain(s)
	Box Hill City Oval	Cherie O’Neill^[4] ^[5]	Nicole Garner^[6]
	Ikon Park	Tom Stafford^[7]	Christina Bernardi^[8]
	Casey Fields	Peter Mercoulia^[9] ^[10]	Ally Kirkwood^[11]
	Victoria Park AIA Centre	Chloe McMillan^[12]	Caitlin Bunker^[13]
	La Trobe University, Bundoora Preston City Oval	Kate Tyndall^[14]	Steph Simpson^[15]
	NEC Hangar	Travis Cloke^[16]	Mia-Rae Clifford Courtney Ugle^[17]
	Deakin University, Waurn Ponds	Elise Coventry^[18]	Chloe Leonard^[19]
	Arden Street Oval	Steph Binder	Jess Jones^[20]
	ETU Stadium	Sean Buncle^[21]	Claire Dyett^[22]
	Trevor Barker Beach Oval RSEA Park	Michelle Densley^[23]	Tayla Kearns Ali Hynes^[24]
	ETU Stadium	Rhys Cahir^[25]	Mary Sandral^[26]
	DSV Stadium	Liam Cavanagh^[27]	Erin Meade^[28] ^[29]

Ladder

Finals series

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

Grand Final

Awards

• Lambert–Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest): Jordan Mifsud, Akayla Peterson, Charlotte Simpson ^{[30] [31]}
• Rohenna Young Medal (Leading Goal kicker): Sarah Cameron – 18 goals
• Debbie Lee Medal (Rising Star): Charlotte Simpson ^[30]
• Coaches MVP: Jessica Bates
• Coach of the Year: Sean Buncle ^[30]
• Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final): Lauren Caruso

Club best and fairest winners

Club	Best & Fairest
	Jordan Mifsud	^[32]
	Maddie Di Cosmo	^[33]
	Ashlee Thorneycroft
	Shree Fairchild	^[34]
	Jessica Bates	^[35]
	Angelica Gogos	^[36]
	Sophie Molan	^[37]
	Charlotte Simpson	^[38]
	Audrey Rhodes	^[39]
	Lauren Caruso	^[40]
	Winnie Laing	^[41]
	Dominique Carbone	^[42]
	Jorja Borg
		Emily Eaves	^[43]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: 2023 Smithy's VFL and rebel VFLW fixtures released. 9 February 2023.
2. Web site: Hawks' VFLW licence transferred to Box Hill. afl.com.au. 24 November 2022.
3. Web site: Gabelich . Josh . Short-term pain, long-term gain: Dogs' HQ to be transformed . afl.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 8 November 2022.
4. Web site: Staff & Volunteers . boxhillhawks.com.au . 1 May 2023.
5. Web site: Cherie O'Neill . 1 May 2023 . 2 June 2022.
6. Web site: New era for Hawks with Garner appointed VFLW captain . 1 May 2023 . 7 March 2023.
7. Web site: Carlton appoints new VFLW coach . carltonfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 16 November 2021.
8. Web site: Bernardi to skipper Carlton VFLW . carltonfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 13 March 2023.
9. Web site: Casey Demons VFLW Squad . melbournefc.com.au . 1 May 2023.
10. Web site: Nobes . Caitlin . Mercoulia to coach Casey VFLW in 2021 . melbournefc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 13 November 2020.
11. Web site: Kirkwood and White to lead the Casey Demons in 2023 . melbournefc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 21 March 2023.
12. Web site: Pies lock in VFLW coaching panel for 2023 . collingwoodfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 13 December 2022.
13. Web site: Bunker to lead VFLW Magpies in 2023 . collingwoodfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 3 March 2023.
14. News: Darebin Falcons appoints Kate Tyndall as VFLW coach. Herald Sun. 19 August 2021. subscription.
15. Web site: Stalwart skipper Simpson has still got the spark. Alyce. Collett. Rookie Me. 27 February 2023.
16. Web site: VFLW Coaching Staff 2023 . essendonfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 15 November 2022.
17. Web site: Rhodes . Brendan . rebel VFLW Off-Season Update . afl.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 16 March 2003.
18. Web site: Giese . Susie . Coventry Excited by VFLW Challenge . Geelong Football Club . 20 March 2023 . 5 December 2022.
19. Web site: Giese . Susie . New Leader for VFLW Cats . Geelong Football Club . 22 March 2023 . 22 March 2023.
20. Web site: Macquire . Luke . Ex-Blue returns to skipper Roos as VFLW leadership group revealed . nmfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 22 February 2023.
21. Web site: Sean Buncle to coach VFLW side in 2022 . portmelbournefc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 8 December 2021.
22. Web site: HOOPS AND DYETT APPOINTED BOROUGH CAPTAINS . portmelbournefc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 16 March 2023.
23. Web site: Densley appointed VFLW head coach for 2023 . sandringhamfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 13 September 2022.
24. Web site: Seven is Heaven - meet the Southern Saints Leadership Group . sandringhamfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 16 March 2023.
25. Web site: Cahir to coach VFLW Bulldogs in 2023 . westernbulldogs.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 15 November 2022.
26. Web site: VFLW leadership group: Sandral appointed captain . westernbulldogs.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 1 March 2023.
27. Web site: Farley . Paddy . Cavanagh appointed VFLW senior coach . williamstownfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 21 October 2022.
28. Web site: Farley . Paddy . Five things to look forward to in 2023 . williamstownfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 7 December 2022.
29. Web site: Farley . Paddy . VFL AND VFLW LEADERSHIP GROUP ANNOUNCED . williamstownfc.com.au . 1 May 2023 . 23 February 2023.
30. Web site: 2023 VFL and VFLW Awards: Lyons wins Liston; three-way tie for Lambert–Pearce . afl.com.au . 18 September 2023 . 18 September 2023.
31. Web site: Rivalland . Nathan . Simpson’s surreal success at VFLW Awards . Surf Coast Times . 19 July 2024 . 26 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231010152310/https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/surfcoasttimes/sport/simpsons-surreal-success-at-vflw-awards/ . 10 October 2023.
32. Web site: Mifsud wins back-to-back VFLW Club Champion awards . boxhillhawks.com.au . 5 October 2023 . 28 September 2023.
33. Web site: Ross . Angelique . Di Cosmo and Thorneycroft share the highest honour in the VFLW Best and Fairest . carltonfc.com.au . 30 July 2023 . 29 July 2023.
34. Web site: Smith and Fairchild take out Top Award . melbournefc.com.au . 25 October 2023 . 24 October 2023.
35. Web site: 2023 VFLW Best and Fairest winner crowned . collingwoodfc.com.au . 6 September 2023 . 26 August 2023.
36. Web site: 2023 rebel VFLW Review - Darebin Falcons. Brendan. Rhodes. Telstra. Australian Football League. 25 October 2023.
37. Web site: VFLW: Molan claims 2023 best & fairest . essendonfc.com.au . 6 September 2023 . 18 August 2023.
38. Web site: Giese . Susie . Simpson Crowned Cats' VFLW Best and Fairest . Geelong Football Club . 30 July 2023 . 21 July 2023.
39. Web site: Macquire . Luke . Rhodes claims Roos' VFLW B&F award . North Melbourne Football Club . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023.
40. Web site: The 2023 VFLW Best & Fairest Winner and 2023 VFL Jack McFarlane Medalist (Back to Back). Congratulations to Lauren Carsuo & Harvey Hooper !!. Port Melbourne. Facebook. 18 September 2023.
41. Web site: Williams . Chloe . Recap: Saints stars shine at Best & Fairest night . sandringhamfc.com.au . 6 September 2023 . 24 July 2023.
42. Web site: Carbone, Borg tie for 2023 VFLW Best and Fairest . westernbulldogs.com.au . 30 July 2023 . 24 July 2023.
43. Web site: A changing of the guard Marty and Emily received Williamstown's highest honours for their stellar 2023 seasons.. Williamstown. Facebook. 24 September 2023.