# 2017 VAFA Women's season

The 2017 VAFA Women's season was the inaugural season of the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) competition. 40 teams competed across five divisions, and unlike the VAFA men's competition, there was no promotion and relegation system.
Brunswick, Fitzroy, Melbourne University and St Kevin's all entered two teams each.

## Background

In July 2016, the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) announced they would launch a women's competition beginning in 2017, having considered a launch in 2016 before ultimately delaying the start date.
Seven clubs with pre-existing men's VAFA teams — AJAX, Brunswick, Fitzroy, Kew, La Trobe University, Melbourne University and St Kevin's — already had their own women's teams competing in the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL). At the end of the 2016 season, it was announced that the VWFL would be dissolved, with the competition's 47 clubs and 60 teams to join community leagues (including the VAFA Women's) in 2017.

## Premier
### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St Kevin's | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 742 | 148 | 501.4 | 52 | Finals series |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 479 | 202 | 237.1 | 48 | Finals series |
| 3 | Marcellin (P) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 404 | 334 | 121.0 | 40 | Finals series |
| 4 | Old Trinity | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 404 | 303 | 133.3 | 36 | Finals series |
| 5 | Caulfield Grammarians | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 309 | 466 | 66.3 | 32 |
| 6 | Brunswick | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 233 | 364 | 64.0 | 20 |
| 7 | Old Xaverians | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 218 | 439 | 49.7 | 20 |
| 8 | Melbourne University | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 114 | 647 | 17.6 | 12 |
Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers

### Finals

| | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | |
| Sunday, 20 August (2:10pm) | St Kevin's 2.8 (20) | def. by | Marcellin 3.9 (27) | Elsternwick Park |

## Division 1
### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Brunswick | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 479 | 235 | 203.8 | 44 | Finals series |
| 2 | St Mary's Salesian (P) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 487 | 285 | 170.9 | 44 | Finals series |
| 3 | Old Haileyburians | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 435 | 394 | 110.4 | 36 | Finals series |
| 4 | Beaumaris | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 439 | 356 | 123.3 | 32 | Finals series |
| 5 | Old Geelong | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 315 | 306 | 102.9 | 32 |
| 6 | Old Brighton | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 292 | 397 | 73.5 | 32 |
| 7 | Monash Blues | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 251 | 429 | 58.5 | 16 |
| 8 | Ormond | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 289 | 585 | 49.4 | 12 |
Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers

### Finals

| | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | |
| Sunday, 20 August (11:50am) | West Brunswick 3.1 (19) | def. by | St Mary's Salesian 3.2 (20) | Elsternwick Park |

## Division 2
### Ladder

Yarra Old Grammarians forfeited their match against Oakleigh on 15 July.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WF | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Old Camberwell (P) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 696 | 176 | 395.5 | 48 | Finals series |
| 2 | Collegians | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 416 | 229 | 181.7 | 36 | Finals series |
| 3 | Old Carey | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 401 | 336 | 119.4 | 32 | Finals series |
| 4 | Ivanhoe | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 324 | 274 | 118.3 | 32 | Finals series |
| 5 | UHS-VU | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 426 | 396 | 107.6 | 28 |
| 6 | Oakleigh | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 367 | 453 | 81.0 | 24 |
| 7 | SBMT/St Peters | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 254 | 475 | 53.5 | 20 |
| 8 | Yarra Old Grammarians | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 134 | 724 | 18.5 | 8 |
Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers

### Finals

| | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | |
| Saturday, 19 August (2:00pm) | Old Camberwell 5.7 (37) | def. | Old Carey 2.4 (16) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |

## Division 3
### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AJAX | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 487 | 141 | 345.4 | 36 | Finals series |
| 2 | Mazenod (P) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 356 | 291 | 122.3 | 32 | Finals series |
| 3 | Old Mentonians | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 408 | 297 | 137.4 | 24 | Finals series |
| 4 | Hampton Rovers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 199 | 264 | 75.4 | 24 | Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne University | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 308 | 501 | 61.5 | 20 |
| 6 | Therry Penola | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 239 | 503 | 47.5 | 8 |
Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers

### Finals

| | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | |
| Sunday, 20 August (9:30am) | Mazenod 3.6 (24) | def. | Old Mentonians 3.4 (22) | Elsternwick Park |

## Division 4
### Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hawthorn (P) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 482 | 180 | 267.8 | 38 | Finals series |
| 2 | South Melbourne Districts | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 315 | 194 | 162.4 | 38 | Finals series |
| 3 | St Kevin's | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 545 | 143 | 381.1 | 36 | Finals series |
| 4 | Swinburne University | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 481 | 188 | 255.9 | 34 | Finals series |
| 5 | De La Salle | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 309 | 199 | 155.3 | 34 |
| 6 | Canterbury | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 348 | 335 | 103.9 | 20 |
| 7 | St Mary's Salesian | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 221 | 423 | 52.3 | 20 |
| 8 | Bulleen Templestowe | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 168 | 319 | 52.7 | 8 |
| 9 | Fitzroy | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 104 | 488 | 21.3 | 8 |
| 10 | Brunswick | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 554 | 9.0 | 4 |
Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers

### Finals

| | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | |
| Saturday, 19 August (11:40am) | Hawthorn 4.7 (31) | def. | St Kevin's 2.2 (14) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |