# 2014 VFL season

The 2014 Victorian Football League season was the 133rd season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League Australian rules football competition. In a hard-fought 2014 VFL season, the Footscray Bulldogs took out the premiership, making them the first reserves team to win the VFL, and the tenth senior VFA/VFL premiership for the club. The Grand Final between Footscray and Box Hill was won by Footscray by 22 points.

## League membership

The VFL increased from fourteen teams to sixteen teams in 2014, following the end of two VFL-AFL affiliations:
* AFL club Richmond and VFL club Coburg ended their alignment, which had been in place since 2001. Richmond re-entered a stand-alone reserves team in the VFL, having previously fielded one in the 2000 season. Coburg continued as a stand-alone VFL club, and returned to using 'the Lions' as its mascot, having been known by Richmond's nickname of 'the Tigers' during the affiliation.
* AFL club Western Bulldogs and VFL club Williamstown ended their alignment. The Bulldogs entered its stand-alone reserves team in the VFL for the first time, playing under the club's traditional name of Footscray. Williamstown continued as a stand-alone VFL club.
The Development League was reduced from ten teams to nine, with North Ballarat withdrawing its team; this left only the nine metropolitan VFL clubs competing in the seconds competition, with all five AFL clubs and both regional VFL clubs (North Ballarat and Bendigo) absent.

## Home-and-away season

Features of the fixture included:
* A Good Friday game between previously aligned teams Bendigo Gold and Essendon reserves.
* Three matches in once-off regional Victorian locations: Echuca, Morwell and Swan Hill.
Source: VFL season 2014 Results and Fixtures (*Note that only at some games are attendances recorded)

### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Saturday 29 March (1:00 pm) | Collingwood 11.19 (85) | def. | North Ballarat 11.7 (73) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 29 March (2:00 pm) | Coburg 8.8 (56) | def. by | Port Melbourne 19.15 (129) | Piranha Park |
| Friday 4 April (7:00 pm) | Bendigo 11.8 (74) | def. by | Geelong 18.13 (121) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 5 April (10:30 am) | Footscray 26.9 (165) | def. | Richmond 7.6 (48) | VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 5,000) |
| Saturday 5 April (1:10 pm) | Frankston 11.21 (87) | def. by | Sandringham 17.5 (107) | Frankston Park |
| Saturday 5 April (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 12.11 (83) | def. | Werribee 7.16 (58) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Sunday 6 April (1:00 pm) | Essendon 11.14 (80) | def. by | Casey 12.14 (86) | Windy Hill |
| Sunday 6 April (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues 15.11 (101) | def. | Williamstown 14.13 (97) | Visy Park |
| Note that the Round 15 match between Williamstown and Box Hill was played on this weekend of March 29 ||||||

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday 12 April (1:10 pm) | Essendon 11.12 (78) | def. | North Ballarat 9.10 (64) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 12 April (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 19.10 (124) | def. | Collingwood 9.17 (71) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 12 April (2:30 pm) | Northern Blues 15.12 (102) | def. | Frankston 15.9 (99) | Visy Park |
| Sunday 13 April (2:00 pm) | Werribee 24.13 (157) | def. | Bendigo 11.8 (74) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 13 April (2:00 pm) | Coburg 7.9 (51) | def. by | Richmond 14.9 (93) | Piranha Park |
| Sunday 13 April (2:00 pm) | Casey 12.14 (86) | def. by | Geelong 14.18 (102) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 13 April (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 15.14 (104) | drew with | Sandringham 14.20 (104) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Sunday 13 April (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 15.8 (98) | def. | Footscray 7.15 (57) | Burbank Oval |
| Luke Reynolds won the game for the Northern Blues with a goal aftrr the siren ||||||

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Friday 18 April (2:30 pm) | Bendigo 9.9 (63) | def. by | Essendon 11.25 (91) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 19 April (11:00 am) | Collingwood 15.17 (107) | def. | Coburg 9.9 (63) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 19 April (12:15 pm) | Williamstown 19.15 (129) | def. | Richmond 8.11 (59) | Burbank Oval |
| Saturday 19 April (1:10 pm) | Port Melbourne 16.11 (107) | def. | Werribee 14.10 (94) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 19 April (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 12.10 (82) | def. by | Sandringham 18.9 (117) | Eureka Stadium |
| Saturday 19 April (6:00 pm) | Geelong 14.11 (95) | def. by | Box Hill 17.20 (122) | Simonds Stadium |
| Sunday 20 April (12:00 pm) | Footscray 13.9 (87) | def. by | Northern Blues 16.16 (112) | VU Whitten Oval |
| Sunday 20 April (2:00 pm) | Frankston 6.18 (54) | def. by | Casey 9.14 (68) | Frankston Park |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Friday 25 April (2:00 pm) | Frankston 14.15 (99) | drew with | Richmond 15.9 (99) | Frankston Park |
| Friday 25 April (6:30 pm) | Bendigo 7.6 (48) | def. by | Footscray 33.16 (214) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 26 April (1:10 pm) | Essendon 13.9 (87) | def. by | Collingwood 17.10 (112) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 26 April (2:00 pm) | Coburg 10.9 (69) | def. by | Box Hill 17.19 (121) | Piranha Park |
| Saturday 26 April (7:00 pm) | Werribee 20.15 (135) | def. | Northern Blues 3.15 (33) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 27 April (12:00 pm) | Geelong 12.15 (87) | def. | North Ballarat 8.14 (62) | Simonds Stadium |
| Sunday 27 April (2:00 pm) | Casey 5.9 (39) | def. by | Sandringham 14.13 (97) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 27 April (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 5.14 (44) | def. by | Port Melbourne 10.11 (71) | Burbank Oval |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday 3 May (1:10 pm) | Northern Blues 9.15 (69) | def. by | Coburg 12.6 (78) | Preston City Oval |
| Saturday 3 May (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 22.10 (142) | def. | Frankston 5.6 (36) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 3 May (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 17.20 (122) | def. | Bendigo 8.7 (55) | North Port Oval |
| Sunday 4 May (11:30 am) | Richmond 18.7 (115) | def. | Geelong 8.16 (64) | ME Bank Centre |
| Sunday 4 May (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 14.9 (93) | def. | Collingwood 10.10 (70) | Burbank Oval |
| Sunday 4 May (2:00 pm) | Casey 8.5 (53) | def. by | Werribee 8.10 (58) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 4 May (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 10.7 (67) | def. | Footscray 8.17 (65) | Eureka Stadium |
| Sunday 4 May (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 17.17 (119) | def. | Essendon 16.14 (110) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday 10 May (1:10 pm) | Footscray 19.8 (122) | def. | Sandringham 12.10 (82) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 10 May (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues 8.7 (55) | def. by | Casey 10.11 (71) | Visy Park |
| Sunday 11 May (2:00 pm) | Frankston 8.14 (62) | def. by | Williamstown 18.10 (118) | Frankston Park |
| | Bye Bendigo, Box Hill, Coburg, Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, North Ballarat, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Werribee | Bye Bendigo, Box Hill, Coburg, Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, North Ballarat, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Werribee | Bye Bendigo, Box Hill, Coburg, Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, North Ballarat, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Werribee | |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday 17 May (10:40 am) | Richmond 8.12 (60) | def. by | Box Hill 13.11 (89) | ME Bank Centre |
| Saturday 17 May (1:00 pm) | Essendon 10.7 (67) | def. by | Port Melbourne 10.25 (85) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 17 May (1:10 pm) | Williamstown 18.15 (123) | def. | Geelong 14.14 (98) | Burbank Oval |
| Saturday 17 May (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 8.11 (59) | def. by | Werribee 18.18 (126) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Saturday 17 May (2:00 pm) | Collingwood 21.26 (152) | def. | Bendigo 5.7 (37) | Victoria Park |
| Sunday 18 May (2:00 pm) | Coburg 11.8 (74) | def. | Casey 9.12 (66) | Piranha Park |
| Sunday 18 May (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 12.7 (79) | def. | Frankston 11.8 (74) | Eureka Stadium |
| | Bye Footscray, Northern Blues | Bye Footscray, Northern Blues | Bye Footscray, Northern Blues | |
| North Ballarat coach Gerard FitzGerald coached his 314th VFL game, surpassing Bill Faul to become the longest-serving coach in VFA/VFL history. ||||||

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Saturday 24 May (12:00 pm) | Collingwood 19.12 (126) | def. | Geelong 12.14 (86) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 24 May (1:00 pm) | Essendon 16.11 (107) | def. | Northern Blues 8.15 (63) | Windy Hill |
| Saturday 24 May (1:10 pm) | Werribee 17.14 (116) | def. | Richmond 8.17 (65) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Saturday 24 May (2:00 pm) | Coburg 11.10 (76) | def. by | Footscray 16.14 (110) | Piranha Park |
| Sunday 25 May (1:30 pm) | Bendigo 7.8 (50) | def. by | North Ballarat 22.17 (149) | Allen Garden Reserve, Swan Hill |
| Sunday 25 May (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 13.14 (92) | def. by | Port Melbourne 15.9 (99) | Box Hill City Oval |
| | Bye Casey, Frankston, Sandringham, Williamstown | Bye Casey, Frankston, Sandringham, Williamstown | Bye Casey, Frankston, Sandringham, Williamstown | |

### State Game

| | 2014 State Game | 2014 State Game | 2014 State Game | | |
| Saturday 31 May (1:10 pm) | VFL 14.12 (96) | def. by | SANFL 18.10 (118) | North Port Oval | Report |
| This was the first time since 2005 that the VFL and SANFL competitions met in a state game in Victoria Frank Johnson Medal (VFL): Adam Marcon Fos Williams Medallist (SANFL): Zane Kirkwood ||||||

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday 31 May (2:00 pm) | Richmond 16.15 (111) | def. | Essendon 10.15 (75) | ME Bank Centre |
| Saturday 7 June (1:00 pm) | Geelong 13.8 (86) | def. | Port Melbourne 12.11 (83) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 7 June (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 8.11 (59) | def. by | North Ballarat 8.13 (61) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 7 June (2:00 pm) | Casey 11.7 (73) | def. by | Collingwood 11.13 (79) | Casey Fields |
| Saturday 7 June (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues 11.7 (73) | def. | Sandringham 9.7 (61) | Visy Park |
| Saturday 7 June (2:00 pm) | Frankston 10.16 (76) | def. by | Footscray 13.12 (90) | Frankston Park |
| Sunday 8 June (1:30 pm) | Bendigo 6.13 (49) | def. by | Coburg 17.15 (117) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 8 June (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 9.20 (74) | def. | Werribee 9.11 (65) | Burbank Oval |
| The match between Richmond and Essendon was played a week earlier than the rest of the round. It was played on the afternoon before the AFL's Dreamtime at the 'G game that evening between Richmond's and Essendon's senior teams. Two-time Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd participated in his first ever VFL premiership match, for the Northern Blues. ||||||

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday 14 June (11:00 am) | Richmond 11.14 (80) | def. by | Northern Blues 12.15 (87) | ME Bank Centre |
| Saturday 14 June (1:10 pm) | Port Melbourne 13.8 (86) | def. by | Footscray 19.8 (122) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 14 June (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 14.9 (93) | def. | Williamstown 10.12 (72) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 14 June (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 14.20 (104) | def. | Collingwood 8.12 (60) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Saturday 14 June (2:00 pm) | Coburg 8.10 (58) | def. by | Geelong 20.15 (135) | Piranha Park |
| Saturday 14 June (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 11.17 (83) | def. | Casey 9.9 (63) | Eureka Stadium |
| Sunday 15 June (1:00 pm) | Werribee 15.7 (97) | def. by | Essendon 14.14 (98) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 15 June (2:00 pm) | Frankston 12.16 (88) | def. | Bendigo 6.16 (52) | Frankston Park |

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday 21 June (12:00 pm) | Geelong 11.12 (78) | def. by | Werribee 13.9 (87) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 21 June (1:10 pm) | Casey 6.8 (44) | def. by | Box Hill 19.15 (129) | Casey Fields |
| Saturday 21 June (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 14.19 (103) | def. | Frankston 9.7 (61) | North Port Oval |
| Sunday 22 June (1:30 pm) | Bendigo 14.6 (90) | def. by | Northern Blues 14.11 (95) | Victoria Park, Echuca |
| Sunday 22 June (2:00 pm) | Coburg 10.13 (73) | def. by | Essendon 18.8 (118) | Piranha Park |
| Sunday 22 June (2:00 pm) | Collingwood 10.9 (69) | def. by | Footscray 17.12 (114) | Victoria Park |
| Sunday 22 June (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 16.10 (106) | def. | Sandringham 11.16 (82) | Burbank Oval |
| Sunday 22 June (2:25 pm) | North Ballarat 18.17 (125) | def. | Richmond 10.5 (65) | Eureka Stadium |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday 28 June (1:10 pm) | Frankston 8.12 (60) | drew with | Essendon 8.12 (60) | Frankston Park |
| Saturday 28 June (2:00 pm) | Collingwood 19.18 (132) | def. | Richmond 13.5 (83) | Morwell Recreation Reserve |
| Saturday 28 June (2:00 pm) | Casey 4.6 (30) | def. by | Williamstown 16.14 (110) | Casey Fields |
| Saturday 28 June (2:00 pm) | Footscray 6.15 (51) | def. | North Ballarat 2.10 (22) | Simonds Stadium |
| Sunday 29 June (1:00 pm) | Northern Blues 3.7 (25) | def. by | Geelong 14.12 (96) | Visy Park |
| Sunday 29 June (2:00 pm) | Werribee 8.12 (60) | def. | Coburg 6.11 (47) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 29 June (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 15.19 (109) | def. | Bendigo 5.14 (44) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| | Bye Box Hill, Port Melbourne | Bye Box Hill, Port Melbourne | Bye Box Hill, Port Melbourne | |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday 5 July (11:00 am) | Richmond 15.16 (106) | def. | Casey 10.11 (71) | ME Bank Centre |
| Saturday 5 July (1:00 pm) | Werribee 15.16 (106) | def. | North Ballarat 12.12 (84) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Saturday 5 July (1:00 pm) | Essendon 14.7 (91) | def. | Box Hill 13.10 (88) | Highgate Recreation Reserve |
| Saturday 5 July (1:10 pm) | Sandringham 8.17 (65) | def. by | Port Melbourne 13.16 (94) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Sunday 6 July (1:00 pm) | Geelong 7.11 (53) | def. by | Footscray 15.15 (105) | Simonds Stadium |
| Sunday 6 July (2:15 pm) | Northern Blues 16.9 (105) | def. | Collingwood 12.15 (87) | Preston City Oval |
| | Bye Bendigo, Coburg, Frankston, Williamstown | Bye Bendigo, Coburg, Frankston, Williamstown | Bye Bendigo, Coburg, Frankston, Williamstown | |

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday 12 July (1:00 pm) | Collingwood 8.18 (66) | def. | Werribee 5.5 (35) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 12 July (2:00 pm) | Footscray 13.11 (89) | def. by | Box Hill 15.6 (96) | VU Whitten Oval |
| Saturday 12 July (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 13.8 (86) | def. | Essendon 12.10 (82) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 12 July (2:00 pm) | Bendigo 12.12 (84) | def. by | Casey 12.14 (86) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 12 July (7:30 pm) | Geelong 13.8 (86) | def. by | Richmond 13.12 (90) | Simonds Stadium |
| Sunday 13 July (2:00 pm) | Coburg 12.10 (82) | def. by | Williamstown 14.9 (93) | Piranha Park |
| Sunday 13 July (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 15.13 (103) | def. | Northern Blues 8.15 (63) | Eureka Stadium |
| Sunday 13 July (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 6.16 (52) | def. by | Frankston 10.13 (73) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday 29 March (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 11.16 (82) | def. by | Box Hill 13.17 (95) | Burbank Oval |
| Saturday 19 July (1:10 pm) | North Ballarat 21.16 (142) | def. | Bendigo 9.9 (63) | Eureka Stadium |
| Saturday 19 July (2:00 pm) | Casey 12.10 (82) | def. by | Frankston 13.10 (88) | Casey Fields |
| Saturday 19 July (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues 8.7 (55) | def. by | Werribee 11.18 (84) | Visy Park |
| Saturday 19 July (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 19.15 (129) | def. | Coburg 11.11 (77) | North Port Oval |
| Sunday 20 July (12:00 pm) | Footscray 17.14 (116) | def. | Essendon 9.9 (63) | VU Whitten Oval |
| Sunday 20 July (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 6.9 (45) | def. by | Geelong 27.12 (174) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| | Bye Collingwood, Richmond | Bye Collingwood, Richmond | Bye Collingwood, Richmond | |
| The match between Williamstown and Box Hill was brought forward to the opening weekend of the season to accommodate their Foxtel Cup fixtures. ||||||

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday 26 July (1:10 pm) | Richmond 8.7 (55) | def. by | Port Melbourne 13.19 (97) | ME Bank Centre |
| Sunday 27 July (2:00 pm) | Frankston 12.10 (82) | def. | Collingwood 9.11 (65) | Frankston Park |
| Sunday 27 July (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 16.19 (115) | def. | Coburg 14.9 (93) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Sunday 27 July (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 21.17 (143) | def. | Bendigo 12.10 (82) | Burbank Oval |
| | Bye Casey, Essendon, Footscray, Geelong, Northern Blues, North Ballarat, Sandringham, Werribee | Bye Casey, Essendon, Footscray, Geelong, Northern Blues, North Ballarat, Sandringham, Werribee | Bye Casey, Essendon, Footscray, Geelong, Northern Blues, North Ballarat, Sandringham, Werribee | |

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday 2 August (12:00 pm) | Geelong 19.20 (134) | def. | Frankston 10.13 (73) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 2 August (1:00 pm) | Collingwood 13.14 (92) | def. | Box Hill 12.9 (81) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 2 August (1:00 pm) | Richmond 16.10 (106) | def. by | Sandringham 18.11 (119) | ME Bank Centre |
| Saturday 2 August (1:10 pm) | Essendon 8.13 (61) | def. by | Williamstown 20.12 (132) | Highgate Recreation Reserve |
| Saturday 2 August (2:00 pm) | Casey 13.14 (92) | def. | Northern Blues 6.14 (50) | Casey Fields |
| Sunday 3 August (12:00 pm) | Footscray 22.15 (147) | def. | Bendigo 1.10 (16) | VU Whitten Oval |
| Sunday 3 August (2:00 pm) | Werribee 9.15 (69) | def. by | Port Melbourne 13.15 (93) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 3 August (2:00 pm) | Coburg 10.4 (64) | def. by | North Ballarat 12.18 (90) | Piranha Park |

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Saturday 9 August (1:10 pm) | Collingwood 11.16 (82) | def. | Essendon 9.11 (65) | Victoria Park |
| Saturday 9 August (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 23.18 (156) | def. | Casey 7.6 (48) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 9 August (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 17.13 (115) | def. | Coburg 9.16 (70) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Saturday 9 August (6:30 pm) | Bendigo 7.12 (54) | def. by | Richmond 23.14 (152) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 10 August (1:00 pm) | Werribee 10.12 (72) | def. by | Footscray 17.10 (112) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Sunday 10 August (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 12.9 (81) | def. | Geelong 9.10 (64) | Eureka Stadium |
| Sunday 10 August (2:00 pm) | Williamstown 14.18 (102) | def. | Northern Blues 9.8 (62) | Burbank Oval |
| Sunday 10 August (2:00 pm) | Frankston 4.9 (33) | def. by | Box Hill 9.9 (63) | Frankston Park |

### Round 19

| | Round 19 | Round 19 | Round 19 | |
| Saturday 16 August (11:00 am) | Geelong 12.15 (87) | def. by | Collingwood 16.5 (101) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 16 August (1:00 pm) | Essendon 13.15 (93) | def. | Richmond 11.13 (79) | Highgate Recreation Reserve |
| Saturday 16 August (1:10 pm) | Werribee 12.9 (81) | def. by | Sandringham 15.11 (101) | Avalon Airport Oval |
| Saturday 16 August (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues 9.6 (60) | def. by | Port Melbourne 18.17 (125) | Preston City Oval |
| Saturday 16 August (2:00 pm) | Box Hill 16.17 (113) | def. | Bendigo 7.8 (50) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 16 August (2:00 pm) | North Ballarat 8.10 (58) | def. by | Williamstown 9.17 (71) | Eureka Stadium |
| Sunday 17 August (11:00 am) | Footscray 12.10 (82) | def. | Casey 8.7 (55) | Highgate Recreation Reserve |
| Sunday 17 August (2:00 pm) | Coburg 10.14 (74) | def. | Frankston 8.11 (59) | Piranha Park |

### Round 20

| | Round 20 | Round 20 | Round 20 | |
| Friday 22 August (6:30 pm) | Bendigo 13.7 (85) | def. by | Collingwood 20.11 (131) | Queen Elizabeth Oval |
| Friday 22 August (7:30 pm) | Geelong 18.11 (119) | def. | Essendon 9.11 (65) | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday 23 August (1:10 pm) | Box Hill 26.15 (171) | def. | Northern Blues 6.6 (42) | Box Hill City Oval |
| Saturday 23 August (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne 24.20 (164) | def. | North Ballarat 7.11 (53) | North Port Oval |
| Saturday 23 August (2:00 pm) | Sandringham 9.8 (62) | def. by | Williamstown 17.15 (117) | Trevor Barker Beach Oval |
| Sunday 24 August (1:00 pm) | Richmond 15.10 (100) | def. by | Footscray 14.19 (103) | ME Bank Centre |
| Sunday 24 August (2:00 pm) | Frankston 12.6 (78) | def. by | Werribee 15.13 (103) | Frankston Park |
| Sunday 24 August (2:00 pm) | Casey 10.9 (69) | def. by | Coburg 13.8 (86) | Casey Fields |

## Ladder

2014 VFL ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1953 | 1257 | 155.4 | 64 | Finals series |
| 2 | Footscray (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1951 | 1239 | 157.5 | 56 | Finals series |
| 3 | Williamstown | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1808 | 1290 | 140.2 | 56 | Finals series |
| 4 | Box Hill Hawks | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1856 | 1270 | 146.1 | 54 | Finals series |
| 5 | Collingwood | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1687 | 1486 | 113.5 | 48 | Finals series |
| 6 | Werribee | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1603 | 1360 | 117.9 | 40 | Finals series |
| 7 | North Ballarat | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1478 | 1389 | 106.4 | 40 | Finals series |
| 8 | Sandringham | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1600 | 1668 | 95.9 | 38 | Finals series |
| 9 | Geelong | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1765 | 1521 | 116.0 | 36 | |
| 10 | Essendon | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1491 | 1635 | 91.2 | 30 | |
| 11 | Northern Blues | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1252 | 1765 | 70.9 | 28 | |
| 12 | Richmond | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1571 | 1755 | 89.5 | 26 | |
| 13 | Frankston | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1282 | 1593 | 80.5 | 20 | |
| 14 | Coburg | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1308 | 1727 | 75.7 | 20 | |
| 15 | Casey Scorpions | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1182 | 1573 | 75.1 | 20 | |
| 16 | Bendigo | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1070 | 2329 | 45.9 | 0 | |

## Finals series
### Qualifying and Elimination Finals

| | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | Qualifying Finals | | |
| Saturday 30 August (2:10 pm) | Port Melbourne 12.6 (78) | def. by | Box Hill 16.6 (102) | North Port Oval | Report |
| Sunday 31 August (1:00 pm) | Footscray 14.11 (95) | def. | Williamstown 10.15 (75) | VU Whitten Oval | Report |
| | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | | |
| Saturday 30 August (2:00 pm) | Collingwood 5.15 (45) | def. by | Sandringham 10.11 (71) | Victoria Park | Report |
| Sunday 31 August (2:10 pm) | Werribee 13.12 (90) | def. | North Ballarat 7.11 (53) | North Port Oval | Report |

### Semi-finals

| | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | |
| Saturday 6 September (2:10pm) | Port Melbourne 16.23 (119) | def. | Sandringham 11.6 (72) | North Port Oval | Report |
| Sunday 7 September (2:10pm) | Williamstown 15.15 (105) | def. | Werribee 11.13 (79) | North Port Oval | Report |

### Preliminary Finals

| | Preliminary Finals | Preliminary Finals | Preliminary Finals | | |
| Saturday 13 September (2:10 pm) | Footscray 20.10 (130) | def. | Port Melbourne 14.14 (98) | North Port Oval | Report |
| Sunday 14 September (2:10 pm) | Box Hill 15.10 (100) | def. | Williamstown 14.9 (93) | North Port Oval | Report |

## Grand final

| | 2014 VFL Grand Final | 2014 VFL Grand Final | 2014 VFL Grand Final | | |
| Sunday 21 September (2:15 pm) | Footscray | def. | Box Hill | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 23,816) | Report Summary |
| | 4.2 (26) 7.4 (46) 10.7 (67) 16.13 (109) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.2 (26) 7.3 (45) 11.7 (73) 13.9 (87) | Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Brett Goodes (Footscray) Television broadcast: ABC | Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Brett Goodes (Footscray) Television broadcast: ABC |
| 5: Jones 2: Redpath, Dickson 1: Young, Howard, Fogarty, Grant, Tutt, Campbell, Pearce | 5: Jones 2: Redpath, Dickson 1: Young, Howard, Fogarty, Grant, Tutt, Campbell, Pearce | Goals | 3: Sicily 2: Ross, Hallahan 1: Grimley, Woodward, Hartung, Willsmore, Lowden, Collins | 3: Sicily 2: Ross, Hallahan 1: Grimley, Woodward, Hartung, Willsmore, Lowden, Collins |
| Goodes, Jong, Jones, Campbell, Fogarty, Darley | Goodes, Jong, Jones, Campbell, Fogarty, Darley | Best | Hallahan, Sicily, Hartung, Litherland, Ross, Iles | Hallahan, Sicily, Hartung, Litherland, Ross, Iles |
| Footscray's appearance (as a reserves team) marked the first time a VFA/VFL team reached or won a Grand Final in its inaugural season. The attendance of 23,816 was the biggest Grand Final attendance in the VFA/VFL in 25 years Hawthorn AFL-listed player Cyril Rioli played his first ever game for Box Hill in the Grand Final; Rioli was returning after missing three months of football with a hamstring injury, and was attempting to prove form and fitness to play in the following week's AFL Grand Final. ||||||

## Foxtel Cup

The two highest ranked non-AFL exclusive teams from the 2013 season (premiers Box Hill and third placed Williamstown) were invited to compete in the Foxtel Cup knockout competition for 2014. Box Hill was eliminated in the first round of the tournament, and Williamstown recorded comfortable victories in all three fixtures, earning a second Foxtel Cup title in club history.

### Grand final
## Awards

* The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Alex Woodward (Box Hill), who polled 20 votes. Woodward finished ahead of Liam Anthony (North Ballarat), who finished second with 17 votes, and Tom Campbell (Footscray), who finished third with 15 votes.
* The Frosty Miller Medal was won jointly by Daniel Connors (Port Melbourne) and Sam Grimley (Box Hill), who each kicked 38 goals during the home-and-away season; it was the fewest goals kicked to win the VFA/VFL goalkicking since 1900, when Footscray's L. Daly won with 32 goals. Including finals, the leading goalkicker was Grimley, who finished with 45 goals to Connors' 40.
* The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Nic Newman (Frankston).
* The Development League premiership was won by Williamstown. Williamstown 18.18 (126) defeated Box Hill 13.13 (91) in the Grand Final, played at North Port Oval on 13 September as a curtain-raiser to the seniors first preliminary final.
2014 VFL Team of the Year :
| B: | Adam Saad (Coburg) | Daniel Noonan (Port Melbourne) | Brad Mangan (Williamstown) |
| HB: | Nic Newman (Frankston) | Sam Pleming (Port Melbourne) | Luke Tynan (Port Melbourne) |
| C: | Ben Davies (Williamstown) | Tony Pinwill (Port Melbourne) | Jye Bolton (Werribee) |
| HF: | Ozgur Uysel (Coburg) | Lech Featherstone (Coburg) | Adam Marcon (Williamstown) |
| F: | Chris Cain (Port Melbourne) | Scott Clouston (Williamstown) | Daniel Connors (Port Melbourne) |
| Foll: | Nick Meese (Williamstown) | Ben Jolley (Williamstown) | Nick Lower (Footscray) |
| Int: | David Mirra (Box Hill) | Nick Rippon (North Ballarat) | Ben Cavarra (Frankston) |
| Int: | Tom Gribble (Werribee) | Tom O'Sullivan (Port Melbourne) | Jarred Moore (Werribee) |
| Coach: | Andy Collins (Williamstown) | Andy Collins (Williamstown) | Andy Collins (Williamstown) |