# 2019 VFL Women's season

The 2019 VFL Women's season was the fourth season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 5 May and concluded with the Grand Final on 22 September 2019. The competition was contested by thirteen clubs. This was to be the last VFLW season until 2021, with no competition held in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Collingwood won the minor premiership, finishing the home-and-away season with 12 wins. They would go on to win the Grand Final by 37 points against the Western Bulldogs at ETU Stadium.

## Clubs

* Darebin, Williamstown, Casey, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Essendon, Geelong Cats, Richmond
* Western Bulldogs, Northern Territory, Carlton, Melbourne University, Southern Saints

## Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Collingwood (P) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 587 | 351 | 167.2 | 48 | Finals series |
| 2 | Southern Saints | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 523 | 299 | 174.9 | 44 | Finals series |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 478 | 320 | 149.4 | 40 | Finals series |
| 4 | Richmond | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 617 | 494 | 124.9 | 36 | Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne University | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 662 | 502 | 131.9 | 32 | Finals series |
| 6 | Geelong Cats | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 499 | 430 | 116.0 | 32 | Finals series |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 507 | 457 | 110.9 | 30 | |
| 8 | Casey | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 497 | 435 | 114.3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Essendon | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 473 | 501 | 94.4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Northern Territory | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 442 | 664 | 66.6 | 20 | |
| 11 | Darebin | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 366 | 553 | 66.2 | 16 | |
| 12 | Carlton | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 398 | 563 | 70.7 | 14 | |
| 13 | Williamstown | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 211 | 691 | 30.5 | 4 | |

## Finals series
### Qualifying and Elimination finals

| | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | |
| Saturday 31 August (12:00 pm) | Collingwood 3.3 (21) | def. | Southern Saints 1.0 (6) | Victoria Park |
| | First Elimination Final | First Elimination Final | First Elimination Final | |
| Saturday 31 August (11:45 am) | Melbourne University 9.2 (56) | def. | Geelong Cats 6.7 (43) | ETU Stadium |
| | Second Elimination Final | Second Elimination Final | Second Elimination Final | |
| Sunday 1 September (11:45 am) | Western Bulldogs 6.0 (36) | def. | Richmond 4.7 (31) | ETU Stadium |

### Semi-finals

| | First Semi-Final | First Semi-Final | First Semi-Final | |
| Saturday 7 September (2:40 pm) | Collingwood 1.8 (14) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 4.2 (26) | ETU Stadium |
| | Second Semi-Final | Second Semi-Final | Second Semi-Final | |
| Sunday 8 September (11:45 am) | Southern Saints 10.5 (65) | def. | Melbourne University 7.6 (48) | ETU Stadium |

### Preliminary final

| | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | |
| Sunday 15 September (11:45 am) | Collingwood 7.5 (47) | def. | Southern Saints 5.3 (33) | ETU Stadium |

### Grand Final

| | 2019 VFLW Grand Final | 2019 VFLW Grand Final | 2019 VFLW Grand Final | | |
| Sunday 22 September (11:35 am) | Western Bulldogs | def. by | Collingwood | Ikon Park | |
| | 0.1 (1) 2.1 (13) 2.1 (13) 2.3 (15) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.6 (18) 2.6 (18) 5.9 (39) 7.10 (52) | Lisa Hardeman Medal: Stacey Livingstone (Collingwood) Television broadcast: Seven Network | Lisa Hardeman Medal: Stacey Livingstone (Collingwood) Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| E. Mackay, S. Molan 1 | E. Mackay, S. Molan 1 | Goals | J. Lambert, S. Alexander 2 M. Cann, G. Lagioia, C. Molloy 1 | J. Lambert, S. Alexander 2 M. Cann, G. Lagioia, C. Molloy 1 |
| B. Lochland, E. Gavalas, K. Lamb, N. Ferres, S. Ruedin, A. Guest | B. Lochland, E. Gavalas, K. Lamb, N. Ferres, S. Ruedin, A. Guest | Best | S. Livingstone, J. Lambert, G. Lagioia, S. Layton, N. Xenos, B. Davey | S. Livingstone, J. Lambert, G. Lagioia, S. Layton, N. Xenos, B. Davey |

## Awards

* Lambert-Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest): Lauren Pearce (Darebin)
* Rohenna Young Medal (Leading Goal kicker): Jaimee Lambert (Collingwood) – 21 goals
* Debbie Lee Medal (Rising Star): Olivia Vesely (Southern Saints)
* Coach of the Year: Tom Hunter (Richmond)
* Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final): Stacey Livingstone (Collingwood)
2019 VFL Women's Team of the Year :
| B: | Jayde Van Dyk (Hawthorn) | Stacey Livingstone (Collingwood) | Tilly Lucas-Rodd (Southern Saints) |
| HB: | Libby Birch (Casey) | Rebecca Miller (Richmond) | Rebecca Webster (Geelong) |
| C: | Jenna Bruton (Melbourne Uni) | Jasmine Garner (Williamstown) | Bianca Jakobsson (Casey) |
| HF: | Jaimee Lambert (Collingwood) | Kate Gillespie-Jones (Melbourne Uni) | Phoebe McWilliams (Hawthorn) |
| F: | Tayla Stahl (Richmond) | Caitlin Greiser (Southern Saints) | Ash Riddell (Melbourne Uni) |
| Foll: | Lauren Pearce (c) (Darebin) | Rebecca Beeson (Hawthorn) | Georgia Nanscawen (Essendon) |
| Int: | Monique Conti (Richmond) | Amy McDonald (Geelong) | Olivia Vesely (Southern Saints) |
| Int: | Danica Pedersen (Richmond) | Rosie Dillon (Hawthorn) | Ellie Gavalas (Western Bulldogs) |
| Coach: | Tom Hunter (Richmond) | Tom Hunter (Richmond) | Tom Hunter (Richmond) |