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2016 VFL Women's season

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox Australian rules football season

| competition = vflw

| year = 2016

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 10

| premiers = {{VFLW Dar}}

| count = 1

| minor premiers = {{VFLW Dar}}

| mpcount = 1

| matches =

| attendance =

| highattend =

| top goal scorer = Moana Hope
{{VFLW StKS}} (104 goals){{cite web|url=https://vfl.com.au/100-goals-for-hope/|title=100 GOALS FOR HOPE|work=VFL.com.au}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| bestandfairest = Daisy Pearce
{{VFLW Dar}} (33 votes){{cite web|title=VFL Women's honours|url=https://vfl.com.au/about-us/history/vfl-womens-honours/|work=vfl.com.au|accessdate=13 September 2019|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227060905/https://vfl.com.au/about-us/history/vfl-womens-honours/|url-status=dead}}

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2017

}}

The 2016 VFL Women's season was the inaugural season of the VFL Women's (VFLW). The season commenced on 3 April and concluded with the grand final on 18 September 2016. The competition was contested by ten clubs, most of whom were independent clubs that had been transferred from the now-defunct Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL).

Going undefeated through the season, {{VFLW Dar}} won the inaugural Grand Final played at Piranha Park by 12 points against Melbourne University, before a crowd of approximately 4,000 people. The win was Darebin's fourth successive premiership after winning the final three seasons of the former VWFL competition.{{cite news |title=Falcons outdo the Hawks: FOOTBALL - Darebin 9.9 (63) d Melbourne Uni 8.3 (51) |work=The Age |date=19 September 2016 |location=Melbourne, Victoria |page=35}}

Many of the players who played in the Grand Final were subsequently drafted by clubs ahead of the 2017 AFL Women's season.{{cite news |last1=Sewell |first1=Eliza |title=CREAM OF CROP ON SHOW |work=Herald-Sun |publisher=News Corporation Australia |date=19 September 2016 |location=Melbourne, Victoria |page=54}}

Clubs

Ladder

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|loss_before_draw=true|for_against_style=points|use_goal_percentage=yes

|winpoints=4|drawpoints=2

|update=complete

|source=[https://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=0-118-0-394853-0&a=LADDER SportsTG]

|team1 =DAR|win_DAR=18|loss_DAR=0 |draw_DAR=0|pf_DAR=2008|pa_DAR=439

|team2 =STK|win_STK=14|loss_STK=3 |draw_STK=1|pf_STK=1628|pa_STK=632

|team3 =MEL|win_MEL=13|loss_MEL=4 |draw_MEL=1|pf_MEL=1546|pa_MEL=522

|team4 =EAS|win_EAS=13|loss_EAS=5 |draw_EAS=0|pf_EAS=1584|pa_EAS=716

|team5 =DIA|win_DIA=9 |loss_DIA=9 |draw_DIA=0|pf_DIA=1091|pa_DIA=1004

|team6 =WES|win_WES=8 |loss_WES=10|draw_WES=0|pf_WES=1123|pa_WES=974

|team7 =SEA|win_SEA=6 |loss_SEA=12|draw_SEA=0|pf_SEA=720 |pa_SEA=1371

|team8 =CRA|win_CRA=5 |loss_CRA=13|draw_CRA=0|pf_CRA=680 |pa_CRA=1548

|team9 =GEE|win_GEE=2 |loss_GEE=16|draw_GEE=0|pf_GEE=523 |pa_GEE=1471

|team10=KNO|win_KNO=1 |loss_KNO=17|draw_KNO=0|pf_KNO=227|pa_KNO=2453

|name_DAR=Darebin

|name_STK=St Kilda Sharks

|name_MEL=Melbourne University

|name_EAS=Eastern Devils

|name_DIA=Diamond Creek

|name_WES=Western Spurs

|name_SEA=Seaford

|name_CRA=Cranbourne

|name_GEE=Geelong Magpies

|name_KNO=Knox

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green2 |text_Q=Finals series|status_DAR=P|status_text_P=Premiers

}}

Finals series

=Semi-finals=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=First Semi Final}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday 28 August (12:00 pm)|Melbourne University|6.14 (50)|H|Eastern Devils|4.2 (26)|Box Hill City Oval||{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=124742544&c=0-118-0-394853-0&pool=1001|title=Match Report (First Semi Final)|work=SportsTG}}}}

{{AFLGameFooter}}{{AFLGameHeader|title=Second Semi Final}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday 28 August (2:30 pm)|{{VFLW Dar}}|17.11 (113)|H|{{VFLW StKS}}|1.1 (7)|Box Hill City Oval||{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=124742543&c=0-118-0-394853-0&pool=1001|title=Match Report (Second Semi Final)|work=SportsTG}}}}

{{AFLGameFooter}}

=Preliminary final=

{{AFLGameHeader|title=Preliminary Final}}

{{AFLGame|Sunday 11 September (11:50 am)|{{VFLW StKS}}|4.6 (30)|A|Melbourne University|10.10 (70)|ETU Stadium||{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=124742542&c=0-118-0-394853-0&pool=1001|title=Match Report (Preliminary Final)|work=SportsTG}}}}

{{AFLGameFooter}}

=Grand final=

{{AFLGameDetailed

|title = 2016 VFLW Grand Final

|date = Sunday 18 September
(2:30 pm)

|home team = {{VFLW Dar}}

|home Q1 = 4.5 (29)

|home Q2 = 5.8 (38)

|home Q3 = 8.9 (57)

|home final = 9.9 (63)

|home goals = D. Vescio, N. Callinan, K. Brennan 2
J. Lange, J. Dal Pos, M. Hickey 1

|home best = D. Vescio, K. Paxman, D. Pearce, J. Dal Pos, E. O'Dea, M. Hickey

|home injuries =

|home reports =

|winner = H

|away team = Melbourne University

|away Q1 = 1.0 (6)

|away Q2 = 4.1 (25)

|away Q3 = 5.1 (31)

|away final = 8.3 (51)

|away goals = K. Tapner 3
J. Anderson, E. Blackburn 2
K. Ashmore 1

|away best = E. Kearney, E. Blackburn, A. Eva, K. Ashmore, K. Tapner, N. Stevens

|away injuries =

|away reports =

|venue = Coburg City Oval

|crowd = 4,000 (approx)

|report = [https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=36005806 Teams]
Reports:{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=124742541&c=0-118-0-394853-0&pool=1001|title=Match Report (2016 VFLW Grand Final)|work=SportsTG}}{{cite news|title=Darebin Falcons triumph in VFL women's grand final|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/darebin-falcons-triumph-in-vfl-womens-grand-final-20160918-grj1fi.html|work=The Age|date=18 September 2016|accessdate=9 September 2016}}

|umpires =

|BOG award = Lisa Hardeman Medal

|BOG winner = Darcy Vescio (Darebin)

|broadcast =

|notes =

}}

Awards

References

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{{VFL Women's}}