The 2019

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season was the 138th season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League Australian rules football competition. The season ran from April 2019 until September 2019. The premiership was won by the Richmond reserves, after it defeated Williamstown in the Grand Final on 22 September 2019 by 3 points. It was the Richmond reserves team's first VFL premiership since entering the competition in 2014; and, the club's third VFA/VFL premiership overall including the two premierships won by its senior team in the early 1900s.

Ladder

Finals

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Semi-finals

Preliminary Finals

Grand Final

Awards

* The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Tom Gribble (

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), who polled 25 votes. Gribble finished ahead of

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( Footscray), who polled 17 votes, and Tom Campbell (

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), who polled 15 votes. * The

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was won by Jordan Lisle (

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), who kicked 40 goals during the home-and-away season, and 46 goals overall. It was Lisle's third medal, having previously won in 2017 and 2015. * The Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal was won by Jake Riccardi (

). *The VFL Women's premiership was won by Collingwood. Collingwood 7.10 (52) defeated

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2.3 (15) in the Grand Final, played as a curtain-raiser to the men's Grand Final on 22 September at

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Notable events

* In 2019, the VFL announced new naming partners, with

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and Totally Workwear joining as major sponsors.

References

External links

Season results
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