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The 2017 VFL Women's season was the second season of the
VFL Women's VFL Women's (VFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The league initially comprised the six premier division clubs and the top four division 1 clubs from the now-defunct Victori ...
(VFLW). The season commenced on 6 May and concluded with the
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on 24 September 2017. The competition was contested by ten clubs with two changes from the inaugural season – Knox were replaced by the
Box Hill Hawks The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, currently competing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW). Since 2000, Box Hill has had a reserves a ...
(operated by the
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); and Geelong Magpies were replaced by the
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. Inaugural premiers defeated by seven points in the Grand Final played at
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, with the match played as a double-header with the
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.


Clubs

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Ladder


Finals series


Semi-finals


Preliminary final


Grand Final


Awards

* Lambert-Pearce Medal (Best and Fairest):
Katie Brennan Katie Brennan (born 2 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer with and captain of the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for and captained the Western Bulldogs from 2017 to 2019. Brennan was signed ...
(Darebin) * Rohenna Young Medal (Leading Goal kicker):
Katie Brennan Katie Brennan (born 2 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer with and captain of the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for and captained the Western Bulldogs from 2017 to 2019. Brennan was signed ...
(Darebin) &
Chloe Molloy Chloe Molloy (born 6 December 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Collingwood Football Club from 2018 to season 7. Molloy is a three-time AFL Women's All ...
(Diamond Creek) – 32 goals * Debbie Lee Medal (Rising Star):
Chloe Molloy Chloe Molloy (born 6 December 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Collingwood Football Club from 2018 to season 7. Molloy is a three-time AFL Women's All ...
(Diamond Creek) * Coach of the Year:
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(Geelong) * Lisa Hardeman Medal (Best on ground VFL Women's Grand Final):
Karen Paxman Karen "Paxy" Paxman (born 25 November 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). A defender, tall, Paxman plays primarily on the half-back line with the ability to push into the ...
(Darebin) * Swisse VFLW Play of the Year:
Aliesha Newman Aliesha Newman (born 16 September 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. She has previously played for Melbourne, Collingwood, and Sydney. Early life Newman was born i ...
(VU Western Spurs) - Rd 3 Vs Melbourne Uni (Best play of the year in Women's VFLW Home and Away Season)


References

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