2023 Geelong Football Club season

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The 2023 Geelong Football Club season was the club's 159th season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 124th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong also fielded a women's team in the 2023 AFL Women's season, and men's and women's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.

AFL team[edit]

Geelong Football Club
2023 AFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachChris Scott
(13th season)
Captain(s)Patrick Dangerfield
(1st season)
AFL season10 wins, 12 losses, 1 draw (12th)
Best and FairestTom Stewart
Leading goalkickerJeremy Cameron (53)
Highest home attendance86,595 vs. Collingwood (Round 1)
Lowest home attendance19,617 vs. Melbourne (Round 15)
Average home attendance31,271
Club membership82,115[1][2][3]
← 2022 2024 →

Season summary[edit]

It was the club's thirteenth AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Patrick Dangerfield appointed as club captain, replacing the retired Joel Selwood.[4][5]

After a poor start to the season, Geelong would become the first reigning premiers to lose their opening three matches since 1976.[6]

With the debut of Oisín Mullin in just his fourth game of Australian football,[7] Geelong fielded three Irish players against Greater Western Sydney in round 11, becoming the first club in VFL/AFL history to field three in the same team.[8]

After losing to St Kilda in the penultimate round of the season, Geelong were eliminated from finals contention, missing the finals for just the second time in Chris Scott's 13-year tenure.[9] Geelong joining Richmond (2021), Western Bulldogs (2017) and Hawthorn (2009) as premiers in the last 20 years to miss finals the following season.[9] A number of injuries to key players was one of the driving reasons behind the club's slide down the ladder.[10]

Three consecutive losses to end the season saw the club equal its lowest ever finish, ending up in 12th place on the ladder.

Forward Jeremy Cameron would be the club's leading votegetter at the 2023 Brownlow Medal count, polling 13 votes including two best-on-ground matches.[11]

Pre-season[edit]

Geelong defeated Hawthorn in a pre-season scratch match at GMHBA Stadium played over eight periods with both senior and reserves players. The final score was Geelong 31.34 (220) versus Hawthorn 18.25 (133).[12][13] Geelong also played an official AFL practice match against Brisbane Lions on 2 March, and were defeated 13.13 (91) versus Geelong's 6.9 (45). Geelong's home-and-away season began on 17 March against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Coaching staff[edit]

Chris Scott continued as the club's men's senior coach for a thirteenth season, having signed a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2024 season.[14] Scott would coach his 300th AFL game in round 15 against Melbourne, with Geelong winning by 15 points.[15][16]

Scott would break Reg Hickey's long-standing record of 304 matches as coach of the club, coaching his 305th match in round 20 against Fremantle.[17][18]

2023 Geelong coaching staff
Role Name
Senior coach Chris Scott
Assistant coach Nigel Lappin
Assistant coach Shaun Grigg
Assistant coach James Kelly
Assistant coach Shane O'Bree
Head of player development Matthew Egan
Development coach Daisy Pearce
Development coach Josh Jenkins
Ruck coach Brad Ottens

Playing list[edit]

Changes[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Updated as at round 24

Key
^ Denotes player who was on the club's standard rookie list, and therefore eligible for senior selection.
# Denotes Category B rookie where player needed to be elevated to club's senior list during this season to be eligible for senior selection.
Playing list and statistics[31][32]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Tackles Marks Hitouts Milestone(s)
Tom Atkins 30 23 4 1 195 251 446 175 33 0 100th match (round 19)
Jed Bews 24 15 0 1 79 78 157 30 36 0
Mark Blicavs 46 19 12 7 154 147 301 88 65 202
Jack Bowes 12 17 4 6 156 105 261 88 65 0 Club debut (round 2)
100th match (round 24)
Tanner Bruhn 4 19 8 1 176 134 310 92 56 0 Club debut (round 1)
Jeremy Cameron 5 20 53 34 255 66 321 27 114 1
Jonathon Ceglar 15 6 0 0 34 42 76 8 21 153
Jhye Clark 13 1 0 0 4 2 6 5 0 0 AFL debut (round 9)
Ted Clohesy# 40 1 0 0 2 4 6 1 1 0 AFL debut (round 24)
Brad Close 45 21 21 6 124 153 277 56 53 0
Toby Conway 6 1 0 0 2 4 6 3 1 24 AFL debut (round 24)
Patrick Dangerfield 35 18 11 8 213 156 369 67 59 0
Sam De Koning 16 19 0 0 129 105 234 11 86 32
Oliver Dempsey^ 28 5 1 3 16 22 38 10 8 0
Mitch Duncan 22 16 5 5 224 135 359 40 110 0
Phoenix Foster 19 0 — — — — — — — —
Cameron Guthrie 29 6 0 0 77 57 134 31 25 0
Zach Guthrie 39 23 3 2 251 120 371 59 128 0
Tom Hawkins 26 20 49 26 146 68 214 18 91 63
Jack Henry 38 11 4 0 81 37 118 15 47 6
Oliver Henry 36 22 41 20 139 86 225 35 82 0 Club debut (round 1)
Max Holmes 9 21 7 5 228 172 400 88 69 0 50th match (round 23)
Mitch Knevitt 10 8 2 3 61 34 95 19 24 0
Jake Kolodjashnij 8 19 0 3 136 82 218 29 89 0
Flynn Kroeger 25 0 — — — — — — — —
Sam Menegola 27 1 0 1 17 10 27 3 6 0
Gryan Miers 32 23 7 13 259 179 438 67 108 0 100th match (round 18)
Oisín Mullin# 34 6 0 1 22 27 49 9 12 0 AFL debut (round 11)
Oscar Murdoch^ 19 0 — — — — — — — —
Shannon Neale 33 3 1 2 9 12 21 9 12 19
Mark O'Connor 42 22 3 2 186 123 309 68 96 0 100th match (round 14)
Brandan Parfitt 3 9 1 1 58 56 114 50 6 0
Esava Ratugolea 17 16 0 0 93 49 142 22 70 2
Osca Riccardi^ 21 0 — — — — — — — —
Gary Rohan 23 15 18 9 89 45 134 35 45 5
Sam Simpson 37 6 7 3 26 29 55 7 12 0
Isaac Smith 7 22 10 12 326 147 473 36 139 0
Rhys Stanley 1 13 0 3 78 77 155 32 30 368
Tyson Stengle 18 19 27 9 146 71 217 42 48 0
Tom Stewart 44 22 1 0 408 99 507 43 182 0 Acting captain (rounds 9–12, 15)
Zach Tuohy 2 20 6 9 248 115 363 32 71 0 150th club match (round 23)
Cooper Whyte 11 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 AFL debut (round 2)
James Willis 20 0 — — — — — — — —

Results[edit]

Key
H Home game
A Away game
N Neutral venue game
Table of 2023 AFL season results[33]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 17 March Lost 16 7 103 Collingwood 19 11 125 Melbourne Cricket Ground H 86,595 13th
2 23 March Lost 12 10 82 Carlton 13 12 90 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 55,861 14th
3 2 April Lost 7 12 54 Gold Coast 10 13 73 Heritage Bank Stadium A 13,122 18th
4 10 April Won 19 13 127 Hawthorn 6 9 45 Melbourne Cricket Ground H 65,355 13th
5 16 April Won 21 10 136 West Coast 13 11 89 Adelaide Oval N 30,120 10th
6 22 April Won 20 10 130 Sydney 5 7 37 GMHBA Stadium H 23,134 9th
7 30 April Won 20 12 132 Essendon 16 8 104 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 67,457 7th
8 6 May Won 14 14 98 Adelaide 11 6 76 GMHBA Stadium H 21,415 6th
9 12 May Lost 11 12 78 Richmond 16 6 102 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 58,141 7th
10 20 May Lost 11 11 77 Fremantle 16 10 106 Optus Stadium A 45,811 7th
11 27 May Lost 10 14 74 Greater Western Sydney 12 9 81 GMHBA Stadium H 21,349 10th
12 3 June Won 15 7 97 Western Bulldogs 10 15 75 Marvel Stadium A 41,944 8th
13 Bye 9th
14 15 June Lost 11 6 72 Port Adelaide 16 14 110 Adelaide Oval A 36,316 10th
15 22 June Won 11 12 78 Melbourne 8 15 63 GMHBA Stadium H 19,617 9th
16 30 June Draw 7 12 54 Sydney 6 18 54 Sydney Cricket Ground A 32,098 9th
17 9 July Won 19 11 125 North Melbourne 9 9 63 GMHBA Stadium H 21,066 8th
18 15 July Won 18 14 122 Essendon 7 3 45 GMHBA Stadium H 23,185 5th
19 22 July Lost 7 11 53 Brisbane Lions 9 10 64 The Gabba A 32,586 8th
20 29 July Lost 9 10 64 Fremantle 10 11 71 GMHBA Stadium H 21,619 9th
21 5 August Won 14 13 97 Port Adelaide 12 13 85 GMHBA Stadium H 21,279 9th
22 11 August Lost 15 11 101 Collingwood 16 13 109 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 78,749 11th
23 19 August Lost 8 7 55 St Kilda 12 16 88 Marvel Stadium A 40,103 11th
24 26 August Lost 11 13 79 Western Bulldogs 16 8 104 GMHBA Stadium H 20,533 12th

Ladder[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Collingwood (P) 23 18 5 0 2142 1687 127.0 72 Finals series
2 Brisbane Lions 23 17 6 0 2180 1771 123.1 68
3 Port Adelaide 23 17 6 0 2149 1906 112.7 68
4 Melbourne 23 16 7 0 2079 1660 125.2 64
5 Carlton 23 13 9 1 1922 1697 113.3 54
6 St Kilda 23 13 10 0 1775 1647 107.8 52
7 Greater Western Sydney 23 13 10 0 2018 1885 107.1 52
8 Sydney 23 12 10 1 2050 1863 110.0 50
9 Western Bulldogs 23 12 11 0 1919 1766 108.7 48
10 Adelaide 23 11 12 0 2193 1877 116.8 44
11 Essendon 23 11 12 0 1838 2050 89.7 44
12 Geelong 23 10 12 1 2088 1855 112.6 42
13 Richmond 23 10 12 1 1856 1983 93.6 42
14 Fremantle 23 10 13 0 1835 1898 96.7 40
15 Gold Coast 23 9 14 0 1839 2006 91.7 36
16 Hawthorn 23 7 16 0 1686 2101 80.2 28
17 North Melbourne 23 3 20 0 1657 2318 71.5 12
18 West Coast 23 3 20 0 1418 2674 53.0 12
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards[edit]

League awards[edit]

Club Awards[edit]

VFL team[edit]

Geelong Football Club
2023 VFL season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachMark Corrigan
(1st season)
Captain(s)Angus Byrne
(1st season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium
VFL8 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw (13th)
Best and FairestJye Chalcraft

Season summary[edit]

Casey 2022 VFL premiers coach Mark Corrigan was appointed as coach of Geelong's VFL team in October 2022, replacing Shane O'Bree who had been promoted to the club's AFL program.[41] Corrigan had previously played with the club from 2011 to 2014 and was a member of the club's 2012 VFL premiership team. Angus Byrne was appointed as captain, with Tom Feely and Daniel Capiron as vice-captains.[42]

Jye Chalcraft would win his second successive Geelong VFL best and fairest award, polling 163 votes after appearing in all 18 matches. Vice-captain Daniel Capiron would finish in second place, with Ted Clohesy rounding out the top three placegetters.[43]

Results[edit]

Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[44]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground
G B T G B T
1 24 March Won 12 13 85 Carlton 10 9 69 Princes Park A
2 2 April Lost 11 9 75 Gold Coast 28 14 182 Heritage Bank Stadium A
3 10 April Lost 7 10 52 Box Hill 16 11 107 Melbourne Cricket Ground H
4 15 April Won 9 6 60 Werribee 5 17 47 Avalon Airport Oval A
5 Bye
6 30 April Won 6 20 56 Coburg 7 6 48 Piranha Park A
7 7 May Lost 10 4 64 Southport 16 12 108 GMHBA Stadium H
8 13 May Draw 10 15 75 Richmond 11 6 75 Swinburne Centre A
9 Bye
10 28 May Won 10 13 73 Port Melbourne 8 12 60 GMHBA Stadium H
11 3 June Lost 7 8 50 Footscray 15 18 108 Avalon Airport Oval A
12 Bye
13 16 June Won 10 12 72 Frankston 11 4 70 GMHBA Stadium H
14 23 June Lost 5 10 40 Casey 11 14 80 GMHBA Stadium H
15 30 June Won 12 5 77 Sydney 10 6 69 SCG A
16 9 July Lost 9 4 58 North Melbourne 15 11 101 GMHBA Stadium H
17 16 July Lost 7 12 54 Essendon 9 10 64 GMHBA Stadium H
18 22 July Lost 12 5 77 Brisbane 17 10 112 Brighton Homes Arena A
19 30 July Won 19 18 132 Northern Bullants 6 6 42 GMHBA Stadium H
20 Bye
21 12 August Lost 8 7 55 Collingwood 20 9 129 Victoria Park A
22 19 August Won 14 8 92 Greater Western Sydney 11 12 78 GMHBA Stadium H

Ladder[edit]

Further information: 2023 VFL season
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
11 Carlton (R) 18 10 8 0 1412 1326 106.5 40
12 Greater Western Sydney (R) 18 9 9 0 1454 1658 87.7 36
13 Geelong (R) 18 8 9 1 1247 1549 80.5 34
14 Southport 18 8 10 0 1494 1384 107.9 32
15 Port Melbourne 18 6 12 0 1270 1512 84.0 24
Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = Reserves

Awards[edit]

Club Awards[edit]

  • Best and Fairest: Jye Chalcraft (163 votes)[43]
  • Little Vic Award (Best first year player): Mace Cousins

AFL Women's team[edit]

Geelong Football Club
2023 AFL Women's season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachDaniel Lowther
(3rd season)
Captain(s)Meg McDonald
(4th season)
Home groundGMHBA Stadium
AFLW season6 wins, 4 losses (6th)
Finals seriesLost Preliminary Final
Best and FairestGeorgie Prespakis
Leading goalkickerChloe Scheer (20)
Highest home attendance6,678 vs. Essendon (Elimination final)
Lowest home attendance2,166 vs. Fremantle (Round 7)
Average home attendance4,021
Club membership7,190

Season summary[edit]

Meg McDonald was reappointed captain ahead of the season, as part of a five-woman leadership group. Nina Morrison was re-elected as vice-captain, with Chantel Emonson, Becky Webster and Mikayla Bowen the other members of the leadership group.[46]

The team would have its best season in the competition, qualifying for the final series for the second consecutive season. In the finals, Geelong would win their first AFLW finals matches, defeating Essendon and reigning premiers Melbourne to progress to a preliminary final against Brisbane. In a controversially umpired match, Brisbane would eliminate Geelong one match short of the 2023 AFL Women's Grand Final, winning by four points.

Despite their high ladder position, Geelong would only have two players shortlisted for the 2023 AFL Women's All-Australian team, with both Georgie Prespakis and Amy McDonald both surprising omissions from the final squad announcement. Both players would feature in the top 10 in the count for the 2023 AFL Women's best and fairest medal behind eventual winner Monique Conti of Richmond. McDonald finishing in a tie for second place, with Prespakis finishing tied for seventh.

Irish import Aisling Moloney would be recognised at the 2023 AFL Players Association awards, winning the best first year player award after excelling in her first year playing the sport.[47]

Pre season[edit]

In the club's first official action before the start of the new season, Geelong defeated Collingwood by 13 points in a four-quarter match simulation at Victoria Park on 12 August.[48] The Cats then played Adelaide in their only official practice match, losing a tight contest 7.8 (50) to 8.8 (56) at the Adelaide Oval. Kate Darby kicked two goals in the match, with Irish recruit Aishling Moloney impressing.[49]

Coaching staff[edit]

Daniel Lowther continued as head coach of the AFLW program for a third season. Former Geelong VFL Women's coach Andrew Bruce (forwards), Josh Finch (midfield), and 2023 Geelong VFL Women's coach Elise Coventry (defence) were appointed as assistant coaches. Current men's team player Gary Rohan, and former Geelong VFL player Will Sexton, joined the coaching staff as development coaches.[50]

Playing list[edit]

Changes[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Updated to end of season

Key
# Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list.
^ Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list.
Playing list and statistics[58][59]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Hitouts Milestone(s)
Mikayla Bowen 1 13 2 1 92 71 163 35 56 0 —
Annabel Johnson 2 1 0 0 10 1 11 3 1 0 —
Amy McDonald 3 13 5 1 133 162 295 28 94 0 —
Darcy Moloney 4 13 3 6 95 90 185 24 64 0 —
Jacqueline Parry 5 13 16 11 101 43 144 56 23 20 —
Julia Crockett-Grills 6 12 3 3 81 52 133 28 55 0 50th AFLW match (round 8)
Kate Surman 7 13 4 5 76 56 132 25 49 0 Club debut (round 1)
Kate Darby 8 12 2 2 53 23 76 28 36 137 —
Nina Morrison 9 13 6 5 150 148 298 30 67 0 —
Georgie Rankin 10 12 0 0 47 41 88 22 34 0 —
Meg McDonald 11 13 0 0 80 45 125 42 21 0 50th AFLW match (round 4)
50th club match (round 8)
Renee Garing 12 10 1 0 34 55 89 9 69 0 —
Olivia Fuller 13 2 0 0 3 6 9 2 3 21 —
Chloe Scheer 14 12 20 7 49 25 74 24 21 0 50th AFLW goal (round 10)
Shelley Scott 15 7 3 3 30 19 49 17 21 1 —
Chantel Emonson 16 13 0 0 147 44 191 31 43 0 50th AFLW match (round 7)
Anna-Rose Kennedy# 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 AFLW debut (preliminary final)
Brooke Plummer 19 1 0 0 7 3 10 1 1 0 —
Zali Friswell 20 12 1 1 51 77 128 19 43 0 —
Rebecca Webster 21 10 2 3 104 75 179 27 21 0 50th AFLW match (preliminary final)
Rachel Kearns 22 11 1 1 60 25 85 17 17 0 —
Samantha Gooden^ 23 0 — — — — — — — — —
Mia Skinner 25 0 — — — — — — — — —
Claudia Gunjaca 26 13 0 0 99 41 140 51 19 0 —
Ingrid Houtsma 31 0 — — — — — — — — —
Gabbie Featherston 32 4 0 0 7 8 15 3 6 0 —
Abbey McDonald 39 4 0 0 16 5 21 6 8 0 AFLW debut (round 1)
Georgie Prespakis 41 13 4 7 183 132 315 17 93 0 —
Melissa Bragg 44 7 0 1 11 19 30 2 8 5 —
Aishling Moloney# 45 13 10 15 98 39 137 43 19 1 AFLW debut (round 1)
Erin Hoare 46 12 0 0 15 56 71 7 19 250 —

Results[edit]

Key
H Home game
A Away game
EF Elimination final
SF Semi-final
PF Preliminary final
Table of season results[60]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 2 September Won 10 5 65 Western Bulldogs 2 5 17 GMHBA Stadium H 4,404 1st
2 9 September Won 10 8 68 Sydney 5 11 41 North Sydney Oval A 2,878 4th
3 15 September Lost 3 4 22 Kangaroos 4 7 31 GMHBA Stadium H 2,907 6th
4 23 September Won 11 4 72 Port Adelaide 5 12 42 Alberton Oval A 2,132 5th
5 28 September Lost 4 1 25 Melbourne 11 8 74 GMHBA Stadium H 4,312 6th
6 8 October Lost 2 7 19 Essendon 4 5 29 Reid Oval, Warrnambool A 2,832 8th
7 14 October Won 6 11 47 Fremantle 3 5 23 GMHBA Stadium H 2,166 6th
8 22 October Lost 3 6 24 Collingwood 4 6 30 Victoria Park A 2,527 8th
9 28 October Won 6 13 49 Richmond 1 5 11 Ikon Park A 2,021 7th
10 4 November Won 9 6 20 Hawthorn 3 2 20 GMHBA Stadium H 3,658 6th
EF 12 November Won 7 9 51 Essendon 5 3 33 GMHBA Stadium H 6,678 —
SF 19 November Won 7 8 50 Melbourne 6 9 45 Ikon Park N 5,057 —
PF 25 November Lost 5 4 34 Brisbane 6 2 38 Brighton Homes Arena A 4,903 —

Ladder[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide 10 9 1 0 599 314 190.8 36 Finals series
2 Melbourne 10 8 2 0 653 293 222.9 32
3 North Melbourne 10 7 3 0 478 213 224.4 28
4 Brisbane (P) 10 7 3 0 505 339 149.0 28
5 Gold Coast 10 6 3 1 416 351 118.5 26
6 Geelong 10 6 4 0 449 318 141.2 24
7 Essendon 10 6 4 0 379 354 107.1 24
8 Sydney 10 6 4 0 462 432 106.9 24
9 St Kilda 10 6 4 0 408 399 102.3 24
10 Richmond 10 5 5 0 382 379 100.8 20
11 Collingwood 10 5 5 0 331 399 83.0 20
12 Carlton 10 4 6 0 361 420 86.0 16
13 Fremantle 10 4 6 0 289 402 71.9 16
14 Hawthorn 10 3 7 0 307 456 67.3 12
15 Port Adelaide 10 2 7 1 404 538 75.1 10
16 Greater Western Sydney 10 2 8 0 316 596 53.0 8
17 West Coast 10 2 8 0 269 530 50.8 8
18 Western Bulldogs 10 1 9 0 320 595 53.8 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Awards[edit]

League awards[edit]

Club Awards[edit]

VFLW team[edit]

Geelong Football Club
2023 VFL Women's season
PresidentCraig Drummond
CoachElise Coventry
(1st season)
Captain(s)Chloe Leonard
(1st season)
Home groundDeakin University Elite Sports Precinct, Waurn Ponds
VFLW7 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses (8th)
Best and FairestCharlotte Simpson
Leading goalkickerOlivia Cicolini (11)

Season summary[edit]

Former Geelong player Elise Coventry was appointed as the club's VFL Women's coach in December 2022, replacing Andrew Bruce.[64] Coventry was joined by assistant coaches Anna Teague, Alf Della Monica and Aiden Yelland.[65]

Chloe Leonard was appointed captain, after serving as vice-captain in 2022. Poppy Schaap, Abby Favell, Sachi DeGiacomi, and former captain Bree Beckley were the rest of the team's leadership group.[66]

After losing to North Melbourne in round 1, Geelong went on a five game winning streak, including turning the tables on North Melbourne in round 6, with a last second goal to Olivia Cicolini to secure a 28–22 win.[67]

Analea McKee and Charlotte Simpson were both selected in an invitational Under-23 All-Stars squad for a match against the AFLW Academy at Marvel Stadium during round 12 of the season.[68]

The team would sit a game clear atop the competition ladder after round 9, but would endure a five-match winless streak to eventually miss the finals, finishing eighth.

Results[edit]

Key
H Home game
A Away game
Table of season results[69]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground
G B T G B T
1 25 March Lost 3 2 20 North Melbourne 4 5 29 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
2 1 April Won 3 4 22 Carlton 2 9 21 Ikon Park A
3 8 April Won 12 6 78 Darebin 0 2 2 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
4 16 April Won 2 5 17 Southern Saints 1 1 7 Trevor Barker Beach Oval A
5 22 April Won 6 7 43 Western Bulldogs 2 3 15 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
6 29 April Won 3 10 28 North Melbourne 3 4 22 Arden Street Oval A
7 6 May Lost 4 3 27 Collingwood 4 6 30 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
8 14 May Won 4 9 33 Darebin 0 4 4 La Trobe University, Bundoora A
9 20 May Won 4 4 28 Essendon 4 2 26 NEC Hangar A
10 27 May Lost 3 7 25 Port Melbourne 5 2 32 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
11 3 June Lost 2 2 14 Casey 4 11 35 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
12 17 June Draw 4 3 27 Box Hill 3 9 27 Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct H
13 25 June Lost 0 3 3 Collingwood 5 13 43 Olympic Park Oval A
14 1 July Lost 5 7 37 Williamstown 8 3 51 DSV Stadium A

Ladder[edit]

Further information: 2023 VFL Women's season
Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
6 Carlton 14 8 6 0 526 349 150.7 32 Finals series
7 Southern Saints 14 8 6 0 365 334 109.3 32
8 Geelong Cats 14 7 6 1 402 344 116.9 30
9 North Melbourne 14 7 7 0 410 427 96.0 28
10 Casey 14 6 8 0 505 473 106.8 24
Source: AFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.


Awards[edit]

  • Lambert–Pearce Medal: Charlotte Simpson (14 votes)[45]
  • Debbie Lee Medal (VFLW Rising Star): Charlotte Simpson[45]
  • VFL Women's Team of the Year: Charlotte Simpson (midfield)[45]

Club Awards[edit]

  • Best and Fairest: Charlotte Simpson (72 votes)[70]

Notes[edit]

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