The 2017 VAFA Women's season was the inaugural season of the VAFA Women's (VAFAW) competition. 40 teams competed across five divisions, and unlike the VAFA men's competition, there was no promotion and relegation system.
Brunswick, , Melbourne University and St Kevin's all entered two teams each.
Background In July 2016, the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) announced they would launch a women's competition beginning in 2017, having considered a launch in 2016 before ultimately delaying the start date.
Seven clubs with pre-existing men's VAFA teams — AJAX, Brunswick, , Kew, La Trobe University, Melbourne University and St Kevin's — already had their own women's teams competing in the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL). At the end of the 2016 season, it was announced that the VWFL would be dissolved, with the competition's 47 clubs and 60 teams to join community leagues (including the VAFA Women's) in 2017.
Premier
Ladder + Team Qualification 1 St Kevin's 14 13 1 0 742 148 501.4 52 Finals series 2 14 12 2 0 479 202 237.1 48 3 Marcellin (P) 14 10 4 0 404 334 121.0 40 4 Old Trinity 14 9 5 0 404 303 133.3 36 5 Caulfield Grammarians 14 8 6 0 309 466 66.3 32 6 Brunswick 14 5 9 0 233 364 64.0 20 7 Old Xaverians 14 5 9 0 218 439 49.7 20 8 Melbourne University 14 3 11 0 114 647 17.6 12
Finals
Division 1
Ladder + Team Qualification 1 West Brunswick 14 11 3 0 479 235 203.8 44 Finals series 2 St Mary's Salesian (P) 14 11 3 0 487 285 170.9 44 3 Old Haileyburians 14 9 5 0 435 394 110.4 36 4 Beaumaris 14 8 6 0 439 356 123.3 32 5 Old Geelong 14 8 6 0 315 306 102.9 32 6 Old Brighton 14 8 6 0 292 397 73.5 32 7 Monash Blues 14 4 10 0 251 429 58.5 16 8 Ormond 14 3 11 0 289 585 49.4 12
Finals
Division 2
Ladder Yarra Old Grammarians forfeited their match against Oakleigh on 15 July. + Team Qualification 1 Old Camberwell (P) 14 12 0 2 0 696 176 395.5 48 Finals series 2 Collegians 14 9 0 5 0 416 229 181.7 36 3 Old Carey 14 8 0 6 0 401 336 119.4 32 4 Ivanhoe 14 8 0 6 0 324 274 118.3 32 5 UHS-VU 14 7 0 7 0 426 396 107.6 28 6 Oakleigh 13 5 1 8 0 367 453 81.0 24 7 SBMT/St Peters 14 5 0 9 0 254 475 53.5 20 8 Yarra Old Grammarians 13 2 0 11 0 134 724 18.5 8
Finals
Division 3
Ladder + Team Qualification 1 AJAX 14 9 5 0 487 141 345.4 36 Finals series 2 Mazenod (P) 14 8 6 0 356 291 122.3 32 3 Old Mentonians 14 6 8 0 408 297 137.4 24 4 Hampton Rovers 14 6 8 0 199 264 75.4 24 5 Melbourne University 14 5 9 0 308 501 61.5 20 6 Therry Penola 14 2 12 0 239 503 47.5 8
Finals
Division 4
Ladder + Team Qualification 1 Hawthorn (P) 14 9 4 1 482 180 267.8 38 Finals series 2 South Melbourne Districts 14 8 3 3 315 194 162.4 38 3 St Kevin's 14 8 4 2 545 143 381.1 36 4 Swinburne University 14 8 5 1 481 188 255.9 34 5 De La Salle 14 8 5 1 309 199 155.3 34 6 Canterbury 14 5 9 0 348 335 103.9 20 7 St Mary's Salesian 14 5 9 0 221 423 52.3 20 8 Bulleen Templestowe 14 2 12 0 168 319 52.7 8 9 14 2 12 0 104 488 21.3 8 10 Brunswick 14 1 13 0 50 554 9.0 4
Finals
See also 2017 VAFA season
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