2022 VFL season

The 2022 Victorian Football League season was the 140th season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League, a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The season commenced on 25 March and concluded with the Grand Final on 18 September.^[1]

2022 VFL season
Date	25 March – 18 September
Teams	21
Premiers	Casey Demons 6th premiership
Minor premiers	Casey Demons 5th minor premiership
J. J. Liston Trophy	Tom Gribble (Werribee – 30 votes)
Leading goalkicker	Chris Burgess (Gold Coast – 52 goals)
Matches played	198
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The premiership was won by Casey, after it defeated Southport in the Grand Final on 18 September 2022 by 32 points. It was Casey's sixth Division 1 premiership.

League membership

Following its sole season in the VFL, the Brisbane-based Aspley Football Club withdrew from the competition, after reviewing its strategy as a football club and electing to focus on its QAFL and QFA teams and junior pathways without the burden of competing in the state level competition. The club departed with the shortest tenure of any VFA/VFL club in history, playing only ten games in the pandemic-interrupted 2021 season.^[2]

Aspley's departure left Southport as the league's sole stand-alone senior club based outside Victoria. A total of 21 clubs held licences to compete in the 2022 season.^[3]

Premiership season

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Round 1

	Round 1
Friday, 25 March (4:35 pm)	Footscray 6.10 (46)	def. by	Sydney 13.12 (90)	Victoria University Whitten Oval	Report
Friday, 25 March (5:05 pm)	Carlton 11.18 (84)	def.	Brisbane 5.12 (42)	Ikon Park	Report
Saturday, 26 March (2:05 pm)	Geelong 12.14 (86)	def.	Essendon 8.10 (58)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Saturday, 26 March (3:05 pm)	Gold Coast 20.11 (131)	def.	Northern Bullants 11.10 (76)	Metricon Stadium	Report
Saturday, 26 March (7:05 pm)	Frankston 7.15 (57)	def. by	Werribee 12.11 (83)	Skybus Stadium	Report
Sunday, 27 March (11:35 am)	Richmond 16.4 (100)	def.	Southport 10.9 (69)	Swinburne Centre	Report
Sunday, 27 March (12:00 pm)	Collingwood 18.4 (112)	def.	Box Hill 17.8 (110)	Victoria Park	Report
Sunday, 27 March (1:05 pm)	Casey 21.14 (140)	def.	Sandringham 8.9 (57)	Casey Fields	Report
Sunday, 27 March (2:05 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 10.13 (73)	def.	Port Melbourne 7.14 (55)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Sunday, 27 March (4:05 pm)	North Melbourne 15.12 (102)	def.	Williamstown 11.12 (78)	Arden Street Oval	Report
	Bye Coburg

Round 2

	Round 2
Thursday, 31 March (5:35 pm)	Footscray 10.12 (72)	def.	Northern Bullants 10.10 (70)	Victoria University Whitten Oval	Report
Friday, 1 April (7:05 pm)	Sydney 15.11 (101)	def. by	Gold Coast 15.13 (103)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Saturday, 2 April (1:05 pm)	Coburg 8.16 (64)	def.	Port Melbourne 9.8 (62)	Piranha Park	Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:05 pm)	Brisbane 25.6 (156)	def.	North Melbourne 7.10 (52)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex	Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:05 pm)	Collingwood 15.10 (100)	def.	Geelong 11.12 (78)	AIA Centre	Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:05 pm)	Southport 18.11 (119)	def.	Williamstown 10.2 (62)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 2 April (3:05 pm)	Casey 13.13 (91)	def.	Essendon 13.10 (88)	Casey Fields	Report
Saturday, 2 April (7:05 pm)	Frankston 4.6 (30)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 8.9 (57)	Skybus Stadium	Report
Sunday, 3 April (12:00 pm)	Sandringham 15.4 (94)	def.	Richmond 5.10 (40)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Report
Sunday, 3 April (3:05 pm)	Box Hill 8.11 (59)	def. by	Carlton 16.9 (105)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
	Bye Werribee

Round 3

	Round 3
Friday, 8 April (4:05 pm)	Geelong 13.12 (90)	def.	Brisbane 13.5 (83)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Saturday, 9 April (12:05 pm)	Northern Bullants 8.14 (62)	def. by	Collingwood 14.13 (97)	Preston City Oval	Report
Saturday, 9 April (1:05 pm)	Port Melbourne 10.5 (65)	def. by	Sydney 10.12 (72)	ETU Stadium	Report
Saturday, 9 April (1:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 16.10 (106)	def.	Coburg 9.10 (64)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:05 pm)	Richmond 14.11 (95)	def.	Footscray 10.9 (69)	Swinburne Centre	Report
Saturday, 9 April (7:05 pm)	Werribee 11.12 (78)	def. by	Southport 19.16 (130)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 9 April (7:10 pm)	Williamstown 9.11 (65)	def. by	Casey 15.10 (100)	Downer Oval	Report
Sunday, 10 April (12:00 pm)	Box Hill 15.9 (99)	def.	Sandringham 7.14 (56)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Report
Sunday, 10 April (12:35 pm)	Essendon 16.12 (108)	def. by	Frankston 20.18 (138)	The Hangar	Report
Sunday, 10 April (12:35 pm)	Gold Coast 7.19 (61)	def. by	Carlton 17.11 (113)	Metricon Stadium	Report
	Bye North Melbourne

Round 4

	Round 4
Thursday, 14 April (7:05 pm)	Southport 15.13 (103)	def.	Geelong 8.8 (56)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Friday, 15 April (12:05 pm)	North Melbourne 13.7 (85)	def.	Footscray 10.19 (79)	Arden Street Oval	Report
Friday, 15 April (1:05 pm)	Williamstown 9.4 (58)	def. by	Werribee 8.17 (65)	Downer Oval	Report
Saturday, 16 April (11:05 am)	Sandringham 16.13 (109)	def.	Gold Coast 15.11 (101)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Report
Saturday, 16 April (2:05 pm)	Collingwood 12.7 (79)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 14.12 (96)	AIA Centre	Report
Sunday 17 April (11:05 am)	Carlton 11.6 (72)	def. by	Richmond 15.7 (97)	Ikon Park	Report
Sunday, 17 April (1:105 pm)	Sydney 13.7 (85)	def. by	Northern Bullants 15.14 (104)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Sunday, 17 April (1:35 pm)	Casey 13.12 (90)	def.	Coburg 8.7 (55)	Casey Fields	Report
Sunday, 17 April (2:05 pm)	Port Melbourne 21.10 (136)	def.	Essendon 17.9 (111)	ETU Stadium	Report
	Bye Box Hill, Frankston, Brisbane

Round 5

	Round 5
Saturday, 23 April (1:35 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 8.11 (59)	drew with	Sandringham 8.11 (59)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report
Saturday, 23 April (2:05 pm)	Werribee 10.14 (74)	def. by	Carlton 14.9 (93)	Ikon Park	Report
Saturday, 23 April (3:05 pm)	Footscray 12.12 (84)	def. by	Southport 13.11 (89)	Victoria University Whitten Oval	Report
Sunday, 24 April (11:05 am)	Brisbane 11.18 (84)	def.	Port Melbourne 6.9 (45)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex	Report
Sunday, 24 April (1:05 pm)	Coburg 6.7 (43)	def. by	Box Hill 8.19 (67)	Piranha Park	Report
Sunday 24 April (2:10 pm)	Richmond 9.10 (64)	def. by	Casey 13.9 (87)	Swinburne Centre	Report
Sunday, 24 April (7:05 pm)	Frankston 15.14 (104)	def.	North Melbourne 8.12 (60)	Skybus Stadium	Report
Monday, 25 April (1:05 pm)	Essendon 10.13 (73)	def. by	Collingwood 20.11 (131)	Windy Hill	Report
	Bye Geelong, Williamstown, Gold Coast, Sydney, Northern Bullants

Round 6

	Round 6
Saturday, 30 April (1:05 pm)	Coburg 2.10 (22)	def. by	Collingwood 18.18 (126)	Piranha Park	Report
Saturday, 30 April (2:05 pm)	Carlton 17.12 (114)	def.	North Melbourne 9.5 (59)	Ikon Park	Report
Sunday, 1 May (11:05 am)	Gold Coast 14.7 (91)	def.	Werribee 12.17 (89)	Austworld Centre Oval	Report
Sunday, 1 May (11:35 am)	Footscray 13.12 (90)	def.	Essendon 11.11 (77)	Victoria University Whitten Oval	Report
Sunday, 1 May (12:00 pm)	Geelong 10.6 (66)	def.	Williamstown 6.18 (54)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Sunday, 1 May (1:05 pm)	Sydney 8.7 (55)	def. by	Brisbane 17.12 (114)	SCG	Report
Sunday, 1 May (1:05 pm)	Northern Bullants 5.8 (38)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 23.10 (148)	Preston City Oval	Report
Sunday, 1 May (2:05 pm)	Box Hill 11.6 (72)	def. by	Casey 10.19 (79)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Sunday, 1 May (2:05 pm)	Sandringham 15.9 (99)	def.	Frankston 7.10 (52)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Report
	Bye Port Melbourne, Richmond, Southport

Round 7

	Round 7
Saturday, 7 May (12:35 pm)	Brisbane 16.13 (109)	def.	Coburg 5.14 (44)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex
Saturday, 7 May (12:35 pm)	Port Melbourne 12.15 (87)	def. by	Richmond 19.10 (124)	ETU Stadium
Saturday, 7 May (1:05 am)	Werribee 4.8 (32)	def. by	Sydney 16.6 (102)	Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday, 7 May (2:05 am)	Sandringham 12.8 (80)	def.	Northern Bullants 6.14 (50)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Saturday, 7 May (2:05 pm)	Williamstown 12.9 (81)	def.	Gold Coast 9.17 (71)	Williamstown Oval
Saturday, 7 May (2:05 pm)	North Melbourne 8.10 (58)	def. by	Geelong 10.17 (77)	Arden Street Oval
Saturday, 7 May (7:05 pm)	Frankston 13.8 (86)	def.	Carlton 12.7 (79)	Skybus Stadium
Sunday, 8 May (12:35 pm)	Casey 13.11 (89)	def.	Southport 8.11 (59)	Casey Fields
Sunday, 8 May (2:10 pm)	Essendon 9.8 (62)	def. by	Box Hill 23.18 (156)	Windy Hill
	Bye Collingwood, Footscray, Greater Western Sydney
Frankston 3.7 (25) trailed Carlton 11.7 (73) by 48 points at three-quarter time, before kicking ten goals to one in the final quarter to win by seven points.[4]

Round 8

	Round 8
Saturday, 14 May (2:05 pm)	Collingwood 13.12 (90)	def.	Footscray 4.11 (35)	AIA Centre
Saturday, 14 May (7:35 pm)	Williamstown 3.16 (36)	def. by	Frankston 10.15 (75)	Williamstown Oval
Sunday, 15 May (11:35 am)	Southport 12.13 (85)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 8.10 (58)	Fankhauser Reserve
Sunday, 15 May (12:00 pm)	North Melbourne 10.7 (67)	def. by	Casey 26.21 (177)	Arden Street Oval
Sunday, 15 May (12:00 pm)	Box Hill 15.16 (106)	def.	Richmond 10.13 (73)	Box Hill City Oval
Sunday, 15 May (1:05 pm)	Northern Bullants 9.10 (64)	def. by	Port Melbourne 12.8 (80)	Genis Steel Oval
	Bye Brisbane, Carlton, Coburg, Essendon, Geelong, Gold Coast, Sandringham, Sydney, Werribee

Round 9

	Round 9
Saturday, 21 May (12:05 pm)	Footscray 11.6 (72)	def. by	Gold Coast 14.13 (97)	Victoria University Whitten Oval
Saturday, 21 May (12:05 pm)	Port Melbourne 7.14 (56)	def. by	Southport 18.11 (119)	ETU Stadium
Saturday, 21 May (1:05 pm)	Coburg 13.7 (85)	def. by	Sydney 17.14 (116)	Piranha Park
Saturday, 21 May (1:35 pm)	Brisbane 6.8 (44)	def.	Williamstown 5.12 (42)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex
Saturday, 21 May (2:45 pm)	Richmond 10.19 (79)	def.	Essendon 6.10 (46)	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 22 May (10:05 am)	Greater Western Sydney 8.6 (54)	def. by	Werribee 16.11 (107)	GIANTS Stadium
Sunday, 22 May (12:00 pm)	Carlton 9.11 (65)	def. by	Sandringham 9.15 (69)	Ikon Park
Sunday, 22 May (1:05 pm)	Northern Bullants 13.7 (85)	def. by	Geelong 15.8 (98)	Genis Steel Oval
	Bye Box Hill, Casey, Collingwood, Frankston, North Melbourne

Round 10

	Round 10
Friday, 27 May (2:05 pm)	Sydney 9.19 (73)	def.	Richmond 10.9 (69)	Tramway Oval
Saturday, 28 May (12:05 pm)	Southport 16.12 (108)	def.	Brisbane 10.12 (72)	Fankhauser Reserve
Saturday, 28 May (2:05 pm)	Williamstown 8.7 (55)	def. by	Footscray 19.7 (121)	Williamstown Oval
Saturday, 28 May (3:05 pm)	Gold Coast 13.11 (89)	def. by	Box Hill 17.9 (111)	Austworld Centre Oval
Sunday, 29 May (11:35 am)	Essendon 12.14 (86)	def.	Coburg 13.7 (85)	Windy Hill
Sunday, 29 May (12:00 pm)	Werribee 16.13 (109)	def.	Collingwood 8.6 (54)	Avalon Airport Oval
Sunday, 29 May (12:05 pm)	Geelong 12.14 (86)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 8.8 (56)	GMHBA Stadium
Sunday, 29 May (1:05 pm)	Northern Bullants 13.6 (84)	def. by	Carlton 13.15 (93)	Genis Steel Oval
Sunday, 29 May (2:05 pm)	Frankston 6.12 (48)	def. by	Casey 10.6 (66)	Skybus Stadium
Sunday, 29 May (2:15 pm)	Sandringham 16.10 (106)	def.	North Melbourne 11.6 (72)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval
	Bye Port Melbourne
The Northern Bullants v Carlton game was held following a VAFA Women's game between Preston AFC and Parkside − the first time a VAFA club had played a curtain-raiser before a VFL game.[5]

Round 11

	Round 11
Friday, 3 June (3:35 pm)	Brisbane 13.15 (93)	def.	Northern Bullants 4.7 (31)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex
Friday, 3 June (4:05 pm)	Footscray 8.11 (59)	def.	Geelong 7.12 (54)	Victoria University Whitten Oval
Saturday, 4 June (3:45 pm)	Casey 12.11 (83)	def.	Sydney 6.8 (44)	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 5 June (1:05 pm)	North Melbourne 4.12 (36)	def. by	Box Hill 15.17 (107)	Arden Street Oval
Sunday, 5 June (11:05 am)	Collingwood 15.7 (97)	def. by	Gold Coast 18.9 (117)	AIA Centre
Sunday, 5 June (12:35 pm)	Coburg 11.7 (73)	def.	Frankston 6.14 (50)	Piranha Park
Sunday, 5 June (2:10 pm)	Port Melbourne 10.9 (69)	def.	Williamstown 6.14 (50)	ETU Stadium
	Bye Carlton, Essendon, Greater Western Sydney, Richmond, Sandringham, Southport, Werribee

Round 12

	Round 12
Wednesday, 8 June (7:35 pm)	Richmond 8.6 (54)	def. by	Werribee 13.13 (91)	Swinburne Centre
Friday, 10 June (7:35 pm)	Frankston 9.2 (56)	def. by	Brisbane 9.8 (62)	Skybus Stadium
Saturday, 11 June (11:35 am)	Essendon 12.8 (80)	def.	Carlton 10.11 (71)	Windy Hill
Saturday, 11 June (12:05 pm)	Southport 16.13 (109)	def.	Sandringham 9.11 (65)	Fankhauser Reserve
Saturday, 11 June (1:35 pm)	Box Hill 15.12 (102)	def.	Port Melbourne 14.12 (96)	Box Hill City Oval
Sunday, 12 June (1:05 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 13.17 (95)	def.	North Melbourne 7.13 (55)	Blacktown ISP Oval
Sunday, 12 June (2:10 pm)	Casey 14.10 (94)	def.	Collingwood 6.6 (42)	Casey Fields
	Bye Coburg, Footscray, Geelong, Gold Coast, Northern Bullants, Sydney, Williamstown

Round 13

	Round 13
Friday, 17 June (7:35 pm)	Carlton 11.9 (75)	def.	Footscray 8.8 (56)	Ikon Park
Saturday, 18 June (1:05 pm)	Werribee 16.16 (112)	def.	Geelong 7.7 (49)	Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday, 18 June (2:05 pm)	Sandringham 13.12 (90)	def. by	Essendon 15.14 (104)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday, 19 June (11:35 am)	Gold Coast 18.11 (119)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 9.9 (63)	Metricon Stadium
Sunday, 19 June (11:35 am)	Sydney 24.17 (161)	def.	Williamstown 7.8 (50)	Blacktown ISP Oval
Sunday, 19 June (12:05 pm)	Northern Bullants 10.6 (66)	def. by	Southport 20.14 (134)	Genis Steel Oval
Sunday, 19 June (2:10 pm)	Coburg 7.10 (52)	def. by	Richmond 15.14 (104)	Piranha Park
	Bye Brisbane, Box Hill, Casey, Collingwood, Frankston, North Melbourne, Port Melbourne

Round 14

	Round 14
Friday, 24 June (7:05 pm)	Port Melbourne 9.7 (61)	def.	Werribee 7.16 (58)	ETU Stadium
Saturday, 25 June (12:05 pm)	Southport 16.19 (115)	def.	Frankston 4.11 (35)	Fankhauser Reserve
Saturday, 25 June (1:05 pm)	Collingwood 11.6 (72)	def. by	Brisbane 14.13 (97)	AIA Centre
Saturday, 25 June (1:05 pm)	Footscray 14.10 (94)	def.	Box Hill 6.10 (46)	Victoria University Whitten Oval
Saturday, 25 June (1:35 pm)	Gold Coast 9.13 (67)	def. by	Casey 21.17 (143)	Austworld Centre Oval
Saturday, 25 June (2:05 pm)	Sydney 13.12 (90)	def.	Sandringham 10.9 (69)	Tramway Oval
Saturday, 25 June (3:05 pm)	Williamstown 10.12 (72)	def. by	Essendon 16.14 (110)	Williamstown Oval
Saturday, 25 June (5:05 pm)	Carlton 7.13 (55)	def.	Coburg 7.9 (51)	Ikon Park
Sunday, 26 June (12:00 pm)	Geelong 13.11 (89)	def. by	Richmond 16.7 (103)	GMHBA Stadium
Sunday, 26 June (3:05 pm)	North Melbourne 13.12 (90)	def.	Northern Bullants 6.12 (48)	Arden Street Oval
	Bye Greater Western Sydney

Round 15

	Round 15
Friday, 1 July (12:05 pm)	Brisbane 14.14 (98)	def.	Footscray 10.13 (73)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex
Saturday, 2 July (10:35 am)	Essendon 5.9 (39)	def. by	Sydney 14.14 (98)	Windy Hill
Saturday, 2 July (1:05 pm)	Casey 18.11 (119)	def.	Port Melbourne 8.13 (61)	Casey Fields
Saturday, 2 July (2:05 pm)	Werribee 15.15 (105)	def.	North Melbourne 9.4 (58)	Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday, 2 July (7:05 pm)	Frankston 18.10 (118)	def.	Geelong 8.14 (62)	Skybus Stadium
Sunday, 3 July (11:05 am)	Richmond 11.14 (80)	def. by	Collingwood 12.12 (84)	Swinburne Centre
Sunday, 3 July (11:35 am)	Greater Western Sydney 14.7 (91)	def.	Box Hill 7.18 (60)	GIANTS Stadium
Sunday, 3 July (2:15 pm)	Coburg 16.6 (102)	def.	Gold Coast 11.12 (78)	Piranha Park
Sunday, 3 July (2:15 pm)	Northern Bullants 9.8 (62)	def. by	Williamstown 13.9 (87)	Genis Steel Oval
	Bye Carlton, Sandringham, Southport

Round 16

	Round 16
Friday, 8 July (7:05 pm)	Geelong 9.10 (64)	def. by	Casey 11.9 (75)	GMHBA Stadium
Saturday, 9 July (11:05 am)	Collingwood 9.12 (66)	def.	North Melbourne 7.6 (48)	AIA Centre
Saturday, 9 July (12:05 pm)	Box Hill 8.11 (59)	def. by	Southport 10.14 (74)	Box Hill City Oval
Saturday, 9 July (12:50 pm)	Gold Coast 12.8 (80)	def.	Frankston 10.16 (76)	Metricon Stadium
Saturday, 9 July (2:05 pm)	Werribee 15.21 (111)	def.	Coburg 7.7 (49)	Avalon Airport Oval
Saturday, 9 July (7:05 pm)	Port Melbourne 14.9 (93)	def.	Carlton 14.6 (90)	ETU Stadium
Sunday, 10 July (12:00 pm)	Sandringham 6.6 (42)	def. by	Footscray 13.18 (96)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Sunday, 10 July (1:05 pm)	Williamstown 9.10 (64)	def. by	Greater Western Sydney 11.16 (82)	Williamstown Oval
	Bye Brisbane, Essendon, Northern Bullants, Richmond, Sydney

Round 17

	Round 17
Friday, 15 July (7:05 pm)	Southport 9.12 (66)	def.	Sydney 6.8 (48)	Fankhauser Reserve
Friday, 15 July (7:35 pm)	Frankston 13.13 (91)	def.	Northern Bullants 5.9 (39)	Skybus Stadium
Saturday, 16 July (12:05 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 8.10 (58)	def. by	Brisbane 9.13 (67)	Blacktown ISP Oval
Saturday, 16 July (1:05 pm)	Coburg 9.7 (61)	def. by	Sandringham 12.17 (89)	Piranha Park
Saturday, 16 July (2:05 pm)	North Melbourne 8.8 (56)	def. by	Richmond 8.10 (58)	Arden Street Oval
Saturday, 16 July (2:05 pm)	Box Hill 12.15 (87)	def.	Werribee 11.14 (80)	Box Hill City Oval
Saturday, 16 July (2:35 pm)	Carlton 10.10 (70)	def.	Geelong 9.5 (59)	Ikon Park
Sunday, 17 July (12:00 pm)	Port Melbourne 11.9 (75)	def. by	Collingwood 16.12 (108)	ETU Stadium
Sunday, 17 July (1:05 pm)	Essendon 11.12 (78)	def. by	Gold Coast 12.9 (81)	Windy Hill
	Bye Casey, Footscray, Williamstown
Brisbane had 1.3 (9) deducted from its original final score of 10.16 (76) against Greater Western Sydney, after being found to have had 19 players on the field for approximately five minutes during the final quarter in a post-match video review. They were deducted the nine points that were scored during the infringement, and fined $1,000.[6][7][8]

Round 18

	Round 18
Saturday, 23 July (10:05 am)	Sydney 12.17 (89)	def.	Frankston 6.9 (45)	Tramway Oval
Saturday, 23 July (2:05 pm)	Footscray 6.7 (43)	def. by	Casey 9.12 (66)	Victoria University Whitten Oval
Saturday, 23 July (2:05 pm)	Richmond 10.14 (74)	def.	Williamstown 2.7 (19)	Swinburne Centre
Saturday, 23 July (6:05 pm)	Carlton 13.17 (95)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 9.4 (58)	Ikon Park
Sunday, 24 July (12:00 pm)	Northern Bullants 8.11 (59)	def. by	Box Hill 17.13 (115)	Genis Steel Oval
Sunday, 24 July (12:05 pm)	Southport 12.13 (85)	def. by	Essendon 13.9 (87)	Fankhauser Reserve
Sunday, 24 July (1:05 pm)	Brisbane 13.11 (89)	def. by	Gold Coast 13.13 (91)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex
Sunday, 24 July (1:05 pm)	Sandringham 10.12 (72)	def. by	Port Melbourne 19.9 (123)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval
	Bye Coburg, Collingwood, Geelong, North Melbourne, Werribee

Round 19

	Round 19
Saturday, 30 July (10:35 am)	Collingwood 13.10 (88)	def.	Southport 6.14 (50)	Victoria Park	Report
Saturday, 30 July (1:05 pm)	Casey 18.17 (125)	def.	Northern Bullants 5.4 (34)	Casey Fields	Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:05 pm)	Werribee 9.4 (58)	def. by	Footscray 12.12 (84)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:05 pm)	Williamstown 11.6 (72)	def.	Carlton 8.10 (58)	Williamstown Oval	Report
Saturday, 30 July (5:35 pm)	Sydney 10.17 (77)	def.	Greater Western Sydney 5.9 (39)	Sydney Cricket Ground	Report
Sunday, 31 July (9:05 am)	Gold Coast 19.14 (128)	def.	Port Melbourne 8.11 (59)	Metricon Stadium	Report
Sunday, 31 July (11:05 am)	Richmond 8.11 (59)	def. by	Brisbane 12.12 (84)	Swinburne Centre	Report
Sunday, 31 July (12:05 pm)	Essendon 11.8 (74)	def.	North Melbourne 6.9 (45)	Windy Hill	Report
Sunday, 31 July (12:35 pm)	Geelong 5.9 (39)	def. by	Coburg 12.11 (83)	Mars Stadium	Report
	Bye Box Hill, Frankston, Sandringham

Round 20

	Round 20
Saturday, 6 August (10:35 am)	Greater Western Sydney 10.9 (69)	def. by	Essendon 15.9 (99)	GIANTS Stadium	Report
Saturday, 6 August (11:05 am)	Brisbane 12.6 (78)	def.	Werribee 9.12 (66)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex	Report
Saturday, 6 August (12:05 pm)	Footscray 24.14 (158)	def.	Coburg 5.5 (35)	Victoria University Whitten Oval	Report
Saturday, 6 August (12:35 pm)	Collingwood 22.8 (140)	def.	Williamstown 9.8 (62)	AIA Centre	Report
Saturday, 6 August (1:00 pm)	Frankston 8.5 (53)	def. by	Box Hill 16.8 (104)	Skybus Stadium	Report
Sunday, 7 August (11:05 am)	North Melbourne 11.9 (75)	def. by	Sydney 13.17 (95)	Arden Street Oval	Report
Saturday, 7 August (1:05 pm)	Geelong 14.6 (90)	def.	Sandringham 13.10 (88)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Sunday, 7 August (2:05 pm)	Northern Bullants 7.12 (54)	def. by	Richmond 21.10 (136)	Genis Steel Oval	Report
	Bye Carlton, Casey, Gold Coast, Port Melbourne, Southport

Round 21

	Round 21
Saturday, 13 August (11:05 am)	Sandringham 13.10 (88)	def. by	Brisbane 17.11 (113)	Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Report
Saturday, 13 August (12:35 pm)	Coburg 9.10 (64)	def. by	North Melbourne 18.14 (122)	Piranha Park	Report
Saturday, 13 August (12:35 pm)	Gold Coast 14.10 (94)	def.	Southport 12.13 (85)	Metricon Stadium	Report
Saturday, 13 August (2:05 pm)	Box Hill 14.13 (97)	def.	Geelong 7.12 (54)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Saturday, 13 August (2:00 pm)	Port Melbourne 12.9 (81)	def.	Frankston 11.11 (77)	ETU Stadium	Report
Sunday, 14 August (11:35 am)	Sydney 10.7 (67)	def.	Collingwood 9.10 (64)	Sydney Cricket Ground	Report
Sunday, 14 August (12:00 pm)	Casey 6.13 (49)	def.	Carlton 5.3 (33)	Casey Fields	Report
Sunday, 14 August (12:05 pm)	Essendon 10.14 (74)	def.	Werribee 10.9 (69)	Windy Hill	Report
	Bye Footscray, Greater Western Sydney, Northern Bullants, Richmond, Williamstown

Round 22

	Round 22
Saturday, 20 August (10:30 am)	North Melbourne 11.11 (77)	def. by	Gold Coast 12.10 (82)	Arden Street Oval	Report
Saturday, 20 August (11:35 am)	Brisbane 10.11 (71)	def.	Casey 8.9 (57)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex	Report
Saturday, 20 August (11:35 am)	Southport 21.18 (144)	def.	Coburg 4.14 (38)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report
Saturday, 20 August (12:05 pm)	Greater Western Sydney 6.4 (40)	def. by	Footscray 23.18 (156)	Blacktown International Sports Park	Report
Saturday, 20 August (12:35 pm)	Box Hill 6.9 (45)	def. by	Sydney 15.12 (102)	Box Hill City Oval	Report
Saturday, 20 August (2:05 pm)	Richmond 9.18 (72)	def.	Frankston 10.9 (69)	Swinburne Centre	Report
Saturday, 20 August (2:05 pm)	Werribee 29.17 (191)	def.	Northern Bullants 0.10 (10)	Avalon Airport Oval	Report
Sunday, 21 August (11:45 am)	Carlton 7.9 (51)	def.	Collingwood 5.11 (41)	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Report
Sunday, 21 August (1:05 pm)	Geelong 10.14 (74)	def.	Port Melbourne 5.12 (42)	GMHBA Stadium	Report
Sunday, 21 August (1:35 pm)	Williamstown 10.10 (70)	def. by	Sandringham 17.8 (110)	Williamstown Oval	Report
	Bye Essendon
Casey lost its first game since July 2021, ending a 17 game winning streak and falling one win short of an unbeaten home-and-away season. Werribee's 181 point victory over the Northern Bullants set a new record as its greatest winning margin in its first division history, and its second greatest winning margin of all time.[9] The Bullants' loss set a new record as the heaviest in its history.[10]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Casey	18	17	1	0	1730	1034	167.3	68	Finals
2	Brisbane (R)	18	14	4	0	1556	1171	132.9	56
3	Southport	18	13	5	0	1743	1231	141.6	52
4	Sydney (R)	18	13	5	0	1560	1194	130.7	52
5	Gold Coast (R)	18	12	6	0	1681	1621	103.7	48
6	Collingwood (R)	18	11	7	0	1591	1326	120.0	44
7	Carlton (R)	18	11	7	0	1416	1190	119.0	44
8	Box Hill	18	11	7	0	1603	1358	118.0	44
9	Richmond (R)	18	11	7	0	1481	1302	113.7	44
10	Werribee	18	9	9	0	1578	1243	127.0	36
11	Footscray (R)	18	9	9	0	1487	1262	117.8	36
12	Sandringham	18	8	9	1	1442	1534	94.0	34
13	Greater Western Sydney (R)	18	8	9	1	1302	1395	93.3	34
14	Geelong (R)	18	8	10	0	1271	1444	88.0	32
15	Essendon (R)	18	8	10	0	1454	1672	87.0	32
16	Port Melbourne	18	7	11	0	1346	1589	84.7	28
17	Frankston	18	6	12	0	1260	1363	92.4	24
18	North Melbourne (R)	18	4	14	0	1217	1685	72.2	16
19	Coburg	18	4	14	0	1071	1711	62.6	16
20	Williamstown	18	3	15	0	1075	1629	66.0	12
21	Northern Bullants	18	1	17	0	1036	1946	53.2	4

Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(R) = Reserves

Finals series

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

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	Qualifying Finals
QF1: Saturday, August 27 (1:05 pm)	Casey 14.15 (99)	def.	Sydney 7.10 (52)	Casey Fields	Report
QF2: Saturday, August 27 (1:35 pm)	Brisbane Lions 5.8 (38)	def. by	Southport 12.15 (87)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex	Report

	Elimination Finals
EF2: Sunday, August 28 (1:05 pm)	Collingwood 10.8 (68)	def. by	Carlton 15.10 (100)	Victoria Park	Report
EF1: Sunday, August 28 (6:05 pm)	Gold Coast 13.16 (94)	def.	Box Hill 10.11 (71)	Metricon Stadium	Report

Semi-finals

	Semi-finals
SF2: Saturday, 3 September (12:05 pm)	Brisbane Lions 11.6 (72)	def.	Carlton 8.12 (60)	Moreton Bay Sports Complex	Report
SF1: Sunday, 4 September (1:05 pm)	Sydney 12.15 (87)	def. by	Gold Coast 15.9 (99)	Blacktown ISP Oval	Report

Preliminary Finals

	Preliminary Finals
PF1: Saturday, 10 September (1:10 pm)	Casey 15.9 (99)	def.	Brisbane Lions 7.6 (48)	Casey Fields	Report
PF2: Sunday, 11 September (1:10 pm)	Southport 14.25 (109)	def.	Gold Coast 13.3 (81)	Fankhauser Reserve	Report

Grand final

	2022 VFL grand final
Sunday 18 September (12:50 pm)	Casey	def.	Southport	Ikon Park (crowd: 4,500)	Stats Report Report
	2.2 (14) 4.5 (29) 6.8 (44) 10.10 (70)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.3 (21) 3.5 (23) 4.5 (29) 5.8 (38)	Umpires: Adair, Young, Rodger[12] Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Mitch White (Casey) Television broadcast: Seven Network
Melksham 4, Brown 2, Bedford, Laurie, Munro, Woewodin		Goals	Townsend 2, Johnson, King, Pescud
White, Munro, Melksham, Chandler, Tomlinson, Baker, Dunstan, Weideman		Best	Woodcock, Crossley, Boakye, Joyce, Clark
Nil		Injuries	Nil
Nil		Reports	Nil

Awards

• The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Tom Gribble (Werribee), who polled 30 votes. Gribble finished ahead of Boyd Woodcock and Jacob Dawson (both of Southport), who polled 22 votes. It was Gribble's second consecutive Liston Trophy, having won the 2019 Liston Trophy before the award's two-year hiatus.^[13]
• The Frosty Miller Medal was won by Chris Burgess (Gold Coast), who kicked 52 goals during the home-and-away season.^[14]
• The Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal was won by Ethan Phillips (Port Melbourne).^[13]
• The Coaches MVP award was won by Southport's Jacob Dawson.^[15]

2022 VFL Team of the Year

B:	Teia Miles (Williamstown)	Ethan Phillips (Port Melbourne)	Marty Hore (North Melbourne)
HB:	Will Gould (Sydney)	Jack Maibaum (Coburg)	Taylin Duman (Frankston)
C:	Kye Declase (Werribee)	Tom Gribble (Werribee)	Lewis Taylor (Sydney)
HF:	Boyd Woodcock (Southport)	Joel Amartey (Sydney)	Shaun Mannagh (Werribee)
F:	Ben Cavarra (c) (Box Hill)	Chris Burgess (Gold Coast)	Fergus Greene (Box Hill)
Foll:	Ned Moyle (Gold Coast)	Luke Dunstan (Casey)	Jacob Dawson (Gold Coast)
Int:	Tom Downie (Williamstown)	Will Fordham (Frankston)	Will Hayes (Carlton)
	Rhys Mathieson (Brisbane)	Lachlan Sullivan (Footscray)	Mitch White (Casey)
Coach:	Mark Corrigan (Casey)[15]

List changes

Retirements

Name	Club	Announced	Details
Danny Younan	Essendon	9 September 2021	104 matches with Coburg and Essendon Essendon co-captain in 2021[16]
Jacob Ballard	Coburg	4 May 2022	2019 premiership player with Richmond[17]
Peter McEvoy	Coburg	10 August 2022	2014 leading Development League goalkicker as Box Hill player Coburg co-captain[18]
Josh Newman	Frankston	17 August 2022	Frankston co-captain[19]
Kade Answerth	North Melbourne	18 August 2022	[20]
Sam Dunell	Sandringham	22 August 2022	2015 premiership player with Williamstown[21]
Luke Bunker	Coburg		[21]
Ryan Davis	Southport		[21]
Mitchell Hibberd	Williamstown		[21]
Liam Hunt	Williamstown		[21]
Sam McLarty	Coburg		[21]
Mack Rivett	Port Melbourne		[21]
Edyn Sibbald	Coburg		[21]
Tom Silvestro	Coburg		[21]

Pre-season player movements

Five VFL-listed players were drafted to the AFL during the 2022 draft.^[22]

Name	Recruited from	New club	New VFL club	Details
Mitch Cox	Williamstown	Brisbane (AFL)	Brisbane	Pre-season supplemental selection
Charlie Dean	Williamstown	Collingwood (AFL)	Collingwood	Rookie draft
Robbie McComb	Footscray	Western Bulldogs (AFL)	Footscray	Rookie draft
Garrett McDonagh	Richmond	Essendon (AFL)	Essendon	National draft
Paddy McCartin	Sydney	Sydney (AFL)	Sydney	Pre-season supplemental selection

Mid-season player movements

Five VFL-listed players were drafted to the AFL in the 2022 mid-season rookie draft on 1 June.^[23]

Name	Recruited from	New club	New VFL club
James Blanck	Box Hill	Hawthorn (AFL)	Box Hill
Massimo D'Ambrosio	Richmond	Essendon (AFL)	Essendon
Kallan Dawson	Williamstown	North Melbourne (AFL)	Footscray
Oskar Faulkhead	Geelong	Gold Coast (AFL)	Gold Coast
Will Hayes	Carlton	Carlton (AFL)	Carlton

See also

• List of VFA/VFL premiers
• Victorian Football League
• Australian Football League
• 2022 AFL season
• 2022 VFL Women's season

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