2010 VFL season
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| 2010 VFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 14 |
| Premiers | North Ballarat 3rd premiership |
| Minor premiers | Williamstown 10th minor premiership |
| J. J. Liston Trophy | Steve Clifton (North Ballarat) Shane Valenti (Port Melbourne) |
| Leading goalkicker | Matthew Little (80) |
The 2010 VFL season was the 129th season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League, a second-tier Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria.
The North Ballarat Football Club won the 2010 VFL Grand Final, recording its third premiership in a row.
Teams
This season featured the addition of the Queensland-based
Tasmania entered in 2001. Gold Coast's participation in the VFL was as part of the club's preparation for its entry into the Australian Football League in 2011
: the club had played one season of under-18s football in the TAC Cup in 2009, then was to play one season of senior football in the VFL in 2010 before its AFL senior debut.
The VFL continued to serve as both the top state-level football league in Victoria, and as a reserves competition for Victorian-based clubs in the
affiliation agreements between VFL and AFL clubs
were unchanged from 2009.
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamstown | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2174 | 1312 | 165.7 | 60 | Finals |
| 2 | North Ballarat (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1650 | 1260 | 131.0 | 60 | |
| 3 | Casey Scorpions
|
18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1619 | 1471 | 110.1 | 56 | |
| 4 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1946 | 1506 | 129.2 | 52 | |
| 5 | Box Hill Hawks | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1663 | 1531 | 108.6 | 44 | |
| 6 | Northern Bullants | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1814 | 1539 | 117.9 | 40 | |
| 7 | Collingwood | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1672 | 1509 | 110.8 | 40 | |
| 8 | Bendigo Bombers
|
18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1564 | 1533 | 102.0 | 40 | |
| 9 | Sandringham | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1366 | 1463 | 93.4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Gold Coast
|
18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1409 | 1706 | 82.6 | 22 | |
| 11 | Coburg Tigers
|
18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1502 | 1757 | 85.5 | 20 | |
| 12 | Geelong | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1401 | 1743 | 80.4 | 20 | |
| 13 | Werribee | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1586 | 1957 | 81.0 | 18 | |
| 14 | Frankston | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1000 | 2079 | 48.1 | 4 |
Source: sportingpulse.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
The preliminary finals and the reserves Grand Final were moved from
TEAC Oval to Box Hill City Oval because heavy rain and frequent use during September had left TEAC Oval unplayable.[1]
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Aug 28, TEAC Oval | Northern Bullants | 10.11 (71) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Ballarat | 18.8 (116) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Casey Scorpions | 13.6 (84) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 2010 VFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 19 September
(2:15 pm) |
North Ballarat | def. | Northern Bullants | Etihad Stadium (crowd: 11,000) | [2] |
| 6.5 (41) 10.9 (69) 14.9 (93) 20.13 (133) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.1 (7) 5.3 (33) 10.5 (65) 13.8 (86) |
Norm Goss Memorial Medal: Myles Sewell (North Ballarat) | ||
| Hale 3, Jones 3, J. Smith 3, Dinnell 2, Driscoll 2, Feery, Harding, Micallef, Norris, I. Smith, Stephenson, White | Goals | Fisher 4, Ellard 2, Jacobs 2, Iacobucci, McCorkell, Neaves, Thomas, Tuohy | |||
Awards
- The Box Hill) finished third on 13 votes, despite breaking his leg in Round 13 and missing the remainder of the season.[1]
- The Frosty Miller Medal was won by Matthew Little (Williamstown), who kicked 80 goals for the season.
- The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Michael Hibberd (Frankston)
- The top three teams after the finals – North Ballarat, Northern Bullants and Williamstown – qualified for the 2011 Foxtel Cup.
- Box Hill won the reserves premiership. Box Hill 17.20 (122) defeated Williamstown 16.9 (105) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Seniors First Preliminary Final on 11 September.[2]
Notable events
- For the second consecutive season, Bendigo was not permitted to use its home ground Queen Elizabeth Oval after May due to an unfit surface.[3] The club's remaining home matches were played at either Windy Hill or Strathfieldsaye Oval.[4]
See also
- List of VFA/VFL premiers
- Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Australian Football League
- 2010 AFL season
References
- ^ a b Brent Diamond (7 September 2010). "Valenti and Clifton share Liston". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Sport details". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. 20 September 2010. p. 68.
- ^ Luke West (16 June 2010). "Bendigo Bombers' chairman slams QEO fiasco". Bendigo Advertiser. Bendigo, VIC. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "2010 VFL Premiership Season". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.