2010 VFL season
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The 2010 VFL season is the 133rd season of the Victorian Football League
. The North Ballarat Football Club
won the premiership, its third flag in a row.
entered in 2001. The new Gold Coast club was to play this single season of VFL football as 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 the previous year.
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 Australian Football League
, as had been the case since 2000. The affiliation agreements between VFL and AFL clubs were unchanged from 2009.
The top three teams after the finals – North Ballarat, Northern Bullants and Williamstown – qualified for the inaugural Foxtel Cup
in 2011.
TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS
1
Williamstown
18
15
3
0
2174
1312
165.70
60
2
North Ballarat
(P)
18
15
3
0
1650
1260
130.95
60
3
Casey Scorpions
18
14
4
0
1619
1471
110.06
56
4
Port Melbourne
18
13
5
0
1946
1506
129.22
52
5
Box Hill Hawks
18
11
7
0
1663
1531
108.62
44
6
Northern Bullants
18
10
8
0
1814
1539
117.87
40
7
Collingwood
18
10
8
0
1672
1509
110.80
40
8
Bendigo Bombers
18
10
8
0
1564
1533
102.02
40
9
Sandringham
18
7
11
0
1366
1463
93.37
28
10
Gold Coast
18
5
12
1
1409
1706
82.59
22
11
Coburg Tigers
18
5
13
0
1502
1757
85.49
20
12
Geelong
18
5
13
0
1401
1743
80.38
20
13
Werribee
18
4
13
1
1586
1957
81.04
18
14
Frankston
18
1
17
0
1000
2079
48.10
4
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers
Source
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
. The North Ballarat Football Club
North Ballarat Football Club
North Ballarat Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne...
won the premiership, its third flag in a row.
Teams
This season featured the addition of the Gold Coast Football Club to the league, the first new club in the VFL since TasmaniaTasmanian Devils Football Club
Tasmania Football Club, nicknamed The Devils, was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Victorian Football League in Australia. Formed in 2001, it was the youngest and the only non-Victorian club in the league. The club was based in the state of Tasmania at Bellerive Oval and was...
entered in 2001. The new Gold Coast club was to play this single season of VFL football as preparation for its entry into the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
in 2011
2011 AFL season
The 2011 Australian Football League season was the 115th season of the Australian rules football competition. It was the debut year for , and was scheduled to be the only season to be played with 17 teams...
. The club had played one season of under-18s football in the TAC Cup the previous year.
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 Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, as had been the case since 2000. The affiliation agreements between VFL and AFL clubs were unchanged from 2009.
The top three teams after the finals – North Ballarat, Northern Bullants and Williamstown – qualified for the inaugural Foxtel Cup
Foxtel Cup
The League Championship Cup is an Australian rules football club knockout cup competition involving clubs from the various state league competitions from around Australia – plus the AFL's newest expansion side Greater Western Sydney Giants.Its purpose is to support and promote the second-tier...
in 2011.
Ladder
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Williamstown Football Club
The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne and are currently playing in the Victorian Football League...
North Ballarat Football Club
North Ballarat Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne...
(P)
Casey Scorpions
The Casey Scorpions Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Victorian Football League . The club was founded in 1903 as the Springvale Football Club and played under the name Springvale. In its history it has won 21 premierships...
Port Melbourne Football Club
The Port Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Borough, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne and is currently playing in the Victorian Football League ....
Box Hill Hawks
Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Victorian Football League. It has an alliance with the Hawthorn Football Club which plays in the Australian Football League....
Northern Bullants
Northern Blues Football Club is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston and currently playing in the Victorian Football League representing the central and outer areas of Melbourne...
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
Bendigo Bombers
The Bendigo Bombers Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia playing in the Victorian Football League .-Brief history:...
Coburg Tigers
Coburg Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. Coburg have an alignment in place with the AFL's Richmond Football Club which saw the Coburg club change its...
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
Werribee Football Club
The Werribee Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club, based in Werribee, was formed in 1965 and currently plays in the Victorian Football League. Werribee was defeated by the Sandringham Football Club in the 2005 VFL Grand Final.-History:The Werribee Football Club...
Frankston Football Club
Frankston Football Club, nicknamed The Dolphins, is an Australian rules football club based in Frankston, Victoria and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. The club was formed in 1887. The Dolphins have no alignments to any AFL clubs.-Peninsula Football Association:Frankston was a...
Finals
The preliminary finals (and the reserves Grand Final) were moved from Port Melbourne to Box Hill because heavy rain and frequent use during September had left TEAC Oval unplayable.Awards
- The J. J. Liston TrophyJ. J. Liston TrophyThe J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League .-History:The VFA awarded the Recorder Cup from 1923 to 1941, and also ran a different award known as the VFA Medal .After a hiatus in 1942 to 1944 due to World War II, a best and fairest award...
was jointly won by Steve Clifton (North BallaratNorth Ballarat Football ClubNorth Ballarat Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne...
) and Shane ValentiShane ValentiShane Valenti is an Australian rules footballer, who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League and currently plays for Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
(Port MelbournePort Melbourne Football ClubThe Port Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Borough, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne and is currently playing in the Victorian Football League ....
) - The Frosty Miller Medal was won by Matthew Little (WilliamstownWilliamstown Football ClubThe Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne and are currently playing in the Victorian Football League...
), who kicked 80 goals for the season. - The Fothergill-Round MedalFothergill-Round MedalThe Fothergill-Round Medal is a VFL award that is presented to the most promising young talent in the VFL competition. Named after Des Fothergill and Barry Round, the only two players who have won both the J. J. Liston Trophy and the Brownlow Medal, the medal has been awarded annually since...
was won by Michael HibberdMichael HibberdMichael Hibberd is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL.Hibberd was drafted by Essendon in the 2010 AFL pre-season draft after his second year in the VFL, where he won the Fothergill-Round Medal as the VFL's most promising young player.Hibberd...
(FrankstonFrankston Football ClubFrankston Football Club, nicknamed The Dolphins, is an Australian rules football club based in Frankston, Victoria and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. The club was formed in 1887. The Dolphins have no alignments to any AFL clubs.-Peninsula Football Association:Frankston was a...
) - The Norm Goss Memorial MedalNorm Goss Memorial MedalThe Norm Goss Memorial Medal is awarded to the player judged to be the best afield in the Victorian Football League grand final.It is named after former player and administrator Norm Goss, Sr....
was won by Myles Sewell (North BallaratNorth Ballarat Football ClubNorth Ballarat Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne...
)