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2022 VAFA season

The 2022 VAFA season was the 121st season of the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season began on 2 April and concluded on 23 September, with 66 teams participating across seven divisions under a promotion and relegation system.

This was the first VAFA season since 2019 where finals series were held and premiers awarded, following the cancellation of the 2020 season and the curtailing of the 2021 season due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background

KommunityTV, News Corp Australia's live-streaming platform, began a trial arrangement with the VAFA to broadcast finals matches in 2022.

Notable events

Premier

St Kevin's won the Premier Division premiership for the third time, defeating Old Brighton by 22 points in the grand final.

Ladder

Finals

Club best and fairest

Premier B

Old Haileyburians won the Premier B premiership for the fourth time, defeating favourites University Blacks by five points in the grand final.

Ladder

Finals

Club best and fairest

Premier C

Monash Blues won the Premier C premiership for the second time, defeating Old Geelong by 21 points in the grand final.

Ladder

Finals

Club best and fairest

Division 1

PEGS won the Division 1 premiership for the second time, defeating Old Camberwell by 27 points in the grand final.

Ladder

Finals

Division 2

Ivanhoe won the Division 2 premiership for the first time, defeating West Brunswick by one point in the grand final. It was Ivanhoe's first senior premiership in any division since 1969.

This was the last season for the Manningham Cobras and the Yarra Old Grammarians, which merged ahead of the 2023 VAFA season to form the Old Yarra Cobras Football Club.

Ladder

Finals

Division 3

South Melbourne Districts won the Division 3 premiership for the second time, defeating Parkside by 12 points in the grand final.

Ladder

Finals

Division 4

La Trobe University won the Division 4 premiership for the second time, defeating Swinburne University by 15 points in the grand final.

Ladder

Finals

References