2023 VFL season

The 2023 VFL season was the 141st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), 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 24 September.

Gold Coast reserves won its first premiership, defeating by 19 points in the grand final. It was Gold Coast's first premiership in any competition and it was the first time the VFA/VFL premiership had been won by a non-Victorian team.

Home-and-away season

All starting times are local time. Source: AFL.com.au

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Ladder

Finals series

All starting times are local time. Source: afl.com.au

Wildcard finals

For the first time, the VFL introduced a Wildcard Round, which played after the home-and-away season is complete and considered part of the overall finals series. The seventh placed team played the tenth placed team, and the eighth placed team played the ninth placed team. The winners advanced to elimination finals, assuming the seventh and eighth positions under the AFL finals system.

Qualifying finals and elimination finals

Semi-finals

Preliminary finals

Grand final

Teams

Awards

The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Jarryd Lyons (), who polled 26 votes. Lyons finished ahead of Boyd Woodcock () who polled 24 votes to finish second in the count for the second consecutive season; and Tom Gribble (Werribee) and Lachlan Sullivan (Footscray) who polled 21 votes.
The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal was jointly won by Chris Burgess and Brodie McLaughlin (), who both kicked 51 goals during the home-and-away season. It was Burgess' second year in a row taking out the award.
The FothergillÃ¢ÂÂRoundÃ¢ÂÂMitchell Medal was won by Sam Clohesy ().
The Coaches MVP award was won by Lachlan Sullivan ().

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