Hampson–Hardeman Cup

Hampson–Hardeman Cup
Statistics
Latest meeting	16 September 2023
Next meeting	TBA
Meetings total	14
All-time series	Melbourne 10 wins Western Bulldogs 4 wins
Largest victory	Melbourne – 64 points (9 October 2022) Western Bulldogs – 39 points (3 September 2016)

Prior to the creation of the AFL Women's (AFLW), the AFL ran four years of exhibition matches between sides representing Melbourne and Western Bulldogs: the winner received the Hampson–Hardeman Cup, named in honour of women's football pioneers Barb Hampson and Lisa Hardeman, who developed the first women's championships in 1992.^[1]

The cup is currently held by Melbourne.

History


	2013
Sunday, 30 June	Melbourne 8.5 (53)	def.	Western Bulldogs 3.3 (21)	MCG (crowd: 7,500)	Match report
Melbourne received the Hampson-Hardeman Cup


	2014
Sunday, 29 June	Western Bulldogs 4.2 (26)	def. by	Melbourne 10.12 (72)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 24,953 (D/H))	Match report
Melbourne retained the Hampson-Hardeman Cup


	2015
Sunday, 24 May	Melbourne 4.13 (37)	def.	Western Bulldogs 4.5 (29)	MCG (crowd: 29,381 (D/H))	Match report
Sunday, 16 August	Western Bulldogs 5.6 (36)	def. by	Melbourne 6.4 (40)	Etihad Stadium (crowd: 27,805 (D/H))	Match report
Melbourne retained the Hampson-Hardeman Cup Both matches aired live on Channel 7 (7mate in northern states) as part of their AFL coverage


	2016
Sunday, 6 March	Melbourne 3.3 (21)	def. by	Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41)	Highgate Recreational Reserve	Match report
Saturday, 3 September	Western Bulldogs 14.6 (90)	def.	Melbourne 7.9 (51)	Whitten Oval (crowd: 6,365)	Match report
Western Bulldogs received the Hampson-Hardeman Cup


	2017
Saturday, 18 February (7:35 pm)	Western Bulldogs 4.5 (29)	def. by	Melbourne 6.7 (43)	VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 8,000)	Report
Melbourne received the Hampson-Hardeman Cup This was the first match between the two teams in the newly-formed AFLW


	2018
Saturday, 17 March (7:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 5.3 (33)	def.	Melbourne 4.7 (31)	VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 7,593)	Report
Western Bulldogs received the Hampson-Hardeman Cup


	2019
Saturday, 9 March (7:15 pm)	Western Bulldogs 6.2 (38)	def. by	Melbourne 5.9 (39)	Marvel Stadium (crowd: 10,612)	Report
Melbourne received the Hampson-Hardeman Cup


	2020
Friday, 14 February (7:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs 2.0 (12)	def. by	Melbourne 4.8 (32)	VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,133)	Report
Melbourne retain the Hampson-Hardeman Cup


	2021
Sunday, 21 February (3:10 pm)	Western Bulldogs 6.1 (37)	def.	Melbourne 2.12 (24)	VU Whitten Oval (crowd: 3,180)	Report
Western Bulldogs received the Hampson-Hardeman Cup


	2022 (S6)
Saturday, 8 January (7:00 pm)	Western Bulldogs 3.4 (22)	def. by	Melbourne 6.10 (46)	Victoria University Whitten Oval (crowd: 2,571)	Report
Melbourne received the Hampson-Hardeman Cup


	2022 (S7)
Sunday, 9 October (3:10 pm)	Melbourne 10.13 (73)	def.	Western Bulldogs 1.3 (9)	Casey Fields (crowd: 2,154)	Report Stats
Melbourne retain the Hampson-Hardeman Cup


	2023
Saturday, 16 September (3:05 pm)	Melbourne 12.11 (83)	def.	Western Bulldogs 6.5 (41)	Casey Fields (crowd: 1,457)	Report Stats
Melbourne retain the Hampson-Hardeman Cup

References

^ First bounce for women's footy at the MCG

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History Records Current squad Players Captains Coaches Awards Charles Sutton Medal AFL Women's best and fairest Leading goalkickers Nickname: Bulldogs AFL coach: Luke Beveridge AFL captain: Marcus Bontempelli AFLW coach: Nathan Burke AFLW captain: Ellie Blackburn
VFL/AFL home grounds	Whitten Oval (1925–1941; 1943–1996) Yarraville Oval (1942) Princes Park (1997–1999) Docklands Stadium (2000–) Eureka Stadium (2017–)
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Related articles	Women's club VFL team Year of the Dogs A Wink from the Universe Fitzroy Bulldogs 2016 AFL First Preliminary Final Greater Western Sydney-Western Bulldogs rivalry Super-Flood
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