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.

[1] Gold Coast reserves won its first premiership, defeating Werribee by 19 points in the grand final.

It was the first time the VFA/VFL premiership was won by a non-Victorian team.

Source: AFL.com.au The season introduced a wildcard round, played after the home-and-away season is complete, but not considered part of the finals series.