Richmond Victorian Wheelchair Football League (VWFL) superstars Judeland Antony, Nathan Graetz and James Weinert pulled on the Big V with pride this past week, starring at the AFL Open.

The Tigers' trio helped guide Victoria to its fifth championship in a row at the AFL Open, defeating South Australia in the Wheelchair AFL Division 1 Grand Final, 9.8 (62) to 7.11 (53).

In his first year of wheelchair football, Graetz won the best on ground medal in the Grand Final, adding to the Richmond VWFL Championship Best and Fairest award he won at the Jack Dyer Medal.

"Great win, great bunch of blokes to play with, couldn't get a better team to play with," Graetz said.  

"Awesome to represent the State and even better to get a win. South Australia are really tough, they beat us in the first round, but we worked on a few things, came back, and got it done. 

"It feels great [to win best on ground], but I couldn't have done it without everyone else. We all worked together, we all trained hard, came out to do one thing and that was to win, and we did it."

Speaking before the Grand Final, Weinert, who served as Richmond's captain this past season, said the plan going into the decider was to "slow it down" and focus on "control and composure", elements of the contest Victoria nailed in the Grand Final.

Bianca Meo, who won Richmond's VWFL Community Best and Fairest award in her first season, represented Western Australia at the Open.

The AFL Open Inclusion division is an annual representative competition for participants aged 16+ with intellectual disability. It allows Australia’s top footballers to represent their State or Territory, while showcasing their significant abilities to the broader community.

Each State and Territory is represented at this competition, with teams travelling from all over the country.