THEY SAID IT: “It’s been such a disappointing season for us – there’s no sugarcoating that by any means, so to finally get a win, it’s so special to us. Now we get to walk off the field and I get to see my teammates happy and that’s all I care about right now, to see the raw emotion in those girls and how happy they are” – Ellie Blackburn held again tears after main her aspect to their first win of what has been a horror season for the Western Bulldogs.
PLAYER OF THE ROUND: Pick your Prespakis. Older sister Maddy engineered the Bombers’ 32-point win over Carlton to seal a maiden AFLW finals berth. Prespakis racked up 27 disposals, seven clearances, 17 contested possessions in opposition to her former membership. Then, afterward Saturday evening, youthful sister Georgie starred in opposition to Richmond with 27 disposals, 9 clearances and a aim.
THE MOMENT: Geelong ahead Chloe Scheer took a mark of the yr contender when she flew above Richmond’s Beth Lynch to take a spectacular seize. Scheer received the award final yr and now has a shot of defending her crown.
TALKING POINT: The destiny of the McClelland Trophy and its accompanying $1 million prize cash was an enormous speaking level all weekend. The membership with essentially the most mixed factors throughout this season’s AFL and AFLW competitions will obtain the title plus $1 million, shared between the membership and their gamers. Melbourne all however claimed the prize with a win over Fremantle, virtually secured it when the Brisbane Lions misplaced to St Kilda, then claimed it in full when Collingwood had been surprised by Sydney.
STATS THAT MATTER: Ally Anderson, Ebony Marinoff and Emily Bates grew to become the primary gamers within the league to succeed in the 75-games milestone. All premiership gamers, the three have but to overlook a sport within the competitors.
TRIBUNAL WATCH: Geelong ahead Jacqueline Parry might be in bother for grabbing the jumper of Eilish Sheerin and dangerously slinging her to the bottom. Luckily for Parry, Sheerin wasn’t harm within the incident, that means she may escape with a high-quality if the sort out is deemed to have crossed the bounds.
INJURIES: E. Barwick (GC, concussion), I. Pritchard (WB, knee), H. Woodley (WB, ankle), J. Lambert (Saints, ribs), J. Flynn (Fremantle, again)
WHAT’S NEXT: Reeling from a disappointing loss to St Kilda, Brisbane go head-to-head with Melbourne for the primary time since their upset grand ultimate loss final yr. Meanwhile, fellow flag contenders North Melbourne and Adelaide have a straightforward cruise to the top of the home-and-away season, taking part in strugglers Western Bulldogs and West Coast respectively. Sydney have a must-win conflict in opposition to Fremantle to seal their first finals look, with St Kilda and Collingwood nonetheless within the combine for a high eight spot.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
