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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Loading “At one point the rain hit our box, it was flowing,” Lowther said. “Both teams had to fight in the conditions, but it didn’t help the game. “Our marking contest wasn’t too flash, our ground ball representation was a bit hit and miss, so our defence were under a bit more pressure than they should have been, but they fought back really well,” Lowther said. Collingwood next play a Sydney line-up including former Magpies star Chloe Molloy, while Geelong will take on Richmond at Ikon Park. Dockers spoil Saints’ finals hopes Fremantle recorded a comfortable 24-point win yesterday to bring an abrupt end to St Kilda’s four-game streak and dash their AFLW finals hopes. J’Noemi Anderson is tackled by a group of Dockers. Credit: AFL Photos The Dockers dominated the Saints from the start to win 6.9 (45) to 3.3 (21) at Fremantle Oval.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “Both teams had to fight in the conditions, but it didn’t help the game. “Our marking contest wasn’t too flash, our ground ball representation was a bit hit and miss, so our defence were under a bit more pressure than they should have been, but they fought back really well,” Lowther said. Collingwood next play a Sydney line-up including former Magpies star Chloe Molloy, while Geelong will take on Richmond at Ikon Park. Dockers spoil Saints’ finals hopes Fremantle recorded a comfortable 24-point win yesterday to bring an abrupt end to St Kilda’s four-game streak and dash their AFLW finals hopes. J’Noemi Anderson is tackled by a group of Dockers. Credit: AFL Photos The Dockers dominated the Saints from the start to win 6.9 (45) to 3.3 (21) at Fremantle Oval. Having been on the verge of making their first finals appearance, St Kilda (4-4) could now miss the top eight even if they beat the fourth-placed Brisbane Lions and the ninth-placed Carlton.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Collingwood next play a Sydney line-up including former Magpies star Chloe Molloy, while Geelong will take on Richmond at Ikon Park. Dockers spoil Saints’ finals hopes Fremantle recorded a comfortable 24-point win yesterday to bring an abrupt end to St Kilda’s four-game streak and dash their AFLW finals hopes. J’Noemi Anderson is tackled by a group of Dockers. Credit: AFL Photos The Dockers dominated the Saints from the start to win 6.9 (45) to 3.3 (21) at Fremantle Oval. Having been on the verge of making their first finals appearance, St Kilda (4-4) could now miss the top eight even if they beat the fourth-placed Brisbane Lions and the ninth-placed Carlton. Dana East was everywhere for Fremantle, leading the game in disposals (19) and contested possessions (11), alongside Orlagh Lally (19 disposals, five clearances).
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Dockers spoil Saints’ finals hopes Fremantle recorded a comfortable 24-point win yesterday to bring an abrupt end to St Kilda’s four-game streak and dash their AFLW finals hopes. J’Noemi Anderson is tackled by a group of Dockers. Credit: AFL Photos The Dockers dominated the Saints from the start to win 6.9 (45) to 3.3 (21) at Fremantle Oval. Having been on the verge of making their first finals appearance, St Kilda (4-4) could now miss the top eight even if they beat the fourth-placed Brisbane Lions and the ninth-placed Carlton. Dana East was everywhere for Fremantle, leading the game in disposals (19) and contested possessions (11), alongside Orlagh Lally (19 disposals, five clearances). Jamiee Lambert was the shining light for the otherwise subdued Saints, collecting a game-high seven clearances and 13 contested possessions.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns J’Noemi Anderson is tackled by a group of Dockers. Credit: AFL Photos The Dockers dominated the Saints from the start to win 6.9 (45) to 3.3 (21) at Fremantle Oval. Having been on the verge of making their first finals appearance, St Kilda (4-4) could now miss the top eight even if they beat the fourth-placed Brisbane Lions and the ninth-placed Carlton. Dana East was everywhere for Fremantle, leading the game in disposals (19) and contested possessions (11), alongside Orlagh Lally (19 disposals, five clearances). Jamiee Lambert was the shining light for the otherwise subdued Saints, collecting a game-high seven clearances and 13 contested possessions. Docker Hayley Miller hunts a loose ball against St Kilda. Credit: Getty Fremantle flew out of the gates from the first siren, producing their highest-scoring quarter of the season with 26 points in the opening term.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Credit: AFL Photos The Dockers dominated the Saints from the start to win 6.9 (45) to 3.3 (21) at Fremantle Oval. Having been on the verge of making their first finals appearance, St Kilda (4-4) could now miss the top eight even if they beat the fourth-placed Brisbane Lions and the ninth-placed Carlton. Dana East was everywhere for Fremantle, leading the game in disposals (19) and contested possessions (11), alongside Orlagh Lally (19 disposals, five clearances). Jamiee Lambert was the shining light for the otherwise subdued Saints, collecting a game-high seven clearances and 13 contested possessions. Docker Hayley Miller hunts a loose ball against St Kilda. Credit: Getty Fremantle flew out of the gates from the first siren, producing their highest-scoring quarter of the season with 26 points in the opening term. Conversely, the score was the most the Saints have conceded in any quarter this season.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Having been on the verge of making their first finals appearance, St Kilda (4-4) could now miss the top eight even if they beat the fourth-placed Brisbane Lions and the ninth-placed Carlton. Dana East was everywhere for Fremantle, leading the game in disposals (19) and contested possessions (11), alongside Orlagh Lally (19 disposals, five clearances). Jamiee Lambert was the shining light for the otherwise subdued Saints, collecting a game-high seven clearances and 13 contested possessions. Docker Hayley Miller hunts a loose ball against St Kilda. Credit: Getty Fremantle flew out of the gates from the first siren, producing their highest-scoring quarter of the season with 26 points in the opening term. Conversely, the score was the most the Saints have conceded in any quarter this season. Aine Tighe set the tone for the Dockers with a brilliant goal less than 30 seconds into the first quarter, followed by two majors from Gabby O’Sullivan and another by Angelique Stannett.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Dana East was everywhere for Fremantle, leading the game in disposals (19) and contested possessions (11), alongside Orlagh Lally (19 disposals, five clearances). Jamiee Lambert was the shining light for the otherwise subdued Saints, collecting a game-high seven clearances and 13 contested possessions. Docker Hayley Miller hunts a loose ball against St Kilda. Credit: Getty Fremantle flew out of the gates from the first siren, producing their highest-scoring quarter of the season with 26 points in the opening term. Conversely, the score was the most the Saints have conceded in any quarter this season. Aine Tighe set the tone for the Dockers with a brilliant goal less than 30 seconds into the first quarter, followed by two majors from Gabby O’Sullivan and another by Angelique Stannett. Ella Friend slotted a much-needed goal for the visitors to make it 4.2 (26) to 1.3 (9) at quarter-time.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Jamiee Lambert was the shining light for the otherwise subdued Saints, collecting a game-high seven clearances and 13 contested possessions. Docker Hayley Miller hunts a loose ball against St Kilda. Credit: Getty Fremantle flew out of the gates from the first siren, producing their highest-scoring quarter of the season with 26 points in the opening term. Conversely, the score was the most the Saints have conceded in any quarter this season. Aine Tighe set the tone for the Dockers with a brilliant goal less than 30 seconds into the first quarter, followed by two majors from Gabby O’Sullivan and another by Angelique Stannett. Ella Friend slotted a much-needed goal for the visitors to make it 4.2 (26) to 1.3 (9) at quarter-time. With less than a minute till the long break, captain Hayley Miller (two goals) kicked the only major of the second quarter to give Fremantle a comfortable 26-point lead at half-time.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Docker Hayley Miller hunts a loose ball against St Kilda. Credit: Getty Fremantle flew out of the gates from the first siren, producing their highest-scoring quarter of the season with 26 points in the opening term. Conversely, the score was the most the Saints have conceded in any quarter this season. Aine Tighe set the tone for the Dockers with a brilliant goal less than 30 seconds into the first quarter, followed by two majors from Gabby O’Sullivan and another by Angelique Stannett. Ella Friend slotted a much-needed goal for the visitors to make it 4.2 (26) to 1.3 (9) at quarter-time. With less than a minute till the long break, captain Hayley Miller (two goals) kicked the only major of the second quarter to give Fremantle a comfortable 26-point lead at half-time. Despite two goals from Tyanna Smith and J’Noemi Anderson in the second half, the Saints struggled to eat into the deficit.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Conversely, the score was the most the Saints have conceded in any quarter this season. Aine Tighe set the tone for the Dockers with a brilliant goal less than 30 seconds into the first quarter, followed by two majors from Gabby O’Sullivan and another by Angelique Stannett. Ella Friend slotted a much-needed goal for the visitors to make it 4.2 (26) to 1.3 (9) at quarter-time. With less than a minute till the long break, captain Hayley Miller (two goals) kicked the only major of the second quarter to give Fremantle a comfortable 26-point lead at half-time. Despite two goals from Tyanna Smith and J’Noemi Anderson in the second half, the Saints struggled to eat into the deficit. Fremantle (4-4) face reigning premiers Melbourne next, before finishing the season against 11th-placed Sydney.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Conversely, the score was the most the Saints have conceded in any quarter this season. Aine Tighe set the tone for the Dockers with a brilliant goal less than 30 seconds into the first quarter, followed by two majors from Gabby O’Sullivan and another by Angelique Stannett. Ella Friend slotted a much-needed goal for the visitors to make it 4.2 (26) to 1.3 (9) at quarter-time. With less than a minute till the long break, captain Hayley Miller (two goals) kicked the only major of the second quarter to give Fremantle a comfortable 26-point lead at half-time. Despite two goals from Tyanna Smith and J’Noemi Anderson in the second half, the Saints struggled to eat into the deficit. Fremantle (4-4) face reigning premiers Melbourne next, before finishing the season against 11th-placed Sydney. Dogs forward reveals battle with kidney disease Western Bulldogs forward Richelle Cranston has revealed she’s been living, and playing, with stage five chronic kidney disease.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Ella Friend slotted a much-needed goal for the visitors to make it 4.2 (26) to 1.3 (9) at quarter-time. With less than a minute till the long break, captain Hayley Miller (two goals) kicked the only major of the second quarter to give Fremantle a comfortable 26-point lead at half-time. Despite two goals from Tyanna Smith and J’Noemi Anderson in the second half, the Saints struggled to eat into the deficit. Fremantle (4-4) face reigning premiers Melbourne next, before finishing the season against 11th-placed Sydney. Dogs forward reveals battle with kidney disease Western Bulldogs forward Richelle Cranston has revealed she’s been living, and playing, with stage five chronic kidney disease. “I still manage to do the things I love,” the inaugural AFLW player posted to Instagram.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Ella Friend slotted a much-needed goal for the visitors to make it 4.2 (26) to 1.3 (9) at quarter-time. With less than a minute till the long break, captain Hayley Miller (two goals) kicked the only major of the second quarter to give Fremantle a comfortable 26-point lead at half-time. Despite two goals from Tyanna Smith and J’Noemi Anderson in the second half, the Saints struggled to eat into the deficit. Fremantle (4-4) face reigning premiers Melbourne next, before finishing the season against 11th-placed Sydney. Dogs forward reveals battle with kidney disease Western Bulldogs forward Richelle Cranston has revealed she’s been living, and playing, with stage five chronic kidney disease. “I still manage to do the things I love,” the inaugural AFLW player posted to Instagram. “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Richelle Cranston of the Bulldogs: “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Credit: Getty Images The 34-year-old posted the caption along with a video detailing her life with the disease including weekly blood tests and daily blood pressure checks, tracking water and food intake, taking medications including resonium (to lower potassium levels), all while training in the high-performance environment.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Despite two goals from Tyanna Smith and J’Noemi Anderson in the second half, the Saints struggled to eat into the deficit. Fremantle (4-4) face reigning premiers Melbourne next, before finishing the season against 11th-placed Sydney. Dogs forward reveals battle with kidney disease Western Bulldogs forward Richelle Cranston has revealed she’s been living, and playing, with stage five chronic kidney disease. “I still manage to do the things I love,” the inaugural AFLW player posted to Instagram. “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Richelle Cranston of the Bulldogs: “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Credit: Getty Images The 34-year-old posted the caption along with a video detailing her life with the disease including weekly blood tests and daily blood pressure checks, tracking water and food intake, taking medications including resonium (to lower potassium levels), all while training in the high-performance environment. The Dogs are Cranston’s third club after starting at Melbourne and having a stint with Geelong before heading to the Bulldogs last year.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Fremantle (4-4) face reigning premiers Melbourne next, before finishing the season against 11th-placed Sydney. Dogs forward reveals battle with kidney disease Western Bulldogs forward Richelle Cranston has revealed she’s been living, and playing, with stage five chronic kidney disease. “I still manage to do the things I love,” the inaugural AFLW player posted to Instagram. “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Richelle Cranston of the Bulldogs: “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Credit: Getty Images The 34-year-old posted the caption along with a video detailing her life with the disease including weekly blood tests and daily blood pressure checks, tracking water and food intake, taking medications including resonium (to lower potassium levels), all while training in the high-performance environment. The Dogs are Cranston’s third club after starting at Melbourne and having a stint with Geelong before heading to the Bulldogs last year. Cranston lined up for the Bulldogs in her side’s 57-point loss to Sydney on Saturday at Whitten Oval, 14.12 (96) to 6.3 (39).
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “I still manage to do the things I love,” the inaugural AFLW player posted to Instagram. “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Richelle Cranston of the Bulldogs: “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Credit: Getty Images The 34-year-old posted the caption along with a video detailing her life with the disease including weekly blood tests and daily blood pressure checks, tracking water and food intake, taking medications including resonium (to lower potassium levels), all while training in the high-performance environment. The Dogs are Cranston’s third club after starting at Melbourne and having a stint with Geelong before heading to the Bulldogs last year. Cranston lined up for the Bulldogs in her side’s 57-point loss to Sydney on Saturday at Whitten Oval, 14.12 (96) to 6.3 (39). It was the Western Bulldogs’ eighth loss in a row, and their biggest-ever defeat, and they have just two rounds left to clinch a win this season.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Richelle Cranston of the Bulldogs: “It’s just really hard sometimes.” Credit: Getty Images The 34-year-old posted the caption along with a video detailing her life with the disease including weekly blood tests and daily blood pressure checks, tracking water and food intake, taking medications including resonium (to lower potassium levels), all while training in the high-performance environment. The Dogs are Cranston’s third club after starting at Melbourne and having a stint with Geelong before heading to the Bulldogs last year. Cranston lined up for the Bulldogs in her side’s 57-point loss to Sydney on Saturday at Whitten Oval, 14.12 (96) to 6.3 (39). It was the Western Bulldogs’ eighth loss in a row, and their biggest-ever defeat, and they have just two rounds left to clinch a win this season. They next play 17th-placed West Coast and then top-four side North Melbourne.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The Dogs are Cranston’s third club after starting at Melbourne and having a stint with Geelong before heading to the Bulldogs last year. Cranston lined up for the Bulldogs in her side’s 57-point loss to Sydney on Saturday at Whitten Oval, 14.12 (96) to 6.3 (39). It was the Western Bulldogs’ eighth loss in a row, and their biggest-ever defeat, and they have just two rounds left to clinch a win this season. They next play 17th-placed West Coast and then top-four side North Melbourne. For the Swans, however, the victory has them challenging for a top-eight spot alongside the likes of Gold Coast, Geelong, Collingwood, St Kilda and Carlton. The Swans, who went winless in their debut season last year, were propelled to victory by a Chloe Molloy masterclass.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The Dogs are Cranston’s third club after starting at Melbourne and having a stint with Geelong before heading to the Bulldogs last year. Cranston lined up for the Bulldogs in her side’s 57-point loss to Sydney on Saturday at Whitten Oval, 14.12 (96) to 6.3 (39). It was the Western Bulldogs’ eighth loss in a row, and their biggest-ever defeat, and they have just two rounds left to clinch a win this season. They next play 17th-placed West Coast and then top-four side North Melbourne. For the Swans, however, the victory has them challenging for a top-eight spot alongside the likes of Gold Coast, Geelong, Collingwood, St Kilda and Carlton. The Swans, who went winless in their debut season last year, were propelled to victory by a Chloe Molloy masterclass. After a five-goal second term, which included a four-minute burst of three majors, Sydney had already brought up their largest score in an AFLW game by halftime.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Cranston lined up for the Bulldogs in her side’s 57-point loss to Sydney on Saturday at Whitten Oval, 14.12 (96) to 6.3 (39). It was the Western Bulldogs’ eighth loss in a row, and their biggest-ever defeat, and they have just two rounds left to clinch a win this season. They next play 17th-placed West Coast and then top-four side North Melbourne. For the Swans, however, the victory has them challenging for a top-eight spot alongside the likes of Gold Coast, Geelong, Collingwood, St Kilda and Carlton. The Swans, who went winless in their debut season last year, were propelled to victory by a Chloe Molloy masterclass. After a five-goal second term, which included a four-minute burst of three majors, Sydney had already brought up their largest score in an AFLW game by halftime. Swan Chloe Molloy celebrates a goal.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns It was the Western Bulldogs’ eighth loss in a row, and their biggest-ever defeat, and they have just two rounds left to clinch a win this season. They next play 17th-placed West Coast and then top-four side North Melbourne. For the Swans, however, the victory has them challenging for a top-eight spot alongside the likes of Gold Coast, Geelong, Collingwood, St Kilda and Carlton. The Swans, who went winless in their debut season last year, were propelled to victory by a Chloe Molloy masterclass. After a five-goal second term, which included a four-minute burst of three majors, Sydney had already brought up their largest score in an AFLW game by halftime. Swan Chloe Molloy celebrates a goal. Credit: AFL Photos / Getty Images The Bulldogs held their own in the last quarter, but the damage had already been done. The total was also the biggest the Dogs have conceded in their history, topping the 83 Melbourne kicked against them in round three.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns They next play 17th-placed West Coast and then top-four side North Melbourne. For the Swans, however, the victory has them challenging for a top-eight spot alongside the likes of Gold Coast, Geelong, Collingwood, St Kilda and Carlton. The Swans, who went winless in their debut season last year, were propelled to victory by a Chloe Molloy masterclass. After a five-goal second term, which included a four-minute burst of three majors, Sydney had already brought up their largest score in an AFLW game by halftime. Swan Chloe Molloy celebrates a goal. Credit: AFL Photos / Getty Images The Bulldogs held their own in the last quarter, but the damage had already been done. The total was also the biggest the Dogs have conceded in their history, topping the 83 Melbourne kicked against them in round three. Molloy, the Swans’ star off-season recruit, turned on one of the best performances of her career to demolish their injury-hit hosts.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns For the Swans, however, the victory has them challenging for a top-eight spot alongside the likes of Gold Coast, Geelong, Collingwood, St Kilda and Carlton. The Swans, who went winless in their debut season last year, were propelled to victory by a Chloe Molloy masterclass. After a five-goal second term, which included a four-minute burst of three majors, Sydney had already brought up their largest score in an AFLW game by halftime. Swan Chloe Molloy celebrates a goal. Credit: AFL Photos / Getty Images The Bulldogs held their own in the last quarter, but the damage had already been done. The total was also the biggest the Dogs have conceded in their history, topping the 83 Melbourne kicked against them in round three. Molloy, the Swans’ star off-season recruit, turned on one of the best performances of her career to demolish their injury-hit hosts. The former Collingwood ace was a class above as she kicked 3.4 from her 28 possessions and played a crucial role in setting up numerous other Sydney goals.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The Swans, who went winless in their debut season last year, were propelled to victory by a Chloe Molloy masterclass. After a five-goal second term, which included a four-minute burst of three majors, Sydney had already brought up their largest score in an AFLW game by halftime. Swan Chloe Molloy celebrates a goal. Credit: AFL Photos / Getty Images The Bulldogs held their own in the last quarter, but the damage had already been done. The total was also the biggest the Dogs have conceded in their history, topping the 83 Melbourne kicked against them in round three. Molloy, the Swans’ star off-season recruit, turned on one of the best performances of her career to demolish their injury-hit hosts. The former Collingwood ace was a class above as she kicked 3.4 from her 28 possessions and played a crucial role in setting up numerous other Sydney goals. Loading “She [Molloy] was itching to get in there [in the midfield],” Swans coach Scott Gowans said.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns After a five-goal second term, which included a four-minute burst of three majors, Sydney had already brought up their largest score in an AFLW game by halftime. Swan Chloe Molloy celebrates a goal. Credit: AFL Photos / Getty Images The Bulldogs held their own in the last quarter, but the damage had already been done. The total was also the biggest the Dogs have conceded in their history, topping the 83 Melbourne kicked against them in round three. Molloy, the Swans’ star off-season recruit, turned on one of the best performances of her career to demolish their injury-hit hosts. The former Collingwood ace was a class above as she kicked 3.4 from her 28 possessions and played a crucial role in setting up numerous other Sydney goals. Loading “She [Molloy] was itching to get in there [in the midfield],” Swans coach Scott Gowans said. “We kept her forward deliberately.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns After a five-goal second term, which included a four-minute burst of three majors, Sydney had already brought up their largest score in an AFLW game by halftime. Swan Chloe Molloy celebrates a goal. Credit: AFL Photos / Getty Images The Bulldogs held their own in the last quarter, but the damage had already been done. The total was also the biggest the Dogs have conceded in their history, topping the 83 Melbourne kicked against them in round three. Molloy, the Swans’ star off-season recruit, turned on one of the best performances of her career to demolish their injury-hit hosts. The former Collingwood ace was a class above as she kicked 3.4 from her 28 possessions and played a crucial role in setting up numerous other Sydney goals. Loading “She [Molloy] was itching to get in there [in the midfield],” Swans coach Scott Gowans said. “We kept her forward deliberately. It was important Chloe played a good block of time forward so we could have a look at it.” The Blues lost to Greater Western Sydney by two points on Saturday afternoon, denying them the chance to leapfrog into the top eight, 8.1 (49) to 7.5 (47).
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The total was also the biggest the Dogs have conceded in their history, topping the 83 Melbourne kicked against them in round three. Molloy, the Swans’ star off-season recruit, turned on one of the best performances of her career to demolish their injury-hit hosts. The former Collingwood ace was a class above as she kicked 3.4 from her 28 possessions and played a crucial role in setting up numerous other Sydney goals. Loading “She [Molloy] was itching to get in there [in the midfield],” Swans coach Scott Gowans said. “We kept her forward deliberately. It was important Chloe played a good block of time forward so we could have a look at it.” The Blues lost to Greater Western Sydney by two points on Saturday afternoon, denying them the chance to leapfrog into the top eight, 8.1 (49) to 7.5 (47). Narrm reclaim top spot Reigning premiers Narrm have reclaimed top spot on the ladder and their position as flag favourites after defeating third-placed North Melbourne by 23 points at Ikon Park on Saturday night.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The former Collingwood ace was a class above as she kicked 3.4 from her 28 possessions and played a crucial role in setting up numerous other Sydney goals. Loading “She [Molloy] was itching to get in there [in the midfield],” Swans coach Scott Gowans said. “We kept her forward deliberately. It was important Chloe played a good block of time forward so we could have a look at it.” The Blues lost to Greater Western Sydney by two points on Saturday afternoon, denying them the chance to leapfrog into the top eight, 8.1 (49) to 7.5 (47). Narrm reclaim top spot Reigning premiers Narrm have reclaimed top spot on the ladder and their position as flag favourites after defeating third-placed North Melbourne by 23 points at Ikon Park on Saturday night. The Kangaroos’ Alice O’Loughlin and Melbourne’s Maeve Chaplin battle for the ball.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Loading “She [Molloy] was itching to get in there [in the midfield],” Swans coach Scott Gowans said. “We kept her forward deliberately. It was important Chloe played a good block of time forward so we could have a look at it.” The Blues lost to Greater Western Sydney by two points on Saturday afternoon, denying them the chance to leapfrog into the top eight, 8.1 (49) to 7.5 (47). Narrm reclaim top spot Reigning premiers Narrm have reclaimed top spot on the ladder and their position as flag favourites after defeating third-placed North Melbourne by 23 points at Ikon Park on Saturday night. The Kangaroos’ Alice O’Loughlin and Melbourne’s Maeve Chaplin battle for the ball. Credit: AFL Photos It was a hard-fought, low-scoring battle between the two powerhouse sides that play a similar game style. Each set up well, are fast and like a good dose of contested marking.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “We kept her forward deliberately. It was important Chloe played a good block of time forward so we could have a look at it.” The Blues lost to Greater Western Sydney by two points on Saturday afternoon, denying them the chance to leapfrog into the top eight, 8.1 (49) to 7.5 (47). Narrm reclaim top spot Reigning premiers Narrm have reclaimed top spot on the ladder and their position as flag favourites after defeating third-placed North Melbourne by 23 points at Ikon Park on Saturday night. The Kangaroos’ Alice O’Loughlin and Melbourne’s Maeve Chaplin battle for the ball. Credit: AFL Photos It was a hard-fought, low-scoring battle between the two powerhouse sides that play a similar game style. Each set up well, are fast and like a good dose of contested marking. But Narrm controlled more of the game by tightening around the contest and being cleaner going forward.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns It was important Chloe played a good block of time forward so we could have a look at it.” The Blues lost to Greater Western Sydney by two points on Saturday afternoon, denying them the chance to leapfrog into the top eight, 8.1 (49) to 7.5 (47). Narrm reclaim top spot Reigning premiers Narrm have reclaimed top spot on the ladder and their position as flag favourites after defeating third-placed North Melbourne by 23 points at Ikon Park on Saturday night. The Kangaroos’ Alice O’Loughlin and Melbourne’s Maeve Chaplin battle for the ball. Credit: AFL Photos It was a hard-fought, low-scoring battle between the two powerhouse sides that play a similar game style. Each set up well, are fast and like a good dose of contested marking. But Narrm controlled more of the game by tightening around the contest and being cleaner going forward. They also defended extremely well by suffocating the opportunities North created and prevailed 5.7 (37) to 2.2 (14).
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Narrm reclaim top spot Reigning premiers Narrm have reclaimed top spot on the ladder and their position as flag favourites after defeating third-placed North Melbourne by 23 points at Ikon Park on Saturday night. The Kangaroos’ Alice O’Loughlin and Melbourne’s Maeve Chaplin battle for the ball. Credit: AFL Photos It was a hard-fought, low-scoring battle between the two powerhouse sides that play a similar game style. Each set up well, are fast and like a good dose of contested marking. But Narrm controlled more of the game by tightening around the contest and being cleaner going forward. They also defended extremely well by suffocating the opportunities North created and prevailed 5.7 (37) to 2.2 (14). While the Demons scored just one goal a quarter in the second half – Tyla Hanks in the third and Eden Zanker in the fourth – the Kangaroos were goalless for three terms, having led by five points at the first change.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The Kangaroos’ Alice O’Loughlin and Melbourne’s Maeve Chaplin battle for the ball. Credit: AFL Photos It was a hard-fought, low-scoring battle between the two powerhouse sides that play a similar game style. Each set up well, are fast and like a good dose of contested marking. But Narrm controlled more of the game by tightening around the contest and being cleaner going forward. They also defended extremely well by suffocating the opportunities North created and prevailed 5.7 (37) to 2.2 (14). While the Demons scored just one goal a quarter in the second half – Tyla Hanks in the third and Eden Zanker in the fourth – the Kangaroos were goalless for three terms, having led by five points at the first change. Their opening goals were thanks to Niamh Martin and Tess Craven.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The Kangaroos’ Alice O’Loughlin and Melbourne’s Maeve Chaplin battle for the ball. Credit: AFL Photos It was a hard-fought, low-scoring battle between the two powerhouse sides that play a similar game style. Each set up well, are fast and like a good dose of contested marking. But Narrm controlled more of the game by tightening around the contest and being cleaner going forward. They also defended extremely well by suffocating the opportunities North created and prevailed 5.7 (37) to 2.2 (14). While the Demons scored just one goal a quarter in the second half – Tyla Hanks in the third and Eden Zanker in the fourth – the Kangaroos were goalless for three terms, having led by five points at the first change. Their opening goals were thanks to Niamh Martin and Tess Craven. Then a crafty goal from Demons skipper Kate Hore to open the second term put her side up, and Melbourne never gave up the lead.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Credit: AFL Photos It was a hard-fought, low-scoring battle between the two powerhouse sides that play a similar game style. Each set up well, are fast and like a good dose of contested marking. But Narrm controlled more of the game by tightening around the contest and being cleaner going forward. They also defended extremely well by suffocating the opportunities North created and prevailed 5.7 (37) to 2.2 (14). While the Demons scored just one goal a quarter in the second half – Tyla Hanks in the third and Eden Zanker in the fourth – the Kangaroos were goalless for three terms, having led by five points at the first change. Their opening goals were thanks to Niamh Martin and Tess Craven. Then a crafty goal from Demons skipper Kate Hore to open the second term put her side up, and Melbourne never gave up the lead. Hanks was pivotal for the Demons and starred with 26 disposals, seven tackles and one goal, while her partner in the midfield Olivia Purcell had 28 touches, five clearances and five tackles.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns But Narrm controlled more of the game by tightening around the contest and being cleaner going forward. They also defended extremely well by suffocating the opportunities North created and prevailed 5.7 (37) to 2.2 (14). While the Demons scored just one goal a quarter in the second half – Tyla Hanks in the third and Eden Zanker in the fourth – the Kangaroos were goalless for three terms, having led by five points at the first change. Their opening goals were thanks to Niamh Martin and Tess Craven. Then a crafty goal from Demons skipper Kate Hore to open the second term put her side up, and Melbourne never gave up the lead. Hanks was pivotal for the Demons and starred with 26 disposals, seven tackles and one goal, while her partner in the midfield Olivia Purcell had 28 touches, five clearances and five tackles. For the Roos, Ash Riddell led the disposal count with 31, while skipper Emma Kearney was crucial in defence.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns While the Demons scored just one goal a quarter in the second half – Tyla Hanks in the third and Eden Zanker in the fourth – the Kangaroos were goalless for three terms, having led by five points at the first change. Their opening goals were thanks to Niamh Martin and Tess Craven. Then a crafty goal from Demons skipper Kate Hore to open the second term put her side up, and Melbourne never gave up the lead. Hanks was pivotal for the Demons and starred with 26 disposals, seven tackles and one goal, while her partner in the midfield Olivia Purcell had 28 touches, five clearances and five tackles. For the Roos, Ash Riddell led the disposal count with 31, while skipper Emma Kearney was crucial in defence. Melbourne’s Alyssa Bannan is tackled by Lulu Pullar of the Kangaroos.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns While the Demons scored just one goal a quarter in the second half – Tyla Hanks in the third and Eden Zanker in the fourth – the Kangaroos were goalless for three terms, having led by five points at the first change. Their opening goals were thanks to Niamh Martin and Tess Craven. Then a crafty goal from Demons skipper Kate Hore to open the second term put her side up, and Melbourne never gave up the lead. Hanks was pivotal for the Demons and starred with 26 disposals, seven tackles and one goal, while her partner in the midfield Olivia Purcell had 28 touches, five clearances and five tackles. For the Roos, Ash Riddell led the disposal count with 31, while skipper Emma Kearney was crucial in defence. Melbourne’s Alyssa Bannan is tackled by Lulu Pullar of the Kangaroos. Credit: Getty Hanks said with the state of competition, they just had to take it week by week, but it was good to get the win.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Their opening goals were thanks to Niamh Martin and Tess Craven. Then a crafty goal from Demons skipper Kate Hore to open the second term put her side up, and Melbourne never gave up the lead. Hanks was pivotal for the Demons and starred with 26 disposals, seven tackles and one goal, while her partner in the midfield Olivia Purcell had 28 touches, five clearances and five tackles. For the Roos, Ash Riddell led the disposal count with 31, while skipper Emma Kearney was crucial in defence. Melbourne’s Alyssa Bannan is tackled by Lulu Pullar of the Kangaroos. Credit: Getty Hanks said with the state of competition, they just had to take it week by week, but it was good to get the win. “We knew we were up against the best tonight,” said Hanks.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Their opening goals were thanks to Niamh Martin and Tess Craven. Then a crafty goal from Demons skipper Kate Hore to open the second term put her side up, and Melbourne never gave up the lead. Hanks was pivotal for the Demons and starred with 26 disposals, seven tackles and one goal, while her partner in the midfield Olivia Purcell had 28 touches, five clearances and five tackles. For the Roos, Ash Riddell led the disposal count with 31, while skipper Emma Kearney was crucial in defence. Melbourne’s Alyssa Bannan is tackled by Lulu Pullar of the Kangaroos. Credit: Getty Hanks said with the state of competition, they just had to take it week by week, but it was good to get the win. “We knew we were up against the best tonight,” said Hanks. “It’s a nice feeling tonight.” Lions roar in big battle Meanwhile, on Saturday afternoon, the Brisbane Lions put an end to Adelaide’s unbeaten run with a three-point victory at Brighton Homes Arena in a top-four thriller, 5.12 (42) to 6.3 (39), in a spectacle worthy of being a final.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns For the Roos, Ash Riddell led the disposal count with 31, while skipper Emma Kearney was crucial in defence. Melbourne’s Alyssa Bannan is tackled by Lulu Pullar of the Kangaroos. Credit: Getty Hanks said with the state of competition, they just had to take it week by week, but it was good to get the win. “We knew we were up against the best tonight,” said Hanks. “It’s a nice feeling tonight.” Lions roar in big battle Meanwhile, on Saturday afternoon, the Brisbane Lions put an end to Adelaide’s unbeaten run with a three-point victory at Brighton Homes Arena in a top-four thriller, 5.12 (42) to 6.3 (39), in a spectacle worthy of being a final. The Lions’ Orla O’Dwyer speeds away against the Crows.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns For the Roos, Ash Riddell led the disposal count with 31, while skipper Emma Kearney was crucial in defence. Melbourne’s Alyssa Bannan is tackled by Lulu Pullar of the Kangaroos. Credit: Getty Hanks said with the state of competition, they just had to take it week by week, but it was good to get the win. “We knew we were up against the best tonight,” said Hanks. “It’s a nice feeling tonight.” Lions roar in big battle Meanwhile, on Saturday afternoon, the Brisbane Lions put an end to Adelaide’s unbeaten run with a three-point victory at Brighton Homes Arena in a top-four thriller, 5.12 (42) to 6.3 (39), in a spectacle worthy of being a final. The Lions’ Orla O’Dwyer speeds away against the Crows. Credit: Getty Images Adelaide started fast but the game evened up as the Lions had the better of the second quarter with three goals to one.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Melbourne’s Alyssa Bannan is tackled by Lulu Pullar of the Kangaroos. Credit: Getty Hanks said with the state of competition, they just had to take it week by week, but it was good to get the win. “We knew we were up against the best tonight,” said Hanks. “It’s a nice feeling tonight.” Lions roar in big battle Meanwhile, on Saturday afternoon, the Brisbane Lions put an end to Adelaide’s unbeaten run with a three-point victory at Brighton Homes Arena in a top-four thriller, 5.12 (42) to 6.3 (39), in a spectacle worthy of being a final. The Lions’ Orla O’Dwyer speeds away against the Crows. Credit: Getty Images Adelaide started fast but the game evened up as the Lions had the better of the second quarter with three goals to one. The Crows then took back control in the third with three goals to none, which set the stage for a tense final term.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Credit: Getty Hanks said with the state of competition, they just had to take it week by week, but it was good to get the win. “We knew we were up against the best tonight,” said Hanks. “It’s a nice feeling tonight.” Lions roar in big battle Meanwhile, on Saturday afternoon, the Brisbane Lions put an end to Adelaide’s unbeaten run with a three-point victory at Brighton Homes Arena in a top-four thriller, 5.12 (42) to 6.3 (39), in a spectacle worthy of being a final. The Lions’ Orla O’Dwyer speeds away against the Crows. Credit: Getty Images Adelaide started fast but the game evened up as the Lions had the better of the second quarter with three goals to one. The Crows then took back control in the third with three goals to none, which set the stage for a tense final term. The fourth quarter was a heated arm wrestle, and scores were tied with four minutes left on the clock.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “We knew we were up against the best tonight,” said Hanks. “It’s a nice feeling tonight.” Lions roar in big battle Meanwhile, on Saturday afternoon, the Brisbane Lions put an end to Adelaide’s unbeaten run with a three-point victory at Brighton Homes Arena in a top-four thriller, 5.12 (42) to 6.3 (39), in a spectacle worthy of being a final. The Lions’ Orla O’Dwyer speeds away against the Crows. Credit: Getty Images Adelaide started fast but the game evened up as the Lions had the better of the second quarter with three goals to one. The Crows then took back control in the third with three goals to none, which set the stage for a tense final term. The fourth quarter was a heated arm wrestle, and scores were tied with four minutes left on the clock. The Lions’ Bella Dawes kicked the only goal of the last term, but it was a series of behinds in the final minutes that won the game for them, including one from Lily Postlethwaite that broke the stalemate.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The Lions’ Orla O’Dwyer speeds away against the Crows. Credit: Getty Images Adelaide started fast but the game evened up as the Lions had the better of the second quarter with three goals to one. The Crows then took back control in the third with three goals to none, which set the stage for a tense final term. The fourth quarter was a heated arm wrestle, and scores were tied with four minutes left on the clock. The Lions’ Bella Dawes kicked the only goal of the last term, but it was a series of behinds in the final minutes that won the game for them, including one from Lily Postlethwaite that broke the stalemate. Adelaide’s Niamh Kelly navigates her way through traffic against brisbane. Credit: Getty The two sides have had intense battles in the competition’s history, including two grand finals, and this was no different.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The Lions’ Orla O’Dwyer speeds away against the Crows. Credit: Getty Images Adelaide started fast but the game evened up as the Lions had the better of the second quarter with three goals to one. The Crows then took back control in the third with three goals to none, which set the stage for a tense final term. The fourth quarter was a heated arm wrestle, and scores were tied with four minutes left on the clock. The Lions’ Bella Dawes kicked the only goal of the last term, but it was a series of behinds in the final minutes that won the game for them, including one from Lily Postlethwaite that broke the stalemate. Adelaide’s Niamh Kelly navigates her way through traffic against brisbane. Credit: Getty The two sides have had intense battles in the competition’s history, including two grand finals, and this was no different. If the Lions had lost, they were at risk of falling out of the top four with second-season side Essendon chasing their spot.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The Crows then took back control in the third with three goals to none, which set the stage for a tense final term. The fourth quarter was a heated arm wrestle, and scores were tied with four minutes left on the clock. The Lions’ Bella Dawes kicked the only goal of the last term, but it was a series of behinds in the final minutes that won the game for them, including one from Lily Postlethwaite that broke the stalemate. Adelaide’s Niamh Kelly navigates her way through traffic against brisbane. Credit: Getty The two sides have had intense battles in the competition’s history, including two grand finals, and this was no different. If the Lions had lost, they were at risk of falling out of the top four with second-season side Essendon chasing their spot. Last season’s best and fairest Ally Anderson said her side loved playing at its training ground in Springfield, which it has made a fortress, and work well in hot conditions . “It was really hot.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The fourth quarter was a heated arm wrestle, and scores were tied with four minutes left on the clock. The Lions’ Bella Dawes kicked the only goal of the last term, but it was a series of behinds in the final minutes that won the game for them, including one from Lily Postlethwaite that broke the stalemate. Adelaide’s Niamh Kelly navigates her way through traffic against brisbane. Credit: Getty The two sides have had intense battles in the competition’s history, including two grand finals, and this was no different. If the Lions had lost, they were at risk of falling out of the top four with second-season side Essendon chasing their spot. Last season’s best and fairest Ally Anderson said her side loved playing at its training ground in Springfield, which it has made a fortress, and work well in hot conditions . “It was really hot. It was a grind… But yeah, it was a good finish,” Anderson told Fox Footy post-game.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns The Lions’ Bella Dawes kicked the only goal of the last term, but it was a series of behinds in the final minutes that won the game for them, including one from Lily Postlethwaite that broke the stalemate. Adelaide’s Niamh Kelly navigates her way through traffic against brisbane. Credit: Getty The two sides have had intense battles in the competition’s history, including two grand finals, and this was no different. If the Lions had lost, they were at risk of falling out of the top four with second-season side Essendon chasing their spot. Last season’s best and fairest Ally Anderson said her side loved playing at its training ground in Springfield, which it has made a fortress, and work well in hot conditions . “It was really hot. It was a grind… But yeah, it was a good finish,” Anderson told Fox Footy post-game. “Every week that we play here, every time that we play here, we get better and better.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Adelaide’s Niamh Kelly navigates her way through traffic against brisbane. Credit: Getty The two sides have had intense battles in the competition’s history, including two grand finals, and this was no different. If the Lions had lost, they were at risk of falling out of the top four with second-season side Essendon chasing their spot. Last season’s best and fairest Ally Anderson said her side loved playing at its training ground in Springfield, which it has made a fortress, and work well in hot conditions . “It was really hot. It was a grind… But yeah, it was a good finish,” Anderson told Fox Footy post-game. “Every week that we play here, every time that we play here, we get better and better. So, it was just a matter of time before we finally got the first win and then it hopefully [will] open the floodgates a bit.” The Lions next play St Kilda before taking on the reigning premiers Melbourne in the final round.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Credit: Getty The two sides have had intense battles in the competition’s history, including two grand finals, and this was no different. If the Lions had lost, they were at risk of falling out of the top four with second-season side Essendon chasing their spot. Last season’s best and fairest Ally Anderson said her side loved playing at its training ground in Springfield, which it has made a fortress, and work well in hot conditions . “It was really hot. It was a grind… But yeah, it was a good finish,” Anderson told Fox Footy post-game. “Every week that we play here, every time that we play here, we get better and better. So, it was just a matter of time before we finally got the first win and then it hopefully [will] open the floodgates a bit.” The Lions next play St Kilda before taking on the reigning premiers Melbourne in the final round. After this weekend, they have staked their claim as being premiership contenders again.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns If the Lions had lost, they were at risk of falling out of the top four with second-season side Essendon chasing their spot. Last season’s best and fairest Ally Anderson said her side loved playing at its training ground in Springfield, which it has made a fortress, and work well in hot conditions . “It was really hot. It was a grind… But yeah, it was a good finish,” Anderson told Fox Footy post-game. “Every week that we play here, every time that we play here, we get better and better. So, it was just a matter of time before we finally got the first win and then it hopefully [will] open the floodgates a bit.” The Lions next play St Kilda before taking on the reigning premiers Melbourne in the final round. After this weekend, they have staked their claim as being premiership contenders again. Adelaide will play top-four side North Melbourne next weekend before 18th-placed Western Bulldogs.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Last season’s best and fairest Ally Anderson said her side loved playing at its training ground in Springfield, which it has made a fortress, and work well in hot conditions . “It was really hot. It was a grind… But yeah, it was a good finish,” Anderson told Fox Footy post-game. “Every week that we play here, every time that we play here, we get better and better. So, it was just a matter of time before we finally got the first win and then it hopefully [will] open the floodgates a bit.” The Lions next play St Kilda before taking on the reigning premiers Melbourne in the final round. After this weekend, they have staked their claim as being premiership contenders again. Adelaide will play top-four side North Melbourne next weekend before 18th-placed Western Bulldogs. Comeback kings Richmond take the points in Cairns A late goal by Emelia Yassir has helped Richmond to their first win in four games, putting their AFLW finals campaign back on track with an 11-point victory over Hawthorn.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “It was really hot. It was a grind… But yeah, it was a good finish,” Anderson told Fox Footy post-game. “Every week that we play here, every time that we play here, we get better and better. So, it was just a matter of time before we finally got the first win and then it hopefully [will] open the floodgates a bit.” The Lions next play St Kilda before taking on the reigning premiers Melbourne in the final round. After this weekend, they have staked their claim as being premiership contenders again. Adelaide will play top-four side North Melbourne next weekend before 18th-placed Western Bulldogs. Comeback kings Richmond take the points in Cairns A late goal by Emelia Yassir has helped Richmond to their first win in four games, putting their AFLW finals campaign back on track with an 11-point victory over Hawthorn. Tight tussle: Richmond’s Emelia Yassir is tackled.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “Every week that we play here, every time that we play here, we get better and better. So, it was just a matter of time before we finally got the first win and then it hopefully [will] open the floodgates a bit.” The Lions next play St Kilda before taking on the reigning premiers Melbourne in the final round. After this weekend, they have staked their claim as being premiership contenders again. Adelaide will play top-four side North Melbourne next weekend before 18th-placed Western Bulldogs. Comeback kings Richmond take the points in Cairns A late goal by Emelia Yassir has helped Richmond to their first win in four games, putting their AFLW finals campaign back on track with an 11-point victory over Hawthorn. Tight tussle: Richmond’s Emelia Yassir is tackled. Credit: Getty Images Separated by one point at half-time and down by nine points entering the last quarter, the Tigers pulled off a 6.5 (41) to 4.6 (30) victory to keep their finals hopes alive at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Friday night.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns After this weekend, they have staked their claim as being premiership contenders again. Adelaide will play top-four side North Melbourne next weekend before 18th-placed Western Bulldogs. Comeback kings Richmond take the points in Cairns A late goal by Emelia Yassir has helped Richmond to their first win in four games, putting their AFLW finals campaign back on track with an 11-point victory over Hawthorn. Tight tussle: Richmond’s Emelia Yassir is tackled. Credit: Getty Images Separated by one point at half-time and down by nine points entering the last quarter, the Tigers pulled off a 6.5 (41) to 4.6 (30) victory to keep their finals hopes alive at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Friday night. Hawthorn were limited to just one point in the decisive final quarter.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns After this weekend, they have staked their claim as being premiership contenders again. Adelaide will play top-four side North Melbourne next weekend before 18th-placed Western Bulldogs. Comeback kings Richmond take the points in Cairns A late goal by Emelia Yassir has helped Richmond to their first win in four games, putting their AFLW finals campaign back on track with an 11-point victory over Hawthorn. Tight tussle: Richmond’s Emelia Yassir is tackled. Credit: Getty Images Separated by one point at half-time and down by nine points entering the last quarter, the Tigers pulled off a 6.5 (41) to 4.6 (30) victory to keep their finals hopes alive at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Friday night. Hawthorn were limited to just one point in the decisive final quarter. Midfield duo Monique Conti (35 disposals, seven clearances) and Grace Egan (28, 5) were typically influential for Richmond, while Hawthorn were led by Emily Bates (18, four) and Jasmine Fleming (18, one).
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Comeback kings Richmond take the points in Cairns A late goal by Emelia Yassir has helped Richmond to their first win in four games, putting their AFLW finals campaign back on track with an 11-point victory over Hawthorn. Tight tussle: Richmond’s Emelia Yassir is tackled. Credit: Getty Images Separated by one point at half-time and down by nine points entering the last quarter, the Tigers pulled off a 6.5 (41) to 4.6 (30) victory to keep their finals hopes alive at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Friday night. Hawthorn were limited to just one point in the decisive final quarter. Midfield duo Monique Conti (35 disposals, seven clearances) and Grace Egan (28, 5) were typically influential for Richmond, while Hawthorn were led by Emily Bates (18, four) and Jasmine Fleming (18, one). “Richmond were just absolute beasts, especially their midfielders.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Tight tussle: Richmond’s Emelia Yassir is tackled. Credit: Getty Images Separated by one point at half-time and down by nine points entering the last quarter, the Tigers pulled off a 6.5 (41) to 4.6 (30) victory to keep their finals hopes alive at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Friday night. Hawthorn were limited to just one point in the decisive final quarter. Midfield duo Monique Conti (35 disposals, seven clearances) and Grace Egan (28, 5) were typically influential for Richmond, while Hawthorn were led by Emily Bates (18, four) and Jasmine Fleming (18, one). “Richmond were just absolute beasts, especially their midfielders. They really worked hard all night,” Hawthorn coach Bec Goddard said after the game. “Our work rate really dropped off and we just watched them play some really good footy.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Credit: Getty Images Separated by one point at half-time and down by nine points entering the last quarter, the Tigers pulled off a 6.5 (41) to 4.6 (30) victory to keep their finals hopes alive at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns on Friday night. Hawthorn were limited to just one point in the decisive final quarter. Midfield duo Monique Conti (35 disposals, seven clearances) and Grace Egan (28, 5) were typically influential for Richmond, while Hawthorn were led by Emily Bates (18, four) and Jasmine Fleming (18, one). “Richmond were just absolute beasts, especially their midfielders. They really worked hard all night,” Hawthorn coach Bec Goddard said after the game. “Our work rate really dropped off and we just watched them play some really good footy. “If you’re a Hawks fan, you would’ve seen some really exciting moments of footy tonight. “Keep getting excited.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Hawthorn were limited to just one point in the decisive final quarter. Midfield duo Monique Conti (35 disposals, seven clearances) and Grace Egan (28, 5) were typically influential for Richmond, while Hawthorn were led by Emily Bates (18, four) and Jasmine Fleming (18, one). “Richmond were just absolute beasts, especially their midfielders. They really worked hard all night,” Hawthorn coach Bec Goddard said after the game. “Our work rate really dropped off and we just watched them play some really good footy. “If you’re a Hawks fan, you would’ve seen some really exciting moments of footy tonight. “Keep getting excited. We are coming, we’re growing, we’re getting better.” Hawthorn’s Irish ace Aine McDonagh kicked the opening goal before Tigers skipper Katie Brennan slotted two unanswered majors to celebrate her 50th game in style.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Hawthorn were limited to just one point in the decisive final quarter. Midfield duo Monique Conti (35 disposals, seven clearances) and Grace Egan (28, 5) were typically influential for Richmond, while Hawthorn were led by Emily Bates (18, four) and Jasmine Fleming (18, one). “Richmond were just absolute beasts, especially their midfielders. They really worked hard all night,” Hawthorn coach Bec Goddard said after the game. “Our work rate really dropped off and we just watched them play some really good footy. “If you’re a Hawks fan, you would’ve seen some really exciting moments of footy tonight. “Keep getting excited. We are coming, we’re growing, we’re getting better.” Hawthorn’s Irish ace Aine McDonagh kicked the opening goal before Tigers skipper Katie Brennan slotted two unanswered majors to celebrate her 50th game in style. Fellow 50-gamer Greta Bodey put boot to ball to snatch her own goal before quarter-time.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “Richmond were just absolute beasts, especially their midfielders. They really worked hard all night,” Hawthorn coach Bec Goddard said after the game. “Our work rate really dropped off and we just watched them play some really good footy. “If you’re a Hawks fan, you would’ve seen some really exciting moments of footy tonight. “Keep getting excited. We are coming, we’re growing, we’re getting better.” Hawthorn’s Irish ace Aine McDonagh kicked the opening goal before Tigers skipper Katie Brennan slotted two unanswered majors to celebrate her 50th game in style. Fellow 50-gamer Greta Bodey put boot to ball to snatch her own goal before quarter-time. A skirmish erupted in the second term after Brennan took exception to a tackle by Mattea Breed on Laura McClelland. McClelland was gifted a 50-metre penalty following a bump against Sarah Hosking by Sophie Locke and converted from inside the goal square while players were occupied by the tussle.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “Our work rate really dropped off and we just watched them play some really good footy. “If you’re a Hawks fan, you would’ve seen some really exciting moments of footy tonight. “Keep getting excited. We are coming, we’re growing, we’re getting better.” Hawthorn’s Irish ace Aine McDonagh kicked the opening goal before Tigers skipper Katie Brennan slotted two unanswered majors to celebrate her 50th game in style. Fellow 50-gamer Greta Bodey put boot to ball to snatch her own goal before quarter-time. A skirmish erupted in the second term after Brennan took exception to a tackle by Mattea Breed on Laura McClelland. McClelland was gifted a 50-metre penalty following a bump against Sarah Hosking by Sophie Locke and converted from inside the goal square while players were occupied by the tussle. Bridie Hipwell kicked the only goal of the third quarter to give Hawthorn a game-high nine-point lead.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns “If you’re a Hawks fan, you would’ve seen some really exciting moments of footy tonight. “Keep getting excited. We are coming, we’re growing, we’re getting better.” Hawthorn’s Irish ace Aine McDonagh kicked the opening goal before Tigers skipper Katie Brennan slotted two unanswered majors to celebrate her 50th game in style. Fellow 50-gamer Greta Bodey put boot to ball to snatch her own goal before quarter-time. A skirmish erupted in the second term after Brennan took exception to a tackle by Mattea Breed on Laura McClelland. McClelland was gifted a 50-metre penalty following a bump against Sarah Hosking by Sophie Locke and converted from inside the goal square while players were occupied by the tussle. Bridie Hipwell kicked the only goal of the third quarter to give Hawthorn a game-high nine-point lead. Loading Richmond rebounded in the last term, with Courtney Jones ending Hawthorn’s three-goal run with her first touch of the night, cutting the margin to three points.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns We are coming, we’re growing, we’re getting better.” Hawthorn’s Irish ace Aine McDonagh kicked the opening goal before Tigers skipper Katie Brennan slotted two unanswered majors to celebrate her 50th game in style. Fellow 50-gamer Greta Bodey put boot to ball to snatch her own goal before quarter-time. A skirmish erupted in the second term after Brennan took exception to a tackle by Mattea Breed on Laura McClelland. McClelland was gifted a 50-metre penalty following a bump against Sarah Hosking by Sophie Locke and converted from inside the goal square while players were occupied by the tussle. Bridie Hipwell kicked the only goal of the third quarter to give Hawthorn a game-high nine-point lead. Loading Richmond rebounded in the last term, with Courtney Jones ending Hawthorn’s three-goal run with her first touch of the night, cutting the margin to three points. Dogged by inaccuracy in front of goal, Yassir reduced the deficit to a single point before finally breaking through on her third attempt.
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Comeback kings Richmond take the AFLW points in Cairns Fellow 50-gamer Greta Bodey put boot to ball to snatch her own goal before quarter-time. A skirmish erupted in the second term after Brennan took exception to a tackle by Mattea Breed on Laura McClelland. McClelland was gifted a 50-metre penalty following a bump against Sarah Hosking by Sophie Locke and converted from inside the goal square while players were occupied by the tussle. Bridie Hipwell kicked the only goal of the third quarter to give Hawthorn a game-high nine-point lead. Loading Richmond rebounded in the last term, with Courtney Jones ending Hawthorn’s three-goal run with her first touch of the night, cutting the margin to three points. Dogged by inaccuracy in front of goal, Yassir reduced the deficit to a single point before finally breaking through on her third attempt. That put the Tigers ahead by six points with 11 minutes left, before Caitlin Greiser sealed the win with a massive goal from 45 metres.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time WEEK ONE FINALS FIXTURE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11 First Qualifying Final: Adelaide v Brisbane Lions, 2.35pm local (3.05pm AEDT), Norwood Oval First Elimination Final: Gold Coast v Sydney, 6.15pm local (7.15pm AEDT), Heritage Bank Stadium SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12 Second Elimination Final: Geelong v Essendon, 1.05pm AEDT, GMHBA Stadium Second Qualifying Final: Melbourne v North Melbourne, 3.05pm AEDT, Ikon Park The eight was not decided until the final game of the regular season, when Sydney downed Fremantle by 22 points to leapfrog St Kilda into the final spot, after the Saints had kept themselves in the race with a 20-point win over Carlton earlier in the day, 7.4 (46) to 3.8 (26).
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time WEEK ONE FINALS FIXTURE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11 First Qualifying Final: Adelaide v Brisbane Lions, 2.35pm local (3.05pm AEDT), Norwood Oval First Elimination Final: Gold Coast v Sydney, 6.15pm local (7.15pm AEDT), Heritage Bank Stadium SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12 Second Elimination Final: Geelong v Essendon, 1.05pm AEDT, GMHBA Stadium Second Qualifying Final: Melbourne v North Melbourne, 3.05pm AEDT, Ikon Park The eight was not decided until the final game of the regular season, when Sydney downed Fremantle by 22 points to leapfrog St Kilda into the final spot, after the Saints had kept themselves in the race with a 20-point win over Carlton earlier in the day, 7.4 (46) to 3.8 (26). With only 0.4 of a percentage point separating Sydney in ninth and St Kilda in eighth, the win assured the Swans of retaking eighth spot.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time With only 0.4 of a percentage point separating Sydney in ninth and St Kilda in eighth, the win assured the Swans of retaking eighth spot. If the Saints had qualified, it would have been their maiden finals appearance. Saints goalkicker Jesse Wardlaw had a heavy collision with Carlton’s Keeley Sherar late in the final quarter of their clash. Georgia Patrikios showed her class in the do-or-die match, collecting 25 disposals and eight contested possessions in a powerhouse display, while Hannah Priest was a brick wall in defence, with nine intercept possessions. Abbie McKay worked overtime to counter Patrikios in the midfield, but her side was outclassed across the park. McKay racked up 28 disposals and 12 clearances alongside Mimi Hill (30 disposals), while defender Sherar (17) toiled against a potent Saints attack. Meanwhile, Sydney prevailed in a fierce tug-of-war with the Dockers to seal their first AFLW finals appearance.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time If the Saints had qualified, it would have been their maiden finals appearance. Saints goalkicker Jesse Wardlaw had a heavy collision with Carlton’s Keeley Sherar late in the final quarter of their clash. Georgia Patrikios showed her class in the do-or-die match, collecting 25 disposals and eight contested possessions in a powerhouse display, while Hannah Priest was a brick wall in defence, with nine intercept possessions. Abbie McKay worked overtime to counter Patrikios in the midfield, but her side was outclassed across the park. McKay racked up 28 disposals and 12 clearances alongside Mimi Hill (30 disposals), while defender Sherar (17) toiled against a potent Saints attack. Meanwhile, Sydney prevailed in a fierce tug-of-war with the Dockers to seal their first AFLW finals appearance. Down by four points at half-time in the low-scoring game, a third-term goal from Rebecca Privitelli sparked the Swans to a 5.10 (40) to 2.6 (18) win on Sunday at Fremantle Oval.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Georgia Patrikios showed her class in the do-or-die match, collecting 25 disposals and eight contested possessions in a powerhouse display, while Hannah Priest was a brick wall in defence, with nine intercept possessions. Abbie McKay worked overtime to counter Patrikios in the midfield, but her side was outclassed across the park. McKay racked up 28 disposals and 12 clearances alongside Mimi Hill (30 disposals), while defender Sherar (17) toiled against a potent Saints attack. Meanwhile, Sydney prevailed in a fierce tug-of-war with the Dockers to seal their first AFLW finals appearance. Down by four points at half-time in the low-scoring game, a third-term goal from Rebecca Privitelli sparked the Swans to a 5.10 (40) to 2.6 (18) win on Sunday at Fremantle Oval. The second-year expansion side stormed home with three unanswered goals to secure eighth spot.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Abbie McKay worked overtime to counter Patrikios in the midfield, but her side was outclassed across the park. McKay racked up 28 disposals and 12 clearances alongside Mimi Hill (30 disposals), while defender Sherar (17) toiled against a potent Saints attack. Meanwhile, Sydney prevailed in a fierce tug-of-war with the Dockers to seal their first AFLW finals appearance. Down by four points at half-time in the low-scoring game, a third-term goal from Rebecca Privitelli sparked the Swans to a 5.10 (40) to 2.6 (18) win on Sunday at Fremantle Oval. The second-year expansion side stormed home with three unanswered goals to secure eighth spot. It’s a dramatic improvement, with the Swans winless in their first season. “Any club that’s able to go from winless one year to a finals berth, it’s incredible,” Sydney co-captain Chloe Molloy told Fox Footy after the match.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time McKay racked up 28 disposals and 12 clearances alongside Mimi Hill (30 disposals), while defender Sherar (17) toiled against a potent Saints attack. Meanwhile, Sydney prevailed in a fierce tug-of-war with the Dockers to seal their first AFLW finals appearance. Down by four points at half-time in the low-scoring game, a third-term goal from Rebecca Privitelli sparked the Swans to a 5.10 (40) to 2.6 (18) win on Sunday at Fremantle Oval. The second-year expansion side stormed home with three unanswered goals to secure eighth spot. It’s a dramatic improvement, with the Swans winless in their first season. “Any club that’s able to go from winless one year to a finals berth, it’s incredible,” Sydney co-captain Chloe Molloy told Fox Footy after the match. “You can see the emotion on the girls’ faces. Coming into the season, the odds were against us.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Meanwhile, Sydney prevailed in a fierce tug-of-war with the Dockers to seal their first AFLW finals appearance. Down by four points at half-time in the low-scoring game, a third-term goal from Rebecca Privitelli sparked the Swans to a 5.10 (40) to 2.6 (18) win on Sunday at Fremantle Oval. The second-year expansion side stormed home with three unanswered goals to secure eighth spot. It’s a dramatic improvement, with the Swans winless in their first season. “Any club that’s able to go from winless one year to a finals berth, it’s incredible,” Sydney co-captain Chloe Molloy told Fox Footy after the match. “You can see the emotion on the girls’ faces. Coming into the season, the odds were against us. Just to get into the eight, we’ve managed to do that. We’re stoked.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Meanwhile, Sydney prevailed in a fierce tug-of-war with the Dockers to seal their first AFLW finals appearance. Down by four points at half-time in the low-scoring game, a third-term goal from Rebecca Privitelli sparked the Swans to a 5.10 (40) to 2.6 (18) win on Sunday at Fremantle Oval. The second-year expansion side stormed home with three unanswered goals to secure eighth spot. It’s a dramatic improvement, with the Swans winless in their first season. “Any club that’s able to go from winless one year to a finals berth, it’s incredible,” Sydney co-captain Chloe Molloy told Fox Footy after the match. “You can see the emotion on the girls’ faces. Coming into the season, the odds were against us. Just to get into the eight, we’ve managed to do that. We’re stoked. It’s pretty special for the club.” Missing star ruck Ally Morphett to a season-ending wrist injury, Laura Gardiner stood the tallest in the midfield, while Molloy (two goals), Montana Ham, Privitelli and Brooke Lochland hit the scoreboard.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time The second-year expansion side stormed home with three unanswered goals to secure eighth spot. It’s a dramatic improvement, with the Swans winless in their first season. “Any club that’s able to go from winless one year to a finals berth, it’s incredible,” Sydney co-captain Chloe Molloy told Fox Footy after the match. “You can see the emotion on the girls’ faces. Coming into the season, the odds were against us. Just to get into the eight, we’ve managed to do that. We’re stoked. It’s pretty special for the club.” Missing star ruck Ally Morphett to a season-ending wrist injury, Laura Gardiner stood the tallest in the midfield, while Molloy (two goals), Montana Ham, Privitelli and Brooke Lochland hit the scoreboard. An off-season recruit from Geelong, 20-year-old Gardiner had the ball on a string with a game-high 33 disposals and 18 contested possessions.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time It’s a dramatic improvement, with the Swans winless in their first season. “Any club that’s able to go from winless one year to a finals berth, it’s incredible,” Sydney co-captain Chloe Molloy told Fox Footy after the match. “You can see the emotion on the girls’ faces. Coming into the season, the odds were against us. Just to get into the eight, we’ve managed to do that. We’re stoked. It’s pretty special for the club.” Missing star ruck Ally Morphett to a season-ending wrist injury, Laura Gardiner stood the tallest in the midfield, while Molloy (two goals), Montana Ham, Privitelli and Brooke Lochland hit the scoreboard. An off-season recruit from Geelong, 20-year-old Gardiner had the ball on a string with a game-high 33 disposals and 18 contested possessions. Demons denied the minor premiership The Brisbane Lions have toppled AFLW heavyweights Melbourne by 25 points to clinch a double chance in the finals and deny the Demons the minor premiership.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time “You can see the emotion on the girls’ faces. Coming into the season, the odds were against us. Just to get into the eight, we’ve managed to do that. We’re stoked. It’s pretty special for the club.” Missing star ruck Ally Morphett to a season-ending wrist injury, Laura Gardiner stood the tallest in the midfield, while Molloy (two goals), Montana Ham, Privitelli and Brooke Lochland hit the scoreboard. An off-season recruit from Geelong, 20-year-old Gardiner had the ball on a string with a game-high 33 disposals and 18 contested possessions. Demons denied the minor premiership The Brisbane Lions have toppled AFLW heavyweights Melbourne by 25 points to clinch a double chance in the finals and deny the Demons the minor premiership. A year after Melbourne walked away with the 2022 premiership, the Lions avenged their upset grand final loss by defeating the defending premiers 8.5 (53) to 4.4 (28) at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time We’re stoked. It’s pretty special for the club.” Missing star ruck Ally Morphett to a season-ending wrist injury, Laura Gardiner stood the tallest in the midfield, while Molloy (two goals), Montana Ham, Privitelli and Brooke Lochland hit the scoreboard. An off-season recruit from Geelong, 20-year-old Gardiner had the ball on a string with a game-high 33 disposals and 18 contested possessions. Demons denied the minor premiership The Brisbane Lions have toppled AFLW heavyweights Melbourne by 25 points to clinch a double chance in the finals and deny the Demons the minor premiership. A year after Melbourne walked away with the 2022 premiership, the Lions avenged their upset grand final loss by defeating the defending premiers 8.5 (53) to 4.4 (28) at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday. Melbourne’s Lauren Peace fights for the ball againt the Lions.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time It’s pretty special for the club.” Missing star ruck Ally Morphett to a season-ending wrist injury, Laura Gardiner stood the tallest in the midfield, while Molloy (two goals), Montana Ham, Privitelli and Brooke Lochland hit the scoreboard. An off-season recruit from Geelong, 20-year-old Gardiner had the ball on a string with a game-high 33 disposals and 18 contested possessions. Demons denied the minor premiership The Brisbane Lions have toppled AFLW heavyweights Melbourne by 25 points to clinch a double chance in the finals and deny the Demons the minor premiership. A year after Melbourne walked away with the 2022 premiership, the Lions avenged their upset grand final loss by defeating the defending premiers 8.5 (53) to 4.4 (28) at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday. Melbourne’s Lauren Peace fights for the ball againt the Lions. Credit: Getty Images The Lions were at risk of slipping from the top four after last week’s 21-point loss to St Kilda, but will now finish the home-and-away season fourth, avoiding a sudden-death elimination final and marking coach Craig Starcevich’s 75th game in style.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Demons denied the minor premiership The Brisbane Lions have toppled AFLW heavyweights Melbourne by 25 points to clinch a double chance in the finals and deny the Demons the minor premiership. A year after Melbourne walked away with the 2022 premiership, the Lions avenged their upset grand final loss by defeating the defending premiers 8.5 (53) to 4.4 (28) at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday. Melbourne’s Lauren Peace fights for the ball againt the Lions. Credit: Getty Images The Lions were at risk of slipping from the top four after last week’s 21-point loss to St Kilda, but will now finish the home-and-away season fourth, avoiding a sudden-death elimination final and marking coach Craig Starcevich’s 75th game in style. Meanwhile, Melbourne ceded the minor premiership to Adelaide and dropped to second spot.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Demons denied the minor premiership The Brisbane Lions have toppled AFLW heavyweights Melbourne by 25 points to clinch a double chance in the finals and deny the Demons the minor premiership. A year after Melbourne walked away with the 2022 premiership, the Lions avenged their upset grand final loss by defeating the defending premiers 8.5 (53) to 4.4 (28) at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday. Melbourne’s Lauren Peace fights for the ball againt the Lions. Credit: Getty Images The Lions were at risk of slipping from the top four after last week’s 21-point loss to St Kilda, but will now finish the home-and-away season fourth, avoiding a sudden-death elimination final and marking coach Craig Starcevich’s 75th game in style. Meanwhile, Melbourne ceded the minor premiership to Adelaide and dropped to second spot. The Lions put on a show across the park, with powerhouse duo Ally Anderson (22 disposals) and Jade Ellenger (22) going to work in the midfield while Dakota Davidson (two goals) led the charge in the forward line.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time A year after Melbourne walked away with the 2022 premiership, the Lions avenged their upset grand final loss by defeating the defending premiers 8.5 (53) to 4.4 (28) at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday. Melbourne’s Lauren Peace fights for the ball againt the Lions. Credit: Getty Images The Lions were at risk of slipping from the top four after last week’s 21-point loss to St Kilda, but will now finish the home-and-away season fourth, avoiding a sudden-death elimination final and marking coach Craig Starcevich’s 75th game in style. Meanwhile, Melbourne ceded the minor premiership to Adelaide and dropped to second spot. The Lions put on a show across the park, with powerhouse duo Ally Anderson (22 disposals) and Jade Ellenger (22) going to work in the midfield while Dakota Davidson (two goals) led the charge in the forward line. Captain Bre Koenen was superb in defence as she played on Melbourne’s leader Kate Hore, collecting a game-high 12 intercept possessions and limiting the prolific goalkicker to just one goal.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Melbourne’s Lauren Peace fights for the ball againt the Lions. Credit: Getty Images The Lions were at risk of slipping from the top four after last week’s 21-point loss to St Kilda, but will now finish the home-and-away season fourth, avoiding a sudden-death elimination final and marking coach Craig Starcevich’s 75th game in style. Meanwhile, Melbourne ceded the minor premiership to Adelaide and dropped to second spot. The Lions put on a show across the park, with powerhouse duo Ally Anderson (22 disposals) and Jade Ellenger (22) going to work in the midfield while Dakota Davidson (two goals) led the charge in the forward line. Captain Bre Koenen was superb in defence as she played on Melbourne’s leader Kate Hore, collecting a game-high 12 intercept possessions and limiting the prolific goalkicker to just one goal. Lions duo Charlotte Mullins and Ruby Svarc celebrate.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Melbourne’s Lauren Peace fights for the ball againt the Lions. Credit: Getty Images The Lions were at risk of slipping from the top four after last week’s 21-point loss to St Kilda, but will now finish the home-and-away season fourth, avoiding a sudden-death elimination final and marking coach Craig Starcevich’s 75th game in style. Meanwhile, Melbourne ceded the minor premiership to Adelaide and dropped to second spot. The Lions put on a show across the park, with powerhouse duo Ally Anderson (22 disposals) and Jade Ellenger (22) going to work in the midfield while Dakota Davidson (two goals) led the charge in the forward line. Captain Bre Koenen was superb in defence as she played on Melbourne’s leader Kate Hore, collecting a game-high 12 intercept possessions and limiting the prolific goalkicker to just one goal. Lions duo Charlotte Mullins and Ruby Svarc celebrate. Credit: Getty Images The Lions got the game on their terms early with five repeat entries into the attacking 50m in the opening 10 minutes of the game.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Meanwhile, Melbourne ceded the minor premiership to Adelaide and dropped to second spot. The Lions put on a show across the park, with powerhouse duo Ally Anderson (22 disposals) and Jade Ellenger (22) going to work in the midfield while Dakota Davidson (two goals) led the charge in the forward line. Captain Bre Koenen was superb in defence as she played on Melbourne’s leader Kate Hore, collecting a game-high 12 intercept possessions and limiting the prolific goalkicker to just one goal. Lions duo Charlotte Mullins and Ruby Svarc celebrate. Credit: Getty Images The Lions got the game on their terms early with five repeat entries into the attacking 50m in the opening 10 minutes of the game. Davidson and Ellie Hampson drew first blood before Casey Sherriff kicked Melbourne’s opening goal. Tayla Harris, Tyla Hanks and Hore slotted a goal each in the second term to put their side ahead.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time The Lions put on a show across the park, with powerhouse duo Ally Anderson (22 disposals) and Jade Ellenger (22) going to work in the midfield while Dakota Davidson (two goals) led the charge in the forward line. Captain Bre Koenen was superb in defence as she played on Melbourne’s leader Kate Hore, collecting a game-high 12 intercept possessions and limiting the prolific goalkicker to just one goal. Lions duo Charlotte Mullins and Ruby Svarc celebrate. Credit: Getty Images The Lions got the game on their terms early with five repeat entries into the attacking 50m in the opening 10 minutes of the game. Davidson and Ellie Hampson drew first blood before Casey Sherriff kicked Melbourne’s opening goal. Tayla Harris, Tyla Hanks and Hore slotted a goal each in the second term to put their side ahead. Crumbling under the Brisbane attack, the visitors conceded four unanswered goals from Taylor Smith, Sophie Conway (two goals) and Ruby Svarc while remaining goalless in the third term.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Captain Bre Koenen was superb in defence as she played on Melbourne’s leader Kate Hore, collecting a game-high 12 intercept possessions and limiting the prolific goalkicker to just one goal. Lions duo Charlotte Mullins and Ruby Svarc celebrate. Credit: Getty Images The Lions got the game on their terms early with five repeat entries into the attacking 50m in the opening 10 minutes of the game. Davidson and Ellie Hampson drew first blood before Casey Sherriff kicked Melbourne’s opening goal. Tayla Harris, Tyla Hanks and Hore slotted a goal each in the second term to put their side ahead. Crumbling under the Brisbane attack, the visitors conceded four unanswered goals from Taylor Smith, Sophie Conway (two goals) and Ruby Svarc while remaining goalless in the third term. Midfield stars Olivia Purcell (14 contested possessions) and Tyla Hanks (11) showed their mettle as they attempted to drag their side over the line, but the Demons were outclassed and sorely missing Paxy Paxman (hamstring).
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Lions duo Charlotte Mullins and Ruby Svarc celebrate. Credit: Getty Images The Lions got the game on their terms early with five repeat entries into the attacking 50m in the opening 10 minutes of the game. Davidson and Ellie Hampson drew first blood before Casey Sherriff kicked Melbourne’s opening goal. Tayla Harris, Tyla Hanks and Hore slotted a goal each in the second term to put their side ahead. Crumbling under the Brisbane attack, the visitors conceded four unanswered goals from Taylor Smith, Sophie Conway (two goals) and Ruby Svarc while remaining goalless in the third term. Midfield stars Olivia Purcell (14 contested possessions) and Tyla Hanks (11) showed their mettle as they attempted to drag their side over the line, but the Demons were outclassed and sorely missing Paxy Paxman (hamstring). Melbourne could be without Maeve Chaplin in their finals campaign, after the defender sustained a concussion injury in the third term.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Davidson and Ellie Hampson drew first blood before Casey Sherriff kicked Melbourne’s opening goal. Tayla Harris, Tyla Hanks and Hore slotted a goal each in the second term to put their side ahead. Crumbling under the Brisbane attack, the visitors conceded four unanswered goals from Taylor Smith, Sophie Conway (two goals) and Ruby Svarc while remaining goalless in the third term. Midfield stars Olivia Purcell (14 contested possessions) and Tyla Hanks (11) showed their mettle as they attempted to drag their side over the line, but the Demons were outclassed and sorely missing Paxy Paxman (hamstring). Melbourne could be without Maeve Chaplin in their finals campaign, after the defender sustained a concussion injury in the third term. AAP Cats secure elimination final home-ground advantage Geelong have not only secured their spot in the top eight with a huge 40-point win over Hawthorn on Saturday at GMHBA Stadium but locked in home-ground advantage for the first elimination final.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Tayla Harris, Tyla Hanks and Hore slotted a goal each in the second term to put their side ahead. Crumbling under the Brisbane attack, the visitors conceded four unanswered goals from Taylor Smith, Sophie Conway (two goals) and Ruby Svarc while remaining goalless in the third term. Midfield stars Olivia Purcell (14 contested possessions) and Tyla Hanks (11) showed their mettle as they attempted to drag their side over the line, but the Demons were outclassed and sorely missing Paxy Paxman (hamstring). Melbourne could be without Maeve Chaplin in their finals campaign, after the defender sustained a concussion injury in the third term. AAP Cats secure elimination final home-ground advantage Geelong have not only secured their spot in the top eight with a huge 40-point win over Hawthorn on Saturday at GMHBA Stadium but locked in home-ground advantage for the first elimination final. The Cats finished sixth, with the 9.6 (60) to 3.2 (20) win over the Hawks boosting their percentage to a healthy 141.2, almost 40 ahead of Essendon, who sit one rung below them on equal points.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Midfield stars Olivia Purcell (14 contested possessions) and Tyla Hanks (11) showed their mettle as they attempted to drag their side over the line, but the Demons were outclassed and sorely missing Paxy Paxman (hamstring). Melbourne could be without Maeve Chaplin in their finals campaign, after the defender sustained a concussion injury in the third term. AAP Cats secure elimination final home-ground advantage Geelong have not only secured their spot in the top eight with a huge 40-point win over Hawthorn on Saturday at GMHBA Stadium but locked in home-ground advantage for the first elimination final. The Cats finished sixth, with the 9.6 (60) to 3.2 (20) win over the Hawks boosting their percentage to a healthy 141.2, almost 40 ahead of Essendon, who sit one rung below them on equal points. Momentum is also in Geelong’s favour after two big wins in a row, having demolished Richmond by 38 points last weekend.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Melbourne could be without Maeve Chaplin in their finals campaign, after the defender sustained a concussion injury in the third term. AAP Cats secure elimination final home-ground advantage Geelong have not only secured their spot in the top eight with a huge 40-point win over Hawthorn on Saturday at GMHBA Stadium but locked in home-ground advantage for the first elimination final. The Cats finished sixth, with the 9.6 (60) to 3.2 (20) win over the Hawks boosting their percentage to a healthy 141.2, almost 40 ahead of Essendon, who sit one rung below them on equal points. Momentum is also in Geelong’s favour after two big wins in a row, having demolished Richmond by 38 points last weekend. Chloe Scheer (left) and Julia Crockett-Grills of the Cats celebrate.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Melbourne could be without Maeve Chaplin in their finals campaign, after the defender sustained a concussion injury in the third term. AAP Cats secure elimination final home-ground advantage Geelong have not only secured their spot in the top eight with a huge 40-point win over Hawthorn on Saturday at GMHBA Stadium but locked in home-ground advantage for the first elimination final. The Cats finished sixth, with the 9.6 (60) to 3.2 (20) win over the Hawks boosting their percentage to a healthy 141.2, almost 40 ahead of Essendon, who sit one rung below them on equal points. Momentum is also in Geelong’s favour after two big wins in a row, having demolished Richmond by 38 points last weekend. Chloe Scheer (left) and Julia Crockett-Grills of the Cats celebrate. Credit: Getty Against the Hawks, they controlled ball movement from the get-go, kicking four goals straight to open the match and keeping their opposition goalless to half-time.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time AAP Cats secure elimination final home-ground advantage Geelong have not only secured their spot in the top eight with a huge 40-point win over Hawthorn on Saturday at GMHBA Stadium but locked in home-ground advantage for the first elimination final. The Cats finished sixth, with the 9.6 (60) to 3.2 (20) win over the Hawks boosting their percentage to a healthy 141.2, almost 40 ahead of Essendon, who sit one rung below them on equal points. Momentum is also in Geelong’s favour after two big wins in a row, having demolished Richmond by 38 points last weekend. Chloe Scheer (left) and Julia Crockett-Grills of the Cats celebrate. Credit: Getty Against the Hawks, they controlled ball movement from the get-go, kicking four goals straight to open the match and keeping their opposition goalless to half-time. Chloe Scheer was once again the star in front of goals with three majors, while the Cats finished with seven individual goalkickers.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time The Cats finished sixth, with the 9.6 (60) to 3.2 (20) win over the Hawks boosting their percentage to a healthy 141.2, almost 40 ahead of Essendon, who sit one rung below them on equal points. Momentum is also in Geelong’s favour after two big wins in a row, having demolished Richmond by 38 points last weekend. Chloe Scheer (left) and Julia Crockett-Grills of the Cats celebrate. Credit: Getty Against the Hawks, they controlled ball movement from the get-go, kicking four goals straight to open the match and keeping their opposition goalless to half-time. Chloe Scheer was once again the star in front of goals with three majors, while the Cats finished with seven individual goalkickers. Georgie Prespakis (35 touches, eight clearances) and Amy McDonald (23 touches, eight clearances) were a formidable midfield duo, while the retiring Renee Garing had a whopping 11 tackles.
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Ground-breaking Gold Coast: Suns make AFLW finals for a second time Momentum is also in Geelong’s favour after two big wins in a row, having demolished Richmond by 38 points last weekend. Chloe Scheer (left) and Julia Crockett-Grills of the Cats celebrate. Credit: Getty Against the Hawks, they controlled ball movement from the get-go, kicking four goals straight to open the match and keeping their opposition goalless to half-time. Chloe Scheer was once again the star in front of goals with three majors, while the Cats finished with seven individual goalkickers. Georgie Prespakis (35 touches, eight clearances) and Amy McDonald (23 touches, eight clearances) were a formidable midfield duo, while the retiring Renee Garing had a whopping 11 tackles. Overall, it was a strong team effort from a side that will be hungry for a finals win. Last year, the Cats had an impressive home-and-away run but bowed out narrowly in an elimination final to North Melbourne.