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2022 NAB AFLW Season 6
Western Bulldogs v Richmond
Round 5 •
30 4.6
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13 1.7
Bulldogs Won By 17
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    Full AFLW R5 preview: Two clubs vying for first win, can top two stay undefeated?

    Two teams are honing in on their first wins for the season, while the top two teams face big challenges

    THE LADDER is beginning to take shape, as Adelaide and Fremantle remain undefeated at the top, while Geelong and the Western Bulldogs edge ever closer to a first win of the season. 

    Unfortunately for Greater Western Sydney, it will sit out of round four as the side deals with health and safety protocols, which means St Kilda has to wait until Tuesday to play its first game since round three.

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    Friday, February 4

    Geelong v West Coast at GMHBA Stadium, 7.10pm AEDT

    • Geelong came within two points of its first win last week, pushing the reigning premiers right until the final siren, without Nina Morrison no less. Despite the disappointment, that performance will give the Cats a heap of confidence as they return home to face the Eagles. The Cats have not won at home since February 2019, but that ten-game streak looks likely to come to an end on Friday. 
    • West Coast hasn’t had it easy, hubbing away from home since round two, winless and missing two scheduled games due to health and safety protocols. On Friday the Eagles need to be on the move, consistently creating options down the field to keep an impressive defensive duo of Meg McDonald and Maddy McMahon on their toes. Against Adelaide, they were caught flat footed inside 50 so didn't give themselves best chance at setting up set shots. They cannot be still in attack because Geelong will intercept and rebound at will. 
    • Tip: It's a tough ask for the Eagles, coming up against a confident and hungry Geelong. Cats by 20 points. 
    Geelong's Rebecca Webster in action during round seven, 2021. Picture: AFL Photos

    Saturday, February 5

    Brisbane v Collingwood at Maroochydore Multi-Sports Complex, 4.10pm AEST 

    • Since its return in round three, Brisbane has created plenty of opportunities at goal, registering 30 scoring shots across two matches. Unfortunately, the accuracy of those shots has left a little to be desired, converting just 25 per cent of the time against Geelong last week. Against a tough Collingwood defence, it is important the Lions make more of the opportunities they create. 
    • Collingwood will be raring to rectify its round four performance, which produced the club's lowest score and fewest inside 50s in its history. Finding marks inside 50 will assist the Pies to be more considered in its attempts to score, and help them find more control of the ball in the forward half. 
    • Tip: These sides played off twice last year, including a prelim, for a total margin of just seven points, and this one is likely to be just as close. Brisbane by three points. 
    Brisbane's Dakota Davidson attempts a mark during the preliminary final against Collingwood on April 10, 2021. Picture: AFL Photos

    Melbourne v Gold Coast at Casey Fields, 7.10pm AEDT 

    • Melbourne will be frustrated it couldn't get its controlled, short kicking game going against Adelaide in round four, while Gold Coast will no doubt have identified that the best route to beat the Demons is to apply pressure right across the field. The Suns are a handy pressure side, averaging 66 tackles each game, but they need to apply that across the whole match as any reprieve will see Melbourne steal momentum and pile on the goals. 
    • An ACL injury to Jade Pregelj exposes Gold Coast's backline, which is less than ideal coming up against a stacked Melbourne forward line. It's important that the Suns' defence doesn't push too high and allow scores over the back, where Pregelj would typically be sitting as a goalkeeper. 
    • Tip: Melbourne will be hell bent on getting back to the winners list. Melbourne by 15 points. 
    Melbourne's Krstel Petrevski handballs during round one, 2021. Picture: AFL Photos

    Sunday, February 6

    Western Bulldogs v Richmond at VU Whitten Oval, 1.10pm AEDT

    • The Western Bulldogs came tantalisingly close to its first win of the season on Tuesday night, and will look to take that momentum into this home fixture against Richmond, which will also serve as the side's replacement Pride match. Around the ball, the trio of Ellie Blackburn, Kirsty Lamb and Jess Fitzgerald is growing stronger each game, and all look dangerous around forward stoppages.  
    • Richmond has become vulnerable at each end of the ground, missing both Harriet Cordner in defence and Courtney Wakefield up forward. In their round one win, the Tigers took seven marks inside 50, making use of Wakefield's presentation at the ball, but have taken just three in each of their games since. Finding alternative methods of attack has been a slow process, and Katie Brennan is being asked to fill a lot of the gaps created by missing players. More experienced forwards like Tayla Stahl and Christina Bernardi need to help carry more of the weight that is currently landing on Brennan's shoulders. 
    • Tip: The Dogs have been able to re-establish their backline, and that will hold them in good stead against the Tigers. Western Bulldogs by two points. 
    Richmond's Maddy Brancatisano collects the ball during round nine, 2021. Picture: AFL Photos

    Carlton v Adelaide at Ikon Park, 3.10pm AEDT 

    • Carlton has really struggled to find any efficiency in its game style this year, inviting pressure with high, looping disposals that make teammates wait to receive the ball and stunting any speed or fluidity in the transition down the ground. The concern coming up against Adelaide is that the Crows have put on masterclasses in applying pressure each week. The Blues need to be more considered with their ball use if they're to stand any chance against Adelaide. 
    • Meanwhile, the Crows are one of two steamrollers in the competition over the first half of the season. In three of their four games, they have identified a forward with momentum and used them as the main avenue to goal, while other forwards provide support and create space. It is a damaging attack that, if one forward is being shut down, there are a number of other options capable of kicking multiple goals. 
    • Tip: Adelaide will continue to plow through its opponents as it looks to make a fourth finals series in six years. Adelaide by 30 points. 
    Carlton's Darcy Vescio in action during round four, 2020. Picture: AFL Photos

    North Melbourne v Fremantle at North Hobart Oval, 5.10pm AEDT

    • It took North Melbourne two rounds to find the high scoring side we know it to be, but it has managed to pile on 105 points in the past fortnight, establishing that scoreboard pressure once again. The drive Emma Kearney has offered splitting off the half backline, and the fresh combination of Mia King, Ash Riddell and Jenna Bruton on the ball has generated plenty of opportunities in attack. 
    • Fremantle might be without the irreplaceable Kiara Bowers, but the growth of Hayley Miller, and addition of draftee Dana East makes this a less concerning proposition than it may have been in the past. Importantly, finding a bit more efficiency in the forward line than they were able to against the Western Bulldogs will serve the Dockers' ability to control territory better. 
    • Tip: North Melbourne has started to hit its straps this season, and will challenge the Dockers, but not quite enough. Fremantle by five points. 
    Fremantle's Gemma Houghton in action against North Melbourne in round nine on March 27, 2021. Picture: Getty Images

    Tuesday, February 8

    St Kilda v West Coast at Trevor Barker Beach Oval, 5.10pm

    • St Kilda has had to sit on the sidelines as two matches were postponed due to opposition unavailability. This has given the Saints extra time to reflect on a really strong three quarters against Melbourne, and also one quarter where they were cut open and exposed. Against the Eagles, they need to go back to that early round three performance where they were calmly picking out options forward of the ball and finding more outside ball rather than relying so heavily on their work from contest to contest. 
    • West Coast needs to find a little more dare in its game, and against the Saints they have a real opportunity to do so. The Eagles should consider hitting up shorter options on the angle rather than consistently kicking long down the line, while being more thoughtful about how they choose to move the ball forward will be important. 
    • Tip: The Saints will be keen to take the positives from their round three game and build on those after sitting out for two weeks. St Kilda by 12 points. 
    West Coast's Amber Ward and St Kilda's Caitlin Greiser compete for the ball during round nine, 2021. Picture: AFL Photos

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    Happy birthday, coach: Dogs deliver for Burkey, injury woe for Tigers

    The Western Bulldogs have tasted victory for the first time in 317 days, downing an injury-hit Richmond

    THE WESTERN Bulldogs have provided senior coach Nathan Burke with the perfect birthday present on Sunday, winning for the first time in 317 days.

    The St Kilda great celebrated his 52nd birthday with the Bulldogs getting on the board for the first time in 2022 after defeating Richmond by 17 points at VU Whitten Oval on Sunday afternoon.

    BULLDOGS v TIGERS Full match coverage and stats

    The Dogs hadn't won a game since round nine last season, but kept the Tigers at arms distance all day to breathe life back into a season that had been on life support heading into the weekend, winning 4.6 (30) to 1.7 (13).

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    The club has experienced an interrupted start to the season with two games postponed due to COVID-19 breakouts and had to play the first replacement game only five days ago, where it narrowly lost to Fremantle by a goal.

    After smashing St Kilda by 38 points in round one, Richmond has now lost four consecutive games and are now in dangerous territory of spending another post-season watching on from afar.

    The Dogs made a dominant start to the day but took some time to capitalise on the scoreboard. They recorded the first six inside 50s and the first goal of the day, with Richmond needing more than half the opening quarter to put the ball inside their arc for the first time.

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    They led by a kick at quarter-time and half-time before two well executed set shot goals in the early stages of the second half – one to Ellie Blackburn and the second to Celine Moody – killed the contest.

    Play stopped for more than five minutes early in the third quarter when Hannah Burchell went down and clutched her left knee. There are serious concerns the 26-year-old has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear.

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    The stop in play may have halted the Western Bulldogs' momentum, but it didn't reignite the Tigers with no further goals recorded in the closing quarter and a half.

    Western Bulldogs skipper Ellie Blackburn backed up her impressive display against the Dockers on Tuesday night with another eye-catching at VU Whitten Oval.

    The premiership player and two-time best and fairest winner was a class above in sunny and breezy conditions in Melbourne's inner-west, collecting 19 disposals, including 15 kicks. 

    Kirsty Lamb was given far too much room all day and made the Tigers pay, amassing 27 touches, 17 kicks and nine marks.

    Most 52nd birthday parties fade in the memory banks, but this one will last for Burke. The Dogs still have a pulse.

    Ex-Dog does her best to spoil the party
    Dual All-Australian Monique Conti torched her old side but didn’t have enough help from her teammates to seriously challenge the Western Bulldogs, the club where she spent the first two seasons of her career, winning the 2019 best and fairest. The 22-year-old continued her brilliant season, finishing with 19 disposals, 12 kicks and four tackles. 

    Richmond's Monique Conti in action against the Western Bulldogs in round five, 2022. Picture: AFL Photos

    Another serious injury for the Tigers
    It was a day of carnage for Ryan Ferguson’s team, taking Richmond’s injury situation from bad to worse. With Harriet Cordner suffering an ACL tear earlier in the season and Courtney Wakefield suffering a long-term shoulder injury, the Tigers have now lost three more players. Burchall has a suspected ACL tear that will be scanned on Monday, while Laura McClelland and Kate Dempsey both suffered ankle injuries.

    Richmond's Hannah Burchell is embraced by her teammates after the round five match against the Western Bulldogs. Picture: AFL Photos

    Say what?
    "It's good to celebrate it with my second family. With my second family, there is no other place I'd rather be. They actually sang happy birthday in the team meeting before the game even started, which I wasn't expecting, I thought they'd be concentrating more on the game. So I had to quickly admonish them about not thinking about the game, but it was lovely." - Western Bulldogs coach Nathan Burke

    "(Our season is still) more than alive. The challenge in this comp is we've got lots of teams like us who are trying to beat each other. Gold Coast, Geelong, West Coast and probably the Bulldogs and Carlton are a rung above that trying to get into the top six and we're trying to be competitive with the top six. On any day we can be competitive with anyone and we can beat anyone. But obviously in our development with where we are at, we've got to work hard for every goal and every win." - Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson 

    What's next? 
    Richmond will look to snap a four-game losing streak when it hosts North Melbourne at the Swinburne Centre next Saturday, while the Western Bulldogs will travel to South Australia to meet Adelaide at Norwood Oval.

    WESTERN BULLDOGS   1.2     2.2     4.6   4.6 (30)
    RICHMOND    0.2     1.3     1.5     1.7 (13) 

    GOALS
    Western Bulldogs:  Blackburn, Moody, Morris-Dalton, Toogood
    Richmond: Brennan

    BEST
    Western Bulldogs:  Blackburn, Lamb, Toogood, Hunt, Grant, Brown
    Richmond: Conti, J. Hosking, Shevlin, Brennan

    INJURIES
    Western Bulldogs: Nil
    Richmond: McClelland (ankle), Burchall (knee)

    LATE CHANGES
    Western Bulldogs: Nil
    Richmond: Nil

    Reports: Nil

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