WESTERN AUSTRALIA
After a goalless first quarter Claremont rallied to a 31-point victory over Swan Districts. East Fremantle’s strong form continued with a 15-point win over Peel Thunder. West Perth is still searching for its first win of the WAFLW after it was defeated by South Fremantle by 24 points.
State League Players
Ella Smith and Madeleine Scanlon led the Claremont midfield with 17 and 15 disposals respectively. Teammate Brooke Whyte kicked two goals in the Tigers' win.
Jessica Cox won 16 disposals and laid 12 tackles for Swan Districts while Ruby Mahony was singled out for her 14-disposal and five tackle game.
East Fremantle’s Ashleigh Gomes and Ashlee Atkins both had 23 disposals for the Sharks in the win over Peel Thunder. Julie Teakle and Anjelique Raison kicked two goals in the Sharks' win.
Peel Thunder forward Kate Bartlett kicked three of the Thunder’s four goals and Aisha Wright was named the sides best for her 20 disposal game.
South Fremantle had three multiple goal kickers in the win over West Perth with Poppy Stockwell, Casey Byrne and Aaliyah Ugle all kicking two goals.
Liusaidh Gilchrist led the Bulldogs' midfield with her 31 disposals and seven inside 50s.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
South Adelaide claimed its spot in the SANFLW finals with a 25-point win over Norwood. Sturt will go into its first ever SANFLW finals series with a winning record after defeating Central Districts by 28 points. Glenelg came from behind at the last change to run away 10-point winners over minor premiers North Adelaide. Woodville-West Torrens ended its season on a winning note with a 33-point win over West Adelaide to close out the season.
AFLW-Listed Players
Adelaide's Mckenzie Dowrick kicked two goals in Woodville-West Torrens' win to go with her 13 disposals and five marks.
Gold Coast Suns’ Cheyenne Hammond played a role in South Adelaide cementing a role in the SANFLW finals laying 14 tackles and gathering 16 disposals in the win.
State League Players
Sturt had plenty of contributors through the midfield with Isobel Kuiper, Georgia Bevan and Alisha Gepp all finding plenty of the football. Double Blues tall forward Amy Brookes-Birve was the only multiple goal kicker on the ground with two.
Central District’s Shelby Smith led the way for her side with 23 disposals and 18 tackles also leading the clearances with seven.
Woodville-West Torrens forward line was lively against West Adelaide with Abbey Dowrick and Chantelle Mitchell both kicking two goals in the win.
Jess Sedunary led the Eagles midfield finishing with 29 disposals and five tackles with Natasha Holmes and Brianna Hyde also finishing with disposal counts in the 20s.
Zoe Venning and Jessica Macolino were West Adelaide's best in the loss to the Eagles. Venning collected 27 disposals, six marks and eight tackles while Macolino lead with 30 disposals, 10 tackles and nine clearances.
Gypsey Schirmer led South Adelaide’s midfield with her 22 disposals while Lucy Northcott kicked two goals.
Even though Norwood's Alana Lishmund was held goalless in the clash with South Adelaide she held on to win the SAFLW leading goal kicker award.
Her team mates Sophie Armitstead and Lana Schwerdt both gathered 22 possessions in the Redlegs loss to the Panthers.
Glenelg captain Ellie Kellock helped her side over the line with a crucial fourth-quarter goal to go with 22 disposals. Jessica Bates also helped the Tigers over the line with her 25 disposals and 13 tackles.
Under 18 All Australian representative Hannah Ewings had one of the performances of the season with her 34 disposals, five tackles, eight clearances and a goal in North Adelaide’s loss.
VICTORIA
Geelong held North Melbourne to just one goal on its way to a 27-point win at Arden Street. The Southern Saints kept the Western Bulldogs searching for their first win, accounting for the Dogs by 18 points. Williamstown and Carlton couldn’t be separated with the low scoring affair at Downer Oval ending in a draw. Essendon continued its unbeaten streak after it defeated the Darebin Falcons by 57 points. Collingwood moved into the top six after upsetting Casey by 10 points at Casey Fields. Hawthorn made it nine wins in a row with a convincing 88-point win over Port Melbourne.
AFLW-Listed Players
One week after breaking the VFLW disposal record Laura Gardiner equalled the previous record of 39 disposals again in the win over North.
Young ruck Rene Caris also had a good game against North winning 17 hitouts, 21 disposals and six marks while Chloe Scheer kicked a goal from 17 disposals.
New Sydney signing and North captain Molly Eastman also found plenty of the footy, gathering 30 disposals and five marks.
Young Bulldog Britney Gutknecht led all players on the ground with her 27 disposals and four marks.
Essendon VFLW captain and AFLW signing Georgia Nanscawen was at her damaging best, finishing with 34 disposals, seven marks and eight clearances.
Tahlia Gillard played one her best games for Casey, amassing 15 disposals, five marks and 17 hit outs.
Jordan Membrey continued her comeback from an ACL injury, kicking a crucial goal for Collingwood with Joanna Lin also picking up 16 disposals in the win.
State League Players
Breanna Beckley was one of the Cats' best with her 18 touches and five marks while for North Annabel Scott collected 21 disposals and seven tackles.
Tayla Kearns and Gabriella De Angelis both kicked two goals and found plenty of footy for the Southern Saints.
Aimee Whelan did her best to break the deadlock for the Seagulls finishing with 21 disposals, a goal and five marks.
Carlton’s Lily Goss applied plenty of pressure with her 11 tackles while Jorja Borg dominated in the ruck for the Blues.
Former AFLW listed players Joanne Doonan and Mia-Rae Clifford both kicked two goals in Bombers' big win over Darebin while Eloise Ashley-Cooper was integral in the midfield.
Nicole Callinan led the Falcons again with 22 disposals, eight tackles and seven clearances.
Collingwood’s Matilda Zander and Elisabeth Jackson were again instrumental for the Pies, helping their side to a much-needed win.
Both Kirsty Stratton and Jessie Williams kicked four goals in Hawthorn’s big win over Port. Tamara Luke again led the Hawks with her 19 disposals, nine marks and two goals.
Abbey Holmes returned for the Hawks and kicked a goal, while Emma Humphries did well through the midfield with her 17 disposals.
QUEENSLAND
A competition bye in the QAFLW meant no games this past weekend
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney University held off a fast-finishing Pennant Hills for its third win of the season. The UTS Bats upset the Manly Warringah Wolves by 15 points to make it back-to-back wins for the first time this season. The UNSW-ES Bulldogs broke away from Macquarie University in the final quarter for a seven-point win. Inner West Magpies and East Coast Eagles both enjoyed big wins to keep their unbeaten starts to the season alive.
AFLW-Listed Players
Emily Goodsir was in Manly Warringah's best for efforts in the loss to the UTS Bats.
Sydney recruit Rebecca Privitelli kicked a bag of five in the Inner West Magpies' big win over the North Shore Bombers.
GWS young gun Tarni Evans was among the votes for the East Coast Eagles in their big win over Southern Power.
State League Players
Sydney University held on for its third win of the season thanks to performances from Esther Maling and Stephanie Gillon.
Madison Hare and Ella Morris were highlighted for their efforts for Pennant Hills but just couldn’t get their side over the line.
UTS Bats' Ruby Reid and Grace Hill were instrumental in the upset win over the Wolves.
Willow Smith kicked all four of the UNSW-ES Bulldogs goals and was named one of the best for her efforts in helping the Dogs to the win.
Jodie Hicks and Abbie Lewis found themselves in the votes for Macquarie University in the loss to the Dogs.
Inner West Magpies’ Jasmine Smith and Darcy Elliston played a hand in keeping their side's unbeaten streak alive.
Rylee McGartland’s strong goal kicking form continued kicking seven majors for the East Coast Eagles match-up against Southern Power.
