AFLW R9: Richmond vs GWS @ Mildura, Sun. Oct. 23

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Seventh heaven: Tigers roar into top four with Giant victory

Sophie Welsh
AAP
23 October 2022

RICHMOND                                    4.2    4.2.    7.3    9.4  (58)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY           0.0    1.2.    1.2    2.3  (15)

GOALS
Richmond: Conti 3, Reid 2, J.Hosking, Egan, Brennan, Wakefield
Greater Western Sydney: Parker, Barr

BEST
Richmond: Conti, Egan, J.Hosking, Seymour, McKenzie
Greater Western Sydney: Parker, Barr, Evans, Eva

INJURIES
Richmond: Nil
Greater Western Sydney: Eva (foot)

LATE CHANGES
Richmond: Nil
Greater Western Sydney: Nil

REPORTS
Richmond: Nil
Greater Western Sydney: Nil

Crowd: TBC at Mildura Sporting Precinct

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RICHMOND star Monique Conti has put in another dazzling display to help her side surge into the AFLW top four with a 43-point hammering of Greater Western Sydney.

Conti shone in wet and windy conditions, kicking three goals from a game-high 23 disposals as the Tigers posted a 9.4 (58) to 2.3 (15) victory in Mildura.

The margin gave Richmond a massive percentage boost that lifted it above Collingwood into fourth spot with one round left to play.

It was the Tigers' seventh straight win, extending their club-record streak after they managed a total of six victories in their previous three seasons in the competition.

Conti was a class above, calm in traffic and busy around contests, and laid a game-high eight tackles.

The 22-year-old midfielder had plenty of assistance from capable teammates, with Grace Egan (19 disposals, one goal) and Jess Hosking (18, one) both influential.

Gabrielle Seymour (16 disposals) was busy and Stella Reid kicked two goals, while defender Bec Miller made a successful return after five weeks out with a hamstring injury.

The Tigers made use of a stiff breeze to build a 26-point lead by quarter-time on the back of a 13-0 differential in forward entries.

The Giants only trimmed margin by eight points in the second term and Richmond made them pay in the third, with two Conti goals putting the result beyond doubt.

Neither side managed to score into the wind until the final term, when Brennan kicked a behind before setting up a goal for local star Courtney Wakefield.

Alyce Parker (18 diposals, one goal) was the Giants' best, while captain Alicia Eva (13) battled away despite requiring treatment on a right foot injury early in the match.

Tigers' finals spot all but locked in
Richmond has one hand on a finals berth with just one round remaining in the home and away season. Richmond has never made finals before in its four AFLW seasons, and its improvement this season is stratospheric. After losing the first two rounds of the season, Richmond has found a new gear and won seven games on the bounce - including an upset win over ladder-leading Brisbane. While the win against the Giants propels the Tigers into the top four, there's still a mathematical possibility the Tigers could slide out of finals contention in the final round, such is the nature of this AFLW season.

Up next
The Tigers finish their season off against the red-hot North Melbourne on Sunday, while the Giants take on Gold Coast at home later that day.

https://www.womens.afl/news/111327/seventh-heaven-tigers-roar-into-top-four-with-giant-victory

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Vision of our Goals:

Jess Hosking ( 6 - 0 ; 8:40 Q1 )
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1584038628485132290

Stella Reid ( 13 - 0 ; 5:35 Q1 )
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1584042414708523009

Grace Egan ( 19 - 0 ; 3:40 Q1 )
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1584043328261480448

Stella Reid ( 26 - 0 ; End of Q1 )
https://twitter.com/7AFL/status/1584039925363933185

Katie Brennan ( 32 - 8 ; 6:20 Q3 )
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1584056278921678849

Monique Conti ( 38 - 8 ; 4:20 Q3 )
https://twitter.com/aflwomens/status/1584053336893902849

Monique Conti ( 45 - 8 ; End of Q3 )
No vision - free kick and set shot on the siren.

Courtney Wakefield ( 52 - 8 ; 11:50 Q4 )
https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1584058793826344963

Monique Conti's mark that resulted in her set shot goal ( 58 - 14 ; 4:35 Q4 )
https://twitter.com/7AFL/status/1584058954321387521

[one-eyed]

We gained 20 in % today  .


https://twitter.com/7AFL/status/1584062232522285056

n.b. Melbourne in second are flogging Essendon and will be on 32 pts.

[JP Tiger]

GWS had a couple of outstanding defenders, trouble is two of them were umpires!     

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Team Stats:

Disposals:        209 - 167 .... ( contested: 96 - 85 )
Efficiency%:       53 - 47
Kicks:               121 - 100
Handballs:          88 - 67
Clearances:        22 - 21
Groundball gets: 67 - 53
Inside 50s:         32 - 20
Marks in50:          9 - 1
Tackles:             72 - 62
Hitouts:             36 - 23
Frees:               21 - 26

Individual stats:

Conti            24 disposals (15k,  9h), 5 marks, 8 tackles,      -         ,3 goals.
Egan            20 disposals (  8k, 12h), 3 marks, 5 tackles,     -         , 1 goal.
J.Hosking      17 disposals (  9k,  8h), 4 marks, 3 tackles,     -         , 1 goal.
Seymour       16 disposals (  9k,  7h), 3 marks, 3 tackles, 27 hitouts.
McKenzie      15 disposals (10k,  5h), 2 marks, 8 tackles.
S.Hosking     14 disposals (  5k,  9h), 1 mark , 7 tackles.
Sheerin         14 disposals (  9k,  5h), 2 marks, 5 tackles.   
MacDonald    11 disposals (  6k,  5h), 1 mark , 6 tackles.
Reid             10 disposals (  8k,  2h), 1 mark , 2 tackles,      -      , 2 goals.
Brennan         9 disposals (  7k,  2h), 3 marks, 2 tackles,      -     ,  1 goal , 2 behinds.
Dempsey        9 disposals (  5k,  4h),     -      , 1 tackle.
Cox                8 disposals (  3k,  5h),     -      , 2 tackles.
Miller              7 disposals (  6k,  1h), 1 mark.
Graham          6 disposals (  6k,  0h), 2 marks.
McClelland      5 disposals (  4k,  1h), 3 marks, 4 tackles.
Kiely              5 disposals (  3k,  2h), 1 mark , 1 tackle.
Lavey             4 disposals (  1k,  3h), 1 mark.
Lynch             4 disposals (  2k,  2h), 1 mark , 5 tackles.
Wakefield       4 disposals (  3k,  1h), 2 marks, 4 tackles, 6 hitouts, 1 goal , 1 behind.
Yassir             4 disposals (  2k,  2h),     -      , 6 tackles.
Woods            3 disposals (  0k,  3h),     -      ,      -      , 3 hitouts.

https://www.womens.afl/match-centre/2022/4725/rich-v-gws#playerstats

[one-eyed]

"She reminds me of Scott Pendlebury...it's the way they move".

Mon Conti has been outstanding so far today.

Watch here: https://twitter.com/7AFL/status/1584047791818436608

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Is there anyone better than Mon Conti in the AFLW right now?


https://twitter.com/7AFL/status/1584066668459806730

[Tiger Khosh]

Yassirs tackling and pressure are top notch. If she can get more involved offensively and keep improving on her skill set (kicking, marking, handballing), she could be an absolute weapon.

[one-eyed]

Proud


https://twitter.com/RichmondWomens/status/1584082551492468736

[Knighter]

Katie not exactly leaning into the Chiefs hug 

[one-eyed]

TIGERS CLINCH FINALS AND CLOSE TO TOP FOUR

Jason Phelan
Foxsports
24 October 2022

Surging Richmond has a top-four finish in its grasp after three goals to Monique Conti helped the Tigers make it seven wins on the trot with a 44-point demolition of Greater Western Sydney on Sunday.

Ryan Ferguson’s side adapted better to the blustery conditions at Mildura Sporting Precinct and improved to a 7-2 win-loss record to replace Collingwood in fourth spot on the ladder with one round left in the home-and-away season.

A double chance would be fitting reward for the barnstorming Tigers, who had only won six games in three seasons heading into this AFLW campaign, and will play finals for the first time in the club’s history.

Conti was the driving force for Richmond with a game-high 23 possessions to go with her trio of goals, but she had plenty of willing helpers with Jess and Sarah Hosking, Grace Egan and Ellie McKenzie all prominent.

Richmond can cement a top-four finish with a win against fellow finalist North Melbourne at Arden Street on Sunday.

Alyce Parker toiled hard for her 18 touches, but it was a disappointing day for the Giants on the back of last week’s win over Hawthorn, with Cam Bernasconi’s side set to finish the season without once managing to put together back-to-back wins.

WHACKY WIND

The windy conditions made for some odd stats across the first half.

The Tigers had first use of the breeze and used it with devastating effect to surge to a 26-point quarter-time lead over the scoreless Giants.

Richmond went inside attacking 50 13 times in the opening term, while the Giants didn’t register an inside 50 and barely managed to move the ball into their forward half.

Egan’s goal from 45m out gave a good indication of the strength of the breeze, with her high right-foot snap sailing through post high.

With the wind at her back, Jess Hosking banged through just the second goal of her 47-game career and Stella Reid threaded the eye of the needle from the boundary line for her second goal after the quarter-time siren.

GWS registered the first seven inside 50s of the second quarter, but failed to make the most of the breeze.

The Giants won the inside 50 count 11-2 for the term, but while they kept Richmond scoreless, they managed just one goal to Parker to trail by 18 points at the main break.

CONTI STRIKES

The Giants did well to restrict Richmond after the restart, but Conti’s class shone through again.

The three-time All Australian swooped on a loose ball and her running shot from 52m out carried the pack and bounced through for a goal shortly after Katie Brennan nailed her set shot.

Conti then drew a free kick shortly before three-quarter time and coolly converted her shot after the siren to make it a 37-point margin.

In a measure of how well her day was going, Conti’s only blunder still resulted in a goal in the last quarter.

The star midfielder kicked her set shot into the player on the mark, but she drew a free kick for high contact as she scrambled to recover the ball and booted her third.

Coupled with Courtney Wakefield’s final term major, the Tigers kicked two goals into the teeth of the wind, while all the Giants scores came with the aid of the breeze.

SCOREBOARD

TIGERS 4.2 4.2 7.3 9.4 (58)

GIANTS 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.2 (14)

PHELAN’S BEST

Tigers: Conti, J Hosking, Egan, Seymour, McKenzie, S Hosking, Reid.

Giants: Parker, Barr, Hicks, Eva, Evans.

GOALS

Tigers: Conti 3, Reid 2, Brennan, Wakefield, Egan, J Hosking.

Giants: Parker, Barr.

INJURIES

Tigers: Nil.

Giants: Nil.

VENUE

Mildura Sporting Precinct

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

JASON PHELAN’S VOTES

3 Conti (Rich)

2 Parker (GWS)

1 J Hosking (Rich)

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-news-2022-afl-womens-round-9-sunday-wrap-richmond-def-gws-st-kilda-def-port-adelaide-melbourne-def-essendon-highlights/news-story/48fee8c81399d47522f8d5d5b90836e5

[one-eyed]

Grace Egan has made Monique Conti a better player

It's common knowledge that Monique Conti is a star and that her full-time dedication to AFLW this season has seen her improve, but the addition of Grace Egan to that midfield mix has been just as important. No longer does Conti have to be the one in and under at every stoppage, instead she can now rotate with Egan and become more damaging with the ground she gains and scoreboard impact. Together they won 42 disposals, 13 tackles and 710 metres gained against the Giants, going a long way to the Tigers' surge into the top four.

https://www.womens.afl/news/111408?_ga=2.107516295.429636630.1665890140-224749430.1603381344

[WilliamPowell]

Grace Egan has made Monique Conti a better player

It's common knowledge that Monique Conti is a star and that her full-time dedication to AFLW this season has seen her improve, but the addition of Grace Egan to that midfield mix has been just as important. No longer does Conti have to be the one in and under at every stoppage, instead she can now rotate with Egan and become more damaging with the ground she gains and scoreboard impact. Together they won 42 disposals, 13 tackles and 710 metres gained against the Giants, going a long way to the Tigers' surge into the top four.

https://www.womens.afl/news/111408?_ga=2.107516295.429636630.1665890140-224749430.1603381344

Which makes it even more annoying that we didn't pre-list her as one of our VFLW players from the get go. Instead keeping the pick that we ultimately used on Molan

But Greg (that's her nickname) is here now and that's all that matters

[pmac21]

Has anyone done the math on the percentage if both Pies & us lose to make the top 4? Pies play Brisbane.
 

[Tiger Khosh]

Has anyone done the math on the percentage if both Pies & us lose to make the top 4? Pies play Brisbane.

If that happens kangas will take our spot in the 4.

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Has anyone done the math on the percentage if both Pies & us lose to make the top 4? Pies play Brisbane.

If that happens kangas will take our spot in the 4.

Yep.

Pmac, North have a higher percentage than both us and Collingwood.


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