AFLW 1st Qualifying Final: Richmond vs Brisbane @ Metricon, Sat. Nov. 5

[one-eyed]

Good kick to the lead of Ellie but Kelly gets in the way. Lucky to get the free.

We get a behind from it.

16 - 38

[one-eyed]

The needless extra handball has stuffed us up all day.

Conti snap is OOTF.

[one-eyed]

These umps .

[WilliamPowell]

The needless extra handball has stuffed us up all day.

Conti snap is OOTF.

Yep, Sheerin should have had the shot

Would have made the distance easily

[one-eyed]

Brennan kicks her 3rd  .

Rich  3.4-22
Bris  5.9-39

[one-eyed]

Stupidly playing on again with no awareness. That's about the 4th one today.

[Knighter]

Umpiring has been a stuffen disgrace. Embarrassing and shiteful performance

[one-eyed]

Final Score

Richmond    1.1     1.2     1.3     3.4-22
Brisbane      1.3     4.6     5.8     5.9-39

Goals: Brennan 3

[WilliamPowell]

Despite the result I'm so proud of our girls. Easiest thing in the last qtr would have been to go into their shells and not offer a yelp. They didn't, they continued to take the game on. Good stuff Tigers.

As for the Chook Lotto brigade (aka the umpires) the should be embarrassed but I'm sure they're exceptionally proud of their stellar performance

[Tiger Khosh]

Outclassed in the middle quarters. so many hospital handpasses setting up their teammates to get crunched.

Defence held up well considering how much territorial dominance the lions had.

Hopefully they can learn some lessons from their first finals game and turn it around next week.

Agree with everyone - umpires are clueless.

[Knighter]

I lost count of tbt amount of times our players were taken high or tackled without the ball but it was always play on. stuff u umps u cheating pricks

[one-eyed]

Tigers invoke double chance after falling to Lions

After an even first quarter, Richmond were no match for Brisbane in Saturday's AFLW qualifying final.

By Gemma Bastiani
AFL Media
5 November 2022

BRISBANE   1.3 4.6 5.8 5.9 (39)
RICHMOND 1.1 1.2 1.3 3.4 (22)

GOALS
Brisbane: Wardlaw, C.Svarc, Conway, Davidson, Smith
Richmond: Brennan 3

BEST
Brisbane: Ellenger, C.Svarc, Wardlaw, Anderson, Bates
Richmond: Graham, Brennan, Conti, McKenzie

INJURIES
Brisbane: Nil
Richmond: Lynch (right foot)

Reports: Nil

Crowd: 2,392 at Metricon Stadium

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Richmond will host a semi final next weekend after being outplayed by Brisbane to the tune of 17 points at Metricon Stadium.

The minor premiers claimed a 17-point victory over the upstart Tigers, 5.9 (39) to 3.4 (22), at Metricon Stadium.

Richmond, which had not lost since the first week of September, hit the contest with a ferocious intent to quell any outside ball movement from the minor premiers, creating a highly contested opening quarter. Libby Graham and Maddie Shevlin starred in defence early, refusing the Lions any clean or thoughtful movement into attack.

Brisbane pulled away in the second quarter, sparked by an impressive Cathy Svarc effort out of the middle leading to her - and Brisbane's - first of the term. The Lions were able to wrestle back control by increasing the pressure around the ball, maintaining some territory and turning up the heat inside 50.

The Tigers often found themselves trapped on one wing, unable to use the width of the ground to their advantage and inviting Brisbane's intercept markers and well-drilled defence to win the ball back. Meanwhile, the home side engaged its wingers, using the run and carry of Jade Ellenger, Orla O'Dwyer and Sophie Conway to break past the Tigers' stingy defence.

Despite working hard all day, Richmond conceded its highest score - Brisbane's third-lowest score - of the season, as the Lions kicked their way to a home preliminary final in a fortnight.

Jesse Wardlaw and Dakota Davidson presented with strength up forward, proving tough to beat in the air, combining for five contested marks and two goals. And when it wasn't Wardlaw or Davidson causing headaches, Taylor Smith bobbed up as a target.

At the other end of the ground, Courtney Wakefield was held without a mark until the final term, only able to really get involved by pushing high up the field. Katie Brennan, however, showed exactly what she is made of in her first ever final, kicking all three of Richmond's goals despite limited supply.

Dynamic duo Emily Bates and Ally Anderson did plenty through the middle of the field, each winning 21 disposals and claiming 13 clearances.

Richmond, while falling in its first ever final, will take heart from a strong final quarter whereby captain Brennan kicked two goals and the side showed off far smarter ball movement.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1244956/tigers-invoke-double-chance-after-falling-to-lions

[mightytiges]

As I posted on twitter, our inexperience in finals showed. Copped a lesson in finals footy which is built on pressure & defence. Smashed on the inside & outworked on the outside when it counted in middle two qtrs. Many, many learnings to come out of it. One being to protect the defensive side of stoppages and forwards need to play in front with our smalls front and square. Too many times Lion mids just waltzed out the front of contests which exposed our defenders to one-on-ones. The girls need to keep their heads up and bring the heat across 4 quarters next week and not just two.

[one-eyed]

Team stats:

Disposals:    185 - 209 .... ( contested: 99 - 111 )
Kicks:          109 - 130
Handballs:     76 - 79
Clearances:   18 - 31
Inside 50s:    22 - 36
Marks in50:     2 - 12
Tackles:         70 - 67
Hitouts:         21 - 31
Frees:           15 - 20

Individual stats:



https://www.womens.afl/match-centre/2022/4777/bl-v-rich#playerstats

[one-eyed]

Ferguson's post-match presser:

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1245002/aflw-qf-ferguson-post-match


"They understand where we're at, we've got the double chance and that we can use what happened today in practice next week. They're still hurting because, Brisbane are so good we knew we had to be at our absolute best and we don't think that we did bring that, obviously that's a lot to do with Brisbane because they take things away from you, but we know we can do better."
- Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson

https://www.womens.afl/match-centre/2022/4777/bl-v-rich#matchreport