AFLW R5: Richmond vs Brisbane @ Punt Rd, Sat. Sept. 24

[one-eyed]

Ball-up 50 out. Quick kick forward by Seymour is mark by Kiely playing in front 35 out. Goes to the line and it's a point.

18 - 11

[one-eyed]

We're doing our best to lose this.

18 - 13

2 mins to go.

[one-eyed]

18 - 14

1 min to go.

Trying to save it.

[one-eyed]

Wow! We've done it 

[JP Tiger]

Excellent effort by the girls!  Fought it out til the end, full marks to the girls!     

[one-eyed]

Final Score

Richmond   1.0    1.3    2.4     2.6-18
Brisbane    1.3     1.4    1.5     1.8-14

Goal: Wakefield 2.


Well done girls  . Gave us no chance especially with our outs. Backline was brilliant today. Seymour smothered a certain goal to Brisbane which saved the day with a minute to go. Top stuff! 

[WilliamPowell]

Most significant win in our short AFLW history

Was definitely a game i had down as a loss.

First time we've beaten one of the inaugural AFLW sides

And take a bow Dakota Davidson of the Lions, your stupid, selfish play probably cost your side the game.

BUT

Gaby Seymour, you star what a smother

[one-eyed]

Scalp of the season? Tigers tame ladder-leading Lions in HUGE upset

Sarah Black
womens.afl
24 September 2022

RICHMOND      1.0     1.3     2.4     2.6   (18)
BRISBANE        1.3     1.4     1.5     1.8   (14)

GOALS
Richmond: Wakefield 2
Brisbane: Smith

BEST
Richmond: Conti, Shevlin, Sheerin, McKenzie, Seymour, Wakefield
Brisbane: Dawes, Bates, Svarc, Conway, Koenen

INJURIES
Richmond: Nil
Brisbane: Nil

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RICHMOND has beaten the odds to knock off the previously undefeated Brisbane Lions, in a statement win by four points at the Swinburne Centre.

Brisbane – who came into the game with a percentage of 322 – has comprehensively blown sides out of the water this season, but the Tigers showed nerves of steel in the 2.6 (18) to 1.8 (14) triumph.

The game was heavily affected by a swirling breeze to the Punt Road end, but both Brisbane and Richmond failed to capitalise on their respective advantages in the first and second quarters.

The tall forwards had their moments in the sun in the first half, with Tiger Courtney Wakefield saluting against the wind and Lion Taylor Smith capitalising at the other end, but it was small teammate Greta Bodey who looked most threatening.

Wakefield kicked her second against the wind halfway through the third term, giving the Tigers the lead after the Lions had taken a one-point advantage into the main break.

Richmond hung on grimly in the last quarter as Brisbane kept coming again and again, regardless of the fact it was kicking against the wind, with inaccuracy ultimately costing the Lions.

Defender Maddie Shevlin played her best game in Tigers colours with 24 disposals and 658m gained, while Belle Dawes was Brisbane's best, the tenacious midfielder recording 23 disposals and seven clearances.

Five minutes of chaos
Brisbane peppered the goals in the final five minutes but some desperate Richmond defence kept them alive – Emily Bates had a snap with five minutes remaining, but her shot drifted right, Dakota Davidson took a strong mark near the goalsquare in the dying minutes, and attempted to play on, but her shot was smothered by Gabby Seymour. Sophie Conway also had a shot knocked through by Libby Graham.

Up next
Richmond will be hoping for four on the trot, against bogey side Gold Coast at the Swinburne Centre. Brisbane will be looking to get back on the winners list against Essendon at Moreton Bay.

https://www.womens.afl/match-centre/2022/4689/rich-v-bl#matchreport

[one-eyed]

Team Stats:

Disposals:          195 - 191 ..... ( contested: 107 - 103 )
Efficiency%:         52 - 50
Kicks:                107 - 128
Handballs:            88 - 63
Ground ball gets:  75 - 72
Clearances:          17 - 28
Inside 50s:           26 - 32
Marks in50:            4 - 6
Tackles:                54 - 88
Hitouts:                21 - 23
Frees:                  15 - 19 


Individual Stats:

Shevlin         24 disposals (18k,  6h), 2 marks, 2 tackles.
Sheerin         19 disposals (10k,  9h), 2 marks, 6 tackles.
McKenzie       15 disposals (  7k,  8h), 2 marks, 2 tackles.
Conti             14 disposals (  8k,  6h), 1 mark,  9 tackles,    -     , 2 behinds.
Seymour       14 disposals (  5k,  9h),      -     , 4 tackles, 19 hitouts.
Dempsey       13 disposals (  9k,  4h), 1 mark , 3 tackles.
J.Hosking      12 disposals (  7k,  5h), 2 marks, 6 tackles,    -     , 1 behind.
Egan             11 disposals (  3k,  8h), 1 mark , 3 tackles.
McClelland     11 disposals (  4k,  7h), 3 marks, 2 tackles, 1 hitout.
Lavey              9 disposals (  4k,  5h),     -      , 1 tackle.
Lynch              8 disposals (  4k,  4h),     -      , 2 tackles.
Wakefield        8 disposals (  7k,  1h), 2 marks, 3 tackles, 1 hitout, 2 goals, 1 behind.
Brancatisano    7 disposals (  3k,  4h), 1 mark , 1 tackle.
Molan              7 disposals (  1k,  6h), 1 mark , 3 tackles.
Cox                 5 disposals (  4k,  1h),     -      , 1 tackle.
Kiely               5 disposals (  4k,  1h), 1 mark , 1 tackle ,    -     , 1 behind.
Graham           4 disposals (  3k,  1h), 1 mark.
Jacques           4 disposals (  1k,  3h), 2 marks.
MacDonald       2 disposals (  2k,  0h), 1 mark , 3 tackles.
Woods             2 disposals (  2k,  0h), 1 mark , 2 tackles.
Williams           1 disposal  (  1k,  0h).

https://www.womens.afl/match-centre/2022/4689/rich-v-bl#playerstats

[mightytiges]

Most significant win in our short AFLW history

Was definitely a game i had down as a loss.

First time we've beaten one of the inaugural AFLW sides

And take a bow Dakota Davidson of the Lions, your stupid, selfish play probably cost your side the game.

BUT

Gaby Seymour, you star what a smother

Agree WP. One of our best team efforts.

Our backline was massive today especially Shevlin and Sheerin.

[WilliamPowell]

Agree WP. One of our best team efforts.

Our backline was massive today especially Shevlin and Sheerin.

Shevlin BOG By a long way

[one-eyed]

Gabbie Seymour's goal and game saving smother.

https://twitter.com/aflwomens/status/1573506388864552960

 

[Hard Roar Tiger]

We will see where we are really at this week.

If it was a team of males I wound say “prepare to cop it no lube”

As these are females, I’m sure there would be a PC uproar

So I’ll roll with , “prepare for the girls to get beaten rather comfortably by a far superior side”

This post was wrong on all levels 

[Damo]

We will see where we are really at this week.

If it was a team of males I wound say “prepare to cop it no lube”

As these are females, I’m sure there would be a PC uproar

So I’ll roll with , “prepare for the girls to get beaten rather comfortably by a far superior side”

This post was wrong on all levels 

Why?
Because they won?

Never saw you questioning it before the game

AFLW is still a joke to me
Hoping the product improves in time .

[one-eyed]

https://www.womens.afl/ladder/41/2022-nab-aflw-season-6