Brisbane Lions’ AFLW win over St Kilda retains the defending premiers’ top-two hopes alive, however the Hawks maintain their future of their palms forward of an important sport towards Richmond.
The Lions beat the Saints 10.8 (68) to six.5 (41) at Moorabbin on Sunday, to complete the common season on 9 wins and two losses.
Needing a win to maintain their top-two hopes alive, the Lions made an ideal begin, kicking the primary 4 objectives of the sport — together with two to Taylor Smith — to take a 23-point lead at quarter time.
The second quarter was tighter, as St Kilda began to place extra assaults collectively and lift the strain on the guests.
The Saints kicked the one purpose of the quarter by Paige Trudgeon, whereas the Lions had probabilities however could not take benefit.
They led by 17 factors on the half.
The reigning premiers got here out after half-time and surged ahead with the breeze at their backs, kicking 4 objectives in as many minutes to greater than double their lead.
Jesse Wardlaw answered for the Saints, however the Lions kicked two extra within the quarter to widen the hole to 47 factors on the remaining change.
However the Saints three-goal-to-none remaining time period would possibly show expensive for Brisbane in additional methods than one.
The 27-point win takes the Lions stage on factors with Hawthorn, with a proportion of 184.7 in comparison with the Hawks’ 192.7.
Which means that if Hawthorn defeats Richmond, they are going to take the McClelland Trophy, which is awarded to the best-performing membership over the boys’s and and ladies’s common seasons.
They may also end second forward of Brisbane and behind the minor premiers the Kangaroos.
If the Tigers win, nevertheless, relying on the margin, then Brisbane may take the membership prize, and end second with Hawthorn third.
