Failing to recover from the road had further that means for Geelong of their bruising AFLW draw with North Melbourne.
Remarkably, the Cats girls stay winless towards the Kangaroos after they scored 5.6 (36) apiece on Sunday in moist and windy situations at Arden St.
Halfway by the frenetic last quarter, Geelong’s Mikayla Bowen had a shot at aim that appeared sure to undergo.
However the ball in some way bounced straight up off the aim line and North defender Libby Birch was capable of clear it with out the Cats scoring.
With little greater than two minutes left, Bowen then kicked the aim that tied the scores.
“We simply did not get that rub of the inexperienced, did we?,” Cats coach Dan Lowther mentioned of Bowen’s earlier shot not going by.
“I am trying ahead to the brand new ball chip expertise, to see if it went over the road — out of desperation.
“We’ll take it (the draw). Not proud of it, however constructive steps ahead for us.
“We’re getting nearer and nearer. We simply have not gotten over the road.”
The draw follows Geelong’s two-point loss to Melbourne in spherical one.
Powerhouse Crows demolish Dockers in AFLW assertion
Fremantle have failed to attain a aim for the third time of their AFLW historical past after being shut out by medical competitors powerhouse Adelaide.
Per week after piling on 10 targets to stun Essendon by 43 factors, the Dockers have been by no means in Sunday’s contest at Fremantle Oval.
The Crows kicked one aim in every of the primary three quarters, earlier than cantering to victory 5.9 (39) to 0.6 (6).
It was the third-lowest rating in Fremantle’s historical past after they went goalless twice in 2022.
The Dockers matched up pretty evenly in lots of key stats, however lacked any significant means of scoring.
Fremantle even have nobody able to reaching the heights of Crows stars Ebony Marinoff and Anne Hatchard.
The dynamic midfield pair have been in all the things, profitable the ball out of the center and hitting the scoreboard.
Hatchard gathered 29 possessions and eight clearances, and topped off her day by slotting two targets within the final quarter.
Marinoff collected 30 disposals, kicked a aim, and laid a rare 18 tackles.
Former Crows captain Chelsea Randall was brave as at all times, profitable 20 possessions and pushing ahead to kick a aim.
Ash Brazill was Fremantle’s main possession-winner with 18.
Adelaide will return residence subsequent Sunday to host Hawthorn, who’re additionally undefeated and seem primed for a real finals tilt this yr.
Fremantle will lick their wounds earlier than travelling to play Port Adelaide at Alberton on Saturday.
Dal Santo retains a lid on Saints’ sizzling AFLW begin
St Kilda have emerged as a critical AFLW finals contender after toppling two of final yr’s top-eight sides in an unbeaten begin to the brand new marketing campaign.
The Saints are one in every of simply three groups left with an ideal report after two rounds following their 6.6 (42) to 4.2 (26) residence win over Sydney on Sunday.
However coach Nick Dal Santo is not anyplace close to able to ponder the prospect of a primary finals look for a facet now in its sixth season.
“We’re below no phantasm about the place we have been and the place we at present sit,” Dal Santo mentioned.
“We’ve no proper to ever be complacent with what we have achieved traditionally and the place we sit proper now.
“We’re actually happy that we have received two video games of soccer.
“However I did not love all the things about at this time’s recreation from a stream of play, staff defence and contest (facet), so we have got lots of work to do.”
St Kilda dealt with troublesome situations nicely towards Sydney at Moorabbin Oval and overcame some poor early kicking at aim, having led 0.6 to 0.0 at quarter-time.
They completed with six particular person goal-kickers, together with Tyanna Smith (19 touches) and Molly McDonald (17), whereas Jaimee Lambert shone with 21 disposals and 5 clearances.
Dal Santo was filled with reward for his gamers’ utility to the duty and talent to maneuver the ball nicely for durations.
However he insisted there was loads of room for enchancment and mentioned the main target would rapidly shift to the conflict with a Maddy Prespakis-led Essendon at Windy Hill in spherical three.
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