In-form Port Adelaide has prolonged its successful streak to seven video games after launching their maiden AFLW finals marketing campaign with a scientific 24-point victory over Richmond within the elimination closing.
The Energy amassed their highest rating of the season of their 11.6 (72) to 7.6 (48) triumph in entrance of a bumper crowd of 5,172 at Alberton on Sunday, punching their ticket to a semifinal date with Hawthorn subsequent weekend.
Matilda Scholz and Abbey Dowrick celebrated their returns from harm by starring within the centre sq., whereas Ash Saint (three objectives), Julia Teakle (two) and Gemma Houghton (two) stored Port’s scoreboard shifting.
The Tigers limped in the direction of the road, actually, slumping to their season-ending fourth successive defeat and ending with famous person captain Katie Brennan spending many of the closing quarter bench-bound after injuring her proper hamstring.
The Energy’s direct method and tall assault stretched Richmond’s defence from the outset.
Houghton obtained Port on the board early earlier than back-to-back objectives to Saint and Teakle — returning after a knee harm — contained in the final 90 seconds of the opening quarter gave the hosts a 14-point cushion on the first change.
Richmond had been favoured by the prevailing southerly within the second time period and, led by Brennan and Eilish Sheerin, regarded harmful in area.
The Tigers sliced the margin again to seven factors earlier than Ella Boag threaded an excellent main for Port on the half-time siren.
Richmond burst out of the blocks to start out the third interval, racking up the primary seven inside-50s and pinching their first lead when Caitlin Greiser kicked her second and third within the opening six minutes.
However the Tigers’ revival was temporary.
Port flipped the script with the final 10 inside-50s of the quarter, began by Caitlin Wendland’s excellent left-foot snap from the Energy’s first third-quarter entry.
Olivia Levicki slotted a free kick earlier than Saint, with 16 seconds left earlier than three-quarter-time, dribbled by way of her second to increase Port’s buffer to 19 factors.
Emelia Yassir nailed an exquisite fourth-quarter objective from a good angle to present the Tigers a pulse, however their faint hopes ended with Brennan’s harm, a number of others succumbing to cramps, and Saint booting her third.
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