IN this week’s Scoreboard Sweep, we look at the final round of AFL Women’s, the second round of the NAB League Girls and the fourth round of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition.

AFLW:

GWS GIANTS 6.5 (41) defeated Geelong 1.4 (10)
Melbourne 1.2 (8) defeated by Adelaide 10.8 (68)
Fremantle 7.10 (52) defeated North Melbourne 4.1 (25)
Collingwood 3.7 (25) defeated Brisbane 2.7 (19)
Western Bulldogs 5.8 (38) defeated by Carlton 6.5 (41)

In the final round of the AFL Women’s competition, Fremantle ended North Melbourne’s finals hopes with a win to take second spot. That came a few hours after Adelaide destroyed Melbourne in a dominant first half, containing them to just one goal for the game after going scoreless in the first two quarters. GWS GIANTS kept Geelong nervous over the weekend after a big 31-point win, but as it turned out, the GIANTS needed it given Collingwood claimed its first victory of the season, defeating Brisbane by six points. It ended the Lions’ chances of finals, and helped Geelong scrape in. The final game of the round meant little in terms of on-field by the time it rolled around, but as usual the Pride Game got a big crowd at Whitten Oval in what would have been a strange feeling given the reigning premiers were now the wooden spooners of one conference, while last year’s wooden spooners were the minor premiers of the other conference. Carlton got the job done for Conference B’s second win against a Conference A rival, despite a late thrust by the Bulldogs where they kicked six last quarter goals. Ebony Marinoff booted her first goal of her career, also racking up 19 touches and eight tackles. Speaking of tackles, Kiara Bowers laid 13 of them to easily smash the previous season record by Marinoff, also collecting 23 disposals and three marks in the Dockers’ win. Ash Brazill and Sarah D’Arcy led from the front up either end, amassing 43 disposals, 15 marks, double-figure rebounds and two goals between them.

NAB League Girls:

Bendigo Pioneers 3.3 (21) defeated Eastern Ranges 2.6 (18)
GWV Rebels 3.3 (21) defeated by Calder Cannons 12.7 (79)
Geelong Falcons 11.9 (75) defeated Gippsland Power 2.5 (17)
Murray Bushrangers 6.3 (39) defeated Western Jets 2.3 (15)
Oakleigh Chargers 6.3 (39) drew with Northern Knights 6.3 (39)
Sandringham Dragons 1.11 (17) defeated by Dandenong Stingrays 5.7 (37)

In the second round of the NAB League Girls, Calder Cannons and Geelong Falcons became the last remaining sides with two wins after Oakleigh Chargers drew with Northern Knights, the GWV Rebels went down to the Cannons, and the Bendigo Pioneers toppled the Eastern Ranges. There were plenty of individual standouts, none more so than Georgie Prespakis who booted seven goals in her side’s win, all coming in the second half after spending time in defence and midfield in the first half. Renee Tierney booted four for the Falcons in the first half, while Mia Skinner chipped in with three in their win, while the Dragons came close to piling on goals late in their loss to the Stingrays, but missed opportunities and went down by 20 points. After two rounds, it is the Falcons ahead of the Cannons, followed by the Knights and Chargers rounding out the top four. Speaking of the Chargers, captain Mimi Hill led from the front, while Emily Harley moved to outright second on the goalkicking table booting three majors to take her total to seven from two games.

SANFL Women’s:

Norwood 5.12 (42) defeated Woodville-West Torrens 2.2 (14)
South Adelaide 5.9 (39) defeated North Adelaide 6.2 (38)
West Adelaide 2.1 (13) defeated Glenelg 0.3 (3)
Central District 5.8 (38) defeated Sturt 3.4 (22)

Norwood remain the only undefeated side in the SANFL Women’s competition, defeating Woodville-West Torrens by 28 points. The Redlegs were inaccurate in front of goal, booting five majors from 17 scoring shots, but got the four points as fellow undefeated side Glenelg went down to West Adelaide by 10 points. The game of the round was reigning premiers, South Adelaide knocking off North Adelaide by one point in a nail-biting game. The Roosters finished with the same score as Central District who made it two consecutive wins, handing Sturt another loss to make it four consecutive defeats for the Double Blues. In terms of individual performers, Norwood’s Najwa Allen had 29 touches to continue her terrific season to date, while South Adelaide’s Nikki Gore had 24. Competition leading goalkicker, Kelly Barltrop booted another two majors for the Roosters to take her tally to nine from four games. Katelyn Rosenzweig was a shining light for Central District with 2.4, while Sturt’s Sophie Hoyle was also a big ball winner with 23 touches.