A LAST ditch performance from Geelong has seen the Cats cause an upset at home over the charging Darebin, defeating the Falcons by two points in the last round of the VFL Women’s regular season. Geelong’s 3.10 (28) to 3.8 (26) triumph was enough to see the Cats avoid the wooden spoon and instead hand it over to Casey Demons.

The final round of the season prior to finals saw the top two and top six remain the same with North Melbourne Werribee’s qualifying final confirmed as Collingwood after a high-scoring 13-point win over Sandringham Zebras. With the Seagulls losing, it meant Box Hill and Sandringham remained in third and fourth, while Essendon snatched sixth spot with an incredible two-point win themselves on Friday night.

ROUND 14 SCORES

Carlton 1.1 (7) def. by Hawthorn 4.12 (36)
Western Bulldogs 5.4 (34) def. by Essendon 5.6 (36)
Williamstown 9.2 (56) def. by Collingwood 11.3 (69)
Port Melbourne 8.13 (61) def. Casey Demons 3.0 (18)
Sandringham Zebras 4.1 (25) def. by North Melbourne Werribee 5.12 (42)
Geelong 3.10 (28) def. Darebin Falcons 3.8 (26)

DRAFT PROSPECTS

Geelong had a stack of stars in the win over the Falcons with ruck Hayley Peck (29 disposals, five marks, seven tackles, 28 hitouts, three clearances and five inside 50s), Abby Favell (36 disposals, eight marks, 16 tackles, six clearances, four inside 50s and a goal) and Mekah Morrissy (24 disposals, three marks, 10 tackles, five clearances, five inside 50s a goal) all dominating.

North Melbourne’s Maddie Di Cosmo and Alana Barba combined for 57 disposals, 12 clearances, 15 inside 50s and laid 26 tackles between them in the Roos’ big win over the Zebras. Grace Hodder (22 disposals, 10 tackles, four clearances and four rebound 50s) and Abbey Tregellis (18 disposals, three marks, four tackles and five rebound 50s) battled hard in defeat.

Mia Caffry had a last round performance to remember as the Borough midfielder racked up 13 clearances and laid nine tackles among 20 disposals, 17 of which were contested possessions. For the Demons, Olivia Morris had 15 tackles and five clearances from 19 disposals.

Collingwood’s experienced contingent of Amelia Peck – 14 disposals, five marks and four goals – and Courtney Jones – 19 disposals, five marks, six inside 50s and three goals – did all the damage up front, while over-agers Tahlia Sanger and Lilly Leighton both impressed and hit the scoreboard. Williamstown skipper Emily Eaves had 16 contested possessions among 21 disposals, while also managing nine clearances and seven inside 50s in the loss.

Ex-Cat Abbey McDonald (26 disposals, four marks, six tackles, seven clearances and four inside 50s) was critical in the Bombers’ nail-biting win over the Dogs, with Jorja Livingstone and Mali McLeod among the more prolific non-AFLW listed Dogs. Tasmanian Lucy Thompson kicked a goal from 13 touches and nine tackles for the Bombers.

Finally, ex-Saint Rosie Dillon (27 disposals, three marks, nine tackles and four inside 50s) starred for Box Hill against the Blues, with Stasia Stevenson and ex-Giant Tess Cattle also able to impact through the middle going forward. Amy Trindade (22 disposals, three marks, six tackles, four clearances, three inside 50s and four rebound 50s) was steadfast for the Blues in defeat.

WEEK 1 VFLW FINALS

Qualifying Final:

North Melbourne Werribee vs. Collingwood

Elimination Finals:

Box Hill Hawks vs. Essendon
Sandringham Zebras vs. Williamstown