{"id":198207,"date":"2025-08-15T16:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=198207"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:15:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:15:54","slug":"2025-vflw-finals-preview-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2025\/08\/15\/2025-vflw-finals-preview-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 VFLW Finals preview: Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DO-OR-DIE finals action rolls on in the second week of the VFLW Finals series with minor premiers North Melbourne-Werribee now taking on Williamstown after the loss to Collingwood last round. The Magpies and Box Hill both have a double chance, with a grand final spot on the line for the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"t7_match_result match-result-comparison rmc-block is-match-preview\">\n<div class='match-result_legend'><ul><li>Team<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>Collingwood VFLW<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/collingwood-150x150.png' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>Box Hill VFLW<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/hawks-150x150.png' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue: <\/strong>ETU Stadium<br><strong>Time: <\/strong>10:05am<br>Winner advances to the grand final, loser advances to the preliminary final<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LAST TIME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Round 10:<\/strong> Box Hill 3.5 (23) def. by Collingwood 4.10 (34)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a couple of late goals to Box Hill, it would not be enough to run over the top of the Magpies who came away with the wing thanks to four goals to one across the opening three quarters. <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"47291\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/lily-rose-williamson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lily-Rose Williamson<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"101918\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/tahlia-sanger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tahlia Sanger<\/a> starred for the Magpies, while Box Hill&#8217;s <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"122939\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/paige-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paige Price<\/a> was strong through the ruck and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"100380\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/isla-baldwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isla Baldwin<\/a> impressed in midfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TEAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collingwood:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B: <\/strong>T. Henry (58) &#8211; A. Peck (50)<br>HB T. Fellows (73) &#8211; D. Carbone (45) &#8211; A. Muir (56)<br><strong>C: <\/strong>J. Anthony (68) &#8211; L. Williamson (72) &#8211; C. Jones (53)<br><strong>HF:<\/strong> E. McKinnon (43) &#8211; L. Szigeti (63) &#8211; C. Matthews (64)<br><strong>F:<\/strong> L. Leighton (71) &#8211; Z. McCurdy (70)<br><strong>R:<\/strong> B. Clarke (55) &#8211; M. Ellin (39) &#8211; J. Ramsdale (51)<br><strong>INT:<\/strong> K. Lennox (47) &#8211; T. Christensen (77) &#8211; T.Sanger (62) &#8211; S.Courtney (66) &#8211; M. Bourne (75) &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Box Hill:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B:<\/strong> E. Mclinden (35) &#8211; M. Zielinski (50)<br><strong>HB:<\/strong> S. Stevenson (5) &#8211; E. Robins (80) &#8211; E. Juneja (23)<br><strong>C: <\/strong>A. Torcasio (30) &#8211; R. Dillon (7) &#8211; E. Stilve (22)<br><strong>HF: <\/strong>A. Cariss-Brett (4) &#8211; A. Prosser-Shaw (21) &#8211; A. Embelton (24)<br><strong>F: <\/strong>G. Collingwood (10) &#8211; M. Lee (33)<br><strong>R:<\/strong> P. Price (27) &#8211; M. Van Berkel (6) &#8211; I. Baldwin (12)<br><strong>INT:<\/strong> B. Neaves (25) &#8211; J. Matin (18) &#8211; R. Murdoch (34) &#8211; T. Cattle (3) &#8211; N. Exon (19) &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHANGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two sides have kept relatively stable lineups coming off week one wins in teh finals series. Unfortunately the Hawks have lost dynamic forward-midfielder <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"147033\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/olivia-fogarty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olivia Fogarty<\/a> to a knee injury, replaced in the side by <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"114685\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/ellie-mclinden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ellie McLinden<\/a>. The Magpies have allowed recent AFLW addition <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"47291\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/lily-rose-williamson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lily-Rose Williamson<\/a> to return to the VFLW side, replacing <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"31013\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/marnie-jarvis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marnie Jarvis<\/a> who is first emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PREDICTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two quality sides who have great talent across all three lines, it is a coin toss game which could go either way. Given Collingwood managed to roll North Melbourne thanks to a great first half, if the Magpies can do that again, expect them to get on top. However the Hawks are definitely in with a massive shot and it should be a game decided by 10 points or less.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"t7_match_result match-result-comparison rmc-block is-match-preview\">\n<div class='match-result_legend'><ul><li>Team<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>North Melbourne VFLW<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/north-150x150.png' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>Williamstown VFLW<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/williamstown-150x150.jpg' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Arden Street Oval<br><strong>Time: <\/strong>12:05pm<br>Winner advances to the preliminary final, loser is eliminated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LAST TIME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Round 10: <\/strong>Williamstown 1.6 (12) def. by North Melbourne-Werribee 4.9 (33)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a tight contest, the Roos got the job done by keeping the Seagulls to just one goal for the match to come away with the four points at DSV Stadium. <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"47275\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/stella-reid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stella Reid<\/a> (23 disposals, five marks) and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"99087\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/madeleine-di-cosmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maddie Di Cosmo<\/a> lead the way for the winners, while <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"107854\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/jemima-wrigley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jemima Wrigley<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"107852\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/emily-eaves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emily Eaves<\/a> were strong for the Seagulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TEAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>North Melbourne-Werribee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B:<\/strong> B. Deed (15) S. Ingram (21)<br><strong>HB: <\/strong>A. Ling (24) Z. Savarirayan (35) M. Zander (10)<br><strong>C:<\/strong> C. Ryan (5) A. Barba (11) E. Jackson (19)<br><strong>HF:<\/strong> M. Clifford (47) N. Dojiok (40) T. Ortlepp (34)<br><strong>F:<\/strong> Z. Flanigan (16) T. Meier (2)<br><strong>R:<\/strong> K. Reynolds (44) R. Sutton (4) M. Di Cosmo (12)<br><strong>INT: <\/strong>S. Reid (6) C. Blair (26) A. Tupper (8) &nbsp; J. Douglas (13) R. Tierney (23) &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Williamstown:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B:<\/strong> A. Thorneycroft (17) &#8211; L. Blue (47)<br><strong>HB:<\/strong> E. Tyson (21) &#8211; E. Freeman (33) &#8211; J. Wrigley (7)<br><strong>C:<\/strong> I. Barker (16) &#8211; E. Eaves (6) &#8211; E. Straford (18)<br><strong>HF: <\/strong>Z. Day (13) &#8211; T. Brett (2) &#8211; G. De Angelis (12)<br><strong>F:<\/strong> K. Leare (1) &#8211; M. D&#8217;Agostino (31)<br><strong>R: <\/strong>N. Crowley (40) &#8211; G. Howes (11) &#8211; S. Whiting (25)<br><strong>INT:<\/strong> M. Williamson (24) &#8211; I Khoury (3) &#8211; C. O&#8217;Bryan (37) &#8211; M.Smart (27) &#8211; C. Bux (20) &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHANGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are minimal changes ahead of the match with Williamstown actually going in completely unchanged from its victory over Sandringham Zebras last round. The Roos have opted to bring back <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"47590\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/bridget-deed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridget Deed<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"51615\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/aisling-tupper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aisling Tupper<\/a> to replace <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"50240\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/courtney-ugle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Courtney Ugle<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"105269\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/georgia-nicholas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia Nicholas<\/a> who were omitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PREDICTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Melbourne-Werribee has been the team to beat all season, and though a rare loss last week has the Roos on the chopping block, it is unlikely they will start as slow again. Expect a big response here and perhaps a four-goal win. The Seagulls have nothing to lose as heavy underdogs though, so can create some chaos ball.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/lily-rose-williamson\/\">Lily-Rose Williamson<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/tahlia-sanger\/\">Tahlia Sanger<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/paige-price\/\">Paige Price<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/isla-baldwin\/\">Isla Baldwin<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/olivia-fogarty\/\">Olivia Fogarty<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/ellie-mclinden\/\">Ellie McLinden<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/marnie-jarvis\/\">Marnie Jarvis<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/stella-reid\/\">Stella Reid<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/madeleine-di-cosmo\/\">Maddie Di Cosmo<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/jemima-wrigley\/\">Jemima Wrigley<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/emily-eaves\/\">Emily Eaves<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/bridget-deed\/\">Bridget Deed<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/aisling-tupper\/\">Aisling Tupper<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/courtney-ugle\/\">Courtney Ugle<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/georgia-nicholas\/\">Georgia Nicholas<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_e\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/event\/collingwood-vflw-vs-box-hill-vflw\/\">Collingwood VFLW vs Box Hill VFLW<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_e\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/event\/north-melbourne-vflw-vs-williamstown-vflw\/\">North Melbourne VFLW vs Williamstown VFLW<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - 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