2023 AFLW Season Grand Final: North Melbourne Women's v Brisbane Lions Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 3 December 2023 between the North Melbourne Women's and the Brisbane Lions Women's in the grand final of the 2023 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The North Melbourne Women's hosted the Brisbane Lions Women's at Ikon Park. The hosts were coached by Darren Crocker and the visitors were coached by Craig Starcevich.

The North Melbourne Women's (4.3.27) were defeated by the Brisbane Lions Women's (7.2.44).

Match Details

Season: 2023 AFLW Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: North Melbourne Women's v Brisbane Lions Women's
Date: Sunday 3 December 2023
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Ikon Park

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne Women's def. by Brisbane Lions Women's
Score: 4.3.27 - 7.2.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne Women's 1 . 0 2 . 2 4 . 3 4 . 3 4 . 3 (27)
Brisbane Lions Women's 0 . 0 2 . 1 3 . 2 7 . 2 7 . 2 (44)
Margin NMLW by 6 NMLW by 1 NMLW by 7 BRLW by 17 BRLW by 17
Duration 18:25 21:26 21:10 22:39 1:23:40

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (North Melbourne Women's) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Brisbane Lions Women's) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

North Melbourne Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Darren Crocker

Brisbane Lions Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Craig Starcevich

Player Statistics

North Melbourne Women's

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
12 Bresnehan, Nicole HBFL ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 6 0 ? 0 0 1 1
35 Bruton, Jenna CHF ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ? 0 0 0 0
5 Craven, Tess WL ? 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 ? 0 0 0 1
3 Eddey, Bella HFFL ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 ? 0 0 0 0
20 Ferguson, Jasmine FB ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 ? 0 0 3 0
25 Garner, Jasmine RR ? 2 0 24 16 8 1 0 7 5 ? 3 0 0 4
8 Gatt, Taylah INT ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 3 1 ? 0 0 0 2
9 Kearney, Emma CHB ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 1 1 ? 3 1 1 0
60 King, Emma RU ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 23 5 3 ? 2 1 0 3
23 King, Mia C ? 0 0 19 14 5 1 0 9 13 ? 0 2 1 5
28 Martin, Niamh HFFR ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 ? 0 0 0 1
6 O'Loughlin, Alice INT ? 1 1 15 11 4 4 0 9 1 ? 5 3 0 4
14 O'Shea, Erika HBFR ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 5 0 ? 1 1 2 1
24 Pullar, Lulu WR ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 6 1 ? 0 1 1 2
16 Randall, Tahlia FPR ? 0 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 ? 0 1 0 0
26 Rennie, Kim INT ? 0 0 13 6 7 3 32 1 5 ? 3 0 1 2
7 Riddell, Ash RO ? 0 0 20 11 9 1 0 5 4 ? 0 1 0 5
11 Shannon, Eliza INT ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 ? 0 0 0 1
33 Shierlaw, Kate FF ? 1 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 0 ? 0 0 0 2
15 Smith, Amy INT ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 0 8 3 ? 1 1 1 0
17 Wright, Sarah BPL ? 0 0 10 5 5 1 0 0 0 ? 1 2 3 0
Rushed ?
Total (21 players) 4 3 192 132 60 28 56 75 42 0+ 19 14 14 34

Brisbane Lions Women's

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
18 Anderson, Ally RO ? 0 0 20 14 6 1 0 12 6 ? 0 0 3 4
15 Boltz, Poppy BPL ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 3 0 ? 0 3 1 0
20 Campbell, Shannon HBFL ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 3 0 ? 1 2 3 0
12 Conway, Sophie WR ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 7 2 ? 1 0 1 0
14 Davidson, Dakota CHF ? 2 0 6 5 1 3 0 3 0 ? 0 1 0 0
17 Dawes, Belle HFFR ? 0 0 20 4 16 0 0 13 5 ? 1 2 0 2
8 Dunne, Jennifer FB ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 ? 0 1 0 1
5 Ellenger, Jade HBFR ? 0 0 8 3 5 2 0 4 0 ? 0 0 2 0
10 Grider, Nat CHB ? 0 0 20 11 9 7 0 7 0 ? 2 0 4 0
7 Hampson, Ellie INT ? 2 0 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 ? 2 1 0 0
2 Hickie, Tahlia RU ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 34 4 2 ? 2 0 3 1
21 Hodder, Courtney FPR ? 0 1 11 7 4 0 0 18 2 ? 2 4 1 1
3 Koenen, Breanna C ? 1 0 19 15 4 7 0 10 2 ? 0 0 5 1
11 Monahan, Phoebe INT ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 ? 1 0 1 0
28 Mullins, Charlotte INT ? 1 0 9 3 6 0 0 3 4 ? 1 1 1 1
9 O'Dwyer, Orla WL ? 1 0 11 11 0 1 0 7 0 ? 0 0 4 3
27 Pauga, Mikayla INT ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 ? 0 0 0 1
6 Postlethwaite, Lily HFFL ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 3 0 ? 1 0 1 3
31 Smith, Taylor FF ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 ? 0 0 0 3
25 Svarc, Cathy RR ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 ? 0 3 0 0
29 Svarc, Ruby INT ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 ? 0 1 0 0
Rushed ?
Total (21 players) 7 2 186 116 70 28 36 109 24 0+ 14 19 30 21

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

North Melbourne Women's Coach: Darren Crocker
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
15 P. Boltz 8 J. Dunne

60 E. King 8 T. Gatt
16 T. Randall 33 K. Shierlaw

25 J. Garner 6 A. O'Loughlin
FORWARD 7 A. Riddell 26 K. Rennie
HALF-BACK

11 E. Shannon
20 S. Campbell 10 N. Grider 5 J. Ellenger

15 A. Smith
28 N. Martin 35 J. Bruton 3 B. Eddey



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 O. O'Dwyer 3 B. Koenen 12 S. Conway



24 L. Pullar 23 M. King 5 T. Craven FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 2 T. Hickie 7 E. Hampson
HALF-FORWARD 25 C. Svarc 11 P. Monahan
6 L. Postlethwaite 14 D. Davidson 17 B. Dawes 18 A. Anderson 28 C. Mullins
14 E. O'Shea 9 E. Kearney 12 N. Bresnehan

27 M. Pauga
HALF-BACK

29 R. Svarc
FORWARD





31 T. Smith 21 C. Hodder





20 J. Ferguson 17 S. Wright



BACK



Brisbane Lions Women's Coach: Craig Starcevich

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 NMLW Jasmine Garner goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 15:59
Q2 NMLW Rushed behind 1.1.7 - 0.0.0 02:35
BRLW Charlotte Mullins goal 1.1.7 - 1.0.6 04:52
NMLW Tahlia Randall behind 1.2.8 - 1.0.6 06:54
NMLW Jasmine Garner goal 2.2.14 - 1.0.6 08:48
BRLW Courtney Hodder behind 2.2.14 - 1.1.7 11:46
BRLW Ellie Hampson goal 2.2.14 - 2.1.13 16:02
Q3 NMLW Alice O'Loughlin behind 2.3.15 - 2.1.13 00:44
BRLW Orla O'Dwyer goal 2.3.15 - 3.1.19 03:52
BRLW Rushed behind 2.3.15 - 3.2.20 08:09
NMLW Kate Shierlaw goal 3.3.21 - 3.2.20 14:42
NMLW Alice O'Loughlin goal 4.3.27 - 3.2.20 16:40
Q4 BRLW Dakota Davidson goal 4.3.27 - 4.2.26 04:11
BRLW Dakota Davidson goal 4.3.27 - 5.2.32 10:14
BRLW Ellie Hampson goal 4.3.27 - 6.2.38 16:13
BRLW Breanna Koenen goal 4.3.27 - 7.2.44 20:21