2025 AFLW Season Preliminary Final 2: Brisbane Lions Women's v Carlton Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 22 November 2025 between the Brisbane Lions Women's and the Carlton Women's in the second preliminary final of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The Brisbane Lions Women's hosted the Carlton Women's at Brighton Homes Arena. The hosts were coached by Craig Starcevich and the visitors were coached by Mathew Buck.

The Brisbane Lions Women's (10.7.67) defeated the Carlton Women's (5.2.32).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFLW Season
Round: Second Preliminary Final
Teams: Brisbane Lions Women's v Carlton Women's
Date: Saturday 22 November 2025
Time: 6:35 PM
Venue: Brighton Homes Arena

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Lions Women's def. Carlton Women's
Score: 10.7.67 - 5.2.32

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Brisbane Lions Women's	0	.	3	3	.	5	9	.	6	10	.	7	10	.	7	(67)
Carlton Women's	1	.	0	3	.	0	4	.	0	5	.	2	5	.	2	(32)
Margin	CARW by 3			BRLW by 5			BRLW by 36			BRLW by 35			BRLW by 35
Duration	19:13			21:50			25:06			20:43			1:26:52

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Brisbane Lions Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Craig Starcevich

Carlton Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Mathew Buck

Player Statistics

Brisbane Lions Women's

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
18	Anderson, Ally	C	?	0	0	24	11	13	2	0	4	3	?	1	0	0	3
20	Campbell, Shannon	FB	?	0	1	14	13	1	4	0	0	0	?	1	0	2	2
12	Conway, Sophie	HFFL	?	0	1	12	10	2	2	0	3	1	?	0	3	1	3
14	Davidson, Dakota	FF	?	2	1	6	5	1	1	0	3	0	?	0	1	0	0
11	Davison, Shanae	INT	?	0	0	8	5	3	1	0	0	0	?	0	0	1	0
17	Dawes, Belle	RO	?	0	0	24	11	13	0	0	7	2	?	2	0	0	7
13	Dooley, Neasa	INT	?	0	1	10	9	1	4	0	4	0	?	0	1	0	2
8	Dunne, Jennifer	BPL	?	0	0	9	7	2	2	0	0	0	?	0	0	1	3
5	Ellenger, Jade	HBFR	?	0	0	18	4	14	0	0	5	0	?	2	0	1	2
10	Grider, Nat	CHB	?	0	0	13	8	5	3	0	5	1	?	1	2	2	2
7	Hampson, Ellie	INT	?	2	0	12	8	4	1	0	2	0	?	2	0	1	4
1	Hartill, Eleanor	INT	?	0	0	6	2	4	2	2	0	1	?	2	1	0	0
2	Hickie, Tahlia	RU	?	0	0	16	7	9	2	18	1	5	?	0	0	2	2
21	Hodder, Courtney	HFFR	?	1	1	19	8	11	3	0	3	2	?	1	0	1	4
3	Koenen, Breanna	RR	?	0	0	14	10	4	3	0	0	0	?	1	0	5	0
28	Mullins, Charlotte	WL	?	0	0	19	10	9	4	0	3	4	?	1	1	0	2
9	O'Dwyer, Orla	WR	?	0	2	18	12	6	3	0	4	1	?	0	3	2	4
6	Postlethwaite, Lily	HBFL	?	0	0	17	9	8	6	0	1	1	?	1	1	1	2
31	Smith, Taylor	CHF	?	1	0	11	5	6	1	4	1	2	?	0	0	0	1
25	Svarc, Cathy	FPR	?	0	0	14	9	5	1	0	11	4	?	1	1	2	5
29	Svarc, Ruby	INT	?	4	0	13	10	3	1	0	5	0	?	0	0	0	2
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				10	7	297	173	124	46	24	62	27	0+	16	14	22	50

Carlton Women's

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
22	Austin, Mia	FPR	?	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	1
42	Bohanna, Tara	HFFL	?	0	0	10	6	4	3	2	0	0	?	0	0	0	0
21	Cordner, Harriet	CHB	?	0	0	15	9	6	5	0	1	0	?	0	2	3	2
11	Duursma, Yasmin	INT	?	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	2	0	?	2	0	3	1
17	Finn, Dayna	WR	?	2	0	23	14	9	3	0	5	4	?	3	0	5	1
36	Fitzgerald, Ciara	HBFL	?	0	0	6	6	0	2	0	4	1	?	1	0	3	1
19	Fitzpatrick, Erone	WL	?	0	1	15	11	4	4	0	4	2	?	0	3	2	2
12	Good, Jess	INT	?	0	0	7	5	2	0	19	3	0	?	0	1	0	2
20	Goss, Lily	INT	?	0	0	5	4	1	1	0	4	1	?	1	1	0	2
18	Guerin, Maddy	RO	?	0	0	21	13	8	2	0	5	3	?	1	1	3	6
16	Harrington, Breann	RU	?	0	0	9	7	2	0	6	3	2	?	1	0	1	3
49	Hendrie, Madeline	FB	?	0	0	12	6	6	5	0	2	0	?	0	0	3	1
10	Hill, Mimi	RR	?	0	0	18	7	11	0	0	3	4	?	1	3	2	0
5	McKay, Abbie	C	?	0	0	14	9	5	0	0	2	1	?	0	0	1	2
55	McKay, Sophie	CHF	?	1	1	11	8	3	4	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	0
6	Pound, Gab	INT	?	0	0	6	6	0	2	0	7	1	?	0	0	2	0
7	Scholz, Poppy	HFFR	?	2	0	8	2	6	1	0	1	0	?	1	2	0	1
25	Sherar, Keeley	FF	?	0	0	10	6	4	3	0	4	0	?	1	2	1	1
1	Velardo, Amelia	HBFR	?	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	?	0	0	3	0
3	Vescio, Darcy	BPL	?	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	1	0	?	0	1	6	1
24	Vickers, Brooke	INT	?	0	0	10	7	3	2	0	3	2	?	2	0	0	1
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				5	2	217	141	76	38	27	58	21	0+	14	16	38	28

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

Brisbane Lions Women's							Coach: Craig Starcevich
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	3	D. Vescio	49	M. Hendrie			2	T. Hickie	11	S. Davison
	25	C. Svarc	14	D. Davidson			3	B. Koenen	13	N. Dooley
FORWARD							17	B. Dawes	7	E. Hampson
HALF-BACK									1	E. Hartill
	36	C. Fitzgerald	21	H. Cordner	1	A. Velardo			29	R. Svarc
	21	C. Hodder	31	T. Smith	12	S. Conway
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	19	E. Fitzpatrick	5	A. McKay	17	D. Finn
	9	O. O'Dwyer	18	A. Anderson	28	C. Mullins	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							16	B. Harrington	11	Y. Duursma
HALF-FORWARD							10	M. Hill	12	J. Good
	42	T. Bohanna	55	S. McKay	7	P. Scholz	18	M. Guerin	20	L. Goss
	5	J. Ellenger	10	N. Grider	6	L. Postlethwaite			6	G. Pound
HALF-BACK									24	B. Vickers
FORWARD
			25	K. Sherar	22	M. Austin
			20	S. Campbell	8	J. Dunne
BACK
Carlton Women's							Coach: Mathew Buck

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	BRLW	Orla O'Dwyer behind	0.1.1	-	0.0.0	01:08
	CARW	Dayna Finn goal	0.1.1	-	1.0.6	04:49
	BRLW	Dakota Davidson behind	0.2.2	-	1.0.6	07:47
	BRLW	Neasa Dooley behind	0.3.3	-	1.0.6	11:22
Q2	BRLW	Ruby Svarc goal	1.3.9	-	1.0.6	01:59
	BRLW	Courtney Hodder behind	1.4.10	-	1.0.6	05:16
	BRLW	Ruby Svarc goal	2.4.16	-	1.0.6	06:08
	CARW	Poppy Scholz goal	2.4.16	-	2.0.12	09:33
	BRLW	Shannon Campbell behind	2.5.17	-	2.0.12	11:17
	BRLW	Taylor Smith goal	3.5.23	-	2.0.12	13:00
	CARW	Poppy Scholz goal	3.5.23	-	3.0.18	18:54
Q3	BRLW	Ruby Svarc goal	4.5.29	-	3.0.18	02:02
	BRLW	Courtney Hodder goal	5.5.35	-	3.0.18	03:51
	BRLW	Dakota Davidson goal	6.5.41	-	3.0.18	07:17
	BRLW	Ellie Hampson goal	7.5.47	-	3.0.18	11:34
	BRLW	Dakota Davidson goal	8.5.53	-	3.0.18	13:49
	BRLW	Sophie Conway behind	8.6.54	-	3.0.18	15:41
	CARW	Sophie McKay goal	8.6.54	-	4.0.24	18:27
	BRLW	Ellie Hampson goal	9.6.60	-	4.0.24	23:42
Q4	CARW	Sophie McKay behind	9.6.60	-	4.1.25	02:57
	CARW	Dayna Finn goal	9.6.60	-	5.1.31	04:05
	BRLW	Ruby Svarc goal	10.6.66	-	5.1.31	11:45
	BRLW	Orla O'Dwyer behind	10.7.67	-	5.1.31	15:30
	CARW	Erone Fitzpatrick behind	10.7.67	-	5.2.32	19:05

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