2025 AFLW Season Qualifying Final 2: Melbourne Women's v Brisbane Lions Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 9 November 2025 between the Melbourne Women's and the Brisbane Lions Women's in the second qualifying final of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The Melbourne Women's hosted the Brisbane Lions Women's at Princes Park. The hosts were coached by Mick Stinear and the visitors were coached by Craig Starcevich.

The Melbourne Women's (6.7.43) were defeated by the Brisbane Lions Women's (9.2.56).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFLW Season
Round: Second Qualifying Final
Teams: Melbourne Women's v Brisbane Lions Women's
Date: Sunday 9 November 2025
Time: 1:05 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne Women's def. by Brisbane Lions Women's
Score: 6.7.43 - 9.2.56

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Melbourne Women's	2	.	3	2	.	4	3	.	6	6	.	7	6	.	7	(43)
Brisbane Lions Women's	0	.	1	3	.	1	6	.	2	9	.	2	9	.	2	(56)
Margin	MLBW by 14			BRLW by 3			BRLW by 14			BRLW by 13			BRLW by 13
Duration	19:04			21:33			20:55			22:53			1:24:25

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Melbourne Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Mick Stinear

Brisbane Lions Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Craig Starcevich

Player Statistics

Melbourne Women's

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
6	Bannan, Alyssa	CHF	?	1	0	14	4	10	1	0	4	0	?	0	1	0	1
1	Campbell, Georgia	INT	?	0	0	5	2	3	1	13	0	0	?	0	1	0	0
24	Fitzsimon, Megan	INT	?	0	1	12	8	4	1	0	7	1	?	1	2	1	1
9	Gall, Georgia	HFFL	?	1	0	6	6	0	2	0	3	0	?	3	0	0	0
17	Gillard, Tahlia	FB	?	0	0	18	12	6	4	0	2	0	?	3	1	6	1
5	Hanks, Tyla	C	?	0	0	21	10	11	1	0	4	5	?	1	1	0	4
7	Harris, Tayla	HFFR	?	1	0	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	?	0	1	0	2
30	Heath, Shelley	RR	?	0	0	17	3	14	1	0	4	1	?	3	1	2	1
10	Hore, Kate	RO	?	1	1	31	18	13	5	0	4	8	?	4	0	2	6
8	Lampard, Sarah	CHB	?	0	0	13	8	5	2	0	1	0	?	0	1	3	1
31	Mackin, Blaithin	INT	?	0	0	13	8	5	0	0	2	0	?	1	1	1	5
20	Mahony, Maggie	INT	?	1	0	5	5	0	1	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	2
22	McNamara, Eliza	WL	?	0	1	27	18	9	5	0	2	2	?	3	2	2	7
11	O'Hehir, Molly	HBFR	?	0	0	8	6	2	3	0	2	0	?	1	1	2	0
4	Paxman, Paxy	WR	?	0	0	13	7	6	3	0	3	0	?	0	0	0	2
15	Pearce, Lauren	RU	?	0	0	11	4	7	2	13	0	1	?	0	1	0	2
43	Rigoni, Jemma	INT	?	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	3	0	?	0	1	0	0
18	Taylor, Denby	HBFL	?	0	0	7	5	2	2	0	4	0	?	0	1	3	0
28	Taylor, Saraid	BPL	?	0	0	6	3	3	1	0	8	0	?	1	2	2	0
12	Wotherspoon, Ryleigh	FPR	?	1	2	15	7	8	3	0	4	0	?	0	0	0	2
29	Zanker, Eden	FF	?	0	1	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	0
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				6	7	252	141	111	44	27	60	18	0+	21	18	24	37

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	?	2	0	28	15	13	3	0	4	4	?	2	1	1	3
20	Campbell, Shannon	FB	?	0	0	18	15	3	5	0	0	0	?	1	0	7	0
12	Conway, Sophie	HFFL	?	0	1	15	12	3	3	0	2	3	?	2	3	2	1
14	Davidson, Dakota	FF	?	1	0	14	11	3	5	2	4	1	?	3	0	0	2
11	Davison, Shanae	INT	?	0	0	8	5	3	2	0	0	1	?	0	1	2	0
17	Dawes, Belle	RO	?	0	0	21	5	16	2	0	4	4	?	0	1	0	2
13	Dooley, Neasa	INT	?	1	0	7	3	4	1	0	1	1	?	1	0	0	2
8	Dunne, Jennifer	BPL	?	0	0	7	4	3	1	0	2	0	?	0	3	1	0
5	Ellenger, Jade	RR	?	0	0	16	11	5	4	0	5	1	?	2	0	3	2
10	Grider, Nat	CHB	?	0	0	14	11	3	6	0	4	1	?	0	1	3	0
7	Hampson, Ellie	INT	?	2	1	9	6	3	0	0	0	0	?	1	2	0	1
1	Hartill, Eleanor	INT	?	0	0	5	2	3	2	5	0	0	?	0	0	1	0
2	Hickie, Tahlia	RU	?	0	0	8	1	7	1	15	8	2	?	1	0	1	0
21	Hodder, Courtney	HFFR	?	1	0	18	5	13	1	0	8	2	?	1	2	0	2
3	Koenen, Breanna	HBFR	?	0	0	14	9	5	5	0	0	0	?	1	2	3	0
28	Mullins, Charlotte	HBFL	?	1	0	18	11	7	1	0	3	6	?	0	3	1	4
9	O'Dwyer, Orla	WR	?	0	0	26	15	11	2	0	2	2	?	0	0	3	4
6	Postlethwaite, Lily	WL	?	1	0	17	9	8	4	0	1	2	?	1	0	1	1
31	Smith, Taylor	CHF	?	0	0	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	?	0	1	0	3
25	Svarc, Cathy	FPR	?	0	0	10	7	3	0	0	7	1	?	1	1	0	5
29	Svarc, Ruby	INT	?	0	0	10	4	6	1	0	4	0	?	1	0	0	2
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				9	2	287	163	124	50	23	60	31	0+	18	21	29	34

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

Melbourne Women's							Coach: Mick Stinear
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	8	J. Dunne	20	S. Campbell			15	L. Pearce	1	G. Campbell
	12	R. Wotherspoon	29	E. Zanker			30	S. Heath	24	M. Fitzsimon
FORWARD							10	K. Hore	31	B. Mackin
HALF-BACK									20	M. Mahony
	28	C. Mullins	10	N. Grider	3	B. Koenen			43	J. Rigoni
	7	T. Harris	6	A. Bannan	9	G. Gall
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	6	L. Postlethwaite	18	A. Anderson	9	O. O'Dwyer
	4	P. Paxman	5	T. Hanks	22	E. McNamara	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							2	T. Hickie	11	S. Davison
HALF-FORWARD							5	J. Ellenger	13	N. Dooley
	12	S. Conway	31	T. Smith	21	C. Hodder	17	B. Dawes	7	E. Hampson
	11	M. O'Hehir	8	S. Lampard	18	D. Taylor			1	E. Hartill
HALF-BACK									29	R. Svarc
FORWARD
			14	D. Davidson	25	C. Svarc
			17	T. Gillard	28	S. Taylor
BACK
Brisbane Lions Women's							Coach: Craig Starcevich

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	MLBW	Tayla Harris goal	1.0.6	-	0.0.0	00:51
	BRLW	Sophie Conway behind	1.0.6	-	0.1.1	03:35
	MLBW	Megan Fitzsimon behind	1.1.7	-	0.1.1	07:48
	MLBW	Eden Zanker behind	1.2.8	-	0.1.1	09:56
	MLBW	Kate Hore goal	2.2.14	-	0.1.1	14:17
	MLBW	Kate Hore behind	2.3.15	-	0.1.1	16:49
Q2	MLBW	Ryleigh Wotherspoon behind	2.4.16	-	0.1.1	06:09
	BRLW	Dakota Davidson goal	2.4.16	-	1.1.7	08:27
	BRLW	Ellie Hampson goal	2.4.16	-	2.1.13	10:35
	BRLW	Neasa Dooley goal	2.4.16	-	3.1.19	12:29
Q3	BRLW	Courtney Hodder goal	2.4.16	-	4.1.25	03:08
	MLBW	Maggie Mahony goal	3.4.22	-	4.1.25	06:27
	BRLW	Charlotte Mullins goal	3.4.22	-	5.1.31	10:49
	BRLW	Ellie Hampson behind	3.4.22	-	5.2.32	12:09
	MLBW	Rushed behind	3.5.23	-	5.2.32	14:29
	MLBW	Eliza McNamara behind	3.6.24	-	5.2.32	18:08
	BRLW	Ellie Hampson goal	3.6.24	-	6.2.38	20:47
Q4	MLBW	Ryleigh Wotherspoon behind	3.7.25	-	6.2.38	05:07
	MLBW	Ryleigh Wotherspoon goal	4.7.31	-	6.2.38	05:52
	BRLW	Ally Anderson goal	4.7.31	-	7.2.44	07:45
	BRLW	Lily Postlethwaite goal	4.7.31	-	8.2.50	10:06
	MLBW	Georgia Gall goal	5.7.37	-	8.2.50	14:18
	BRLW	Ally Anderson goal	5.7.37	-	9.2.56	16:52
	MLBW	Alyssa Bannan goal	6.7.43	-	9.2.56	20:31

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