2025 AFLW Season Round 1: Greater Western Sydney Women's v Essendon Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 2025 between the Greater Western Sydney Women's and the Essendon Women's during round one of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The Greater Western Sydney Women's hosted the Essendon Women's at Corroboree Group Manuka Oval. The hosts were coached by Cam Bernasconi and the visitors were coached by Natalie Wood.

The Greater Western Sydney Women's (3.11.29) were defeated by the Essendon Women's (13.7.85).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFLW Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Greater Western Sydney Women's v Essendon Women's
Date: Saturday 16 August 2025
Time: 5:35 PM
Venue: Corroboree Group Manuka Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Greater Western Sydney Women's def. by Essendon Women's
Score: 3.11.29 - 13.7.85

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Greater Western Sydney Women's	1	.	4	1	.	7	3	.	8	3	.	11	3	.	11	(29)
Essendon Women's	2	.	0	6	.	3	10	.	4	13	.	7	13	.	7	(85)
Margin	ESSW by 2			ESSW by 26			ESSW by 38			ESSW by 56			ESSW by 56
Duration	20:35			21:06			22:33			20:05			1:24:19

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Greater Western Sydney Women's) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Essendon Women's) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Greater Western Sydney Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Cam Bernasconi

Essendon Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Natalie Wood

Player Statistics

Greater Western Sydney Women's

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
6	Beeson, Rebecca	C	?	0	0	19	12	7	1	0	6	7	?	2	3	1	2
23	Brazendale, Madison	WR	?	0	0	16	4	12	4	0	2	0	?	1	1	1	0
8	Brown, Eleanor	INT	?	0	0	5	5	0	2	0	2	0	?	1	1	3	0
2	Eva, Alicia	CHF	?	0	1	15	9	6	1	0	4	1	?	1	1	0	2
18	Evans, Tarni	FF	?	2	3	12	9	3	6	0	3	0	?	2	0	0	2
11	Fletcher, Caitlin	FB	?	0	0	10	8	2	5	0	2	0	?	1	2	3	0
17	Garnett, Georgia	HFFL	?	1	1	10	6	4	6	0	0	0	?	0	0	1	0
7	Goldsworthy, Zarlie	FPR	?	0	2	19	15	4	3	0	9	4	?	2	3	1	5
9	Howley, Sara	WL	?	0	1	12	7	5	4	0	1	2	?	1	0	0	0
12	Huntington, Isabel	BPL	?	0	0	9	6	3	1	0	0	0	?	0	1	2	1
21	Kavanagh, Sophie	INT	?	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	2	0	?	0	1	0	0
27	Kos, Grace	RU	?	0	0	4	0	4	0	13	2	0	?	0	3	0	2
1	Martin, Grace	INT	?	0	0	7	4	3	0	0	2	1	?	1	1	2	0
25	McCormick, Cambridge	CHB	?	0	0	13	7	6	4	2	6	0	?	0	0	3	0
31	Mowbray, Brodee	HFFR	?	0	0	12	4	8	3	0	3	0	?	0	2	0	1
15	O'Dowd, Eilish	INT	?	0	0	11	4	7	3	5	4	1	?	0	2	0	4
3	Parker, Alyce	RR	?	0	0	15	8	7	1	0	1	5	?	0	2	0	3
13	Pauga, Mikayla	INT	?	0	0	6	3	3	0	0	3	1	?	0	2	0	3
33	Pease, Emily	HBFR	?	0	0	7	4	3	1	0	2	0	?	1	0	1	1
4	Smith, Katherine	HBFL	?	0	0	12	10	2	5	0	4	0	?	2	1	5	1
14	Srhoj, Kaitlyn	RO	?	0	0	18	8	10	3	0	5	1	?	2	0	1	2
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				3	11	235	134	101	54	20	63	23	0+	17	26	24	29

Essendon Women's

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
15	Adams, Chloe	INT	?	0	0	17	6	11	1	0	3	0	?	1	0	0	2
24	Alexander, Sophie	CHF	?	1	0	11	5	6	1	1	4	0	?	2	0	0	1
3	Bannister, Daria	HFFR	?	1	1	9	6	3	2	0	1	1	?	4	0	0	0
7	Belloni, Grace	FPR	?	1	1	12	5	7	1	0	6	0	?	0	1	0	1
28	Busch, Mia	HBFR	?	0	0	10	8	2	1	0	4	0	?	1	1	0	1
20	Cain, Stephanie	WR	?	0	0	21	8	13	1	0	1	3	?	0	1	0	5
13	Chambers, Taya	INT	?	0	0	11	8	3	3	0	0	0	?	0	1	2	1
17	Clarke, Georgia	BPL	?	0	0	11	10	1	3	0	2	0	?	0	2	6	0
16	Dyke, Matilda	RU	?	0	0	11	7	4	1	7	4	1	?	3	2	0	1
14	Gamble, Ellyse	CHB	?	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	?	0	0	0	0
23	Gaylor, Amy	RO	?	0	0	15	3	12	0	0	5	4	?	0	0	1	1
2	Gee, Georgia	INT	?	1	1	11	6	5	1	0	7	1	?	1	1	0	2
21	MacLachlan, Maggie	WL	?	2	0	13	8	5	0	0	5	0	?	3	2	2	1
25	Morcom, Alex	FB	?	0	0	12	9	3	2	0	4	1	?	1	0	3	2
33	Murphy, Courtney	INT	?	1	0	10	3	7	1	14	5	1	?	2	0	0	2
5	Nanscawen, Georgia	RR	?	0	0	25	13	12	2	0	10	4	?	4	2	2	5
4	Prespakis, Madison	C	?	1	1	26	16	10	4	0	3	7	?	3	1	1	4
10	Ridewood, Holly	INT	?	2	0	15	9	6	1	0	3	0	?	0	0	0	3
8	Toogood, Bonnie	FF	?	2	0	8	6	2	3	0	1	1	?	1	2	1	0
27	Van De Heuvel, Sophie	HBFL	?	0	0	15	12	3	2	0	3	0	?	0	0	5	1
9	Walker, Brooke	HFFL	?	1	1	13	9	4	2	0	4	0	?	0	1	0	4
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				13	7	277	158	119	32	22	75	24	0+	26	17	23	37

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

Greater Western Sydney Women's							Coach: Cam Bernasconi
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	17	G. Clarke	25	A. Morcom			27	G. Kos	8	E. Brown
	7	Z. Goldsworthy	18	T. Evans			3	A. Parker	21	S. Kavanagh
FORWARD							14	K. Srhoj	1	G. Martin
HALF-BACK									15	E. O'Dowd
	27	S. Van De Heuvel	14	E. Gamble	28	M. Busch			13	M. Pauga
	31	B. Mowbray	2	A. Eva	17	G. Garnett
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	21	M. MacLachlan	4	M. Prespakis	20	S. Cain
	23	M. Brazendale	6	R. Beeson	9	S. Howley	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							16	M. Dyke	15	C. Adams
HALF-FORWARD							5	G. Nanscawen	13	T. Chambers
	9	B. Walker	24	S. Alexander	3	D. Bannister	23	A. Gaylor	2	G. Gee
	33	E. Pease	25	C. McCormick	4	K. Smith			33	C. Murphy
HALF-BACK									10	H. Ridewood
FORWARD
			8	B. Toogood	7	G. Belloni
			11	C. Fletcher	12	I. Huntington
BACK
Essendon Women's							Coach: Natalie Wood

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	GWSW	Alicia Eva behind	0.1.1	-	0.0.0	00:12
	GWSW	Tarni Evans goal	1.1.7	-	0.0.0	02:00
	ESSW	Daria Bannister goal	1.1.7	-	1.0.6	03:53
	GWSW	Tarni Evans behind	1.2.8	-	1.0.6	08:52
	GWSW	Zarlie Goldsworthy behind	1.3.9	-	1.0.6	11:57
	ESSW	Courtney Murphy goal	1.3.9	-	2.0.12	16:00
	GWSW	Georgia Garnett behind	1.4.10	-	2.0.12	18:01
Q2	ESSW	Rushed behind	1.4.10	-	2.1.13	01:08
	ESSW	Grace Belloni behind	1.4.10	-	2.2.14	01:32
	ESSW	Bonnie Toogood goal	1.4.10	-	3.2.20	03:49
	ESSW	Holly Ridewood goal	1.4.10	-	4.2.26	06:20
	ESSW	Brooke Walker behind	1.4.10	-	4.3.27	07:51
	ESSW	Holly Ridewood goal	1.4.10	-	5.3.33	10:21
	GWSW	Rushed behind	1.5.11	-	5.3.33	11:49
	ESSW	Sophie Alexander goal	1.5.11	-	6.3.39	13:30
	GWSW	Tarni Evans behind	1.6.12	-	6.3.39	18:50
	GWSW	Tarni Evans behind	1.7.13	-	6.3.39	21:02
Q3	ESSW	Bonnie Toogood goal	1.7.13	-	7.3.45	02:19
	GWSW	Zarlie Goldsworthy behind	1.8.14	-	7.3.45	04:18
	GWSW	Georgia Garnett goal	2.8.20	-	7.3.45	05:22
	ESSW	Maggie MacLachlan goal	2.8.20	-	8.3.51	07:43
	GWSW	Tarni Evans goal	3.8.26	-	8.3.51	09:41
	ESSW	Maggie MacLachlan goal	3.8.26	-	9.3.57	12:34
	ESSW	Grace Belloni goal	3.8.26	-	10.3.63	14:49
	ESSW	Georgia Gee behind	3.8.26	-	10.4.64	18:43
Q4	ESSW	Brooke Walker goal	3.8.26	-	11.4.70	00:21
	ESSW	Madison Prespakis behind	3.8.26	-	11.5.71	03:52
	ESSW	Madison Prespakis goal	3.8.26	-	12.5.77	04:50
	ESSW	Daria Bannister behind	3.8.26	-	12.6.78	08:04
	ESSW	Georgia Gee goal	3.8.26	-	13.6.84	09:20
	GWSW	Rushed behind	3.9.27	-	13.6.84	14:24
	ESSW	Rushed behind	3.9.27	-	13.7.85	16:21
	GWSW	Sara Howley behind	3.10.28	-	13.7.85	17:23
	GWSW	Rushed behind	3.11.29	-	13.7.85	19:23

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