2025 AFLW Season Round 3: Richmond Women's v Essendon Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 2025 between the Richmond Women's and the Essendon Women's during round three of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The Richmond Women's hosted the Essendon Women's at TIO Stadium. The hosts were coached by Ryan Ferguson and the visitors were coached by Natalie Wood.

The Richmond Women's (3.10.28) were defeated by the Essendon Women's (6.7.43).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFLW Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Richmond Women's v Essendon Women's
Date: Friday 29 August 2025
Time: 6:45 PM
Venue: TIO Stadium

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond Women's def. by Essendon Women's
Score: 3.10.28 - 6.7.43

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Richmond Women's	1	.	0	1	.	3	3	.	6	3	.	10	3	.	10	(28)
Essendon Women's	2	.	2	3	.	4	4	.	6	6	.	7	6	.	7	(43)
Margin	ESSW by 8			ESSW by 13			ESSW by 6			ESSW by 15			ESSW by 15
Duration	20:04			19:39			20:41			20:21			1:20:45

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Richmond Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Ryan Ferguson

Essendon Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Natalie Wood

Player Statistics

Richmond Women's

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
11	Bacon, Isabel	C	?	0	0	12	8	4	2	0	5	3	?	2	5	1	4
8	Beruldsen, Montana	HFFR	?	0	1	4	3	1	1	0	3	1	?	0	1	0	0
3	Brennan, Katie	FF	?	1	0	16	11	5	4	0	0	2	?	3	1	0	1
4	Conti, Monique	RR	?	0	0	30	15	15	3	0	9	5	?	4	2	1	7
17	Cox, Katelyn	INT	?	0	0	8	7	1	1	0	3	0	?	0	1	1	0
30	Dallaway, Ally	WL	?	0	0	18	8	10	1	0	0	1	?	1	0	2	1
19	Dempsey, Kate	WR	?	0	0	14	6	8	3	0	1	0	?	1	1	0	1
33	Ford, Mackenzie	INT	?	0	0	6	2	4	1	0	1	0	?	1	0	0	0
18	Graham, Libby	FB	?	0	0	10	6	4	1	0	1	0	?	0	0	3	1
9	Greiser, Caitlin	FPR	?	0	1	9	7	2	2	6	0	1	?	0	1	2	0
25	Grieves, Sierra	HFFL	?	0	2	18	12	6	4	0	4	0	?	0	0	1	4
6	Hicks, Jodie	HBFL	?	0	0	17	11	6	1	0	0	0	?	0	0	1	1
14	Kelly, Poppy	RU	?	0	1	14	6	8	2	17	2	2	?	2	2	1	3
20	Lynch, Beth	HBFR	?	0	0	14	6	8	3	0	2	0	?	3	1	1	0
16	McClelland, Laura	BPL	?	0	0	14	9	5	4	0	2	0	?	0	0	6	0
22	McKenzie, Ellie	RO	?	0	0	26	13	13	4	0	2	0	?	0	2	1	4
5	Scott, Paige	CHF	?	1	2	13	7	6	4	0	4	0	?	0	2	0	0
28	Seymour, Gabby	CHB	?	0	0	10	6	4	2	0	1	1	?	0	4	1	3
35	Shevlin, Maddie	INT	?	0	0	17	14	3	1	0	2	0	?	1	1	0	7
24	Wicksteed, Charli	INT	?	0	0	12	5	7	2	0	3	1	?	0	0	1	2
2	Yassir, Emelia	INT	?	1	0	5	2	3	0	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	1
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				3	10	287	164	123	46	23	46	17	0+	18	24	23	40

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	9	7	2	3	0	4	0	?	1	0	1	1
24	Alexander, Sophie	FPR	?	2	0	6	3	3	2	0	0	0	?	0	0	0	1
3	Bannister, Daria	HFFL	?	0	2	10	8	2	2	0	1	0	?	3	3	0	1
7	Belloni, Grace	FF	?	0	1	17	9	8	3	0	1	1	?	0	0	0	4
28	Busch, Mia	HBFR	?	0	0	18	11	7	1	0	4	1	?	1	1	4	2
20	Cain, Stephanie	RO	?	0	0	19	7	12	3	0	0	3	?	1	3	1	4
13	Chambers, Taya	FB	?	0	0	5	4	1	2	0	2	0	?	1	1	3	0
17	Clarke, Georgia	HBFL	?	1	0	16	12	4	3	0	3	2	?	1	1	8	0
16	Dyke, Matilda	RU	?	0	0	6	3	3	1	4	1	1	?	1	3	0	3
14	Gamble, Ellyse	BPL	?	0	0	11	6	5	1	0	3	0	?	2	1	3	0
23	Gaylor, Amy	CHF	?	0	0	18	8	10	3	0	2	2	?	3	0	3	2
2	Gee, Georgia	HFFR	?	2	0	15	5	10	2	0	0	0	?	1	0	0	0
26	Gladman, Amelie	INT	?	0	0	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	1
21	MacLachlan, Maggie	WL	?	1	1	13	9	4	4	0	2	2	?	1	1	1	2
25	Morcom, Alex	CHB	?	0	0	11	4	7	0	0	1	0	?	0	0	4	0
33	Murphy, Courtney	INT	?	0	0	9	3	6	2	2	4	0	?	0	1	0	2
5	Nanscawen, Georgia	RR	?	0	0	27	14	13	2	0	12	4	?	6	2	3	0
4	Prespakis, Madison	C	?	0	0	24	12	12	2	0	5	3	?	1	1	2	3
10	Ridewood, Holly	WR	?	0	0	15	10	5	2	0	4	0	?	0	0	1	2
29	Verbrugge, Jess	INT	?	0	1	11	6	5	3	0	2	1	?	1	0	1	0
9	Walker, Brooke	INT	?	0	1	11	6	5	2	0	3	0	?	0	0	0	1
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				6	7	275	148	127	44	6	55	20	0+	24	18	35	29

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

Richmond Women's							Coach: Ryan Ferguson
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	14	E. Gamble	13	T. Chambers			14	P. Kelly	17	K. Cox
	9	C. Greiser	3	K. Brennan			4	M. Conti	33	M. Ford
FORWARD							22	E. McKenzie	35	M. Shevlin
HALF-BACK									24	C. Wicksteed
	17	G. Clarke	25	A. Morcom	28	M. Busch			2	E. Yassir
	8	M. Beruldsen	5	P. Scott	25	S. Grieves
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	21	M. MacLachlan	4	M. Prespakis	10	H. Ridewood
	19	K. Dempsey	11	I. Bacon	30	A. Dallaway	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							16	M. Dyke	15	C. Adams
HALF-FORWARD							5	G. Nanscawen	26	A. Gladman
	3	D. Bannister	23	A. Gaylor	2	G. Gee	20	S. Cain	33	C. Murphy
	20	B. Lynch	28	G. Seymour	6	J. Hicks			29	J. Verbrugge
HALF-BACK									9	B. Walker
FORWARD
			7	G. Belloni	24	S. Alexander
			18	L. Graham	16	L. McClelland
BACK
Essendon Women's							Coach: Natalie Wood

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	ESSW	Daria Bannister behind	0.0.0	-	0.1.1	04:47
	ESSW	Maggie MacLachlan goal	0.0.0	-	1.1.7	06:06
	RICW	Paige Scott goal	1.0.6	-	1.1.7	11:45
	ESSW	Jess Verbrugge behind	1.0.6	-	1.2.8	13:06
	ESSW	Georgia Clarke goal	1.0.6	-	2.2.14	16:21
Q2	ESSW	Daria Bannister behind	1.0.6	-	2.3.15	02:45
	ESSW	Sophie Alexander goal	1.0.6	-	3.3.21	04:24
	RICW	Poppy Kelly behind	1.1.7	-	3.3.21	07:35
	RICW	Paige Scott behind	1.2.8	-	3.3.21	09:35
	ESSW	Grace Belloni behind	1.2.8	-	3.4.22	12:19
	RICW	Rushed behind	1.3.9	-	3.4.22	18:42
Q3	RICW	Katie Brennan goal	2.3.15	-	3.4.22	06:29
	ESSW	Maggie MacLachlan behind	2.3.15	-	3.5.23	07:57
	ESSW	Georgia Gee goal	2.3.15	-	4.5.29	08:59
	RICW	Paige Scott behind	2.4.16	-	4.5.29	11:03
	RICW	Rushed behind	2.5.17	-	4.5.29	13:40
	RICW	Sierra Grieves behind	2.6.18	-	4.5.29	14:38
	ESSW	Brooke Walker behind	2.6.18	-	4.6.30	18:25
	RICW	Emelia Yassir goal	3.6.24	-	4.6.30	19:12
Q4	ESSW	Rushed behind	3.6.24	-	4.7.31	02:25
	RICW	Montana Beruldsen behind	3.7.25	-	4.7.31	03:56
	RICW	Rushed behind	3.8.26	-	4.7.31	05:39
	RICW	Caitlin Greiser behind	3.9.27	-	4.7.31	07:14
	ESSW	Sophie Alexander goal	3.9.27	-	5.7.37	10:55
	ESSW	Georgia Gee goal	3.9.27	-	6.7.43	16:02
	RICW	Sierra Grieves behind	3.10.28	-	6.7.43	17:36

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