2025 AFLW Season Round 5: Brisbane Lions Women's v North Melbourne Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 2025 between the Brisbane Lions Women's and the North Melbourne Women's during round five of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The Brisbane Lions Women's hosted the North Melbourne Women's at Brighton Homes Arena. The hosts were coached by Craig Starcevich and the visitors were coached by Darren Crocker.

The Brisbane Lions Women's (5.6.36) were defeated by the North Melbourne Women's (10.5.65).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFLW Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Brisbane Lions Women's v North Melbourne Women's
Date: Sunday 14 September 2025
Time: 3:05 PM
Venue: Brighton Homes Arena

Match Results

Outcome: Brisbane Lions Women's def. by North Melbourne Women's
Score: 5.6.36 - 10.5.65

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Brisbane Lions Women's	2	.	0	3	.	1	4	.	3	5	.	6	5	.	6	(36)
North Melbourne Women's	3	.	1	6	.	3	10	.	3	10	.	5	10	.	5	(65)
Margin	NMLW by 7			NMLW by 20			NMLW by 36			NMLW by 29			NMLW by 29
Duration	21:23			22:40			23:02			18:40			1:25:45

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 (North Melbourne Women's) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Brisbane Lions Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Craig Starcevich

North Melbourne Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Darren Crocker

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	?	1	0	25	12	13	4	0	9	7	?	1	0	3	3
20	Campbell, Shannon	FB	?	0	0	13	12	1	7	0	1	0	?	0	0	6	0
12	Conway, Sophie	WL	?	0	0	14	6	8	0	0	5	1	?	1	2	1	1
14	Davidson, Dakota	FF	?	1	1	7	7	0	3	0	0	1	?	0	0	1	2
17	Dawes, Belle	RO	?	0	0	13	7	6	3	0	4	2	?	1	2	1	3
13	Dooley, Neasa	INT	?	1	1	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	?	1	1	0	1
8	Dunne, Jennifer	BPL	?	0	0	11	7	4	6	0	2	0	?	0	0	6	0
5	Ellenger, Jade	HBFL	?	1	0	11	9	2	5	0	1	0	?	1	1	3	1
10	Grider, Nat	CHB	?	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	?	1	1	0	0
7	Hampson, Ellie	INT	?	1	0	6	4	2	2	0	1	0	?	0	0	2	0
1	Hartill, Eleanor	INT	?	0	0	4	2	2	1	7	2	2	?	1	0	0	1
2	Hickie, Tahlia	RU	?	0	0	13	5	8	0	22	2	1	?	0	2	0	1
21	Hodder, Courtney	CHF	?	0	1	19	7	12	3	0	7	6	?	2	2	1	2
3	Koenen, Breanna	HBFR	?	0	0	12	9	3	4	0	2	0	?	1	0	4	0
16	Long, Evie	INT	?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	?	0	1	0	0
28	Mullins, Charlotte	HFFR	?	0	0	9	7	2	0	0	4	2	?	0	0	1	2
9	O'Dwyer, Orla	WR	?	0	1	24	16	8	3	0	2	0	?	1	1	0	4
6	Postlethwaite, Lily	INT	?	0	0	7	4	3	1	0	2	1	?	1	0	3	0
31	Smith, Taylor	FPR	?	0	1	5	4	1	1	0	2	0	?	1	0	0	1
25	Svarc, Cathy	RR	?	0	1	11	4	7	0	0	4	2	?	0	3	1	1
29	Svarc, Ruby	HFFL	?	0	0	13	7	6	3	0	4	0	?	1	0	1	2
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				5	6	225	135	90	48	29	57	25	0+	14	16	34	25

North Melbourne Women's

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
2	Birch, Libby	BPL	?	0	0	14	11	3	6	0	0	0	?	0	0	4	0
10	Bogue, Blaithin	INT	?	3	1	11	9	2	2	0	3	0	?	2	0	0	3
35	Bruton, Jenna	HFFR	?	2	0	9	8	1	3	0	2	0	?	0	0	1	5
5	Craven, Tess	WL	?	0	0	8	7	1	1	0	4	1	?	2	1	0	2
3	Eddey, Bella	HFFL	?	0	1	7	4	3	2	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	1
20	Ferguson, Jasmine	FB	?	0	0	10	6	4	5	0	1	0	?	0	1	2	0
25	Garner, Jasmine	RO	?	1	0	25	12	13	4	0	9	5	?	1	0	1	4
8	Gatt, Taylah	WR	?	0	0	14	7	7	1	0	2	2	?	2	0	2	4
9	Kearney, Emma	HBFR	?	0	0	16	11	5	3	0	2	0	?	1	1	3	1
23	King, Mia	C	?	0	0	32	11	21	1	0	10	8	?	1	1	0	2
6	O'Loughlin, Alice	INT	?	0	0	10	5	5	2	0	3	0	?	2	0	0	1
14	O'Shea, Erika	INT	?	0	0	9	4	5	1	0	2	1	?	0	1	0	2
16	Randall, Tahlia	FF	?	2	0	10	7	3	5	0	1	0	?	0	1	0	3
26	Rennie, Kim	RU	?	0	0	12	6	6	3	16	2	1	?	1	0	0	1
7	Riddell, Ash	RR	?	0	0	34	16	18	1	0	5	4	?	2	1	4	4
11	Shannon, Eliza	CHB	?	0	0	6	2	4	2	0	2	0	?	0	0	1	0
4	Sheerin, Eilish	HBFL	?	0	0	17	7	10	4	0	6	1	?	0	1	1	4
33	Shierlaw, Kate	FPR	?	1	0	15	11	4	6	4	1	1	?	0	0	0	3
15	Smith, Amy	INT	?	0	0	16	5	11	2	0	1	1	?	1	1	0	2
19	Tripodi, Ruby	INT	?	0	0	14	7	7	3	0	11	3	?	1	3	0	2
13	Wall, Vikki	CHF	?	1	0	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	?	0	2	0	0
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				10	5	293	157	136	57	20	69	28	0+	16	14	19	44

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
	2	L. Birch	20	J. Ferguson			2	T. Hickie	13	N. Dooley
	31	T. Smith	14	D. Davidson			25	C. Svarc	7	E. Hampson
FORWARD							17	B. Dawes	1	E. Hartill
HALF-BACK									16	E. Long
	4	E. Sheerin	11	E. Shannon	9	E. Kearney			6	L. Postlethwaite
	28	C. Mullins	21	C. Hodder	29	R. Svarc
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	5	T. Craven	23	M. King	8	T. Gatt
	9	O. O'Dwyer	18	A. Anderson	12	S. Conway	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							26	K. Rennie	10	B. Bogue
HALF-FORWARD							7	A. Riddell	6	A. O'Loughlin
	3	B. Eddey	13	V. Wall	35	J. Bruton	25	J. Garner	14	E. O'Shea
	3	B. Koenen	10	N. Grider	5	J. Ellenger			15	A. Smith
HALF-BACK									19	R. Tripodi
FORWARD
			16	T. Randall	33	K. Shierlaw
			20	S. Campbell	8	J. Dunne
BACK
North Melbourne Women's							Coach: Darren Crocker

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	NMLW	Rushed behind	0.0.0	-	0.1.1	03:31
	BRLW	Dakota Davidson goal	1.0.6	-	0.1.1	06:24
	NMLW	Vikki Wall goal	1.0.6	-	1.1.7	09:58
	BRLW	Ellie Hampson goal	2.0.12	-	1.1.7	11:46
	NMLW	Kate Shierlaw goal	2.0.12	-	2.1.13	16:51
	NMLW	Tahlia Randall goal	2.0.12	-	3.1.19	21:21
Q2	NMLW	Bella Eddey behind	2.0.12	-	3.2.20	04:29
	NMLW	Jenna Bruton goal	2.0.12	-	4.2.26	07:12
	NMLW	Jasmine Garner goal	2.0.12	-	5.2.32	09:10
	NMLW	Blaithin Bogue goal	2.0.12	-	6.2.38	11:34
	BRLW	Neasa Dooley goal	3.0.18	-	6.2.38	17:54
	NMLW	Blaithin Bogue behind	3.0.18	-	6.3.39	19:09
	BRLW	Dakota Davidson behind	3.1.19	-	6.3.39	22:25
Q3	NMLW	Jenna Bruton goal	3.1.19	-	7.3.45	05:32
	BRLW	Jade Ellenger goal	4.1.25	-	7.3.45	09:36
	BRLW	Taylor Smith behind	4.2.26	-	7.3.45	11:55
	NMLW	Tahlia Randall goal	4.2.26	-	8.3.51	13:09
	NMLW	Blaithin Bogue goal	4.2.26	-	9.3.57	15:26
	BRLW	Neasa Dooley behind	4.3.27	-	9.3.57	17:24
	NMLW	Blaithin Bogue goal	4.3.27	-	10.3.63	19:20
Q4	BRLW	Cathy Svarc behind	4.4.28	-	10.3.63	02:09
	BRLW	Courtney Hodder behind	4.5.29	-	10.3.63	09:05
	BRLW	Ally Anderson goal	5.5.35	-	10.3.63	09:46
	NMLW	Rushed behind	5.5.35	-	10.4.64	12:47
	NMLW	Rushed behind	5.5.35	-	10.5.65	14:53
	BRLW	Orla O'Dwyer behind	5.6.36	-	10.5.65	16:55

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