2025 AFLW Season Round 8: Melbourne Women's v Essendon Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 3 October 2025 between the Melbourne Women's and the Essendon Women's during round eight of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The Melbourne Women's hosted the Essendon Women's at Princes Park. The hosts were coached by Mick Stinear and the visitors were coached by Natalie Wood.

The Melbourne Women's (5.6.36) defeated the Essendon Women's (3.4.22).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFLW Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Melbourne Women's v Essendon Women's
Date: Friday 3 October 2025
Time: 7:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne Women's def. Essendon Women's
Score: 5.6.36 - 3.4.22

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne Women's 3 . 1 4 . 2 5 . 3 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Essendon Women's 1 . 0 1 . 1 1 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 4 (22)
Margin MLBW by 13 MLBW by 19 MLBW by 24 MLBW by 14 MLBW by 14
Duration 21:18 18:44 18:18 19:30 1:17:50

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 (Essendon Women's) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Melbourne Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Mick Stinear

Essendon Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Natalie Wood

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 ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 4 0 ? 1 1 1 2
13 Chaplin, Maeve HBFR ? 0 0 24 21 3 6 0 5 2 ? 4 0 9 4
32 Colvin, Gabrielle CHB ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 3 0 ? 0 0 1 0
19 Ebert, Laela BPL ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 0 ? 1 0 1 2
24 Fitzsimon, Megan HFFL ? 1 0 18 11 7 3 0 6 2 ? 1 3 1 4
9 Gall, Georgia FPR ? 1 0 9 6 3 5 0 1 0 ? 0 0 0 1
17 Gillard, Tahlia FB ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 0 3 0 ? 0 0 1 0
23 Goldrick, Sinead HBFL ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 2 0 ? 1 1 1 1
5 Hanks, Tyla C ? 0 0 20 12 8 2 0 8 4 ? 1 4 0 3
7 Harris, Tayla FF ? 2 1 17 11 6 2 7 5 0 ? 1 1 1 2
30 Heath, Shelley RO ? 0 0 14 4 10 2 0 8 1 ? 1 3 2 3
10 Hore, Kate RR ? 0 1 19 10 9 3 0 8 5 ? 1 1 0 1
33 Johnson, Lily INT ? 0 1 7 4 3 0 0 3 0 ? 0 0 1 1
20 Mahony, Maggie INT ? 0 0 11 2 9 1 0 4 0 ? 0 0 0 1
22 McNamara, Eliza WL ? 0 0 24 14 10 3 0 5 1 ? 0 0 1 3
11 O'Hehir, Molly INT ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 2 0 ? 0 1 2 1
4 Paxman, Paxy WR ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 4 1 ? 1 2 0 4
15 Pearce, Lauren RU ? 0 0 13 4 9 2 17 2 3 ? 2 1 0 1
3 Pisano, Alyssia INT ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 3 1 ? 0 0 0 0
12 Wotherspoon, Ryleigh INT ? 1 0 8 5 3 0 0 4 0 ? 2 1 1 1
29 Zanker, Eden HFFR ? 0 2 15 9 6 3 2 4 1 ? 1 2 0 5
Rushed ?
Total (21 players) 5 6 265 162 103 49 26 86 21 0+ 18 21 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 11 3 8 1 0 7 2 ? 1 0 1 2
24 Alexander, Sophie CHF ? 0 1 15 10 5 3 0 3 1 ? 3 1 1 3
3 Bannister, Daria HFFL ? 0 1 5 1 4 0 0 3 0 ? 0 1 0 0
7 Belloni, Grace INT ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 4 2 ? 1 0 2 0
32 Brooker, Grace HFFR ? 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 ? 1 0 0 0
36 Brown, Brooke INT ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 ? 1 0 2 0
28 Busch, Mia HBFR ? 0 0 10 4 6 1 0 5 0 ? 1 0 2 1
20 Cain, Stephanie RO ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 6 0 ? 0 0 4 1
17 Clarke, Georgia CHB ? 0 0 21 9 12 2 0 1 0 ? 0 0 0 3
16 Dyke, Matilda BPL ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 0 4 0 ? 0 1 1 0
14 Gamble, Ellyse FB ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 0 ? 0 1 2 0
6 Gay, Maddi HBFL ? 0 0 21 16 5 3 0 2 1 ? 2 1 5 4
23 Gaylor, Amy WL ? 0 0 17 4 13 2 0 2 1 ? 1 0 5 0
2 Gee, Georgia FPR ? 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 0 ? 0 2 1 1
21 MacLachlan, Maggie WR ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 0 3 0 ? 2 0 3 2
33 Murphy, Courtney INT ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 2 2 1 ? 1 1 0 0
5 Nanscawen, Georgia RR ? 0 0 21 8 13 1 0 12 4 ? 3 3 0 2
4 Prespakis, Madison C ? 0 0 29 12 17 6 0 2 1 ? 0 1 1 2
10 Ridewood, Holly INT ? 1 0 15 6 9 0 0 1 1 ? 1 2 1 2
8 Toogood, Bonnie FF ? 0 0 19 13 6 7 0 5 1 ? 1 2 2 2
30 Wales, Stephanie RU ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 10 4 2 ? 2 2 1 1
Rushed ?
Total (21 players) 3 4 289 153 136 48 12 70 17 0+ 21 18 34 26

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
16 M. Dyke 14 E. Gamble

15 L. Pearce 33 L. Johnson
9 G. Gall 7 T. Harris

10 K. Hore 20 M. Mahony
FORWARD 30 S. Heath 11 M. O'Hehir
HALF-BACK

3 A. Pisano
6 M. Gay 17 G. Clarke 28 M. Busch

12 R. Wotherspoon
29 E. Zanker 6 A. Bannan 24 M. Fitzsimon



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



23 A. Gaylor 4 M. Prespakis 21 M. MacLachlan



4 P. Paxman 5 T. Hanks 22 E. McNamara FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 30 S. Wales 15 C. Adams
HALF-FORWARD 5 G. Nanscawen 7 G. Belloni
3 D. Bannister 24 S. Alexander 32 G. Brooker 20 S. Cain 36 B. Brown
13 M. Chaplin 32 G. Colvin 23 S. Goldrick

33 C. Murphy
HALF-BACK

10 H. Ridewood
FORWARD





8 B. Toogood 2 G. Gee





17 T. Gillard 19 L. Ebert



BACK



Essendon Women's Coach: Natalie Wood

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 MLBW Tayla Harris goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 00:53
MLBW Georgia Gall goal 2.0.12 - 0.0.0 03:06
MLBW Eden Zanker behind 2.1.13 - 0.0.0 07:49
MLBW Tayla Harris goal 3.1.19 - 0.0.0 08:17
ESSW Grace Brooker goal 3.1.19 - 1.0.6 11:39
Q2 MLBW Ryleigh Wotherspoon goal 4.1.25 - 1.0.6 09:52
MLBW Lily Johnson behind 4.2.26 - 1.0.6 13:34
ESSW Sophie Alexander behind 4.2.26 - 1.1.7 16:13
Q3 ESSW Daria Bannister behind 4.2.26 - 1.2.8 00:39
MLBW Megan Fitzsimon goal 5.2.32 - 1.2.8 06:16
MLBW Tayla Harris behind 5.3.33 - 1.2.8 08:11
ESSW Grace Brooker behind 5.3.33 - 1.3.9 12:44
Q4 MLBW Eden Zanker behind 5.4.34 - 1.3.9 03:53
ESSW Georgia Gee goal 5.4.34 - 2.3.15 07:40
MLBW Rushed behind 5.5.35 - 2.3.15 13:02
ESSW Rushed behind 5.5.35 - 2.4.16 15:56
ESSW Holly Ridewood goal 5.5.35 - 3.4.22 16:34
MLBW Kate Hore behind 5.6.36 - 3.4.22 18:58