2025 AFLW Season Round 8: Port Adelaide Women's v Western Bulldogs Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 4 October 2025 between the Port Adelaide Women's and the Western Bulldogs Women's during round eight of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The Port Adelaide Women's hosted the Western Bulldogs Women's at Alberton Oval. The hosts were coached by Lauren Arnell and the visitors were coached by Tam Hyett.

The Port Adelaide Women's (8.6.54) defeated the Western Bulldogs Women's (5.5.35).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFLW Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Port Adelaide Women's v Western Bulldogs Women's
Date: Saturday 4 October 2025
Time: 6:45 PM
Venue: Alberton Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Adelaide Women's def. Western Bulldogs Women's
Score: 8.6.54 - 5.5.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Adelaide Women's 0 . 1 2 . 3 4 . 5 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Western Bulldogs Women's 1 . 3 3 . 4 4 . 4 5 . 5 5 . 5 (35)
Margin WBLW by 8 WBLW by 7 PADW by 1 PADW by 19 PADW by 19
Duration 18:36 21:45 21:07 24:09 1:25:37

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Port Adelaide Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Lauren Arnell

Western Bulldogs Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Tam Hyett

Player Statistics

Port Adelaide Women's

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
17 Boag, Ella INT ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 3 0 ? 0 1 1 0
21 Borg, Amelie FB ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 1 1 1 ? 2 1 3 0
6 Brooksby, Molly WL ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 3 1 ? 0 0 2 1
5 Dowrick, Abbey C ? 0 1 21 19 2 3 0 9 10 ? 2 0 0 6
30 Germech, Teagan CHB ? 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 3 0 ? 2 4 3 0
16 Goody, Shineah RR ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 9 4 ? 2 7 1 2
28 Hammond, Cheyenne HBFL ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 ? 1 1 0 1
12 Heads, Ella HBFR ? 0 0 14 12 2 6 0 2 0 ? 0 1 3 1
27 Houghton, Gemma INT ? 1 2 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 ? 0 0 0 3
35 Lamb, Kirsty FPR ? 1 0 8 5 3 0 0 2 1 ? 2 1 0 2
9 Moloney, Maria WR ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 2 0 ? 1 1 4 1
1 Mules-Robinson, Justine HFFL ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 5 0 ? 2 1 0 3
2 O'Dea, Ebony INT ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 4 0 ? 0 2 2 0
7 Paterson, Lily CHF ? 0 0 8 4 4 3 0 2 0 ? 0 0 0 0
44 Pope, Katelyn INT ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 6 0 ? 3 0 1 0
29 Scholz, Matilda RU ? 0 0 18 16 2 5 26 1 4 ? 3 1 1 8
32 Sowden, Jasmine INT ? 0 0 7 1 6 1 0 2 2 ? 0 2 0 0
20 Syme, Sachi BPL ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 0 ? 1 0 1 0
10 Tahau, Indy FF ? 4 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 1 ? 1 3 0 1
8 Woodland, Ashleigh RO ? 1 0 14 13 1 3 0 7 3 ? 2 0 1 1
22 Young, Lauren HFFR ? 1 2 6 6 0 3 0 4 0 ? 1 1 0 2
Rushed ?
Total (21 players) 8 6 201 156 45 39 27 69 28 0+ 25 27 23 32

Western Bulldogs Women's

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
27 Ahrens, Lauren FB ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 0 2 1 ? 1 0 1 0
11 Bennetts, Elle BPL ? 0 0 16 8 8 3 0 1 0 ? 1 0 3 0
7 Berry, Deanna INT ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 2 1 ? 1 2 0 1
2 Blackburn, Ellie C ? 0 0 21 14 7 0 0 4 3 ? 1 1 0 3
20 Buttifant, Cleo INT ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 ? 0 0 0 1
8 Carruthers, Dominique INT ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 ? 1 2 1 1
33 Edmonds, Alice RU ? 0 0 16 6 10 3 20 4 3 ? 2 4 1 4
23 Fitzgerald, Jessica RR ? 0 1 16 8 8 2 0 5 1 ? 1 1 0 4
25 Gavalas, Ellie INT ? 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 1 0 ? 1 1 0 1
17 Georgostathis, Elisabeth HBFL ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 1 1 ? 2 0 4 0
5 Grigg, Elaine FPR ? 1 0 11 4 7 1 0 4 2 ? 2 3 0 1
18 Gutknecht, Britney HBFR ? 0 0 16 10 6 0 0 2 1 ? 3 0 8 0
15 Hartwig, Sarah HFFR ? 2 3 8 7 1 3 0 2 0 ? 1 0 0 1
28 Kimber, Kaylee CHB ? 0 0 17 7 10 2 0 3 0 ? 0 0 4 0
9 McDonald, Emma CHF ? 1 1 9 8 1 5 1 1 1 ? 1 4 0 1
1 Poustie, Sarah INT ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 7 1 ? 2 0 0 0
4 Pritchard, Isabelle RO ? 0 0 26 9 17 2 0 1 7 ? 2 4 1 2
10 Smith, Jasmyn WR ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 0 3 0 ? 3 0 1 1
14 Stephenson, Louise FF ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 1 0 1 ? 1 1 0 2
37 Wilcox, Rylie WL ? 1 0 14 10 4 3 0 2 0 ? 1 1 0 3
19 Woodley, Heidi HFFL ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 4 0 ? 0 1 0 2
Rushed ?
Total (21 players) 5 5 252 145 107 35 22 50 24 0+ 27 25 24 28

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

Port Adelaide Women's Coach: Lauren Arnell
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
11 E. Bennetts 27 L. Ahrens

29 M. Scholz 17 E. Boag
35 K. Lamb 10 I. Tahau

16 S. Goody 27 G. Houghton
FORWARD 8 A. Woodland 2 E. O'Dea
HALF-BACK

44 K. Pope
17 E. Georgostathis 28 K. Kimber 18 B. Gutknecht

32 J. Sowden
22 L. Young 7 L. Paterson 1 J. Mules-Robinson



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



37 R. Wilcox 2 E. Blackburn 10 J. Smith



9 M. Moloney 5 A. Dowrick 6 M. Brooksby FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 33 A. Edmonds 7 D. Berry
HALF-FORWARD 23 J. Fitzgerald 20 C. Buttifant
19 H. Woodley 9 E. McDonald 15 S. Hartwig 4 I. Pritchard 8 D. Carruthers
12 E. Heads 30 T. Germech 28 C. Hammond

25 E. Gavalas
HALF-BACK

1 S. Poustie
FORWARD





14 L. Stephenson 5 E. Grigg





21 A. Borg 20 S. Syme



BACK



Western Bulldogs Women's Coach: Tam Hyett

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 PADW Gemma Houghton behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 06:51
WBLW Rylie Wilcox goal 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 11:43
WBLW Sarah Hartwig behind 0.1.1 - 1.1.7 15:06
WBLW Sarah Hartwig behind 0.1.1 - 1.2.8 16:06
WBLW Sarah Hartwig behind 0.1.1 - 1.3.9 18:18
Q2 WBLW Jessica Fitzgerald behind 0.1.1 - 1.4.10 07:15
PADW Indy Tahau goal 1.1.7 - 1.4.10 11:50
WBLW Sarah Hartwig goal 1.1.7 - 2.4.16 13:24
WBLW Sarah Hartwig goal 1.1.7 - 3.4.22 16:01
PADW Lauren Young behind 1.2.8 - 3.4.22 17:13
PADW Ashleigh Woodland goal 2.2.14 - 3.4.22 17:53
PADW Lauren Young behind 2.3.15 - 3.4.22 19:05
Q3 WBLW Elaine Grigg goal 2.3.15 - 4.4.28 01:47
PADW Gemma Houghton behind 2.4.16 - 4.4.28 05:24
PADW Indy Tahau goal 3.4.22 - 4.4.28 10:11
PADW Indy Tahau goal 4.4.28 - 4.4.28 14:50
PADW Abbey Dowrick behind 4.5.29 - 4.4.28 16:58
Q4 PADW Indy Tahau goal 5.5.35 - 4.4.28 03:43
PADW Rushed behind 5.6.36 - 4.4.28 05:40
PADW Lauren Young goal 6.6.42 - 4.4.28 09:26
PADW Gemma Houghton goal 7.6.48 - 4.4.28 12:28
WBLW Emma McDonald behind 7.6.48 - 4.5.29 15:59
PADW Kirsty Lamb goal 8.6.54 - 4.5.29 19:47
WBLW Emma McDonald goal 8.6.54 - 5.5.35 22:18