2025 AFLW Season Round 9: Western Bulldogs Women's v Essendon Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 10 October 2025 between the Western Bulldogs Women's and the Essendon Women's during round nine of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The Western Bulldogs Women's hosted the Essendon Women's at Mission Whitten Oval. The hosts were coached by Tam Hyett and the visitors were coached by Natalie Wood.

The Western Bulldogs Women's (10.7.67) defeated the Essendon Women's (1.4.10).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFLW Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Western Bulldogs Women's v Essendon Women's
Date: Friday 10 October 2025
Time: 7:15 PM
Venue: Mission Whitten Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs Women's def. Essendon Women's
Score: 10.7.67 - 1.4.10

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs Women's 1 . 0 6 . 1 8 . 5 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Essendon Women's 0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 2 1 . 4 1 . 4 (10)
Margin WBLW by 6 WBLW by 35 WBLW by 51 WBLW by 57 WBLW by 57
Duration 19:02 22:17 19:26 20:49 1:21:34

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Western Bulldogs Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Tam Hyett

Essendon Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Natalie Wood

Player Statistics

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 2 5 2 0 0 0 ? 0 0 1 0
11 Bennetts, Elle BPL ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 1 2 ? 0 1 2 2
2 Blackburn, Ellie C ? 0 0 21 12 9 1 0 0 5 ? 1 0 1 3
8 Carruthers, Dominique INT ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 7 0 ? 0 0 1 3
33 Edmonds, Alice RU ? 1 0 12 4 8 2 32 4 1 ? 1 0 1 1
23 Fitzgerald, Jessica RR ? 0 1 13 6 7 2 0 4 0 ? 0 0 1 0
25 Gavalas, Ellie INT ? 1 1 15 9 6 2 0 2 2 ? 2 0 1 0
6 Gorham, Maggie INT ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 1 0 ? 0 0 3 0
3 Grant, Isabella HBFL ? 0 0 14 10 4 5 0 0 0 ? 1 1 2 4
5 Grigg, Elaine FPR ? 1 0 10 5 5 0 0 5 0 ? 3 2 0 1
18 Gutknecht, Britney HBFR ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 0 0 ? 1 0 4 0
15 Hartwig, Sarah HFFR ? 3 0 13 8 5 2 0 3 1 ? 3 0 0 3
28 Kimber, Kaylee CHB ? 0 0 15 9 6 5 0 2 0 ? 0 0 3 1
32 Laloifi, Vaomua INT ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 ? 0 0 1 0
9 McDonald, Emma CHF ? 2 0 11 7 4 5 0 0 0 ? 1 1 0 2
1 Poustie, Sarah INT ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 2 ? 0 3 0 1
4 Pritchard, Isabelle RO ? 1 0 20 10 10 3 0 7 6 ? 1 3 0 4
10 Smith, Jasmyn WR ? 0 0 12 5 7 1 0 3 2 ? 1 0 2 2
14 Stephenson, Louise FF ? 0 1 8 3 5 0 7 0 1 ? 1 0 0 0
37 Wilcox, Rylie WL ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 7 2 ? 1 0 3 1
19 Woodley, Heidi HFFL ? 1 2 12 10 2 2 0 4 0 ? 0 1 0 5
Rushed ?
Total (21 players) 10 7 259 155 104 48 39 51 24 0+ 17 12 26 33

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 18 8 10 2 0 4 3 ? 0 1 0 1
24 Alexander, Sophie CHF ? 0 1 9 4 5 2 1 1 1 ? 0 0 0 3
3 Bannister, Daria HFFL ? 1 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 0 ? 0 1 0 1
32 Brooker, Grace INT ? 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 4 0 ? 0 1 0 0
36 Brown, Brooke INT ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0 1 1
28 Busch, Mia BPL ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 4 4 ? 1 0 2 1
20 Cain, Stephanie WL ? 0 0 12 5 7 1 0 3 2 ? 1 2 1 0
13 Chambers, Taya INT ? 0 0 8 5 3 4 0 1 0 ? 0 2 0 1
17 Clarke, Georgia CHB ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 0 1 ? 0 0 1 1
16 Dyke, Matilda HBFR ? 0 0 14 3 11 0 4 7 2 ? 0 3 0 1
14 Gamble, Ellyse FB ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 ? 1 1 0 0
6 Gay, Maddi HBFL ? 0 0 21 15 6 3 0 5 1 ? 1 0 6 1
23 Gaylor, Amy RO ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 6 0 ? 1 1 0 2
2 Gee, Georgia FPR ? 0 0 13 4 9 2 0 1 0 ? 0 0 1 2
21 MacLachlan, Maggie WR ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 3 0 ? 1 1 1 1
5 Nanscawen, Georgia RR ? 0 0 25 10 15 3 0 6 1 ? 1 1 3 1
4 Prespakis, Madison C ? 0 0 19 9 10 3 0 7 5 ? 2 0 3 2
10 Ridewood, Holly HFFR ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 3 0 ? 0 0 3 3
8 Toogood, Bonnie FF ? 0 0 16 10 6 6 2 2 2 ? 2 1 1 3
19 Van Dyke, Mia INT ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 ? 0 0 0 1
30 Wales, Stephanie RU ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 19 5 1 ? 1 2 0 1
Rushed ?
Total (21 players) 1 4 235 121 114 39 26 66 23 0+ 12 17 23 27

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

Western Bulldogs Women's Coach: Tam Hyett
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
28 M. Busch 14 E. Gamble

33 A. Edmonds 8 D. Carruthers
5 E. Grigg 14 L. Stephenson

23 J. Fitzgerald 25 E. Gavalas
FORWARD 4 I. Pritchard 6 M. Gorham
HALF-BACK

32 V. Laloifi
6 M. Gay 17 G. Clarke 16 M. Dyke

1 S. Poustie
15 S. Hartwig 9 E. McDonald 19 H. Woodley



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



20 S. Cain 4 M. Prespakis 21 M. MacLachlan



10 J. Smith 2 E. Blackburn 37 R. Wilcox FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 30 S. Wales 15 C. Adams
HALF-FORWARD 5 G. Nanscawen 32 G. Brooker
3 D. Bannister 24 S. Alexander 10 H. Ridewood 23 A. Gaylor 36 B. Brown
18 B. Gutknecht 28 K. Kimber 3 I. Grant

13 T. Chambers
HALF-BACK

19 M. Van Dyke
FORWARD





8 B. Toogood 2 G. Gee





27 L. Ahrens 11 E. Bennetts



BACK



Essendon Women's Coach: Natalie Wood

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WBLW Emma McDonald goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 03:09
Q2 WBLW Sarah Hartwig goal 2.0.12 - 0.0.0 00:58
WBLW Isabelle Pritchard goal 3.0.18 - 0.0.0 03:33
WBLW Sarah Hartwig goal 4.0.24 - 0.0.0 06:15
WBLW Alice Edmonds goal 5.0.30 - 0.0.0 07:37
ESSW Sophie Alexander behind 5.0.30 - 0.1.1 10:44
ESSW Rushed behind 5.0.30 - 0.2.2 11:19
WBLW Elaine Grigg goal 6.0.36 - 0.2.2 18:34
WBLW Jessica Fitzgerald behind 6.1.37 - 0.2.2 20:27
Q3 WBLW Rushed behind 6.2.38 - 0.2.2 04:27
WBLW Heidi Woodley behind 6.3.39 - 0.2.2 05:18
WBLW Heidi Woodley behind 6.4.40 - 0.2.2 05:35
WBLW Emma McDonald goal 7.4.46 - 0.2.2 09:01
WBLW Sarah Poustie behind 7.5.47 - 0.2.2 11:48
WBLW Ellie Gavalas goal 8.5.53 - 0.2.2 17:47
Q4 WBLW Ellie Gavalas behind 8.6.54 - 0.2.2 00:53
ESSW Rushed behind 8.6.54 - 0.3.3 03:48
WBLW Heidi Woodley goal 9.6.60 - 0.3.3 09:28
WBLW Louise Stephenson behind 9.7.61 - 0.3.3 13:49
WBLW Sarah Hartwig goal 10.7.67 - 0.3.3 15:11
ESSW Rushed behind 10.7.67 - 0.4.4 17:27
ESSW Daria Bannister goal 10.7.67 - 1.4.10 19:55