2025 AFLW Season Round 10: Essendon Women's v Brisbane Lions Women's

This is the match report for the match played on 19 October 2025 between the Essendon Women's and the Brisbane Lions Women's during round ten of the 2025 season of the Australian Football League Women's. The Essendon Women's hosted the Brisbane Lions Women's at Windy Hill. The hosts were coached by Natalie Wood and the visitors were coached by Craig Starcevich.

The Essendon Women's (2.4.16) were defeated by the Brisbane Lions Women's (7.12.54).

Match Details

Season: 2025 AFLW Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon Women's v Brisbane Lions Women's
Date: Sunday 19 October 2025
Time: 1:05 PM
Venue: Windy Hill

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon Women's def. by Brisbane Lions Women's
Score: 2.4.16 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Essendon Women's	2	.	2	2	.	2	2	.	3	2	.	4	2	.	4	(16)
Brisbane Lions Women's	1	.	5	3	.	9	4	.	10	7	.	12	7	.	12	(54)
Margin	ESSW by 3			BRLW by 13			BRLW by 19			BRLW by 38			BRLW by 38
Duration	20:52			21:08			19:09			20:25			1:21:34

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Essendon Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Natalie Wood

Brisbane Lions Women's

Captain: unknown
Coach: Craig Starcevich

Player Statistics

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	12	7	5	1	0	4	1	?	1	0	2	1
24	Alexander, Sophie	FPR	?	0	0	8	5	3	1	0	2	1	?	0	0	0	1
3	Bannister, Daria	HFFL	?	1	0	7	5	2	1	0	2	1	?	1	3	1	1
32	Brooker, Grace	CHF	?	1	0	6	4	2	1	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	1
36	Brown, Brooke	INT	?	0	0	7	3	4	1	0	0	0	?	0	0	1	0
28	Busch, Mia	HBFL	?	0	0	19	10	9	3	0	4	1	?	0	1	5	1
20	Cain, Stephanie	RO	?	0	0	15	10	5	2	0	8	3	?	2	1	1	3
13	Chambers, Taya	CHB	?	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	4	1	?	0	0	1	0
17	Clarke, Georgia	FB	?	0	0	16	9	7	4	0	2	0	?	0	0	8	0
16	Dyke, Matilda	WL	?	0	0	10	5	5	2	2	3	0	?	1	1	2	0
14	Gamble, Ellyse	BPL	?	0	0	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	?	0	0	2	0
23	Gaylor, Amy	HBFR	?	0	0	24	13	11	4	0	3	0	?	1	0	4	1
2	Gee, Georgia	HFFR	?	0	0	9	4	5	0	0	1	1	?	2	1	0	1
25	Morcom, Alex	INT	?	0	0	13	10	3	1	0	4	5	?	2	1	3	1
5	Nanscawen, Georgia	RR	?	0	1	22	11	11	1	0	3	6	?	2	1	1	2
4	Prespakis, Madison	C	?	0	1	26	13	13	3	0	5	3	?	1	2	2	3
10	Ridewood, Holly	WR	?	0	0	6	3	3	1	0	4	0	?	1	0	0	1
18	Strong, Sophie	INT	?	0	1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	?	1	0	0	1
8	Toogood, Bonnie	FF	?	0	1	19	10	9	3	1	2	0	?	1	1	1	3
19	Van Dyke, Mia	INT	?	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	?	0	0	0	0
30	Wales, Stephanie	RU	?	0	0	12	7	5	1	17	2	3	?	1	0	4	0
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				2	4	246	137	109	33	20	57	26	0+	17	12	38	21

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	1	32	17	15	1	0	3	9	?	2	3	0	5
15	Boltz, Poppy	INT	?	0	0	9	8	1	1	0	0	1	?	0	1	1	2
20	Campbell, Shannon	FB	?	0	0	12	10	2	2	0	0	0	?	1	0	5	0
12	Conway, Sophie	WL	?	0	2	15	8	7	5	0	3	0	?	2	1	1	5
14	Davidson, Dakota	FF	?	1	1	5	4	1	3	0	1	0	?	0	1	0	2
11	Davison, Shanae	INT	?	0	0	13	10	3	2	0	1	0	?	0	0	1	2
17	Dawes, Belle	RO	?	0	0	18	7	11	6	0	10	4	?	1	1	4	1
13	Dooley, Neasa	HFFR	?	2	1	9	4	5	1	0	0	0	?	0	0	0	2
8	Dunne, Jennifer	BPL	?	0	0	13	7	6	5	0	0	0	?	0	1	1	1
5	Ellenger, Jade	CHB	?	0	0	13	7	6	0	0	6	0	?	1	2	1	2
10	Grider, Nat	HBFR	?	0	0	13	5	8	2	0	1	0	?	0	1	2	1
1	Hartill, Eleanor	INT	?	0	0	2	1	1	0	8	2	0	?	0	1	0	0
2	Hickie, Tahlia	RU	?	0	0	14	7	7	3	20	3	4	?	0	0	0	5
28	Mullins, Charlotte	FPR	?	1	0	18	12	6	5	0	3	2	?	1	0	1	1
9	O'Dwyer, Orla	WR	?	1	3	22	14	8	2	0	2	2	?	1	0	0	3
22	Peters, Sophie	INT	?	0	1	6	1	5	0	0	4	2	?	0	1	0	0
6	Postlethwaite, Lily	HBFL	?	0	0	18	9	9	7	0	1	0	?	0	1	1	2
31	Smith, Taylor	CHF	?	1	0	8	5	3	3	1	1	0	?	0	1	0	0
25	Svarc, Cathy	RR	?	0	1	14	8	6	0	0	6	3	?	1	1	0	4
29	Svarc, Ruby	HFFL	?	0	0	14	7	7	3	0	5	0	?	1	1	0	5
24	Wright, Claudia	INT	?	0	0	6	4	2	1	0	1	0	?	1	0	0	2
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				7	12	274	155	119	52	29	53	27	0+	12	17	18	45

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

Essendon Women's							Coach: Natalie Wood
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	8	J. Dunne	20	S. Campbell			30	S. Wales	15	C. Adams
	24	S. Alexander	8	B. Toogood			5	G. Nanscawen	36	B. Brown
FORWARD							20	S. Cain	25	A. Morcom
HALF-BACK									18	S. Strong
	6	L. Postlethwaite	5	J. Ellenger	10	N. Grider			19	M. Van Dyke
	2	G. Gee	32	G. Brooker	3	D. Bannister
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	12	S. Conway	18	A. Anderson	9	O. O'Dwyer
	10	H. Ridewood	4	M. Prespakis	16	M. Dyke	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							2	T. Hickie	15	P. Boltz
HALF-FORWARD							25	C. Svarc	11	S. Davison
	29	R. Svarc	31	T. Smith	13	N. Dooley	17	B. Dawes	1	E. Hartill
	23	A. Gaylor	13	T. Chambers	28	M. Busch			22	S. Peters
HALF-BACK									24	C. Wright
FORWARD
			14	D. Davidson	28	C. Mullins
			17	G. Clarke	14	E. Gamble
BACK
Brisbane Lions Women's							Coach: Craig Starcevich

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	ESSW	Bonnie Toogood behind	0.1.1	-	0.0.0	00:23
	BRLW	Neasa Dooley goal	0.1.1	-	1.0.6	01:58
	BRLW	Rushed behind	0.1.1	-	1.1.7	05:52
	ESSW	Georgia Nanscawen behind	0.2.2	-	1.1.7	08:34
	BRLW	Sophie Peters behind	0.2.2	-	1.2.8	12:10
	ESSW	Daria Bannister goal	1.2.8	-	1.2.8	13:34
	BRLW	Neasa Dooley behind	1.2.8	-	1.3.9	16:24
	BRLW	Cathy Svarc behind	1.2.8	-	1.4.10	16:51
	BRLW	Ally Anderson behind	1.2.8	-	1.5.11	17:16
	ESSW	Grace Brooker goal	2.2.14	-	1.5.11	18:03
Q2	BRLW	Taylor Smith goal	2.2.14	-	2.5.17	03:05
	BRLW	Orla O'Dwyer behind	2.2.14	-	2.6.18	05:47
	BRLW	Sophie Conway behind	2.2.14	-	2.7.19	09:38
	BRLW	Rushed behind	2.2.14	-	2.8.20	13:58
	BRLW	Neasa Dooley goal	2.2.14	-	3.8.26	14:38
	BRLW	Dakota Davidson behind	2.2.14	-	3.9.27	18:46
Q3	BRLW	Dakota Davidson goal	2.2.14	-	4.9.33	03:24
	ESSW	Sophie Strong behind	2.3.15	-	4.9.33	12:17
	BRLW	Orla O'Dwyer behind	2.3.15	-	4.10.34	18:03
Q4	ESSW	Madison Prespakis behind	2.4.16	-	4.10.34	01:21
	BRLW	Orla O'Dwyer behind	2.4.16	-	4.11.35	04:02
	BRLW	Charlotte Mullins goal	2.4.16	-	5.11.41	04:23
	BRLW	Ally Anderson goal	2.4.16	-	6.11.47	11:27
	BRLW	Sophie Conway behind	2.4.16	-	6.12.48	16:47
	BRLW	Orla O'Dwyer goal	2.4.16	-	7.12.54	18:05

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