2025 VFLW Season Preliminary Final: Box Hill Women's v North Melbourne Werribee Women's
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 2025 between the Box Hill Women's and the North Melbourne Werribee Women's in the preliminary final of the 2025 season of the Victorian Football League Women's.
The Box Hill Women's hosted the North Melbourne Werribee Women's at Kinetic Stadium.
The hosts were coached by Michael Ericson and the visitors were coached by Brett Gourley.
The Box Hill Women's (6.5.41) were defeated by the North Melbourne Werribee Women's (9.8.62).
Match Details
Season:
2025 VFLW Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Box Hill Women's
v
North Melbourne Werribee Women's
Date:
Saturday 23 August 2025
Time:
12:05 PM
Venue:
Kinetic Stadium
Match Results
Outcome:
Box Hill Women's
def. by
North Melbourne Werribee Women's
Score:
6.5.41 - 9.8.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Box Hill Women's | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | (41) |
| North Melbourne Werribee Women's | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | NMWW by 16 | NMWW by 24 | NMWW by 12 | NMWW by 21 | NMWW by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 20:13 | 20:06 | 20:09 | 20:03 | 1:20:31 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Box Hill Women's) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (North Melbourne Werribee Women's) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Box Hill Women's
Captain: unknownCoach: Michael Ericson
North Melbourne Werribee Women's
Captain: unknownCoach: Brett Gourley
Player Statistics
Box Hill Women's
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 12 | Baldwin, Isla | WL | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Cariss-Brett, Amy | FB | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Cattle, Tess | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Collingwood, Gabby | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Dillon, Rosie | CHB | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Embelton, Annabelle | FPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Exon, Nat | WR | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Juneja, Emma | HFFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Lee, Mikayla | RR | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Matin, Jessica | C | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | McLinden, Ellie | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Murdoch, Ruby | RO | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Neaves, Rebecca | FF | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Price, Paige | FPR | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Prosser-Shaw, Amelie | HFFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Robins, Emma | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Stevenson, Stasia | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Stilve, Emma | CHF | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Torcasio, Angelina | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Van Berkel, Matilda | HBFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Zielinski, Mia | INT | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total (21 players) | 6 | 5 | 242 | 146 | 96 | 46 | 34 | 51 | 23 | 0+ | 8 | 13 | 20 | 33 | |||
North Melbourne Werribee Women's
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 11 | Barba, Alana | C | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Blair, Charlotte | RU | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 | Clifford, Mia-Rae | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Deed, Bridget | CHF | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Di Cosmo, Maddie | WR | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | Dojiok, Nyakoat | INT | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Douglas, Jemmika | HFFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Flanigan, Zara | HFFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ingram, Sarah | FPL | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Ling, Amanda | FPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Meier, Tahlia | FB | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Nicholas, Georgia | HBFR | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Ortlepp, Taylor | RR | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Reid, Stella | CHB | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Reynolds, Kate | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ryan, Charlotte | HBFL | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Savarirayan, Zoe | RO | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sutton, Reese | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tierney, Renee | FF | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Ugle, Courtney | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Zander, Matilda | WL | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | ? | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 9 | 8 | 229 | 134 | 95 | 27 | 45 | 55 | 33 | 0+ | 13 | 8 | 26 | 29 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Box Hill Women's | Coach: Michael Ericson | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | C. Ugle | 2 | T. Meier | 4 | R. Sutton | 30 | A. Torcasio | 35 | E. McLinden | ||||||
| 27 | P. Price | 25 | R. Neaves | 24 | A. Embelton | 33 | M. Lee | 80 | E. Robins | ||||||
| FORWARD | 34 | R. Murdoch | 50 | M. Zielinski | |||||||||||
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| 5 | C. Ryan | 6 | S. Reid | 9 | G. Nicholas |
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| 23 | E. Juneja | 22 | E. Stilve | 21 | A. Prosser-Shaw |
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| 10 | M. Zander | 11 | A. Barba | 12 | M. Di Cosmo |
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| 19 | N. Exon | 18 | J. Matin | 12 | I. Baldwin | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 26 | C. Blair | 47 | M. Clifford | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 34 | T. Ortlepp | 40 | N. Dojiok | |||||||||||
| 13 | J. Douglas | 15 | B. Deed | 16 | Z. Flanigan | 35 | Z. Savarirayan | 44 | K. Reynolds | ||||||
| 10 | G. Collingwood | 7 | R. Dillon | 6 | M. Van Berkel |
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| 21 | S. Ingram | 23 | R. Tierney | 24 | A. Ling |
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| 5 | S. Stevenson | 4 | A. Cariss-Brett | 3 | T. Cattle |
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| North Melbourne Werribee Women's | Coach: Brett Gourley | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | BOXW | Nat Exon behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:54 |
| BOXW | Mia Zielinski behind | 0.2.2 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:57 | |
| NMWW | Charlotte Ryan goal | 0.2.2 | - | 1.0.6 | 05:49 | |
| NMWW | Maddie Di Cosmo behind | 0.2.2 | - | 1.1.7 | 07:20 | |
| NMWW | Sarah Ingram goal | 0.2.2 | - | 2.1.13 | 08:32 | |
| BOXW | Nat Exon goal | 1.2.8 | - | 2.1.13 | 13:14 | |
| NMWW | Nyakoat Dojiok goal | 1.2.8 | - | 3.1.19 | 14:14 | |
| NMWW | Charlotte Blair goal | 1.2.8 | - | 4.1.25 | 18:33 | |
| BOXW | Rosie Dillon behind | 1.3.9 | - | 4.1.25 | 20:06 | |
| Q2 | BOXW | Amy Cariss-Brett behind | 1.4.10 | - | 4.1.25 | 01:59 |
| NMWW | Renee Tierney goal | 1.4.10 | - | 5.1.31 | 06:07 | |
| NMWW | Nyakoat Dojiok goal | 1.4.10 | - | 6.1.37 | 07:39 | |
| NMWW | Alana Barba behind | 1.4.10 | - | 6.2.38 | 09:00 | |
| BOXW | Mia Zielinski goal | 2.4.16 | - | 6.2.38 | 13:57 | |
| NMWW | Georgia Nicholas behind | 2.4.16 | - | 6.3.39 | 15:25 | |
| NMWW | Tahlia Meier behind | 2.4.16 | - | 6.4.40 | 15:56 | |
| Q3 | NMWW | Rushed behind | 2.4.16 | - | 6.5.41 | 03:32 |
| BOXW | Paige Price behind | 2.5.17 | - | 6.5.41 | 05:09 | |
| BOXW | Jessica Matin goal | 3.5.23 | - | 6.5.41 | 06:53 | |
| NMWW | Georgia Nicholas goal | 3.5.23 | - | 7.5.47 | 09:58 | |
| BOXW | Emma Stilve goal | 4.5.29 | - | 7.5.47 | 14:52 | |
| BOXW | Mia Zielinski goal | 5.5.35 | - | 7.5.47 | 16:57 | |
| Q4 | NMWW | Stella Reid behind | 5.5.35 | - | 7.6.48 | 04:11 |
| NMWW | Tahlia Meier behind | 5.5.35 | - | 7.7.49 | 08:11 | |
| BOXW | Jessica Matin goal | 6.5.41 | - | 7.7.49 | 13:29 | |
| NMWW | Georgia Nicholas goal | 6.5.41 | - | 8.7.55 | 15:04 | |
| NMWW | Matilda Zander goal | 6.5.41 | - | 9.7.61 | 17:22 | |
| NMWW | Tahlia Meier behind | 6.5.41 | - | 9.8.62 | 19:26 | |