2025 VFLW Season Round 6: Geelong Women's Reserves v Essendon Women's Reserves

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 2025 between the Geelong Women's Reserves and the Essendon Women's Reserves during round six of the 2025 season of the Victorian Football League Women's. The Geelong Women's Reserves hosted the Essendon Women's Reserves at Deakin University. The hosts were coached by Taylah Hassett and the visitors were coached by Cherie O'Neill.

The Geelong Women's Reserves (3.6.24) were defeated by the Essendon Women's Reserves (9.10.64).

Match Details

Season: 2025 VFLW Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong Women's Reserves v Essendon Women's Reserves
Date: Saturday 24 May 2025
Time: 1:05 PM
Venue: Deakin University

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong Women's Reserves def. by Essendon Women's Reserves
Score: 3.6.24 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Geelong Women's Reserves	0	.	1	0	.	3	1	.	5	3	.	6	3	.	6	(24)
Essendon Women's Reserves	3	.	1	5	.	4	8	.	5	9	.	10	9	.	10	(64)
Margin	ESWR by 18			ESWR by 31			ESWR by 42			ESWR by 40			ESWR by 40
Duration	20:14			20:03			20:04			20:11			1:20:32

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Geelong Women's Reserves

Captain: unknown
Coach: Taylah Hassett

Essendon Women's Reserves

Captain: unknown
Coach: Cherie O'Neill

Player Statistics

Geelong Women's Reserves

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
58	Bailey, Brooke	FPL	?	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	2	1	?	0	0	0	0
81	Bryant, Chloe	INT	?	0	0	14	10	4	4	0	2	1	?	0	0	2	3
80	Cook, Elise	INT	?	0	0	18	13	5	3	0	2	0	?	1	1	6	2
50	Cowan, Zoe	HFFL	?	0	1	11	6	5	0	0	8	3	?	1	1	1	3
60	Dale, Ruby	FF	?	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	4	0	?	0	0	0	0
73	Deller, Gabby	INT	?	0	0	7	4	3	2	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	0
42	Favell, Abby	C	?	0	0	12	6	6	0	0	7	4	?	2	0	0	3
68	Gray, Kelsea	RR	?	0	0	5	2	3	0	0	2	0	?	1	0	2	0
18	Jordan, Lily	BPL	?	0	0	14	5	9	1	0	5	2	?	2	2	2	1
40	Mahar, Sophie	WL	?	0	0	6	4	2	1	0	3	1	?	1	1	0	1
64	Martin, Kate	FPR	?	0	0	7	3	4	2	0	4	0	?	0	0	3	0
57	Morrissy, Mekah	HFFR	?	0	0	8	5	3	1	0	3	0	?	1	0	2	1
37	Peck, Hayley	CHB	?	0	0	19	9	10	3	33	3	4	?	0	0	2	2
36	Pratt, Breanna	HBFL	?	0	2	8	7	1	2	0	5	0	?	2	1	0	1
70	Qoon, Faith	RO	?	0	0	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	?	0	0	2	0
35	Schaap, Poppy	BPR	?	1	0	10	4	6	1	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	1
39	Staunton, Mel	HBFR	?	0	0	17	11	6	5	1	7	4	?	1	1	1	4
49	Walton, Molly	WR	?	0	0	7	3	4	2	0	2	0	?	0	1	1	0
31	White, Seisia	FB	?	1	0	5	5	0	1	0	8	1	?	1	0	0	1
56	Woods, Jemima	CHF	?	1	1	15	10	5	3	1	2	4	?	0	2	1	3
67	Woods, Olivia	RU	?	0	0	5	3	2	0	3	0	1	?	2	0	0	0
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				3	6	200	118	82	33	38	73	26	0+	15	10	25	26

Essendon Women's Reserves

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
67	Azzopardi, Grace	FF	?	0	0	8	5	3	2	0	2	0	?	0	1	2	2
47	Bernardi, Christina	HBFL	?	2	2	9	7	2	1	0	1	0	?	1	0	0	1
61	Chaston, El	CHF	?	0	0	17	11	6	4	0	6	0	?	1	1	5	1
77	Davidge, Tia	RO	?	3	0	9	6	3	3	0	2	1	?	0	1	0	2
50	Downie, Eva	CHB	?	0	0	6	3	3	1	0	3	0	?	0	1	0	1
42	Ford, Maddison	BPL	?	0	0	22	11	11	5	0	3	1	?	0	0	5	0
45	Ford, Sarah	BPR	?	0	0	15	6	9	2	0	5	6	?	1	0	1	4
54	Harrison, Meg	C	?	0	0	8	3	5	0	0	3	0	?	1	1	0	1
79	Johnston, Sam	INT	?	1	3	13	9	4	3	3	3	0	?	0	0	0	0
62	Jordan, Ava	HFFR	?	1	0	13	7	6	0	0	6	3	?	3	0	0	1
75	Klaumanns-Moller, Marli	RR	?	0	0	9	5	4	3	0	3	2	?	0	1	0	2
53	McDonald, Abbey	WL	?	1	1	17	11	6	4	0	3	6	?	0	1	0	4
78	McIntosh, Sophie	INT	?	0	0	8	4	4	1	0	1	1	?	1	0	1	0
64	Melnikas, Ashlea	FPL	?	1	0	15	8	7	2	0	5	4	?	0	0	1	3
56	O'Connell, Maggie	WR	?	0	1	10	6	4	2	0	3	0	?	0	0	0	1
68	Orritt, Scarlett	FPR	?	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	5	0	?	0	1	1	1
57	Plummer, Brooke	HFFL	?	0	0	14	9	5	4	0	2	0	?	0	1	1	2
44	Prince, Layla	FB	?	0	0	20	13	7	2	26	2	3	?	1	0	3	3
52	Richardson, Jayda	HBFR	?	0	0	15	8	7	2	4	2	0	?	1	2	0	2
80	Robinson, Marnie	INT	?	0	0	5	3	2	3	0	1	0	?	0	1	2	0
74	Thompson, Lucy	RU	?	0	0	12	6	6	2	0	3	3	?	0	3	0	4
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				9	10	249	144	105	46	33	64	30	0+	10	15	22	35

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

Geelong Women's Reserves							Coach: Taylah Hassett
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	42	M. Ford	44	L. Prince	45	S. Ford	67	O. Woods	81	C. Bryant
	64	K. Martin	60	R. Dale	58	B. Bailey	68	K. Gray	80	E. Cook
FORWARD							70	F. Qoon	73	G. Deller
HALF-BACK
	47	C. Bernardi	50	E. Downie	52	J. Richardson
	57	M. Morrissy	56	J. Woods	50	Z. Cowan
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	53	A. McDonald	54	M. Harrison	56	M. O'Connell
	49	M. Walton	42	A. Favell	40	S. Mahar	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							74	L. Thompson	79	S. Johnston
HALF-FORWARD							75	M. Klaumanns-Moller	78	S. McIntosh
	57	B. Plummer	61	E. Chaston	62	A. Jordan	77	T. Davidge	80	M. Robinson
	39	M. Staunton	37	H. Peck	36	B. Pratt
HALF-BACK
FORWARD
	64	A. Melnikas	67	G. Azzopardi	68	S. Orritt
	35	P. Schaap	31	S. White	18	L. Jordan
BACK
Essendon Women's Reserves							Coach: Cherie O'Neill

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	ESWR	Tia Davidge goal	0.0.0	-	1.0.6	06:46
	GEWR	Rushed behind	0.1.1	-	1.0.6	09:10
	ESWR	Christina Bernardi goal	0.1.1	-	2.0.12	11:12
	ESWR	Rushed behind	0.1.1	-	2.1.13	13:55
	ESWR	Tia Davidge goal	0.1.1	-	3.1.19	20:09
Q2	GEWR	Breanna Pratt behind	0.2.2	-	3.1.19	05:29
	ESWR	Sam Johnston goal	0.2.2	-	4.1.25	08:09
	ESWR	Rushed behind	0.2.2	-	4.2.26	10:16
	ESWR	Ashlea Melnikas goal	0.2.2	-	5.2.32	11:59
	ESWR	Sam Johnston behind	0.2.2	-	5.3.33	13:09
	ESWR	Maggie O'Connell behind	0.2.2	-	5.4.34	13:57
	GEWR	Jemima Woods behind	0.3.3	-	5.4.34	16:39
Q3	ESWR	Christina Bernardi behind	0.3.3	-	5.5.35	04:20
	ESWR	Abbey McDonald goal	0.3.3	-	6.5.41	06:40
	GEWR	Zoe Cowan behind	0.4.4	-	6.5.41	08:33
	GEWR	Seisia White goal	1.4.10	-	6.5.41	10:06
	ESWR	Tia Davidge goal	1.4.10	-	7.5.47	12:05
	GEWR	Breanna Pratt behind	1.5.11	-	7.5.47	13:59
	ESWR	Christina Bernardi goal	1.5.11	-	8.5.53	18:28
Q4	ESWR	Sam Johnston behind	1.5.11	-	8.6.54	00:35
	GEWR	Jemima Woods goal	2.5.17	-	8.6.54	03:43
	ESWR	Christina Bernardi behind	2.5.17	-	8.7.55	05:20
	ESWR	Abbey McDonald behind	2.5.17	-	8.8.56	05:48
	ESWR	Ava Jordan goal	2.5.17	-	9.8.62	08:01
	ESWR	Rushed behind	2.5.17	-	9.9.63	12:05
	GEWR	Poppy Schaap goal	3.5.23	-	9.9.63	14:41
	ESWR	Sam Johnston behind	3.5.23	-	9.10.64	16:16
	GEWR	Rushed behind	3.6.24	-	9.10.64	17:55

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