2025 VFLW Season Round 14: Western Bulldogs Women's Reserves v Essendon Women's Reserves

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 2025 between the Western Bulldogs Women's Reserves and the Essendon Women's Reserves during round fourteen of the 2025 season of the Victorian Football League Women's. The Western Bulldogs Women's Reserves hosted the Essendon Women's Reserves at Mission Whitten Oval. The hosts were coached by Rhys Cahir and the visitors were coached by Cherie O'Neill.

The Western Bulldogs Women's Reserves (5.4.34) were defeated by the Essendon Women's Reserves (5.6.36).

Match Details

Season: 2025 VFLW Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Western Bulldogs Women's Reserves v Essendon Women's Reserves
Date: Friday 1 August 2025
Time: 7:05 PM
Venue: Mission Whitten Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs Women's Reserves def. by Essendon Women's Reserves
Score: 5.4.34 - 5.6.36

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Western Bulldogs Women's Reserves	1	.	0	3	.	4	5	.	4	5	.	4	5	.	4	(34)
Essendon Women's Reserves	1	.	4	1	.	4	1	.	5	5	.	6	5	.	6	(36)
Margin	ESWR by 4			WBWR by 12			WBWR by 23			ESWR by 2			ESWR by 2
Duration	20:03			23:37			20:08			20:06			1:23:54

Score Worm

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

Honour Roll

Western Bulldogs Women's Reserves

Captain: unknown
Coach: Rhys Cahir

Essendon Women's Reserves

Captain: unknown
Coach: Cherie O'Neill

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs Women's Reserves

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
28	Asciak, Stephanie	HBFL	?	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	?	0	0	1	0
12	Barwick, Brooke	FB	?	0	0	18	15	3	5	0	6	1	?	2	1	7	3
44	Benham, Ruby	HFFR	?	0	0	5	4	1	1	0	2	0	?	2	0	1	0
30	Crook, Tamsin	CHB	?	0	0	11	7	4	3	0	3	0	?	2	0	1	1
16	Ferres, Naomi	BPR	?	2	0	4	3	1	2	0	2	1	?	0	0	0	2
6	Gorham, Maggie	BPL	?	0	0	27	17	10	7	0	5	1	?	0	0	5	0
62	Hamilton, Zara	RO	?	0	1	11	7	4	2	0	1	5	?	2	1	0	0
40	Livingstone, Jorja	HFFL	?	0	0	18	15	3	5	0	4	3	?	1	0	3	2
38	McDermott, Chelsea	C	?	1	0	13	11	2	6	0	1	0	?	2	1	0	4
58	McFarlane, Brianna	RR	?	0	0	7	7	0	3	0	5	0	?	1	0	1	2
31	McLeod, Mali	HBFR	?	0	0	14	8	6	4	0	2	1	?	0	0	4	0
64	Milford, Imogen	INT	?	0	0	11	7	4	5	5	3	2	?	0	1	0	1
41	Nekrep, Emmalyn	CHF	?	0	0	8	4	4	2	0	2	0	?	0	1	1	1
39	Sandral, Mary	WR	?	0	0	5	1	4	1	1	1	1	?	0	0	0	0
55	Sansonetti, Sarah	FPR	?	0	0	12	8	4	6	0	1	0	?	0	2	0	1
56	Saulitis, Renee	RU	?	1	0	8	7	1	5	0	2	0	?	1	0	0	2
34	Skenderis, Trinity	WL	?	1	0	9	7	2	6	0	2	0	?	0	0	1	0
50	Styles, Maggie	FF	?	0	0	10	6	4	1	0	2	0	?	0	0	2	0
71	Swain, Leah	INT	?	0	0	6	1	5	1	26	2	2	?	0	1	1	0
63	Tabb, Jaimi	INT	?	0	2	13	10	3	1	0	3	5	?	2	5	1	3
48	Taylor, Freya	FPL	?	0	0	10	8	2	0	0	5	1	?	1	0	0	2
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				5	4	223	155	68	66	32	54	24	0+	16	13	29	24

Essendon Women's Reserves

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
67	Azzopardi, Grace	INT	?	0	0	13	9	4	4	0	0	0	?	0	0	3	3
47	Bernardi, Christina	HBFR	?	0	0	16	10	6	1	0	7	2	?	1	3	1	3
32	Brooker, Grace	BPL	?	0	1	6	5	1	0	0	5	0	?	1	1	0	1
61	Chaston, El	CHF	?	0	0	26	11	15	6	1	4	3	?	1	1	2	3
77	Davidge, Tia	RO	?	2	0	7	4	3	2	0	2	0	?	0	0	0	0
42	Ford, Maddison	FB	?	0	0	11	8	3	3	0	0	0	?	1	0	3	0
45	Ford, Sarah	CHB	?	0	0	14	6	8	1	0	1	3	?	1	0	1	2
58	Gilcrist, Taylah	HFFL	?	0	0	6	4	2	1	0	1	1	?	1	0	2	1
79	Johnston, Sam	INT	?	0	0	3	2	1	2	5	4	0	?	0	1	0	1
62	Jordan, Ava	HFFR	?	0	0	7	3	4	0	0	2	0	?	1	0	0	0
75	Klaumanns-Moller, Marli	RR	?	0	0	10	4	6	3	0	0	1	?	0	0	1	2
43	Manfre, Olivia	BPR	?	2	0	7	6	1	2	0	3	0	?	3	0	1	2
53	McDonald, Abbey	C	?	0	0	26	17	9	4	0	6	7	?	2	2	2	4
64	Melnikas, Ashlea	FPL	?	0	0	13	7	6	2	0	6	3	?	0	4	0	1
68	Orritt, Scarlett	FF	?	0	0	10	7	3	1	0	0	0	?	0	1	1	0
57	Plummer, Brooke	WR	?	0	0	13	11	2	6	0	3	4	?	0	0	1	5
70	Porter, Isabelle	FPR	?	0	0	9	6	3	4	0	0	0	?	0	0	1	1
44	Prince, Layla	HBFL	?	0	0	13	6	7	2	13	0	3	?	1	0	0	2
80	Robinson, Marnie	INT	?	0	0	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	?	0	3	0	0
51	Ryan, Drew	WL	?	0	1	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	?	0	0	0	0
74	Thompson, Lucy	RU	?	1	2	13	11	2	2	0	9	1	?	0	0	0	3
Rushed					?
Total (21 players)				5	6	232	142	90	49	19	53	28	0+	13	16	19	34

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 Reserves							Coach: Rhys Cahir
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	32	G. Brooker	42	M. Ford	43	O. Manfre	56	R. Saulitis	64	I. Milford
	55	S. Sansonetti	50	M. Styles	48	F. Taylor	58	B. McFarlane	71	L. Swain
FORWARD							62	Z. Hamilton	63	J. Tabb
HALF-BACK
	44	L. Prince	45	S. Ford	47	C. Bernardi
	44	R. Benham	41	E. Nekrep	40	J. Livingstone
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	51	D. Ryan	53	A. McDonald	57	B. Plummer
	39	M. Sandral	38	C. McDermott	34	T. Skenderis	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							74	L. Thompson	67	G. Azzopardi
HALF-FORWARD							75	M. Klaumanns-Moller	79	S. Johnston
	58	T. Gilcrist	61	E. Chaston	62	A. Jordan	77	T. Davidge	80	M. Robinson
	31	M. McLeod	30	T. Crook	28	S. Asciak
HALF-BACK
FORWARD
	64	A. Melnikas	68	S. Orritt	70	I. Porter
	16	N. Ferres	12	B. Barwick	6	M. Gorham
BACK
Essendon Women's Reserves							Coach: Cherie O'Neill

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	ESWR	Lucy Thompson behind	0.0.0	-	0.1.1	00:19
	ESWR	Drew Ryan behind	0.0.0	-	0.2.2	02:17
	WBWR	Naomi Ferres goal	1.0.6	-	0.2.2	06:35
	ESWR	Grace Brooker behind	1.0.6	-	0.3.3	10:05
	ESWR	Rushed behind	1.0.6	-	0.4.4	12:37
	ESWR	Olivia Manfre goal	1.0.6	-	1.4.10	19:42
Q2	WBWR	Rushed behind	1.1.7	-	1.4.10	04:48
	WBWR	Jaimi Tabb behind	1.2.8	-	1.4.10	06:20
	WBWR	Zara Hamilton behind	1.3.9	-	1.4.10	08:05
	WBWR	Naomi Ferres goal	2.3.15	-	1.4.10	09:53
	WBWR	Jaimi Tabb behind	2.4.16	-	1.4.10	13:33
	WBWR	Renee Saulitis goal	3.4.22	-	1.4.10	17:52
Q3	WBWR	Chelsea McDermott goal	4.4.28	-	1.4.10	07:40
	WBWR	Trinity Skenderis goal	5.4.34	-	1.4.10	10:04
	ESWR	Lucy Thompson behind	5.4.34	-	1.5.11	14:02
Q4	ESWR	Rushed behind	5.4.34	-	1.6.12	01:40
	ESWR	Tia Davidge goal	5.4.34	-	2.6.18	03:27
	ESWR	Lucy Thompson goal	5.4.34	-	3.6.24	06:58
	ESWR	Olivia Manfre goal	5.4.34	-	4.6.30	12:18
	ESWR	Tia Davidge goal	5.4.34	-	5.6.36	17:59

Links

2025 VFLW Season

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