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Round: 1 Venue: Whitten Oval Date: Sat, 04-02-2017 7:35 pm Crowd: 10,100 | |||||
Western Bulldogs WFC | 2.0.12 | 3.0.18 | 5.6.36 | 6.8.44 | C: Paul Groves |
Fremantle WFC | 1.0.6 | 1.5.11 | 1.5.11 | 1.6.12 | C: Michelle Cowan |
WBULL by 6 | WBULL by 7 | WBULL by 25 | WBULL by 32 |
Weather |
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Brownlow Medal | 3 Hannah Scott (WBULL) | 2 Tiarna Ernst (WBULL) | 1 Emma Kearney (WBULL) |
Saturday night's match at Whitten Oval pitted the two sides seen as the most likely to contend for the inaugural AFLW premiership, the Western Bulldogs and Fremantle. In front of a near capacity crowd, both teams gave every indication that might be true, the Dogs kicking to goals to one in a bright opening quarter. But after a dour second term, the Bulldogs broke away after half time to 2.6 in the third quarter while holding the Dockers scoreless to set up a match-winning 25-point lead at the final change.
Fremantle had the use of the breeze in the final term but it was the Bulldogs who had more of the play and a better system of ball-movement. The Dockers could manage only a solitary behind for the quarter, while a late goal from skipper Katie Brennan a stamp on a comprehensive victory by the Dogs, the final margin a commanding 32 points. Along with Emma Kearney and Ellie Blackburn, Brennan was amongst the Dogs' best, while Fremantle's captain Kara Donnellan and Belinda Smith were standouts for the visiting side.
The Bulldogs will return to the Whitten Oval next Friday night to host Adelaide, first-round winners over GWS, while the Dockers first AFLW home match will be against Brisbane at Fremantle Oval next Sunday.
GOALS
Western Bulldogs: Brennan 2; McLeod, Lambert, O'Connor, Blackburn
Fremantle: Caulfield
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Western Bulldogs: Kearney, Brennan, Blackburn, Ernst, Lochland, McLeod
Fremantle: Donnellan, Smith, Houghton, Hooker
BEST - THE SUNDAY AGE
Western Bulldogs: Kearney, Brennan, Blackburn, McLeod, Ernst, O'Connor
Fremantle: Hooker, Houghton, Donnellan, Smith, Antonio
INJURIES
Western Bulldogs: Gogos (nose), Lochland (ankle)
Fremantle: Nil
UMPIRES: Libby Toovey, Nick Jankovskis, Ben Cheever
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Seven Network
COMMENTATORS: Jason Bennett, Nigel Carmody, Josh Gibson, Lauren Arnell, Sam Lane
Western Bulldogs WFC | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
13 | Bailey, Laura | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24y 169d | 1 | 0 |
18 | Birch, Libby | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19y 63d | 1 | 0 |
2 | Blackburn, Ellie | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21y 316d | 1 | 1 |
3 | Brennan, Katie | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24y 125d | 1 | 2 |
10 | Callinan, Nicole | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34y 40d | 1 | 0 |
19 | Ernst, Tiarna | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29y 11d | 1 | 0 |
14 | Gamble, Ellyse | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19y 141d | 1 | 0 |
33 | Gardner, Jess | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 31y 252d | 1 | 0 |
36 | Gogos, Angelica | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27y 154d | 1 | 0 |
21 | Hunt, Bailey | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20y 137d | 1 | 0 |
5 | Kearney, Emma | 14 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27y 133d | 1 | 0 |
27 | Lamb, Kirsty | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22y 222d | 1 | 0 |
7 | Lambert, Jaimee | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24y 90d | 1 | 1 |
1 | Lochland, Brooke | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25y 277d | 1 | 0 |
6 | McLeod, Kirsten | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22y 250d | 1 | 1 |
25 | Neaves, Rebecca | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19y 199d | 1 | 0 |
4 | O'Connor, Aasta | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29y 228d | 1 | 1 |
22 | Scott, Hannah | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26y 331d | 1 | 0 |
11 | Spark, Lauren | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31y 77d | 1 | 0 |
8 | Tyndall, Kate | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33y 54d | 1 | 0 |
17 | Wildes, Hayley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20y 118d | 1 | 0 |
9 | Williams, Lisa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25y 277d | 1 | 0 |
Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 110 | 21 | 80 | 190 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 59 | 17 | 9 | 25y 183d | 22 | 6 |
Fremantle WFC | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
9 | Angel, Taylah | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25y 20d | 1 | 0 |
12 | Antonio, Ebony | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25y 48d | 1 | 0 |
15 | Antonio, Kara | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24y 343d | 1 | 0 |
10 | Barr, Stacey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24y 84d | 1 | 0 |
23 | Bentley, Kirby | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30y 271d | 1 | 0 |
5 | Bresland, Tayla | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21y 0d | 1 | 0 |
20 | Cain, Stephanie | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20y 245d | 1 | 0 |
24 | Caulfield, Melissa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28y 251d | 1 | 1 |
33 | Davidson, Cassie | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20y 121d | 1 | 0 |
4 | Filocamo, Lara | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26y 142d | 1 | 0 |
11 | Golisano, Tarnica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20y 136d | 1 | 0 |
3 | Green, Brianna | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20y 76d | 1 | 0 |
17 | Hooker, Dana | 11 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26y 12d | 1 | 0 |
27 | Houghton, Gemma | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23y 35d | 1 | 0 |
7 | Lavell, Amy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29y 350d | 1 | 0 |
14 | Makur Chuot, Akec | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24y 152d | 1 | 0 |
19 | Miller, Hayley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21y 1d | 1 | 0 |
22 | O'Sullivan, Gabby | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22y 320d | 1 | 0 |
16 | Okely, Demi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19y 322d | 1 | 0 |
1 | Sharp, Ashley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19y 238d | 1 | 0 |
18 | Smith, Belinda | 12 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21y 248d | 1 | 0 |
6 | Toth, Tiah | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23y 255d | 1 | 0 |
Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 102 | 35 | 54 | 156 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 23y 234d | 22 | 1 |