VFLW Game Day 2022 Season - Minor premiers! Undefeated, finals start next week!🎶 Our girls who play this grand old game 🎶

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Essendon v Casey at Windy Hill - Live from 11am Saturday on AFL.com.au

ESSENDON
B	25. I. Ayre	21. A. Morcom
HB	13. E. Hosking	14. D. Marshall	16. T. Crook
C	1. C. Ugle	5. G. Nanscawen	9. M.Anthony
HF	26. J. Doonan	44. G. Dicker	22. N. MacDonald
F	4. M. Clifford	24. R. Tierney
R	30. S.Nalder	23. A. Radford	42. J. Zanchetta
INT	34. E. Everist	18. K. Heil	45. B. Clarke
	28. A. Barba	17. F.Frew
EMG	7. J. Davies	36. R. Sutton	10. E. Cornish
	43. O. DiDonato	15. L.Caruso
INS	22. N. MacDonald	45. B. Clarke
OUTS	19. N. Julian	43. O. DiDonato

CASEY DEMONS
B	18. E. OConnor	39. T. Gillard
HB	12. A. Brown	14. M. Chaplin	4. S. Heath
C	17. I. Simmons	6. S. Johnson	38. A. Kirkwood
HF	25. M. Harasimiuk	15. C. McCrossan	8. S. Fairchild
F	24. M. Fitzsimon	36. G. Campbell
R	22. S. Wales	11. E. West	26. E. Horne
INT	34. C. Blair	45. M. Hogg	16. B. Woolcock
	58. C. Conroy	50. K. Angelis
EMG	7. C. Selleck	27. A. Laing
INS	36. G. Campbell	39. T. Gillard	12. A. Brown
	15. C. McCrossan	16. B. Woolcock
OUTS	29. A. Blair	30. R. Grant	9. L. Wales
	37. B. Borchard	23. Z. Mitchell

 

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Ayre's goal - her physicality has been impressive

 

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Half Time
ESS 2.0 12
CAS 1.4 10

 

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Three Quarter Time
ESS 3.2 20
CAS 2.8 20

 

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Essendon in front by a full 6 points with a minute left

 

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WIN!! Minor premiers, undefeated all year!!

 

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Great win - great game.

Good to have a tune up before finals.

Demon's #6 is a fair player - was carrying the rest on her shoulders.

 

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Full Time

ESS 4.3 27
CAS 2.9 21

 

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Essendon's VFLW side has made history, holding off Casey in a cliffhanger to finish the home and away season undefeated as minor premiers for the first time ever.

With scores level at three-quarter time, forward Renee Tierney's goal in the early stages of the fourth term proved the difference as the Bombers claimed a 4.3 (27) to 2.9 (21) victory at Windy Hill on Saturday.

The win sees the Bombers secure a home final and double chance in the four-week finals series.


Coming off consecutive thrillers against Hawthorn (draw, round 12) and Southern Saints (10-point win, round 13), Essendon again answered the challenge against the Demons, who led throughout stages of the second and third terms in a genuine arm-wrestle.

The Bombers were well beaten in disposals (195-222), inside 50s (24-40) and clearances (22-38), but were able to absorb Casey's repeated attacks and be more efficient inside 50 than their third-placed opponent.


Ball-winners Georgia Nanscawen (14 disposals), Amelia Radford (14) and Jordan Zanchetta (11) were below their usual output, but combined for 31 tackles as the Bombers brought the pressure.

Tierney made her presence felt in her second game back from injury with two majors, while Alana Barba led the Bombers for disposals (17) for the first time since returning to the club mid-season after her AFLW stint with Gold Coast.

Federica Frew was held goalless, but her sizeable gap atop the Rohenna Young Medal Leading Goalkicker table saw her finish as the league leader with 29 majors.

The Bombers will have a week's bye before their finals series commencing on the weekend of June 11/12, with the fixture to be revealed in the coming days.


ESSENDON 1.0 2.0 3.2 4.3 (27)
CASEY 0.2 1.4 2.8 2.9 (21)

Goals: Tierney 2, Clifford, MacDonald

Disposals: Barba 17, Nanscawen 14, Radford 14, Marshall 13, Tierney 13

Bombers claim VFLW minor premiership

Essendon's VFLW side makes history in a thriller at Windy Hill.

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And with that, we have a new thread for finals!

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