AFLW Season Round 8 Snapshot

AFLW Season Round 8 Snapshots

They said it: ‘It’s not who I am or do something like that. Talks about conflict with Randall. She pressed her elbow into the Adelaide player’s face. Randall left her lip cracked and Conway is now nervously waiting to see if she gets suspended.

Player of the Round: A tie between Richmond’s two stars Courtney Wakefield (4 goals) and Monique Conti (30 disposals). Both contributed to the team’s comeback win over Carlton, confirming the Tigers’ spot in the AFLW Finals for the first time.

THE MOMENT: GWS and Hawthorn saw GWS star Alice Parker, the best player on the ground, collect a loose ball inside the forward 50, keeping her composure in the chaos to keep teammate Nicola Barr in order. It seemed poised for a hard draw, until I found it in. handball. A rushing snap of the bar with four seconds left was off target, but close enough to sneak in the decisive behind in the Giants’ one-point win.

Injuries: Mikayla Western (WC, elbow), Chelsea Randall (Adele, lip/ankle), Mackenzie Ardley (Howe, wrist), E. O’Driscoll (Flem, hand)

STAT: Richmond’s comeback to victory over Carlton by a 26-point margin on Friday night matched Hawthorn’s efforts to overcome the biggest deficit in the AFLW game.

Talking points: What happened to Fremantle? Last season’s qualifying finalists sit in second place with just one win. Sunday’s 29-point loss to Collingwood was their second scoreless run of the season. Fremantle have been devastated this season by injuries and offseason absences, but no one expected it to be this bad.

Tribunal Watch: Brisbane winger Sophie Conway is likely to put an elbow in the face of Adelaide’s Chelsea Randall. The incident resulted in a free kick, but Zenos was not reported on the spot.

What’s next: With two rounds to go, the race is set to heat up for the Top 4 and Top 8 spots. No. 4 Adelaide will be looking to bounce back from losing to Brisbane when they host his No. 5 Cats in Friday night’s blockbuster. Gold in 9th place His Coast will need to beat Carlton later that night to keep their hopes for the final alive. Collingwood in form have a chance to win five in a row when they face top four contenders North Melbourne on Saturday. Richmond faces a clash with his GWS on Sunday.