West Coast squandered a chance to open their AFLW season with an elusive Derby win, failing to convert their dominance up the ground to scores as Fremantle retained local bragging rights. Going into the final term eight points down, the Eagles stopped their opponents from scoring but were unable to get out of their back half, with both sides going scoreless. Ella Roberts shone with 24 disposals and five clearances to win the Derby Medal, while Amy Franklin kicked a goal on debut for her new side against her former side.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremantle | 1.2.8 | 3.3.21 | 4.3.27 | 4.3.27 | ||||
| West Coast | 0.3.3 | 0.6.6 | 2.7.19 | 2.7.19 |
Goals: Franklin, Gibson
Best: Roberts, Swanson, McCarthy, Hooker, Lewis
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: Elkington AFLW debut, Franklin WCE debut, L.Wakfer AFLW debut
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Fremantle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 2.Gibson | 8.Goranova | B: | 5.Verrier | 32.Pugh | ||
| HB: | 14.B.Smith | 35.McDonald | 3.Thomas | HB: | 4.Stannett | 6.Scanlon | 3.O'Driscoll |
| C: | 17.Hooker | 6.Lewis | 4.Roberts | C: | 12.E.Antonio | 2.Bowers | 23.Cregg |
| HF: | 21.Western | 10.Sedunary | 11.McCarthy | HF: | 33.Mulholland | 30.Low | 22.Runnalls |
| F: | 28.Davison | 1.L.Wakfer | F: | 24.Wielstra | 9.O'Sullivan | ||
| R: | 23.Lakay | 5.Rowley | 13.Swanson | R: | 21.Strom | 19.Miller | 10.Tighe |
| I: | 25.Hartill | 20.Bartlett | 18.Britton | I: | 14.Lally | 25.Kauffman | 8.East |
| 19.Franklin | 29.Elkington | 28.Hyde | 29.Hetherington | ||||
| E: | 31.Gooch | 12.Humphries | 16.Z.Wakfer | E: | 13.Tuhakaraina | 26.Mulder | 16.Gibbs |
New: Amy Franklin (Fremantle/Claremont), Emily Elkington (Claremont), Lauren Wakfer (South Fremantle)
Late change: (FRE) Tuhakaraina for Bowers (knee soreness)
From the papers[]
Injury list[]
In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as being injured or unavailable:
| Player | Injury | Expected return | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrevski | Ankle | Season | (On inactive list) | |||
| Schilling | Wrist | 1-2 weeks |
References[]
| 2023 AFLW season <--2022-23 offseason | Playing squad | 2023-24 offseason--> |
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| 2023 AFL season |
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Pre-season (FRE) | 1 (FRE) | 2 (GC) | 3 (CAR) | 4 (SYD) | 5 (PA) |