AFLW Round 3 2024

W.Bulldogs v West Coast
AFLW Round 3, 2024

THomas in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Thur, 12 Sept 2024 (7.15pm EST)

Venue

Western Oval

Attendance

1,545

Result

Won by 11

Score

WCE 5.2.32 - 3.3.21 WB

Brownlow

Ladder

8th

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West Coast overcame the Bulldogs in a scrappy but high-pressure contest in Victoria's western suburbs. The Eagles were slow out of the blocks again but hit the front in the second term and were able to hold the home side at bay, with a late goal by debutant Octavia Di Donato sealing the win. Ella Roberts starred with 25 touches and a goal, while veteran Alison Drennan also had 25 possessions and a goal.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Western Bulldogs		2.1.13		2.2.14		2.3.15		3.3.21
West Coast		1.1.7		3.1.19		4.1.25		5.2.32

Goals: Di Dinato, Drennan, Lewis, Roberts, Western

Best: Roberts, Drennan, Lewis, Britton, Roberts

Injuries: Nil

Reports: Western for striking E.Georgiostathis

Milestones: Di Donato AFLW debut

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Bulldogs
B:	7.Rentsch	30.Schilling		B:	3.Grant	27.Ahrens
HB:	22.Cleaver	3.Thomas	14.Smith	HB:	23.Fitzgerald	17.Georgiostathis	11.Bennetts
C:	8.Goranova	6.Lewis	18.Britton	C:	6.Gorham	4.Pritchard	37.Wilcox
HF:	13.Swanson	2.Gibson	21.Western	HF:	5.Grigg	7.Berry	10.J.Smith
F:	19.Franklin	11.Hosking		F:	26.McKee	15.Hartwig
R:	1.L.Wakfer	4.Roberts	10.Drennan	R:	33.Edmonds	2.Blackburn	8.Carruthers
I:	15.Bushby	16.Z.Wakfer	20.Bakker	I:	12.Barwick	14.Borg	18.Gutknecht
	23.Lakay	33.Di Donato			24.A.Smith	58.McFarlane
E:	12.Simmons	27.Harken	31.Gooch	E:	19.Woodley	25.Gavalas	28.Kimber

In: Di Donato

Out: Harken

New: Octavia Di Donato (Carlton VFLW/Bendigo Pioneers)

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
Sergeant	Knee	Season	(On inactive list, replaced by Bakker)
Hooker	Pregnancy	Season	(On inactive list, replaced by Di Donato)
Kavanagh	Knee	Season	(On inactive list, replaced by Harken)
Johnson	Knee	Season	(On inactive list, replaced by Lyons)
Rowley	Knee	TBC
Elkington	Concussion	TBC
McDonald	Concussion	TBC
Roux	Hand	2-3 weeks