AFLW Round 3 2021

Brisbane v West Coast
AFLW Round 3, 2021

Perera in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Mon, 15 February 2021 (4.15pm EST)

Venue

Hickey Park

Attendance

n/a

Result

Lost by 45

Score

BRI 10.5.65 - 2.8.20 WCE

Brownlow

3 A.McCarthy (WCE)
2 T.Smith (BRI)
1 L.Arnell (BRI)

Ladder

12th

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After a week of fixture changes, West Coast's AFLW team took on Brisbane in Queensland but were crushed by the ladder-leading Lions. The Eagles gave Brisbane an early scare, controlling play for much of the first half, but were held goalless in the second half as the home side booted through seven unanswered majors. Aisling McCarthy continued her bright start as an Eagle with 17 touches and a goal and youngster Bella Lewis tallied 14 disposals.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Brisbane		1.0.6		3.1.19		8.5.53		10.5.65
West Coast		1.5.11		2.6.18		2.6.18		2.8.20

Goals: Gilmore, McCarthy

Best: McCarthy, Laurie, Swanson, Lewis

Injuries: Gilmore (head), Bresland (back)

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Brisbane
B:	33.Ward	27.Perera		B:	20.Campbell	10.Grider
HB:	14.Smith	35.McDonald	20.Bresland	HB:	8.Zielke	13.Lutkins	3.Koenen
C:	1.Bowen	11.McCarthy	8.Collier	C:	9.O'Dwyer	25.Svarc	12.Conway
HF:	9.Atkins	29.Pope	15.G.Kelly	HF:	15.Bodey	14.Davidson	21.Hodder
F:	22.Gilmore	2.Gibson		F:	30.Wardlaw	16.Arnell
R:	25.Laurie	13.Swanson	6.Lewis	R:	24.Hickie	18.Anderson	1.Bates
I:	19.Cameron	28.Davison	10.Caulfield	I:	17.Dawes	5.Ellenger	2.Zanchetta
	24.Bullas	4.Guard			6.Postlethwaite	31.Smith
E:	32.Orme	37.Janz		E:	26.Tahau	11.Lugg

In: Collier, Caulfield

Out: N.Kelly (finger), Orme

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"West Coast impressed early with their pressure on a Brisbane outfit who could not find space to execute their methodical game style.

Brisbane had conceded just one goal in the opening two rounds, but West Coast's Aisling McCarthy (18 touches) doubled that in the opening minutes after she slotted a set shot following an intercept mark.

This gave the visitors plenty of early confidence and they put Brisbane's defence under pressure by going into attack on seven more occasions in the opening term.

The Eagles could not put their dominance on the scoreboard, though, and their inaccuracy came back to hurt them when Dakota Davidson (two goals) kicked a late goal against the run of play to get the Lions going."^[1]