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| Venue: | Ikon Park, Carlton. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | Friday 14th October, 2022 (6.30 pm). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Lost by 10 points. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crowd: | 1,919 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: | K. Skepper 1.1, M. Hill 1.0, T. Ortlepp 1.0, K. Peterson 1.0, G. Pound 1.0, Rushed 0.3. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Abbie McKay reported for misconduct against Ellish Sheerin (RICH) in the 4th quarter, first offence a reprimand and a $400 sanction. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umpires: | Joel Clamp, Andrew Mitchell, Oscar Wharton. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: | Nil. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ladder: | 11th. | ||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Blues fall to Tigers
The Blues have fallen to the Tigers by 10 points. - By Rose Zarucky, Carlton Media.Carlton has fallen painfully short of victory at IKON Park in a 10-point defeat to Richmond. A blistering start - the team's best football for the season - saw the Blues lead the Tigers for three of the four quarters at IKON Park. Coming out of the gate strong, Carlton piled on four unanswered goals against Richmond, including a major from 50-gamer Kerryn Peterson and Taylor Ortlepp's first goal in football. It was the Game Changers' pressure which was the difference early, with the Blues dominating forward territory on the back of the good work of Brea Moody and Jess Good. The ruck duo held up yet again, dominating the hitouts 48-14, but from the second term onwards, the Tigers were cleaner in the contest, managing to find space and take the uncontested ball.
Richmond took it to the home side after the first change, reversing the forward territory numbers, but Carlton held up well considering the onslaught of defensive pressure in the second term. Two goals from Richmond put the pressure on Carlton in the third term, controlling the air with nine contested marks to three, with the Blues struggling to get personnel behind the ball in transition. A goal from Keeley Skepper in the third term inched the Blues back in front, but two late goals from the Tigers in the final five minutes, resulting in a 10-point loss for the Blues. Mimi Hill was her usual classy self, gathering 20 disposals, seven contested possessions, 281 metres gained and four score involvements, while Abbie McKay delivered 10 tackles. To go with her first-quarter goal, Ortlepp had her best game so far in Navy Blue, recording 11 disposals (seven contested) as well as a team-high four score involvements.
Best: M. Hill, K. Peterson, A. McKay, L. McEvoy, B. Moody.
Tigers shake off Blues hoodoo to continue hot streak - Gemma Bastiani
Richmond has extended its winning streak to six games with a hard-fought 10-point win over Carlton at Ikon Park - its first victory over the Blues in AFLW history. After a slow start where the Tigers conceded 26 points, they ultimately won 6.8 (44) to the Blues' 5.4 (34) on Friday evening to open Pride Round. The Blues controlled the opening term, dominating territory and really challenging the Richmond defence, but it took eight minutes to break through for their first goal, a beauty from the pocket by way of Mimi Hill. From then, it was a first-quarter onslaught as the Blues went on to kick their highest ever opening quarter score.
It was a different story in the second, however, as Richmond found space through the middle of the ground, began to hit targets and, importantly, Monique Conti started to have her say with ball in hand. It became much more of an armwrestle, and each team exchanged impressive running handball chains and strong intercept marks, and Richmond slowly pegged back that early deficit to trail by just three points at the final break. As the Tigers found more meaningful possession and repeat forward entries, Courtney Wakefield became the most dangerous forward on the ground, taking two contested marks and finishing the game with four goals. The Darcy Vescio defender experiment continued for the first three quarters, but as Richmond surged and Carlton were found wanting in attack, the competition-leading goalkicker was switched forward to provide an option. With the switch, Gab Pound moved from attack to her home of defence. Richmond was able to create space in its forward line, and then bear down on Carlton's defenders with immerse pressure, forcing worried disposal when they looked to exit the back 50. Sarah Hosking's grunt around the ball was a welcome addition for Richmond's midfield, while Katie Brennan added another tall target in attack which forced Carlton's defenders to play accountable footy even if she wasn't quite racking up the stats.
Carlton's dynamic duo of Mimi Hill and Abbie McKay excelled once again, combining for seven clearances and 39 disposals, but it was McKay's ability to drive the ball forward that was particularly valuable. Because of her impact, McKay had Richmond tagger Meg MacDonald to contend with in the final quarter. It becomes near on impossible for the Blues to make finals from here, still a game and percentage out of the top eight, while the Tigers have a sniff at a top four spot.
Carlton on fire
With pride in the air and a celebration of captain Kerryn Peterson's 50th game, Carlton came out with a bang and kicked its highest-ever opening quarter score. Goals came through Mimi Hill, Peterson, Gab Pound and Taylor Ortlepp as the Blues controlled territory and piled on the pain for the Tigers defence. Ortlepp's goal, her first in AFLW footy and Peterson's, to complete the club's set of 50 gamers kicking a goal in their milestone game, were particularly special.
The 'hot girl hot streak' extends
As coined by Richmond midfielder Grace Egan earlier in the week, Richmond's "hot girl hot streak" has been extended to six games with this win over the Blues. Across its first three seasons in the competition Richmond won a total of six games. They have now done that in the space of six weeks and are finals bound for the first time.
What's next?
Carlton must travel north to take on Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium on Friday night, where the Blues kicked their highest ever score against the Suns back in 2021, meanwhile Richmond continues its push to finals against Greater Western Sydney in the first-ever AFLW match in Mildura on Sunday afternoon.
Best: M. Hill, A. McKay, B. Moody, K. Peterson.
Team
| B: | 26 Paige Trudgeon | 8 Vaomua Laloifi | |
| HB: | 6 Gabriella Pound | 3 Darcy Vescio | 7 Brooke Walker |
| C: | 23 Daisy Walker | 9 Kerryn Peterson (c) | 24 Brooke Vickers |
| HF: | 11 Annie Lee | 34 Taylor Ortlepp | 1 Amelia Velardo |
| F: | 10 Mimi Hill | 15 Jess Good | |
| Ruck: | 16 Breann Moody | 13 Lucy McEvoy | 5 Abbie McKay |
| Interchange: | 2 Jess Dal Pos | 28 Imogen Milford | 32 Natalie Plane |
| 25 Keeley Sherar | 4 Keeley Skepper | ||
| Coach: | Daniel Harford | ||
| Emg: | 33 Serena Gibbs | 35 Poppy Schaap | 17 Charlotte Hammans |
In: Annie Lee, Imogen Milford
Out: Elise O'Dea (suspended), Serena Gibbs (omitted)
Milestones
50 Games: Kerryn PetersonFirst Goal: Taylor Ortlepp
Last Game: Natalie Plane
AFLW Coaches Votes
10 - Monique Conti (RICH)8 - Courtney Wakefield (RICH)
5 - Mimi Hill (CARL)
5 - Sarah Hosking (RICH)
1 - Abbie McKay (CARL)
1 - Ellie McKenzie (RICH)