2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final
2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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Date | 27 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Stadium | Brighton Homes Arena | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 7,412 | |||||||||||||||
Umpires | Thomas Chrystie, Joel Clamp, and Nick Jankovskis | |||||||||||||||
Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Cody Simpson | |||||||||||||||
Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Network | Seven Network | |||||||||||||||
Commentators | Jason Bennett (commentator) Jo Wotton (commentator) Melissa Hickey (expert commentator) Abbey Holmes (expert commentator) Nat Edwards (host and boundary rider) Samantha Lane (boundary rider) | |||||||||||||||
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The 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final was an
Qualification
Both the Brisbane Lions and the Melbourne Demons finished at the top of the ladder at the end of the home and away season. In an attempt to secure the top spot in the final round, Melbourne booted 11.13 (79) against a hapless West Coast, keeping their opponent to a single point.[1] In the end, the Demons fell short by just 0.3 of a percent - a single point.[2] In the Semi-Final, Melbourne faced Adelaide, the reigning premiers. The Demons had a shaky start, conceding the first three goals of the game, but managed to keep Adelaide scoreless in the second quarter while kicking three goals of their own to lead at half time. The Demons kicked seven goals in the last three quarters to Adelaide's 1.1.[3] In the preliminary final, the Demons overcame a tough North Melbourne, who dominated forward entries but failed to capitalise against Melbourne's defence.[4]
Brisbane's path to the Grand Final involved first defeating
Venue
There was a controversy regarding the venue choice; as the higher ranked team, Brisbane had the choice of location, but
Broadcast and entertainment
The match was broadcast by the
Delta Goodrem performed pre-match entertainment, which was sponsored by Telstra.[12] Goodrem had earlier performed at the 2022 AFL Grand Final with Robbie Williams.[13] The match was sponsored by the National Australia Bank. Cody Simpson sang the national anthem.[14]
Teams
Final teams were named on Saturday 26 November. Both sides announced unchanged line ups. Despite injury concerns, both Brisbane's
Emergency: Lulu Pullar, Zimmorlei Farquharson, Sharni Webb |
Emergency: Charlotte Wilson, Jordan Ivey, Maggie Caris |
Umpires
Position | Umpires |
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Field umpires | Thomas Chrystie, Joel Clamp, Nick Jankovskis – Emergency: James Strybos |
Boundary umpires | Trent Bowes, Will Morris, Blake Anderson, Dominic Schiliro |
Goal umpires | Adam Steger, Tayla Manning – Emergency: Taylor Mattioli |
Match summary
The match commenced in 30 °C (86 °F) heat, which resulted in the AFLW enacting its heat policy, which lengthened the breaks between quarters and allowed for two extra water carriers.
The second quarter saw Melbourne fight back. Melbourne ruck Lauren Pearce, who ended the day with 17 hitouts, and rover Eliza West, who had 19 disposals, dominated around the clearances, and during the second term the Demons led 16–10 in the inside 50 count. The Demons' Blaithin Mackin scored the team's first major, but scoring opportunities remained elusive. Lions' skipper Breanna Koenen limped off the ground with a knee injury, but the Lions' defence remained in the capable hands of defenders Kate Lutkins and Shannon Campbell, who racked up 19 possessions and eight marks for the day, and the Demons managed only another three behinds for the quarter. Koenen was back on the oval again after the half time break with her knee heavily strapped. At the other end of the ground, Melbourne's Tahlia Gillard managed to keep the Lions' tall forward Jesse Wardlaw quiet: she had little impact and kicked no goals. At half time, the Demons were just two points behind. Rain fell heavily during the break, which had been extended by 20 minutes due to the heat policy.[17][18][19]
Melbourne got off to a good start in the third quarter, which was mainly played in Melbourne's forward half. Reward for effort remained elusive: a free kick awarded to Eliza West that looked like another goal opportunity fell short. Then Tayla Harris took a mark in the goal square and converted. It was the fourth time she had played in an AFLW Grand Final, and second time she had scored a goal in one. The goal put her side in front for the first time since the opening minutes of the first quarter. (She also sustained a blow under the eye that left her bleeding and which had to be patched up.) Melbourne nearly scored another goal from a dribble kick from Casey Sherriff, but it hit the post. Different calls were made by two umpires, resulting in Alyssa Bannan tackling Dakota Davidson when she was about to take a free kick. Normally this would have resulted in a 50-metre penalty, but the umpires acknowledged that the mistake was theirs, and none was awarded; Davidson was simply instructed to take her kick. The Lions had a chance to regain the lead late in the quarter, but a kick from Davidson missed to the right.[17][18][20]
The final quarter was a desperate affair with neither side able to score a goal, which would have given them the win. Melbourne had the most opportunities, but managed only a
Scoreboard
Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday, 27 November (1:40 pm) ( UTC+10 )
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Brisbane | def. by | Melbourne | Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 7,412) | Report |
2.0 (12) 2.0 (12) 2.3 (15) 2.3 (15) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.1 (1) 1.4 (10) 2.5 (17) 2.7 (19) |
Umpires: Chrystie, Clamp, Jankovskis Best on ground: Shannon Campbell (Brisbane) Television broadcast: Seven Network, Fox Footy National anthem: Cody Simpson | ||
1: Davidson, C. Svarc | Goals | 1: Mackin, Harris | |||
Campbell, Grider, C. Svarc, Anderson, Bates | Best | Hanks, West, Gay, Purcell, Gillard | |||
Koenen (knee) | Injuries | Nil | |||
Nil | Reports | Nil | |||
Best on Ground medal
Brisbane Lions defender Shannon Campbell was awarded the medal for the best player on the ground.[22] Campbell was the first player from a losing AFL Women's Grand Final team to win the award,[22] which was presented by AFL Commissioner Simone Wilkie.[2]
Position | Player | Club | Total Votes | Vote Summary |
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1st (winner) | Shannon Campbell | Brisbane Lions | 12 | 3, 3, 2, 2, 2 |
2nd | Eliza West | Melbourne | 11 | 3, 3, 2, 2, 1 |
3rd – tied | Nat Grider | Brisbane Lions | 3 | 3 |
3rd – tied | Olivia Purcell | Melbourne | 3 | 1, 1, 1 |
5th | Cathy Svarc | Brisbane Lions | 1 | 1 |
Voter | 3 Votes | 2 Votes | 1 Vote |
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Andrew Dillon (chair) | Eliza West | Shannon Campbell | Olivia Purcell |
Melissa Hickey (Seven Network) | Shannon Campbell | Eliza West | Olivia Purcell |
Debbie Lee (Australian Football Hall of Fame) | Eliza West | Shannon Campbell | Olivia Purcell |
Marnie Vinall (Fairfax Media) | Shannon Campbell | Eliza West | Cathy Svarc |
Megan Waters (Fox Footy) | Natalie Grider | Shannon Campbell | Eliza West |
See also
References
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- ^ "Robbie Williams And Delta Goodrem Kick Off 2022 AFL Grand Final Entertainment". www.triplem.com.au. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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