Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions AFLW 2025 Finals Week 1

Sun 09 Nov 2025 · 13:05 AEDT

Final AFLW 2025 · Finals Week 1

Melbourne Coach: Mick Stinear

43 6.7

56 9.2

Brisbane Lions Coach: Craig Starcevich

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Brisbane Lions

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

14 Dakota Davidson FF 25 Catherine Svarc FPR

Half forwards

12 Sophie Conway HFFL 31 Taylor Smith CHF 21 Courtney Hodder HFFR

Followers

2 Tahlia Hickie RK 5 Jade Ellenger RR 17 Isabel Dawes ROV

Centre

6 Lily Postlethwaite WL 18 Alexandra Anderson C 9 Orla O'Dwyer WR

Half backs

28 Charlotte Mullins HBFL 10 Natalie Grider CHB 3 Breanna Koenen HBFR

Backs

8 Jennifer Dunne BPL 20 Shannon Campbell FB

Interchange 5

1 Eleanor Hartill INT 7 Ellie Hampson INT 11 Shanae Davison INT 13 Neasa Dooley INT 29 Ruby Svarc INT

Emergencies 3

15 Poppy Boltz EMG 22 Sophie Peters EMG 23 Rania Crozier EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Tayla Harris1Q - 0:51 - Goal - 6–0 Sophie Conway1Q - 3:35 - Behind - 6–1 Megan Fitzsimon1Q - 7:48 - Behind - 7–1 Eden Zanker1Q - 9:56 - Behind - 8–1 Kate Hore1Q - 14:17 - Goal - 14–1 Kate Hore1Q - 16:49 - Behind - 15–1 Ryleigh Wotherspoon2Q - 6:09 - Behind - 16–1 Dakota Davidson2Q - 8:27 - Goal - 16–7 Ellie Hampson2Q - 10:35 - Goal - 16–13 Neasa Dooley2Q - 12:29 - Goal - 16–19 Courtney Hodder3Q - 3:08 - Goal - 16–25 Maggie Mahony3Q - 6:27 - Goal - 22–25 Charlotte Mullins3Q - 10:49 - Goal - 22–31 Ellie Hampson3Q - 12:09 - Behind - 22–32

Rushed behind3Q - 14:29 - Rushed behind - 23–32

Eliza McNamara3Q - 18:08 - Behind - 24–32 Ellie Hampson3Q - 20:47 - Goal - 24–38 Ryleigh Wotherspoon4Q - 5:07 - Behind - 25–38 Ryleigh Wotherspoon4Q - 5:52 - Goal - 31–38 Alexandra Anderson4Q - 7:45 - Goal - 31–44 Lily Postlethwaite4Q - 10:06 - Goal - 31–50 Georgia Gall4Q - 14:18 - Goal - 37–50 Alexandra Anderson4Q - 16:52 - Goal - 37–56 Alyssa Bannan4Q - 20:31 - Goal - 43–56

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Alyssa BannanGoal
4Q 20:3143–56
Alexandra AndersonGoal
4Q 16:5237–56
Georgia GallGoal
4Q 14:1837–50
Lily PostlethwaiteGoal
4Q 10:0631–50
Alexandra AndersonGoal
4Q 7:4531–44
Ryleigh WotherspoonGoal
4Q 5:5231–38
Ryleigh WotherspoonBehind
4Q 5:0725–38
Ellie HampsonGoal
3Q 20:4724–38
Eliza McNamaraBehind
3Q 18:0824–32
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 14:2923–32
Ellie HampsonBehind
3Q 12:0922–32
Charlotte MullinsGoal
3Q 10:4922–31
Maggie MahonyGoal
3Q 6:2722–25
Courtney HodderGoal
3Q 3:0816–25
Neasa DooleyGoal
2Q 12:2916–19
Ellie HampsonGoal
2Q 10:3516–13
Dakota DavidsonGoal
2Q 8:2716–7
Ryleigh WotherspoonBehind
2Q 6:0916–1
Kate HoreBehind
1Q 16:4915–1
Kate HoreGoal
1Q 14:1714–1
Eden ZankerBehind
1Q 9:568–1
Megan FitzsimonBehind
1Q 7:487–1
Sophie ConwayBehind
1Q 3:356–1
Tayla HarrisGoal
1Q 0:516–0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	15	16	24	43	43
BRI	1	19	38	56	56

Match Leaders

Goals

2 tied leaders

Alexandra AndersonBRI

Behinds

Ryleigh WotherspoonMEL

Disposals

Kate HoreMEL

Tackles

3 tied leaders

Courtney HodderBRI

Team Stats

MELBRI

Scoring / Attack

6Goals9

7Behinds2

14Shots at goal13

42.9Goal accuracy %69.2

37Inside 50s34

5Goal assists3

9Marks inside 505

Possession

252Disposals287

141Kicks163

111Handballs124

127Contested possessions133

127Uncontested possessions151

Clearance / Contest

18Total clearances31

4Centre clearances10

14Stoppage clearances21

60Tackles60

27Hitouts23

7Contested marks3

Other

44Marks50

62.7Disposal efficiency %60.3

1Bounces5

61Turnovers74

47Clangers63

254Total possessions284

74Intercepts62

24Rebound 50s30

8Tackles inside 508

36One-percenters28

21Frees for18

18Frees against21

1,053AFL Fantasy1,161

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: BRI 19 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: BRI 24 pts
Lead Changes: 1
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Brisbane Lions beat Melbourne by 13 points, 56–43.

This match record does not include quarter scores.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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