Brisbane Lions vs Melbourne AFLW 2025 Round 11

Sat 25 Oct 2025 · 19:15 AEDT

Final AFLW 2025 · Round 11

Brisbane Lions Coach: Craig Starcevich

45 6.9

36 5.6

Melbourne Coach: Mick Stinear

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Brisbane Lions

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

7 Tayla Harris FF 29 Eden Zanker FPR

Half forwards

43 Jemma Rigoni HFFL 24 Megan Fitzsimon CHF 6 Alyssa Bannan HFFR

Followers

15 Lauren Pearce RK 30 Shelley Heath-Barker RR 10 Kate Hore ROV

Centre

22 Eliza McNamara WL 5 Tyla Hanks C 4 Paxy Paxman WR

Half backs

31 Blaithin Mackin HBFL 8 Sarah Lampard CHB 13 Maeve Chaplin HBFR

Backs

28 Saraid Taylor BPL 17 Tahlia Gillard FB

Interchange 5

1 Georgia Campbell INT 11 Molly O'Hehir INT 12 Ryleigh Wotherspoon INT 19 Laela Ebert INT 20 Maggie Mahony INT

Emergencies 3

9 Georgia Gall EMG 18 Denby Taylor EMG 33 Lily Johnson EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Charlotte Mullins1Q - 1:49 - Behind - 1–0 Dakota Davidson1Q - 6:56 - Behind - 2–0 Dakota Davidson1Q - 8:27 - Behind - 3–0 Orla O'Dwyer1Q - 10:56 - Behind - 4–0 Kate Hore2Q - 1:50 - Behind - 4–1 Tayla Harris2Q - 2:45 - Goal - 4–7

Rushed behind2Q - 4:11 - Rushed behind - 4–8

Neasa Dooley2Q - 6:43 - Behind - 5–8 Eleanor Hartill2Q - 8:53 - Behind - 6–8 Kate Hore2Q - 12:02 - Goal - 6–14 Taylor Smith2Q - 14:37 - Goal - 12–14 Eden Zanker2Q - 16:05 - Goal - 12–20 Neasa Dooley2Q - 18:42 - Behind - 13–20 Megan Fitzsimon2Q - 20:12 - Behind - 13–21 Eden Zanker2Q - 21:57 - Goal - 13–27 Charlotte Mullins3Q - 1:34 - Goal - 19–27 Eden Zanker3Q - 5:38 - Behind - 19–28 Neasa Dooley3Q - 7:32 - Goal - 25–28 Sophie Conway3Q - 15:50 - Goal - 31–28 Sophie Conway3Q - 18:10 - Goal - 37–28 Maeve Chaplin3Q - 22:21 - Goal - 37–34 Taylor Smith4Q - 5:24 - Behind - 38–34 Ruby Svarc4Q - 7:57 - Goal - 44–34

Rushed behind4Q - 10:28 - Rushed behind - 45–34

Kate Hore4Q - 14:18 - Behind - 45–35 Eden Zanker4Q - 15:34 - Behind - 45–36

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Eden ZankerBehind
4Q 15:3445–36
Kate HoreBehind
4Q 14:1845–35
Rushed behindRushed behind
4Q 10:2845–34
Ruby SvarcGoal
4Q 7:5744–34
Taylor SmithBehind
4Q 5:2438–34
Maeve ChaplinGoal
3Q 22:2137–34
Sophie ConwayGoal
3Q 18:1037–28
Sophie ConwayGoal
3Q 15:5031–28
Neasa DooleyGoal
3Q 7:3225–28
Eden ZankerBehind
3Q 5:3819–28
Charlotte MullinsGoal
3Q 1:3419–27
Eden ZankerGoal
2Q 21:5713–27
Megan FitzsimonBehind
2Q 20:1213–21
Neasa DooleyBehind
2Q 18:4213–20
Eden ZankerGoal
2Q 16:0512–20
Taylor SmithGoal
2Q 14:3712–14
Kate HoreGoal
2Q 12:026–14
Eleanor HartillBehind
2Q 8:536–8
Neasa DooleyBehind
2Q 6:435–8
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 4:114–8
Tayla HarrisGoal
2Q 2:454–7
Kate HoreBehind
2Q 1:504–1
Orla O'DwyerBehind
1Q 10:564–0
Dakota DavidsonBehind
1Q 8:273–0
Dakota DavidsonBehind
1Q 6:562–0
Charlotte MullinsBehind
1Q 1:491–0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
BRI	4	13	37	45	45
MEL	0	27	34	36	36

Match Leaders

Goals

2 tied leaders

Eden ZankerMEL

Behinds

4 tied leaders

Dakota DavidsonBRI

Disposals

Alexandra AndersonBRI

Tackles

Isabel DawesBRI

Team Stats

BRIMEL

Scoring / Attack

6Goals5

9Behinds6

18Shots at goal13

33.3Goal accuracy %38.5

42Inside 50s36

5Goal assists4

5Marks inside 506

Possession

297Disposals277

167Kicks152

130Handballs125

135Contested possessions132

149Uncontested possessions131

Clearance / Contest

18Total clearances26

6Centre clearances7

12Stoppage clearances19

84Tackles69

23Hitouts17

2Contested marks5

Other

45Marks29

57.2Disposal efficiency %58.1

1Bounces3

80Turnovers85

60Clangers53

284Total possessions263

85Intercepts80

30Rebound 50s36

7Tackles inside 5013

42One-percenters23

14Frees for9

9Frees against14

1,286AFL Fantasy1,088

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 14 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: BRI 18 pts
Lead Changes: 2
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Brisbane Lions beat Melbourne by 9 points, 45–36.

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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