Geelong vs Melbourne AFLW 2025 Round 12

Sat 01 Nov 2025 · 19:15 AEDT

Final AFLW 2025 · Round 12

Geelong Cats Coach: Daniel Lowther

45 6.9

59 9.5

Melbourne Coach: Mick Stinear

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Geelong Cats

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

10 Kate Hore FF 20 Maggie Mahony FPR

Half forwards

29 Eden Zanker HFFL 6 Alyssa Bannan CHF 7 Tayla Harris HFFR

Followers

15 Lauren Pearce RK 30 Shelley Heath-Barker RR 24 Megan Fitzsimon 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 9 Georgia Gall INT 12 Ryleigh Wotherspoon INT 18 Denby Taylor INT 19 Laela Ebert INT

Emergencies 3

3 Alyssia Pisano EMG 33 Lily Johnson EMG 43 Jemma Rigoni EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Maggie Mahony1Q - 3:24 - Behind - 0–1 Aishling Moloney1Q - 8:24 - Behind - 1–1 Aishling Moloney1Q - 9:21 - Goal - 7–1 Ryleigh Wotherspoon1Q - 10:45 - Goal - 7–7 Aishling Moloney1Q - 13:17 - Behind - 8–7 Kate Kenny1Q - 15:14 - Behind - 9–7 Kate Hore1Q - 16:51 - Behind - 9–8 Tayla Harris2Q - 1:26 - Behind - 9–9 Eden Zanker2Q - 2:37 - Goal - 9–15

Rushed behind2Q - 9:48 - Rushed behind - 10–15

Nina Morrison2Q - 13:42 - Goal - 16–15 Nina Morrison2Q - 16:20 - Behind - 17–15 Tahlia Gillard2Q - 17:17 - Goal - 17–21 Mikayla Bowen3Q - 2:06 - Goal - 23–21 Eden Zanker3Q - 5:24 - Goal - 23–27 Eden Zanker3Q - 7:13 - Goal - 23–33 Tyla Hanks3Q - 14:10 - Goal - 23–39 Nina Morrison3Q - 17:14 - Goal - 29–39 Alyssa Bannan3Q - 18:53 - Behind - 29–40 Kate Hore3Q - 19:26 - Goal - 29–46 Emma Kilpatrick3Q - 21:09 - Behind - 30–46 Tayla Harris3Q - 23:02 - Behind - 30–47 Tayla Harris3Q - 24:14 - Goal - 30–53 Jacqueline Parry4Q - 5:34 - Behind - 31–53 Mikayla Bowen4Q - 7:32 - Behind - 32–53 Eden Zanker4Q - 9:10 - Goal - 32–59 Mikayla Bowen4Q - 13:30 - Goal - 38–59 Amy McDonald4Q - 17:17 - Behind - 39–59 Chantal Mason4Q - 18:09 - Goal - 45–59

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Chantal MasonGoal
4Q 18:0945–59
Amy McDonaldBehind
4Q 17:1739–59
Mikayla BowenGoal
4Q 13:3038–59
Eden ZankerGoal
4Q 9:1032–59
Mikayla BowenBehind
4Q 7:3232–53
Jacqueline ParryBehind
4Q 5:3431–53
Tayla HarrisGoal
3Q 24:1430–53
Tayla HarrisBehind
3Q 23:0230–47
Emma KilpatrickBehind
3Q 21:0930–46
Kate HoreGoal
3Q 19:2629–46
Alyssa BannanBehind
3Q 18:5329–40
Nina MorrisonGoal
3Q 17:1429–39
Tyla HanksGoal
3Q 14:1023–39
Eden ZankerGoal
3Q 7:1323–33
Eden ZankerGoal
3Q 5:2423–27
Mikayla BowenGoal
3Q 2:0623–21
Tahlia GillardGoal
2Q 17:1717–21
Nina MorrisonBehind
2Q 16:2017–15
Nina MorrisonGoal
2Q 13:4216–15
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 9:4810–15
Eden ZankerGoal
2Q 2:379–15
Tayla HarrisBehind
2Q 1:269–9
Kate HoreBehind
1Q 16:519–8
Kate KennyBehind
1Q 15:149–7
Aishling MoloneyBehind
1Q 13:178–7
Ryleigh WotherspoonGoal
1Q 10:457–7
Aishling MoloneyGoal
1Q 9:217–1
Aishling MoloneyBehind
1Q 8:241–1
Maggie MahonyBehind
1Q 3:240–1

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
GEE	9	17	30	45	45
MEL	8	21	53	59	59

Match Leaders

Goals

Eden ZankerMEL

Behinds

2 tied leaders

Aishling MoloneyGEE

Disposals

Georgie PrespakisGEE

Tackles

2 tied leaders

Rachel KearnsGEE

Team Stats

GEEMEL

Scoring / Attack

6Goals9

9Behinds5

16Shots at goal14

37.5Goal accuracy %64.3

33Inside 50s41

2Goal assists6

5Marks inside 5011

Possession

263Disposals256

161Kicks157

102Handballs99

131Contested possessions132

129Uncontested possessions111

Clearance / Contest

15Total clearances29

4Centre clearances10

11Stoppage clearances19

90Tackles67

14Hitouts25

12Contested marks8

Other

51Marks40

65.4Disposal efficiency %62.9

2Bounces1

64Turnovers74

51Clangers50

260Total possessions243

74Intercepts64

31Rebound 50s26

13Tackles inside 5017

29One-percenters35

18Frees for19

19Frees against18

1,219AFL Fantasy1,106

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 27 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 18 pts
Lead Changes: 6
Score Ties: 3

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Geelong by 14 points, 59–45.

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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