Melbourne vs Gold Coast AFLW 2025 Round 7

Fri 26 Sep 2025 · 13:05 AEST

Final AFLW 2025 · Round 7

Melbourne Coach: Mick Stinear

93 13.15

6 0.6

Gold Coast SUNS Coach: Rhyce Shaw

The team sheet

Who takes the field

Attacking this way

Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Away team

Gold Coast SUNS

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

Forwards

27 Jacqueline Dupuy FF 17 Jamie Stanton FPR

Half forwards

16 Ella Smith HFFL 12 Havana Harris CHF 1 Annabel Kievit HFFR

Followers

2 Lauren Bella RK 4 Claudia Whitfort RR 13 Lucy Single ROV

Centre

14 Lily Mithen WL 8 Charlie Rowbottom C 18 Georgia Clayden WR

Half backs

10 Ella Maurer HBFL 25 Meara Girvan CHB 11 Niamh McLaughlin HBFR

Backs

22 Charlotte Wilson BPL 9 Clara Fitzpatrick FB

Interchange 5

5 Maddy Brancatisano INT 26 Kiara Bischa INT 28 Tara Harrington INT 33 Ellie Veerhuis INT 44 Taya Oliver INT

Emergencies 3

15 Wallis Randell EMG 19 Mia Salisbury EMG 32 Tayla Gregory EMG

2Q3Q4Q

Megan Fitzsimon1Q - 0:24 - Goal - 6–0 Havana Harris1Q - 3:34 - Behind - 6–1 Annabel Kievit1Q - 6:06 - Behind - 6–2 Alyssia Pisano1Q - 7:45 - Goal - 12–2 Georgia Gall1Q - 10:15 - Behind - 13–2 Claudia Whitfort1Q - 15:40 - Behind - 13–3

Rushed behind1Q - 17:18 - Rushed behind - 14–3

Ryleigh Wotherspoon1Q - 18:12 - Goal - 20–3 Tayla Harris2Q - 1:36 - Goal - 26–3 Georgia Gall2Q - 3:44 - Goal - 32–3

Rushed behind2Q - 5:16 - Rushed behind - 33–3

Rushed behind2Q - 9:57 - Rushed behind - 33–4

Megan Fitzsimon2Q - 12:54 - Behind - 34–4 Alyssa Bannan2Q - 15:27 - Goal - 40–4 Kate Hore2Q - 17:32 - Behind - 41–4 Paxy Paxman2Q - 19:26 - Behind - 42–4 Paxy Paxman3Q - 1:44 - Goal - 48–4 Kate Hore3Q - 3:54 - Behind - 49–4

Rushed behind3Q - 8:01 - Rushed behind - 50–4

Alyssa Bannan3Q - 9:23 - Behind - 51–4 Annabel Kievit3Q - 10:41 - Behind - 51–5 Maddy Brancatisano3Q - 17:38 - Behind - 51–6 Tayla Harris3Q - 19:26 - Behind - 52–6 Tayla Harris4Q - 2:09 - Goal - 58–6 Lily Johnson4Q - 3:32 - Behind - 59–6 Kate Hore4Q - 6:43 - Behind - 60–6 Kate Hore4Q - 8:03 - Goal - 66–6 Kate Hore4Q - 9:38 - Goal - 72–6 Tyla Hanks4Q - 13:46 - Goal - 78–6 Eliza McNamara4Q - 15:20 - Goal - 84–6 Alyssa Bannan4Q - 18:01 - Goal - 90–6 Lily Johnson4Q - 19:34 - Behind - 91–6 Ryleigh Wotherspoon4Q - 20:53 - Behind - 92–6 Ryleigh Wotherspoon4Q - 23:33 - Behind - 93–6

Scoring Events

Most recent first

Ryleigh WotherspoonBehind
4Q 23:3393–6
Ryleigh WotherspoonBehind
4Q 20:5392–6
Lily JohnsonBehind
4Q 19:3491–6
Alyssa BannanGoal
4Q 18:0190–6
Eliza McNamaraGoal
4Q 15:2084–6
Tyla HanksGoal
4Q 13:4678–6
Kate HoreGoal
4Q 9:3872–6
Kate HoreGoal
4Q 8:0366–6
Kate HoreBehind
4Q 6:4360–6
Lily JohnsonBehind
4Q 3:3259–6
Tayla HarrisGoal
4Q 2:0958–6
Tayla HarrisBehind
3Q 19:2652–6
Maddy BrancatisanoBehind
3Q 17:3851–6
Annabel KievitBehind
3Q 10:4151–5
Alyssa BannanBehind
3Q 9:2351–4
Rushed behindRushed behind
3Q 8:0150–4
Kate HoreBehind
3Q 3:5449–4
Paxy PaxmanGoal
3Q 1:4448–4
Paxy PaxmanBehind
2Q 19:2642–4
Kate HoreBehind
2Q 17:3241–4
Alyssa BannanGoal
2Q 15:2740–4
Megan FitzsimonBehind
2Q 12:5434–4
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 9:5733–4
Rushed behindRushed behind
2Q 5:1633–3
Georgia GallGoal
2Q 3:4432–3
Tayla HarrisGoal
2Q 1:3626–3
Ryleigh WotherspoonGoal
1Q 18:1220–3
Rushed behindRushed behind
1Q 17:1814–3
Claudia WhitfortBehind
1Q 15:4013–3
Georgia GallBehind
1Q 10:1513–2
Alyssia PisanoGoal
1Q 7:4512–2
Annabel KievitBehind
1Q 6:066–2
Havana HarrisBehind
1Q 3:346–1
Megan FitzsimonGoal
1Q 0:246–0

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
MEL	20	42	52	93	93
GCS	3	4	6	6	6

Match Leaders

Goals

3 tied leaders

Alyssa BannanMEL

Behinds

Kate HoreMEL

Disposals

2 tied leaders

Maeve ChaplinMEL

Tackles

Megan FitzsimonMEL

Team Stats

MELGCS

Scoring / Attack

13Goals0

15Behinds6

30Shots at goal8

43.3Goal accuracy %0

50Inside 50s23

7Goal assists0

9Marks inside 504

Possession

267Disposals209

167Kicks120

100Handballs89

125Contested possessions110

138Uncontested possessions94

Clearance / Contest

27Total clearances21

9Centre clearances5

18Stoppage clearances16

69Tackles55

27Hitouts26

5Contested marks5

Other

39Marks22

65.9Disposal efficiency %55

4Bounces3

59Turnovers65

36Clangers58

263Total possessions204

65Intercepts59

23Rebound 50s33

25Tackles inside 5011

33One-percenters35

21Frees for15

15Frees against21

1,187AFL Fantasy807

Match Summary

Biggest Lead: MEL 87 pts
Longest Unanswered Run: MEL 42 pts
Lead Changes: 0
Score Ties: 0

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Gold Coast by 87 points, 93–6.

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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