Melbourne Uni is celebrating a dominant performance, thumping Richmond by a whopping 68 points. The win catapults the side into fifth on the ladder and sets up a tantalising match up with Collingwood.
It was a strong performance from the entire side, with North’s AFLW players standing out.
Besides 18 disposals and amassing 13 hit outs, Kate Gillespie-Jones had 5 marks, making her the VFLW stat leader with an average of 5.5 a game and 44 total for the season.
After a month out due to shoulder injury, Ash Riddell made a fierce return with 28 disposals and 2 goals.
Jas Garner’s speed and ferocity saw her boot 3 goals while Britt Gibson kicked 2.
A strong defence stifled the Tigers who only managed a single goal in the 77-9 score line.
Melbourne Uni: 2.2 5.5 7.6 11.11 (77)
Richmond: 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 (9)
Melbourne Uni
Goal Kickers: J. Garner 3, A. Riddell 2, K. Angelis 2, B. Gibson 2, K. Ebb 1, J. Thomas 1
Best: K. Gillespie-Jones, J. Garner, K. Ashmore, N. Julian, N. Moore, E. King
Richmond
Goal Kickers: S. Frederick-Traub
Best: G. Seymour, P. Monahan, G. Egan, G. Campbell, K. Dempsey, K. Jacques
Key Stat-winners
Ash Riddell (28 Disposals, 2 goal) Jas Garner (26 disposals, 7 tackles, 3 goals) Jess Trend (22 disposals) Jess Duffin (20 disposals) Kate Gillespie Jones (18 disposals, 13 hit outs)