By Daniel Viles
MAROOCHYDORE v UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Saturday 22 April 2023, 4:45pm
Domino’s Oval, Maroochydore
Streamed live on YouTube
Head-to-head: Played 14 – UQ won 9, Maroochydore won 5
Head-to-head at Domino’s Oval: Played 7 – UQ won 5, Maroochydore won 2
Last time they met: 15 June 2022 – Maroochydore 4.7 (31) d UQ 4.4 (28) at Moreton Bay Central
Two of the recent powerhouses of the Bond University QAFLW endured horrible off-seasons which played a large role in each of them conceding 100 points last week. This week provides both with an opportunity to get a proper sense of their place in the new pecking order.
Roos captain Kelsee Sills has overcome an injury scare in the first quarter against Bond to line up at fullback, Alyssa Armstrong moves off the bench to ensure no loss of pace with the absence of Amber Swan, and Brooke Day returns to begin her third season in the QAFLW. Senior debuts are awarded to former Noosa and Maroochydore junior Poppy Tindal, ex-Kawana Park junior Zara Hurley, and local product Tara Muir.
Mia Teubler missed the entire 2022 season with a shoulder injury after finishing fourth in the 2021 Emma Zielke Medal. Better known as a ruck, Teubler has been named on the wing and may be seen more in the midfield this year.
A trio of McDebutants step into the Red Lionesses side: Lucy McCormick from McMorningside; Jindalee McJunior Kate McKenna; and multi-sport athlete Georgia McMullen from McHobart.
^ denotes QAFLW debut; † denotes QAFLW club debut
MAROOCHYDORE
FB | 57 Lilly Baker | 2 Kelsee Sills (c) | 49 Kaiya Hides
HB | 39 Imagen David | 25 Sara-Jane O’Grady
C | 13 Jya Epstein | 7 Demi Norton | 23 Ebony Otto
HF | 32 Alyssa Armstrong | 30 Chelsea Gillard | 50 Tara Muir^
FF | 1 Jessee Sills | 9 Naomi Fitzpatrick
FOL | 48 Renee Teys | 5 Kate Fowles | 21 Anneka Williams
IC | 6 Poppy Tindal^ | 19 Brooke Day | 28 Zara Hurley^ | 31 Chloe Turner | 47 Hayley Edgar
EMG | 44 Madalyn Hennessy | Arden Quilliam | 55 Kiah Thompson
Coaches: Dave Hume and Hetti Malone
IN: Brooke Day; Hayley Edgar; Zara Hurley; Tarah Muir; Poppy Tindal
OUT: Kiara Hillier; Dakota Hooper; Amber Swan; Kiah Thompson; Indi Williams
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
FB | 21 Jessi Henning | 19 Jasmine Dekker
HB | 12 Charlotte Andrews | 8 Lucy McCormick^ | 14 Erin Gilbert
C | 5 Meagan Cook | 6 Lauren Middleton | 51 Mia Teubler
HF | 41 Harriet Knijff | 56 Lucy Hicks (vc) | 35 Elka Barnett
FF | 4 Kadie Fletcher | 1 Gracie Champion
FOL | 25 Caitlin Laycock | 16 Ava Seton (vc) | 7 Madi Crowley-Long (c)
IC | 9 Lara Mason | 22 Julia Dawson | 20 Georgia McMullen^ | 44 Madison Wells | 55 Kate McKenna^
EMG | 18 Rieley Bloor | 23 Samantha Logovik | 45 Sofia Harwood
Coach: Ross Clayfield
IN: Meagan Cook; Lucy McCormick; Kate McKenna; Georgia McMullen; Mia Teubler
OUT: Ashleigh Moyle; Ella Reddaway; Laura Roy; Eva Sartor; Hannah Sas
SOUTHPORT v WILSTON GRANGE
Saturday 22 April 2023, 2:00pm
Fankhauser Reserve, Southport
Replay on YouTube
Head-to-head: Played 2 – Southport won 2
Head-to-head at Fankhauser Reserve: Played 1 – Southport won 1
Last time they met: 4 June 2022 – Southport 12.9 (81) d Wilston Grange 0.2 (2) at Fankhauser Reserve
Southport began the season with a huge win against a team that lost most of its 2022 squad; this week they face a Gorillas team that gained half a squad and is full of confidence after breaking its 14-match losing streak.
Georja becomes the fourth and final Davies sister to play for Southport in the Bond University QAFLW, while Faith Alchin’s hat-trick of goals in Reserve Grade sees her returns to the state league following two seasons with Coolangatta in 2020 and 2021.
Utility Carly Remmos, who followed up last week’s midfield masterclass against UQ with a 40-minute drive and a team-high 8 rebounds in the North Gold Coast Seahawks 1-point win over the Pirates in the NBL1 North competition, will this week have only a 15-minute drive from playing Grange at Fankhauser to the Cairns Dolphins at Runaway Bay Stadium.
The Gorillas have multisport stars of their own with former netballer Eloise Ayre and former ‘leaguie’ Ash Moloney making their first appearances in 2023. Grace O’Donnell has been rewarded for an impressive showing in Reserve Grade last week with her ninth top grade appearance.
^ denotes QAFLW debut; † denotes QAFLW club debut
SOUTHPORT
FB | 30 Matisse Hunter | 5 Jess Malouf (c)
HB | 19 Sarah Ingram | 18 Lily McDonald | 57 Ruby Mitchell
C | 34 Meghan Sullivan | 7 Steph O’Brien | 14 Maddy Watt
HF | 36 Maggie O’Connell | 32 Tayla Gregory | 2 Rianna Schipp
FF | 10 Carly Remmos | 21 Selina Priest
FOL | 29 Lilly Pearce | 12 Tamsin Perry | 47 Georgia Breward
IC | 8 Abbie Pluples | 11 Leigh Alder | 20 Faith Alchin† | 27 Georja Davies^ | 35 Jess Maher
EMG | 17 Serina Balanda | 45 Madeline Gault | 46 Maddy Baldwin | 61 Kialla-Skye Bailey
Coach: Peter Doherty
IN: Faith Alchin; Leigh Alder; Georja Davies^
OUT: Poppy Boltz; Darcie Davies; Casey Wynne
WILSTON GRANGE
FB | 14 Annabel Pettigrew | 38 Emma Gibson | 10 Ash Moloney†
HB | 7 Chloe Litherland (c) | 51 Gemma Donataccio
C | 8 Kalista-Jayne Shiner | 1 Mackenzie Findlay | 26 Uma Brennan
HF | 35 Charlize Anderson | 48 Emma MacNeill | 5 Keyshia Matenga
FF | 2 Abbey Brokken | 15 Daisy Carter
FOL | 33 Ella Smith | 29 Caitlyn Rawding | 19 Zimra Hussain
IC | 3 Eloise Ayre | 20 Maddy Wilson | 40 Jayme Winter | 44 Merissa Millett | 52 Grace O’Donnell
EMG | 25 Maegan Dick^ | 49 Shania Jones^
Coach: Brenton Meddings
IN: Eloise Ayre; Ash Moloney; Grace O’Donnell
OUT: Megan Boscoe; Naomi Celebre; Siobhan Senior
ASPLEY v YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANE
Saturday 22 April 2023, 4:45pm
Zupps Aspley Oval, Carseldine
Replay on YouTube
Head-to-head: Played 7 – Yeronga SB won 5; Aspley won 2
Head-to-head at Zupps Aspley Oval: Played 3 – Yeronga SB won 2; Aspley won 1
Last time they met: 11 June 2022 – Aspley 5.5 (35) d Yeronga SB 4.7 (31) at Zupps Aspley Oval
Both Aspley and Yeronga will be looking for greater accuracy at Zupps Aspley Oval after they each had more scoring shots than their opponents in Round 1 without claiming victory.
With the Hornets’ armada of Academy players unavailable, they have given club debuts to three players with Bond University QAFLW experience. Premiership defender Ella Desrettes will begin on the pine; Jaida Tabb, originally from Moonta in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf, faces her former club; and Holly Mirfield, whose last state league match was for Coolangatta in the 2020 Grand Final, joins the forward line.
The Devils welcome back 2020 Grand Final winner Kara Stock after a year’s absence, and also reward former Mount Gravatt junior with a starting midfield berth after excelling in the Reserve Grade win over Wilston Grange.
^ denotes QAFLW debut; † denotes QAFLW club debut
ASPLEY
FB | 16 Anna van de Wiel | 11 Tarryn Meyer | 13 Lucy Thompson
HB | 20 Emma Pittman | 15 Jaimie Bryant | 5 Lucy Pengelly
C | 48 Izzy Kotatis
HF | 41 Holly Mirfield† | 1 Ari Williams | 9 Louise Tyson
FF | 25 Jess Stallard | 12 Lucia Liessi | 40 Rachael Vetter
FOL | 54 Emma Lendrum | 4 Courtney Daniec (c) | 30 Mikayla Martin
IC | 10 Morgan Lanigan | 21 Silvana Goldbach-Eggert | 29 Ellyse McNiven | 31 Jaida Tabb† | 35 Ella Desrettes†
Note: team named in 6-4-6 formation; required to play 5-6-5 during the match.
EMG | 8 Maddy Kawa | 32 Bree McKenzie
Coach: Luke Glacken
IN: Ella Desrettes; Morgan Lanigan; Ellyse McNiven; Holly Mirfield; Jaida Tabb
OUT: Rania Crozier; Lilu Hung; Charlie Mullins; Holly O’Flaherty; Ella Smith
YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANE
FB | 49 Laura Wagner | 1 Stephanie Rosenthal
HB | 16 Clancey Sutton | 8 Lucy Bellinger (c) | 5 Jess Matthews
C | 45 Tamika Smith | 14 Madison Goodwin | 55 Jamie Howell (vc)
HF | 35 Sophie Wheeler | 21 Sophie Dunne | 2 Georgia Hewett
FF | 6 Courtney McDonnell | 30 Peppa Poultney
FOL | 38 Emily Bleney | 40 Farradai Hopkins^ | 20 Kasey Holleran
IC | 4 Camilla Burnett | 9 Ebony Milne | 18 Madie Satyasiv | 22 Kara Stock
EMG | 15 Jessie Baltus | 19 Lilian Baker | 31 Holly Mills
Coach: Lisa Milne
IN: Kasey Holleran; Kara Stock
OUT: Abigail Lunson; Emily Rogers; Taylor Welch
BOND UNIVERSITY v COORPAROO
Tuesday 25 April 2023, 2:20pm
Bond University Oval, Robina
Streamed live on YouTube
Head-to-head: Played 11 – Bond University won 8; Coorparoo won 3
Head-to-head at Bond University Oval: Played 5 – Bond University won 4; Coorparoo won 1
Last time they met: 4 June 2022 – Bond University 7.5 (47) d Coorparoo 2.1 (13) at Giffin Park
Congratulations to Coorparoo, specifically coach Rebecca Randazzo, for proposing this Anzac Day fixture and to Bond University for accepting the offer and hosting the match. The Kings will be wearing bespoke jerseys for what is hoped will become an annual tradition in the Bond University QAFLW.
Bond University have had to ring the changes this week with the unavailability of Academy and Winter Series players, although they retain their two best players from the win over Maroochydore, Shannon Nolan and Tara Harrington. 2022 Club Champion Courtney Sexton makes her first appearance of the season; the other six inclusions are all Burleigh juniors with Lexi Samuels and Jasmine Single having debuted last year.
The first ruck opponent Skye White will face in the state league is 73-Test England netball international Stacey Francis, who will represent Coorparoo outside of Queensland Firebirds commitments.
Coorparoo has included 2018 Leading Goalkicker Jenae Govan at full forward, and Emma Zielke, whose achievements exceed my permitted word limit, at centre half-forward. Given that the Bullsharks have Leah Kaslar at fullback, the possibility of regular contests between two undisputed greats of Queensland women’s Aussie Rules would alone make this match unmissable.
^ denotes QAFLW debut; † denotes QAFLW club debut
BOND UNIVERSITY
FB | 36 Leah Kaslar | 52 Piper Phelan
HB | 20 Paris Lightfoot (c) | 49 Kiara Bischa | 10 Grace Moodie
C | 40 Charlotte Taylor | 2 Georgia Johnson | 11 Georgia Hutton
HF | 4 Tara Harrington | 9 Bella Iverach | 18 Ava Usher^
FF | 3 Shannon Nolan | 56 Lily Tarlinton
FOL | 63 Skye White^ | 7 Courtney Sexton | 24 Mackenzie Farmer
IC | 14 Gabby Deller | 19 Evy Reeves^ | 22 Jasmine Single | 38 Aleira Usher^ | 55 Lexi Samuels
EMG | 27 Sunny Hewett^ | 39 Madi Furlong^ | 58 Isabelle Lowe^
Coach: Andy Lovell
IN: Evy Reeves; Lexi Samuels; Courtney Sexton; Jasmine Single; Aleira Usher; Ava Usher; Skye White
OUT: Ella Calleja; Jasmyn Davidson; Havana Harris; Sienna McMullen; Nyalli Milne; Mikayla Pauga; Mia Salisbury
COORPAROO
FB | 6 Ari Reilly | 47 Laura Blue
HB | 29 Kaitlyn Zelinski | 15 Ajla Fetahagic | 36 Ayla Fraser
C | 39 Jacinta Baldwick | 3 Sally Young (c) | 18 Lucy Schneider
HF | 59 Coco Garton | 9 Emma Zielke | 45 Bonnie Farrell
FF | 21 Chelsea Winn | 20 Jenae Govan
FOL | 25 Stacey Francis | 4 Jess Watts | 24 Hannah McLaughlin
IC | 22 Binta Lamin | 27 Megan Evans | 30 Taya Oliver | 42 Grace Roberts White | 54 Chloe Gaunt
EMG | 1 Bridget Taylor | 28 Kelsie Crosbie | 32 Emily Robinson
Coach: Rebecca Randazzo
IN: Jenae Govan; Emma Zielke
OUT: Kelsie Crosbie; Mel Sweeney
You can watch all matches in the Bond University QAFLW by visiting AFL Queensland on YouTube.
