by Daniel Viles
WILSTON GRANGE v ASPLEY
Saturday 10 June 2023, 11:30am at iiNergy Oval, Stafford
Live with commentary on YouTube
Head-to-Head: Played 7 – Aspley won 5; Wilston Grange won 2
Head-to-Head at iiNergy Oval: Played 3 – Aspley won 2; Wilston Grange won 1
Last time they met: 28 May 2022 – Aspley 10.8 (68) d Wilston Grange 3.2 (20) at Zupps Aspley Oval
Wilston Grange, on its first three-win streak since 2018/19, will host Aspley, on its longest ever winning streak, on Saturday morning in the most in-form Northside Derby in the Bond University QAFLW for nine years.
Not since Grange hosted Zillmere in Round 14 of 2014 have two north Brisbane sides met in the QAFLW while both were in the top 4. The Gorillas will be hoping for a better result than the 71-point drubbing they received that day courtesy of four goals from a 17-year-old Tayla Harris.
Injuries to Charlize Anderson and Grace O’Donnell in the win over Yeronga allow Georgina Ott into the top grade for the first time in 2023 and a QAFLW debut for defender and local junior Caitlin Gunn. Zimra Hussain also returns to the side after completing her Lions Academy commitments.
The Hornets have made five changes to the side that was already in control of its match against Coorparoo before finishing with four goals in seven minutes. Four of them (Kotatis, van de Wiel, Vetter and Williams) return to the team having been regular starters for Aspley this year, while Rania Crozier takes a break from her busy schedule of making every representative team in Australia to play just her second QAFLW game of the season.
The early start for this fixture is further evidence of the massive cultural change at Hickey Park. In 2022, Wilston Grange’s Ladies Day officially ended 15 minutes before the QAFLW match began. In 2023, the women’s matches will be held early (credit to Aspley for agreeing to Wilston Grange’s request) so that the players can be a full part of a revamped Ladies Day.
WILSTON GRANGE
FB | 4 Megan Boscoe | 49 Shania Jones
HB | 17 Kylie Welsh | 21 Jacinta Ens | 51 Gemma Donataccio
C | 5 Keyshia Matenga | 7 Chloe Litherland (c) | 26 Uma Brennan
HF | 27 Naomi Celebre | 2 Abbey Brokken | 18 Siobhan Senior
FF | 15 Daisy Carter | 33 Ella Smith
FOL | 8 Kalista-Jayne Shiner | 40 Jayme Winter | 1 Mackenzie Findlay (vc)
IC | 19 Zimra Hussain | 23 Caitlin Gunn^ | 25 Maegan Dick | 29 Caitlyn Rawding | 37 Georgina Ott
EMG | 3 Eloise Ayre | 10 Ash Moloney | 16 Tarin Moke
Coach: Brenton Meddings
IN: Caitlin Gunn; Zimra Hussain; Georgina Ott
OUT: Charlize Anderson; Mia Geere; Grace O’Donnell
ASPLEY
FB | 13 Lucy Thompson | 20 Emma Pittman
HB | 16 Anna van de Wiel | 23 Ange Lingard (c) | 15 Jaimie Bryant
C | 33 Gabby Roberts | 1 Ari Williams | 37 Rania Crozier
HF | 9 Louise Tyson | 25 Jess Stallard | 19 Hanna Brennan
FF | 12 Lucia Liessi | 28 Anais Kirvan
FOL | 54 Emma Lendrum | 4 Courtney Daniec (c) | 30 Mikayla Martin
IC | 8 Maddy Kawa | 10 Morgan Lanigan | 29 Ellyse McNiven | 40 Rachael Vetter | 42 Izzy Kotatis
EMG | nil
Coach: Luke Glacken
IN: Rania Crozier; Izzy Kotatis; Anna van de Wiel; Rachael Vetter; Ari Williams
OUT: Finn Davies; Hannah Giles; Lucy Pengelly; Ella Smith; Jaida Tabb
COORPAROO v MAROOCHYDORE
Saturday 10 June 2023, 3pm at Giffin Park, Coorparoo
Head-to-Head: Played 15 – Coorparoo won 9; Maroochydore won 6
Head-to-Head at Giffin Park: Played 7 – Coorparoo won 6; Maroochydore won 1
Last time they met: 18 June 2022 – Maroochydore 11.11 (77) d Coorparoo 2.2 (14) at Domino’s Oval
Coorparoo will look to revive its Bond University QAFLW season when Maroochydore visits the Castle on Saturday afternoon.
After three straight losses, the Kings may be relieved to know that the last seven ‘Coorp-maroo-chydore’ matches have been won by the home team. Indeed, this Saturday’s game will be the first of four home games in five rounds for the Kings and the first of three matches against teams ranked lower than them on the ladder, suggesting that the current six-point gap to the top four is surmountable.
The Roos have lost their last four matches but have the same number of wins as the Kings and deserve to be encouraged by their ability to finish games well as shown by late comebacks against Wilston Grange and Bond Uni.
Coorparoo’s seven changes include five players returning from Academy playing and coaching duties. Jo Miller returns from injury for her first QAFLW appearance of 2023 after spending the summer with St Mary’s in the Northern Territory league.
Maroochydore also welcome back three Lions Academics including Sophie Peters who will sneak in her first QAFLW match this year before representing Australia next week.
COORPAROO
FB | 45 Bonnie Farrell | 29 Kaitlyn Zelinski
HB | 36 Ayla Fraser | 15 Ajla Fetahagic | 30 Taya Oliver
C | 18 Lucy Schneider | 3 Sally Young (c) | 12 Jo Miller
HF | 42 Grace Roberts-White | 9 Emma Zielke | 39 Jacinta Baldwick
FF | 26 Chelsea Chesterfield | 6 Ari Reilly
FOL | 59 Coco Garton | 24 Hannah McLaughlin | 4 Jess Watts
IC | 1 Bridget Taylor | 22 Binta Lamin | 23 Charlotte Edmunds | 27 Megan Evans | 31 Jasmine Fretwell
EMG | 8 Mel Sweeney | 19 JJ McLean | 40 Rose Collins
Coach: Rebecca Randazzo
IN: Jacinta Baldwick; Jo Miller; Ari Reilly; Grace Roberts-White; Bridget Taylor; Kaitlyn Zelinski; Emma Zielke
OUT: Laura Blue; Kalei Brighton; Rose Collins; Gabby Fares; Chloe Gaunt; Emily Robinson; Hannah Sexton
MAROOCHYDORE
FB | 39 Imagen David | 57 Lilly Baker | 5 Kate Fowles
HB | 15 Dakota Hooper | 6 Poppy Tindal
C | 13 Jya Epstein | 25 Sara-Jane O’Grady | 7 Demi Norton
HF | 47 Hayley Edgar | 23 Ebony Otto
FF | 50 Tara Muir | 24 Grace Perry | 1 Jessee Sills
FOL | 48 Renee Teys | 2 Kelsee Sills (c) | 53 Sophie Peters
IC | 21 Anneka Williams | 22 Lily Logan | 28 Zara Hurley | 32 Alyssa Armstrong | one may be added
EMG | 31 Chloe Turner | 44 Madalyn Hennessy | 55 Kiah Thompson
Coaches: Dave Hume and Hetti Malone
IN: Lilly Baker; Kate Fowles; Sophie Peters; Poppy Tindal
OUT: Hannah Bebbington; Kiara Hillier; Kasey Stone; Kiah Thompson
YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANE v SOUTHPORT
Saturday 10 June 2023, 4:45pm at Leyshon Park, Yeronga
Head-to-Head: Played 2 – Southport won 2
Head-to-Head at Leyshon Park: Played 2 – Southport won 2
Last time they met: 1 June 2022 – Southport 11.10 (76) d Yeronga SB 0.2 (2) at Leyshon Park
The breadth of the Bond University QAFLW will be on show at Leyshon Park on Saturday evening when bottom-placed Yeronga hosts ladder-leaders Southport.
Both matches between these sides in 2022 were played at Leyshon Park after the fixture at Fankhauser was rained out and Southport agreed to play its catch-up home game at Yeronga on a Wednesday night. That match was notable for a five-goal QAFLW debut by Darcie Davies largely created by the ball-winning of Maddy Watt.
Lisa Milne has made seven changes to the Devils side, bringing in the size and strength of forward Sophie Dunne and midfielders Farradai Hopkins and Taylah Welch.
The loss of speedster Jamie Howell is somewhat offset by the return of Georgia Hewett, while Courtney McDonnell returns to the side after being a last-minute withdrawal from the Round 8 team.
Selina Priest returns from Academy coaching duties and has been named at centre half-forward, although Peter Doherty will have the option of starting her back thanks to the inclusion of talls Avalon Pearce and Alessia Smythe (2022 Reserve Grade Best on Ground) for the first time in 2023.
Saturday’s match will be Southport’s 25th in the Bond University QAFLW. With 18 wins, 6 losses and one match abandoned before half-time, their winning percentage of 75 is ahead of current sides Bond University (67.9%), Coorparoo (64.6%), and Yeronga (64%).
YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANE
FB | 49 Laura Wagner | 3 Georgia Carmody
HB | 22 Kara Stock | 8 Lucy Bellinger (c) | 5 Jess Matthews
C | 4 Camilla Burnett | 18 Madie Satyasiv | 17 Charlotte Millen
HF | 6 Courtney McDonnell | 21 Sophie Dunne | 2 Georgia Hewett
FF | 46 Briony Black | 14 Madison Goodwin
FOL | 30 Peppa Poultney | 34 Chelsea Winn | 40 Farradai Hopkins
IC | 7 Tiarnah Isua | 10 Madi Twin | 31 Holly Mills | 45 Tamika Smith | 47 Taylah Welch
EMG | 15 Jessie Baltus | 16 Clancey Sutton | 20 Kasey Holleran
Coach: Lisa Milne
IN: Sophie Dunne; Georgia Hewett; Farradai Hopkins; Courtney McDonnell; Holly Mills; Tamika Smith; Taylah Welch
OUT: Jessie Baltus; Emily Bleney; Jamie Howell; Emily Rogers; Stephanie Rosenthal; Clancey Sutton; Sophie Wheeler
SOUTHPORT
FB | 30 Matisse Hunter | 11 Leigh Alder
HB | 47 Georgia Breward | 1 Kristi Harvey | 46 Maddy Baldwin
C | 2 Rianna Schipp (vc) | 8 Abbie Pluples | 12 Tamsin Perry
HF | 4 Hannah Davies | 21 Selina Priest (vc) | 10 Carly Remmos
FF | 36 Maggie O’Connell | 7 Steph O’Brien
FOL | 29 Lilly Pearce | 14 Maddy Watt | 45 Maddie Gault
IC | 5 Jess Malouf (c) | 6 Avalon Pearce | 24 Alessia Smythe | 35 Jess Maher | 58 Peyton Mackie
EMG | 17 Serina Balanda | 50 Indira Maradani | 55 Emma Clifton | 56 Paris Couzijn
Coach: Peter Doherty
IN: Avalon Pearce; Abbie Pluples; Selina Priest; Rianna Schipp; Alessia Smythe
OUT: Kialla-Skye Bailey; Serina Balanda; Darcie Davies; Tayla Gregory; Ruby Mitchell
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND v BOND UNIVERSITY
Saturday 10 June 2023, 4:45pm at Base Architecture Meadows, St Lucia
Head-to-Head: Played 13 – Bond University won 6; University of Queensland won 6; Drawn 1
Head-to-Head at Base Architecture Meadows: Played 4 – Bond University won 2; University of Queensland won 1; Drawn 1
Last time they met: 23 July 2022 (Semi Final) – University of Queensland 7.6 (48) d Bond University 1.3 (9) at Base Architecture Meadows
Saturday night at St Lucia sees the first U-Clash of the 2023 Bond University QAFLW with both sides featuring a posse of prodigies.
While neither varsity can call on the plethora of established AFLW players that highlighted not only the 2021 Grand Final but most of the classic matches across the 2021 and 2022 seasons, the brief availability of the Academy players before the Queensland representative season begins comes at the right time to provide reels of potential ‘before they were famous’ footage.
Four Lion cubs return for the Red Lionesses: Erin Gilbert slots into defence; Ashleigh Moyle and Laura Roy will start on the bench for their first QAFLW matches since Round 1; and forward Brooke Sheridan has 7 goals in 5 matches, including 3 for the Lions against Murray Bushrangers, since returning from injury in early May.
The Bull Sharks have named six Suns rays in their 21 with three more on the emergency list. Kiara Bischa and Mia Salisbury join their captain in the halfback line; Josie McCabe and Tara Harrington will flank the in-form Bella Iverach in the half-forward line; Ella Calleja partners Round 8’s Impact Player of the Round Jasmyn Davidson up front; and Ava Usher finds herself as the second most-experienced member of the on-ball quartet.
Bond’s last win over UQ was in Round 7 of 2021. Four of those named in their Best Players list that day went on to play AFLW: Giselle Davies; Shannon Danckert; Mikayla Pauga; and Lulu Pullar.
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
FB | 12 Charlotte Andrews | 21 Jessi Henning | 14 Erin Gilbert
HB | 8 Lucy McCormick | 7 Madi Crowley-Long (c)
C | 2 Jane Childes | 6 Lauren Middleton | 5 Meagan Cook
HF | 4 Kadie Fletcher | 17 Brooke Sheridan | 41 Harriet Knijff
FF | 35 Elka Barnett | 1 Gracie Champion
FOL | 56 Lucy Hicks (vc) | 16 Ava Seton (vc) | 9 Lara Mason
IC | 10 Jacinta Fisher | 19 Jasmine Dekker | 22 Julia Dawson | 24 Laura Roy | 34 Ashleigh Moyle
EMG | 38 Eva Sartor | 55 Kate McKenna | 58 Indiya de Jonge | 59 Edie McCabe
Coach: Ross Clayfield
IN: Charlotte Andrews; Erin Gilbert; Ashleigh Moyle; Laura Roy; Brooke Sheridan
OUT: Jackie Chan Tie; Indiya de Jonge; Edie McCabe; Kate McKenna
BOND UNIVERSITY
FB | 24 Mackenzie Farmer | 10 Grace Moodie
HB | 20 Paris Lightfoot (c) | 49 Kiara Bischa | 53 Mia Salisbury
C | 40 Charlotte Taylor | 7 Courtney Sexton | 11 Georgia Hutton
HF | 1 Josie McCabe | 9 Bella Iverach | 4 Tara Harrington
FF | 8 Ella Calleja | 50 Jasmyn Davidson
FOL | 62 Paige Price | 17 Christy Landwehr | 18 Ava Usher
IC | 3 Shannon Nolan | 12 Sally Evans | 14 Gabby Deller | 29 Jemma Blair | 44 Sophie Balcombe
EMG | 19 Evy Reeves | 22 Jasmine Single | 33 Skye White | 52 Piper Phelan
Coach: Andy Lovell
IN: Kiara Bischa; Ella Calleja; Tara Harrington; Josie McCabe; Mia Salisbury; Ava Usher
OUT: Tobi Chapman; Georgia Johnson; Issy Lowe; Mikayla Pauga; Ashleigh Russell; Lexi Samuels
^ denotes QAFLW debut; † denotes QAFLW club debut
You can watch all matches in the Bond University QAFLW by visiting AFL Queensland on YouTube.
