The GWS Giants and Fremantle Dockers fought out the first draw in the history of AFL Women’s on Saturday, tied at 41 points each.
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Final score
GWS Giants 7.1.41
Fremantle Dockers 6.7.41
The GWS Giants and the Fremantle Dockers are both looking to get their first ever win in AFL Women’s when they meet in Sydney on Saturday. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 12:05pm AEDT.
Both of these sides are 0-2 coming into this match after a fortnight of AFL Women’s competition, but that’s a bigger worry for Fremantle than it is for GWS.
The Dockers were widely tipped to be the inaugural premiers of AFL Women’s, but they’re now in a position where they probably need to win all five of their remaining games and even then would need to cross their fingers to make the grand final.
They had a first-up loss to the Bulldogs which was to be expected given the strength of the Dogs side and the fact they were away from home, but their inability to shut down Brisbane last week in WA would’ve been a major disappointment.
GWS on the other hand can be given something of a pass mark for their first two weeks – they played both of their matches interstate and while they were easily beaten by Adelaide, they were impressively competitive against Carlton last week, and nearly snatched a win.
This week they are bolstered by the fact that marquee midfileder Emma Swanson will return from a hamstring injury to play her first AFL Women’s match.
The Giants weren’t tipped to be a contender this year, in fact many have them pegged for the wooden spoon and possibly even a winless season.
For that reason it’s the Dockers who go in with the nerves here and the Giants who know they’ve got nothing to lose from having a red hot crack.
Prediction
If the Giants play like they did against the Blues last week, that plus the addition of Swanson and their home ground advantage should give them a shot. Having adopted the Giants as my AFL Women’s side, I’m hopeful of a first win!
GWS Giants by 12.
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Dalgety Carrington
Roar Guru
Well at least both teams got some points out of this game! Freo really need to work on their accuracy for goal.
Maggie
Guest
Hilarious!
Josh
Expert
Excellent game of footy there, and in the end the teams couldn't be split. Match report to come, but for now I'm jumping right onto the JLT match with GWS vs West Coast - come join me: http://www.theroar.com.au/2017/02/18/gws-giants-vs-west-coast-eagles-jlt-community-series-live-scores-blog/
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FULL TIME GWS GIANTS 7.1.43 FREMANTLE DOCKERS 6.7.43
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Fremantle defender marks the free kick in, we're headed for a draw!
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Giants player taken down behind play, they get a free kick 50m from goal with 36 seconds!
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Less than a minute, ball in GWS' forward 50.
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Intense footy going on, ball stuck in the middle. 90 seconds left.
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GOAL GWS Thriller going on here! Aimee Schmidt boots a goal, and the scores are level with two and a half left on the clock. GWS GIANTS 7.1.43 FREMANTLE DOCKERS 6.7.43
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BEHIND FREMANTLE Ashley Sharp goes for another off a set shot, but only manages a behind. Dockers lead by one straight kick. GWS GIANTS 6.1.37 FREMANTLE DOCKERS 6.7.43
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BEHIND FREMANTLE Kira Phillips adds a behind to the Dockers' tally. GWS GIANTS 6.1.37 FREMANTLE DOCKERS 6.6.42
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Another massive tackle from Jacina Barclay, and the crowd LOVE it!
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GOAL FREMANTLE Ashley Sharp with a snap! She has been brilliant today. Dockers back in the lead. GWS GIANTS 6.1.37 FREMANTLE DOCKERS 6.5.41
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GOAL GWS Great start to the term, Phoebe McWilliams kicks her second the Giants lead! GWS GIANTS 6.1.37 FREMANTLE DOCKERS 5.5.35
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Tiah Haynes - dislocated shoulder! Honestly, I think the players here could teach a lot of the blokes a thing or two about toughness.
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Strong effort from the Giants in that quarter booting three, and drawing within one kick of the lead at the final change.
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3-QUARTER TIME GWS GIANTS 5.0.30 FREMANTLE DOCKERS 5.5.35