Richmond AFLW coach Ryan Ferguson was pleased with his side’s thrilling win over Geelong in Pride Round.
Ferguson labelled the seven-point win as a “heart-stopper” on “a great occasion.”
“The day (and) the sell-out for two weeks in a row…I thought the game was a real see-sawing battle, and I’m sure it must’ve been great for the spectators,” he said.
Off the back of his side's sixth win of the season, Ferguson is delighted with the fact that “it’s not individuals."
“It’s everyone taking their moment at a certain time.”
“I thought so many different people had really big moments, important moments (and) calm moments,” Ferguson said.
Ferguson was delighted with skipper Katie Brennan, who converted a match-sealing goal with under one minute to play in the contest.
“She’s gotten so much better at understanding that she doesn’t have to be a hero, as such,” he said.
“She just has to keep herself lively, and ready to impact whatever the next play may be.”
“She’s stood up in that area (and) just knows when to be there at the right time, because she’s always ready.”
Livewire forward Emelia Yassir echoed Ferguson’s thoughts on Saturday afternoon.
“We knew Geelong were going to come out booming.”
“For us to come out the way we did…absolutely incredible,” she said.
Yassir led the way for the Tigers in the forward half on Saturday afternoon, finishing with three goals from her seven disposals.
In a tense final term that saw multiple lead changes, Yassir was pleased with her side's ability handle the moment.
“I think our team is great at adapting to anything…any weather, any circumstance…we are so good to bounce back no matter what,” Yassir said.
Yassir praised Kate Dempsey, who celebrated her 50th AFLW game on Saturday afternoon.
“We love Demps, absolutely love her. She brings her work-rate every single week, no matter what.”
