Richmond will continue its search for a maiden AFLW victory when it takes on GWS this Saturday in Wagga Wagga.
Held at Robertson Oval, the Round 5 clash will be the first ever AFLW game played in Wagga Wagga. Richmond’s AFL side will also play GWS at Robertson Oval in Sunday’s Marsh Series match.
The Tigers will be looking to build on the improvement they showed against the Cats last weekend, while the Giants will want to make amends after a 28-point loss to the Lions.
WHERE AND WHEN:
Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga
Saturday, March 7th
5:10pm AEDT
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KEY POINTS:
- The Giants will arrive in Wagga Wagga with intent to keep their finals hopes alive, after last week’s loss pushed them out of the top three in Conference A. Currently sitting at 2-2, GWS will be looking to find some consistency to kick off the second half of the season.
- Both Richmond and GWS will look to their depth, with a number of key players sidelined. Both sides will be without their captain, with Katie Brennan suffering a concussion in Round 4 and Alicia Eva sustaining a foot injury. Giants forward Yvonne Bonner will also miss the clash through injury, while Tigers key forward Courtney Wakefield has been ruled out due to concussion. Both sides will field a debutant, with GWS to unveil Sarah Halvorsen and Richmond to unleash Kate Dempsey.
- The clash will be the first time Richmond leadership group members Christina Bernardi and Phoebe Monahan come up against their old side. Bernardi has been damaging up forward for the Tigers in 2020 while Monahan has flourished in the Yellow and Black. Monahan, 26, is averaging 16.8 disposals per game, more than double what she averaged across her two seasons at GWS, and is first in the competition for metres gained (1763). Giant Louise Stephenson, who was a part of Richmond’s VFLW program in 2018, will also be a familiar face to many of the Tigers.
KEY MATCH-UP:
Monique Conti v Alyce Parker
Look out for the middle battle between these two All Australians. Conti and Parker both asserted their dominance throughout the first half of the season and are leading their sides for average disposals per game (19 and 17.8 respectively). Twenty-year-old Conti starred for the Tigers last week with 28 disposals, five tackles and a perfect 10 in the coaches’ votes. Parker, 19, hails from the Riverina region and will be sure to grasp the opportunity of playing in front of a home crowd.
