Women's Division One & Two Grand Finals

WOMEN’S DIVISION ONE & TWO GRAND FINALS WOMEN’S PREMIER DIVISION PRELIMINARY FINALS

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GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

By Tara Murray

Another chapter will be added to the short rivalry between Greenvale and Burnside Heights in the Airport Toyota Women’s Division One grand final.

It’s only been the past two years that these sides have faced each other, but it has become one of the stronger rivalries in the competition.

The Bears were the only team to beat the Jets in the regular season last year before having one foot in a grand final in the semi final.

A goal in the dying seconds from Talia Motta put the Jets into a second straight grand final, while the Bears were then knocked out in straight sets.

Not many people would have been surprised to see the two teams at the top again this time.

This year it was the Bears that lost just once during the regular season, and it was the Jets causing the upset.

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The Jets then stunned the Bears in the semi final to win through to a third straight grand final.

Burnside Heights joined them a week later with a win in the prelim to win through to its second women’s grand final.

Looking at the statistics, the Bears have been the clear best team all season.

They finished 10 points clear on top of the ladder and scored almost 200 more points than the Jets.

Kayla Ravanello, Bella Negri, and Holly McGregor finished second, third, and fourth respectively in the leading goal kicking and they had five players in the top 10.

The Bears need to make the most of their shots on goal, having been wasteful at times throughout the season.

Defensively, they conceded just under 12 points per game.

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Only three times they've conceded three or more goals in a game and all three games have been against the Jets.

In the middle of the ground, they have the best player in the division in Krissy Trang, who has again driven the standards.

Five players from the 2018 grand final team played in the side's preliminary final win, among them some of the Bears biggest names.

Like the Bears, the Jets have a strong core group in the middle of the ground.

They build their game around them and then have options going forward, headed by leading goal kicker Alisa Magri.

Magri hasn’t had the impact she would have liked in the past two grand finals kicking the only Jets goal in 2022 and not kicking one last season.

If Magri, who has won the leading goalkicker the last three seasons, can get on top then the Jets are hard to stop.

The group brings the experience of heartbreak to the match as well.

Thirteen players from last season’s grand final loss played in the semi final, while seven players from that semi final have featured in both grand finals.

Newton said players would miss out this time round with the list good to go.

For the Bears, the loss in the semi final was a wake up call.

It was the first time they had been beaten like that this season and didn’t have the answers when needed.

Bears coach Michael Davis said he thought the group was in a better mindset than 12 months ago, which showed in the preliminary final.

All the matches this season have been leading to this grand final clash, which doesn’t come as a surprise to many.

The key for the match isn’t likely to be the stars of each side.

We know what Ravenello, the Stevens sisters, Trang, Terira Fry, Haylea Cooke, and Magri can deliver week in, week out.

The match will be decided by that next group of players and who can step up in the big moments.

Which side’s bottom players will show something when most needed?

Whether it’s taking on a shut down role, laying a tackle at the right time, or kicking a crucial goal, it could be the difference.

Coach Troy Newton said they would look to approach the grand final differently this year after the past two and not getting the result they were after.

Last year illness ran through the club in the lead up to the grand final which didn’t help things against the red hot Essendon Doutta Stars.

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GREENVALE

BURNSIDE HEIGHTS

President: Bruce Kent Coach: Troy Newton

President: Justin Peagram Coach: Michael Davis

1 Talia Motta

1 Ebony Stevens

2 Rhiannon O'Keefe

2 Taneisha Galea

3 Amy Hakim

3 Brodie Stevens

4 Kalani Tapungao

4 Bella Negri

5 Riley Anderson

5 Krissy Trang

6 Jessie Clark

7 Payton-Ani Ozols

7 Haylea Cooke

9 Kayla Ravanello

8 Taliah O’Connor

10 Laura Parker

9 Awatea Poutini

11 Taylia Iglesias

11 Kiara Delia

15 Nikkita Asani-Davis

12 Jorji Allison

16 Bethany Correia

15 Terira Fry

18 Holly Mcgregor

16 Adela Luke

22 Kiara Asani-Davis

19 Hannah Masters

23 Holly Taylor

20 Nicolette Paschalis

24 Anj Singh

21 Lola Howitt

25 Jorgia Redmond

23 Sophie Pettman

26 Hannah Seward

25 Brooke Byron

28 Tayla Mckeown

26 Jessie Anderson

31 Abbey O’Mara

27 Teaghan Brand

42 Layla Stringer

28 Grace Matser

43 Magdalene Katiforis

29 Briana Barba

44 Caitlin Murphy

32 Jii Williams

45 Olivia Munro

34 Summer Sionetali

46 Kynesha Barker

35 Alisa Magri

81 Caitlin Rock

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GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

By Tara Murray

It’s the battle of the Lions in the Airport Toyota Women’s Division Two grand final.

This year they won their first final to win through to their first grand final.

The two top teams all year, Coburg Districts and the Sunbury Lions, have managed to hold off the challengers to make it to the final game of the year.

Maria Carbone is the only player from the club’s first ever side to be part of the semi final win this year.

Both teams finished with 10 wins for the season with two losses, including beating each other once, with Sunbury’s big percentage earning the minor premiership.

It’s been a journey for both teams to get to the grand final.

Districts has been building towards this since their first season in 2019.

It took them two years to get a win due to the pandemic and then in 2021, they were third when the season was called off.

The next two years they finished third and were knocked out in the first week of the finals.

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For Sunbury, it’s been a journey as well.

A successful club that’s had a strong junior program has had to rebuild the last few years.

They last played finals in 2018 before being relegated after 2019.

Sunbury was flying in 2021 in Division Two before being promoted into Division One during the season, and after 2023 it was relegated back into Division Two. This season it was the best team all season and won the minor premiership.

A slight hiccup and a number of injuries didn’t stop the side as it won through to the decider.

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The grand final shapes up as an interesting match that could go either way as the three other matches between the sides have.

Sunbury has been the best team both offensively and defensively this season but Districts has tested them.

Only three times this season has Sunbury conceded more than two goals, two of them in losses to Coburg Districts.

Offensively, Sunbury has been kept to just one goal in the losses to Districts.

How Sunbury shapes up in the front half will be one of the more interesting aspects heading into the game.

Competition leading goal kicker Natachia Abela is suspended, while Bianca Pepper, who has kicked 13 goals for the season, hasn’t played since Round 6.

Amy Clendenning, who sits equal third for Sunbury, didn’t play in the preliminary final, while Emily Taylor, who is also in the top five for Sunbury, is under an injury cloud with a broken finger.

Woods is the key player for Districts heading into the grand final.

She was named best in Districts’ two wins against Sunbury. She dominated the ruck early in the first final and is a danger up forward.

She’s surrounded by plenty of experience as well in all three sections of the ground.

Karla Tentonello and Jorja McKenna both fought back into the game in the second half in the ruck of the semi final, but neither played the preliminary final.

Eden Grant did the ruck work and was best on ground in the preliminary final, but is one of three Calder Cannons players set to return to Coates Talent League duties.

Sunbury's three Cannons players aren't expected to play, which will be a big loss with all three named in the best in the preliminary final.

The grand final will be won by which team can convert its dominance on the scoreboard when they have control.

Veterans Jaimee-lee Wilson and Krystie Dudley will play major roles in the set up come Saturday along with Brianna Spratling.

The first time they played, Sunbury did just that, while Coburg Districts did it the next two times.

Wilson has played in all three of the Lions premierships, while Dudley was part of the 2015 premiership as well.

Districts come in fresh after a week off, while Sunbury is banged up with a number of injuries.

Districts' offence isn’t as potent as Sunbury’s but they have shared the goals around a bit more. Liv Woods leads the way with 19, while Jacinta Brew is the only other player in double figures with 15.

Coburg Districts will bring plenty of confidence from its semi final win and will want to build on that performance.

Defensively, Coburg Districts has improved as the season went on.

The team Sunbury is able to put on the park will be one thing to watch. The side will fight hard, but does it have the depth to overcome all its injuries and win a first EDFL women's premiership?

In its last seven games, which includes two against the Sunbury Lions, it has conceded a total of four goals.

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COBURG DISTRICTS

SUNBURY LIONS

President: Allan Chandler & Anthony Caccamo Coach: Gavan Wray-McCann

President: Jack Medcraft Coach: Matt Tremellen

1 Belinda Czosnek

1 Emily Taylor

3 Alice Curtis

2 Jorja Mckenna

4 Georgia Ogston

4 Olivia Cornish

5 Jacinta Brew

5 Audrey Follett

6 Harmoni Chivell

6 Amy Clendenning

7 Rylee Enright

7 Milly Ingham-McQuade

10 Giuseppina Tarantello

9 Taylah Brady

14 Helena Katsios

10 Cassandra Hadson

15 Maria Carbone

13 Kirsty Baker

16 Dawn McGuinness

15 Kelly Caruana

17 Emily Mackenzie

16 Jessica LaFontaine

18 Larissa Sahyoune

19 Skye McFarlane

20 Cheryle Arden

21 Stella Hoye

21 Isobel Banks

22 Luci Connelly

22 Amanda Thompson

24 Jaimee-lee Wilson

23 Chantelle McGuinness

25 Mia Bergamasco

24 Amy Ronchi

27 Laura Wardrop

25 Chiara Chiavaroli

28 Brianna Spratling

26 Emily Gerantonis

29 Jacinta Lee

44 Sarah Docherty

31 Nikki Waldron

49 Olivia Woods

32 Emma Quarrell

51 Elise Marchant

34 Courtney Hiatt 37 Krystie Dudley 54 Tahlia Neho 99 Alysha Torcutti

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PASCOE VALE HADFIELD President: Tony Paragalli & Alan Kerr Coach: Elio Genobile

MOONEE VALLEY President: Michael Milne Coach: Aidan Williams

1 Noor Ahmad

3 Eirini Litras

2 Milla Murphy

4 Natalia Vescio

3 Nora Don

5 Mia Stilo

5 Laila Rabah

7 Jena Osman

6 Tacita Siliato

8 Zara Trumino

7 Yasmine Chakielli

9 Siena Rumoro

9 Yasmine Atik

13 Poppy Gallaughar

10 Ata Yalda

15 Matilda Anderson

11 Emma Don

16 Natalie Barone

13 Hana Hegazy

17 Ginger Dean

14 rayan yassir

18 Doma Tamang

15 Leah Scott

19 Hannah Farmelo

16 Isabella Giarrusso

21 Layla Weir

18 Jayda Skroce

23 Eve Zabarauskas

21 Maryam Taleb

24 Kate Forrest

25 Jordyn Genobile

26 Matilda Jeffries

31 Jesse Dupuy

27 Indi Brown

36 Matiesse Dodorico

28 Isobel Robertson

42 Helen Ziogas

29 Michaela Chalhoub

52 Madison Dionisio

35 Aaliyah Malik

58 Fatima Moustafa

37 Brooke Marsland 55 Hilary Menard

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PRELIMINARY FINAL PREVIEW

By Eric Forman

Hillside and Aberfeldie will face off for the second spot in the decider in the Airport Toyota Women's Premier Division preliminary final at Lakeside Reserve.

The Sharks enter the clash following a 32-point loss in the qualifying final to Oak Park, a contest they were chasing in from the start.

Hillside were slow to get going with coach Blaise Ferraro telling Star Weekly it wasn't overly unexpected.

"We didn’t come out to play,” he said. “We’ve been a little bit flat for a couple of weeks and there was a little bit of inexperience there.

“A lot of girls were having their first crack at it. Everyone was a little bit fumbling.

“They were good and we were a little bit off.”

They'll meet an Aberfeldie side – who handed the

Sharks their only previous defeat – firing off an elimination final victory.

Abers were challenged in the first half by Essendon Doutta Stars who led by a point at half time, before kicking four unanswered goals in the third term to break the game open.

Hillside had separated itself as the favourite through dominant displays against every side, but had recently started to wane with that loss to Abers and last week's comfortable defeat.

Abers, meanwhile, have won nine of their last 10 after starting the year 2-2.

For Ferarro, he's confident the finals experience as well as the previous loss to Abers will serve his side well.

League leading goal kicker Caitlin Sargent will again be a key focus for Aberfeldie after being held goalless in their last meeting.

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Sargent has scored 38 per cent of their goals this season, so the Sharks will be turning to others to impact the scoreboard if Sargent can't get off the chain.

Up the other end, Erica Markesich is fresh off a fourgoal outing and is a key threat in the Abers forward half alongside Emily Smith and Maddison Wilczynski.

With last week an outlier, Hillside hasn't conceded any more than four goals in a game and will be hoping to keep the Abers forwards quiet.

Can Abers keep Sargent quiet again? Will others step for Hillside if so?

Those are questions we'll find out when out grand final matchup is finalised.

Hillside are looking for a first grand final berth, while Aberfeldie want revenge on Oak Park.

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President: Ray Sheridan Coach: Daniel Fenech

President: John Toniolo Coach: Shaun Bannister

1 Alisha De Araugo

2 Ella Wild

3 Olivia Wilson

4 Gemma Triffitt

4 Ruby Gibson

7 Ruby Vaina

5 Charli Savi

8 Sienna Paone

6 Melda Temurci

10 Riana Cassar

8 Katherine De Araugo

12 Sarah McKinnon

9 Helen Grewcock

13 Tasha Triffitt

11 Jessika Jacobsen

14 Meg Richmond

16 Matilda Connell

16 Hollie Lawson

17 Grace Cullen

17 Alannah Attard

20 Charlie Callanan

19 Ayda Osman

22 Zara Kortikis

20 Lauren Marino

24 Krystal Olivieri

23 Sarah Hallo

26 Ava Sloan 27 Lily Bijdeveldt 29 Emilly O'Keefe 33 Amelia Grech 44 Tamika Fabri

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HILLSIDE

MOONEE VALLEY

President: Lindon Way Coach: Caetlyn Grossett

President: Michael Milne Coach: Dermott O'Connell

3 Piper Kelly

2 Grace Edwards

5 Bianca Schellander

3 Marina Androutsos

6 Rebecca Coleman

6 Casey Dean

7 Emily Rudic

7 Olivia O’Connell

9 Fiona Pazsa

8 Anh Nguyen

11 Kassandra Krepapas

10 Mikaela Noonan

13 Hollie Bennetts

12 Sophie Green

15 Logan Hearne

14 Ashleigh Johnson

16 Emily Haber

23 Lily Wood

17 Eloise Ettridge

26 Monica Kelly

20 Tiana Baba

33 Hannah Randell

22 Taylor Russell

35 Marlee Daly

23 Summer Pazsa

43 Santana Daly

33 Toni Finlay

44 Adriana Koukounaras

35 Amy Hrvatin

45 Annie Fraser

37 Madelyn Hartley

48 Abigail Marsland

43 Mariam Hussain

56 Madeleine Alafaci

44 Patricia Popplewell

57 Vasilia Grosios

45 Ellie Bonello

64 Catie Warrick

49 Danielle D’antonio

69 Jane Greenshields

50 Madisen Urso 87 Billie-Dane Brigham

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HILLSIDE

ABERFELDIE

President: Lindon Way Coach: Blaise Ferraro

President: Sean Howard Coach: Robert Green

1 Mia Spiteri

1 Jessica Sutton

2 Lisa Parisi

2 Emma Tatti

3 Annie Gray

3 Lily Robinson

4 Georgina Rebuffo

6 Ellie Huggard

8 Nikita Wright

7 Emily Heaney

11 Beejay Johnson

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9 Danielle Angley

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10 Kylie Kennedy

18 Brittney Bonner

11 Ashleigh Gunn

19 Yara Taylor

13 Eliza Vivian

22 Melissa Higgins

14 Amelia Wright

24 Jasmine Kincaid

16 Lyra Veniegas

26 Brooke Kerrigan

17 Erica Markesich

27 Rosana Ferraro

18 Laura Blue

29 Caitlin Sargent

19 Olivia Madden

31 Annalise Wilkie

20 Chloe Rafferty

32 Ellie Neralic

22 Harriet Cashmore

34 Tina Kogioumtzis

27 Maddison Wilczynski

36 Isabelle Young

28 Taylor Moss

43 Tiffany Matthewman

33 Emily Smith

52 Felicity Theodore

45 Lily Bateman

55 Hannah Ibrahim Taylor Russell

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