Women's Footy AFLW Season 2023 GWS - Congrats Zarlie Goldsworthy: Rising Star winner!

[captainMyCaptain]

So a lazy 58 point win for port and hopefully Bernasconi last game in charge.

 

[Giant YoYo]

Certainly wasn't expecting this result today, thought the scores would be much closer.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

At 2-8, the second worst season in our AFLW history. Only the inaugural season in 2017, where we finished the season 1-1-5 and came last in a 8 team competition was worse. Our team did their best, and the win against Carlton was a definite highlight.

 

[Giant YoYo]

Our team did their best, and the win against Carlton was a definite highlight.

Agree.

Hopefully better next season otherwise could really start to impact crowd attendance as well.

 

[Giant Strides]

Ouch. A dirty end to a dirty season for our AFLW team, unfortunately.

Inspired Power send pioneer out a winner with Giants shellacking

Erin Phillips has finished her career in fine style by leading Port Adelaide to a 58-point win over Greater Western Sydney

www.afl.com.au

PORT Adelaide sent Erin Phillips into retirement in style with the Power's 58-point win over Greater Western Sydney heralding the end of the AFLW great's unrivalled career. An emotional Phillips was chaired from Alberton Oval after the Power's 13.10 (88) to 4.6 (30) victory over the Giants on Saturday. Phillips produced a couple of trademark moments and Ashleigh Saint booted five goals as Port blew away the Giants for its second win of the season.

The Power posted their highest score in two seasons in the competition in the memorable win to end their season in 15th spot on the ladder (2-7-1), a rung above GWS (2-8). The visitors kicked three majors, two from Zarlie Goldsworthy and another from Isabel Huntington, to gain some traction. The Giants were well served by Rebecca Beeson (22 disposals), Tarni Evans (21 disposals) and Goldsworthy, who kicked two goals among her 21 possessions.

PORT ADELAIDE 5.2 8.3 11.5 13.10 (88)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 0.2 0.4 3.5 4.6 (30)

GOALS
Port Adelaide: Saint 5, Houghton 3, Scholz 3, Mules, Phillips
Greater Western Sydney: Goldsworthy 2, Doyle, Huntington

BEST
Port Adelaide: Houghton, Dowrick, Saint, Moloney, Phillips, Scholz
Greater Western Sydney: Goldsworthy, Beeson, Hicks, Evans, Dalton

INJURIES
Port Adelaide: Nil
Greater Western Sydney: Nil

Reports: Nil

 

[Giant Strides]

Congrats to Tarni & Zarlie.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Best and fairest off and running

 

[captainMyCaptain]

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Great News

 

[captainMyCaptain]

 

[captainMyCaptain]

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Excellent result and at 18 is already one of stars of the comp, and will only get better.

 

[Giant Strides]

Absolutely huge result. (I note that Alyce Parker would presumably have won had she not missed several games due injury. But Zarlie is still a worthy winner after that year!)

Well done, Zarlie. And 4 more years - thankyou.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Eva will no longer captain the giants not sure she is also heading towards retirement. But if she is hopefully she will now take over as coach.

 

[Giant Strides]

More congratulations to Zarlie & Tarni - named in the AFLW AA Squad. Alyce Parker missed out, an injury-hit season unfortunately.

Young Duo Named in AFLW All-Australian Squad

Zarlie Goldsworthy and Tarni Evans have been named in the AFLW All-Australian Squad.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Also in the article

Giants are looking to reinvigorate a list that went 2-8 this season and have already been linked with moves for Gold Coast forward Giselle Davies and delisted Port Adelaide midfielder Jacqui Yorston.

 

[Giant Strides]

****, if we lose Alyce Parker, we may as well close down. Can't get any quality players from Victoria to come here, but VFL House is happy for our best player to go to Victoria.

 

[petits]

Oh my gosh, can't we have some stability now that expansion is over? And what is there for her out there? She must be our highest paid already. Winning I guess...

 

[dlanod]

Oh my gosh, can't we have some stability now that expansion is over? And what is there for her out there? She must be our highest paid already. Winning I guess...

The Lions lost Bates and Wardlaw last year despite winning plenty of games and being willing to pay up. Clubs are lining up off-field roles for players to lock them into moving. I can't begrudge them but it does hurt.

 

[Andre the Giant]

*, if we lose Alyce Parker, we may as well close down. Can't get any quality players from Victoria to come here, but VFL House is happy for our best player to go to Victoria.

Would just further prove what a Clayton’s competition this is. GWS were rushed in when the competition itself was a house built on sand. Part time players that mostly cannot afford to leave their homes…joke.

 

[Giant Strides]

Our latest star turns ... 19!

 

[Giant Strides]

Congrats to Zarlie & Tarni, outstanding recognition for their respective 2023 season:

 

[Giant Strides]

More congrats to Zarlie & Tarni, plus Alyce Parker, basically the best 3 players in our team in season 2023:

 

[Giant Strides]

And also congrats to former-GWS player Brid Stack on the birth of her second child:

 

[Giant Strides]

Absolutely MASSIVE congratulations are due to Zarlie Goldsworthy. Judged the 2023 AFLW (i.e. league's) Rising Star winner.

The first ever club Rising Star, so extraordinary (when you consider the star male footballers) for her. Well done, young lady, outstanding!!