The Alcoa South West Women’s Country Championship team have won the Nufarm Country Championship Grand Final, kicking four goals in the final term to come from behind to win their seventh consecutive title at Mineral Resources Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Great Northern won the toss and kicked with the aid of a slight breeze, with Olivia Bidwell kicking the opening goal of the match, after just two minutes to give the Great Northern the perfect start.

The South West got the quick reply with Gemma Hill running into an open goal, with both sides up for the contest.    Maddy Obal and Kloe Bassett gathered plenty of possessions in the opening term, but the Great Northern defence was holding firm with every South West foray forward.  Both defensive lines were on top and it seemed certain scores would be level at quarter time, but a free kick in the final minute saw Hannah Dethlefsen goal from the boundary line, giving Great Northern a one goal advantage at the first break.

After dominating the first five minutes of the second quarter, the South West were unable to get reward for effort, with Lucinda Rouse kicking a goal at the opposite end, giving the Great Northern a two goal lead.   The South West dominated possession but managed just one behind for the quarter, with the Great Northern going to half time eleven points in front.

The third term was dominated by the South West again, with the ball living in the forward half for the SWFL, but the Great Northern defence stood firm with neither side scoring in the third stanza, with the South West still trailing at three quarter time by eleven points.

The South West desperately needed an early goal, with Gemma Hill providing a spark in the middle, with Nakia Jilley kicking a great goal.  Less than a minute later Jilley snapped a great goal from the pocket, and amazingly the South West were in front.   Maya Goudard made it three goals in five minutes after the ball was forced forward from one end to the other, with Goudard making no mistake.    The South West were irresistible in the final term, with Beth Bond roving the ball thirty metres out, to snap a goal to make the margin fourteen points, to make life difficult for the GNFL.

Great Northern weren’t done with Jessica Guidice-Nairn slotting a good goal to bring the margin back to eight points with four minutes remaining.

The South West held their nerve, winning their seventh straight Championship by eight points.

Holly Creedon was awarded best on ground in the grand final on her birthday, with Kloe Bassett also playing a great game, resolute in defence, setting up many attacks from the back half.

SCOREBOARD
South West           1.0.6       1.1.7          1.1.7       5.2.32
Great Northern  2.0.12    3.0.18      3.0.18     4.0.24

Goals:  South West – Nakia Jilley 2, Bethany Bond 1, Maya Goudard 1, Gemma Hil 1.   Great Northern – Olivia Bidwell 1, Hannah Dethlefsen 1, Lucinda Rouse 1. Jessica Guidice-Nairn.
Best:  South West – Holly Creedon, Kloe Bassett, Jess Verbrugge, Beth Bond
Ground: Mineral Resources Park
Umpires:  Daniella Schoeman (SWFL), Jamie Harrison (SWFL)
Best Field Umpire of Carnival:  Jamie Harrison (SWFL)
Best Goal Umpire of the Carnival:  Isaac Lawrence (SWFL)
Best Boundary Umpire of the Carnival:  Hannah Elliott (SWFL)
Overall Fairest & Best Division 1:  Jess Bolton (Goldfields)
Rising Star Division 1:  Sharntay Westberg (Great Northern)
Best of Ground Division 1 Grand Final:  Holly Creedon (SWFL)
All Stars Division 1: Beth Beckett (SWFL), Jess Verbrugge (SWFL), Rennie Meadmore (SWFL), Kloe Bassett (SWFL), Maddie Obal (SWFL), Hannah Dethlefsen (GNFL), Jessica Guidice-Nairn (GNFL), Jess Bolton (GNFL), Emily McAuley (GNFL), Olivia Bidwell (GNFL), Sharntay Westberg (GNFL)
Peter Betti Medal (Best SWFL Player of Championship):  Kloe Bassett

The Alcoa SWFL Women’s team are through to the Nufarm Country Championship Grand Final after a dominant performance in their final round robin match against Great Southern, at Victor George Kailis Oval in Cockburn on Friday afternoon.

The Alcoa SWFL Women’s side started their third and final round robin match like they finished their second, kicking a goal within the first minute with Rennie Meadmore kicking an excellent goal on the run into the breeze.

Holly Creedon’s speed was on full display soon after, taking possession from Maddy Obal, drilling a pass to Beth Bond who handballed to Meadmore who was alone and unattended in the goal square to kick her second.    Meadmore wasn’t done with, stripping her opponent of the ball and receiving a free kick, before she kicked her third for the half in a great forward display.

Keeping Great Southern scoreless in the first half, the Great Southern side scored first in the second quarter, with all of the scoring into the breeze.

Moments later Sarah Lang beat her opponent inside the goal square to kick the South West’s fourth goal, and a minute later she kicked her second as the South West extended the lead to twenty seven points.   Lang matched Meadmore’s first half effort, kicking her third goal in six minutes as the South West dominance was on full display.

Beth Bond broke the dominance of Meadmore and Lang, snapping a great goal from a boundary throw-in as the South West kicked their highest score of the day.

A minute from full time, Maya Goudard kicked her first as the South West capped off the round robin tournament with a win, cementing a place in tomorrow’s Grand Final.

SCOREBOARD
South West           3.3.21      8.7.55
Great Southern   0.0.0        1.0.6

Goals:  South West  – Sarah Lang 3, Rennie Meadmore 3, Bethany Bond 1, Maya Goudard 1.   Great Southern – Abby Needs 1.
Best:  South West  –   Kloe Bassett, Sarah Lang, Jessica Verbrugge, Isabella Fransz.   Great Southern – Kiahn Perry, Esme MacDonald, Saige Askevold, Freya Walsh

The Alcoa SWFL Women’s side have moved to the top of the Nufarm Country Championships ladder after two games, with a dominant win over the Goldfields, at Victor George Kailis Oval in Coburn.

The South West were forced to kick into a healthy breeze and the Goldfields dominated the early exchanges, but Rennie Meadmore pounced and snapped a good goal into the breeze to give the South West a handy goal.

Shortly after Beth Bond marked, but her set shot fell just short, with Sophie Proudfoot getting boot to ball on the goal line to give the South West side a great start.   Rain started to fall, with the South West laying some heavy tackles as the Goldfields were valiantly trying to score with the wind.

Sarah Lang received a free kick and like Bond, her kick dropped short into the breeze, with Nakia Jilley pouncing, kicking the third goal for the South West, who would go to half time leading by nineteen points, keeping the Goldfields scoreless.

The South West started the second half well, with Beth Bond and Sarah Lang in everything, with Lang receiving a free kick at the top of the goal square, slotting through the sides fourth goal.   Lang was left one out with he opponent minutes later, taking a great mark before kicking her second and the sides fifth, as the margin extended to thirty two points.

There was no respite for the Goldfields with Maya Goudard kicking a goal from 40 metres to give the South West their third goal of the term.

The South West dominated from start to finish, with Isabella Fransz, having a particularly good game, while Beth Bond, Sarah Lang and Maddy Obal also got plenty of the ball.

SCOREBOARD

South West          3.1.19        6.5.41
Goldfields            0.0.0          0.0.0

Goals:  South West – Sarah Lang 2, Maya Goudard 1, Nakia Jilley 1, Rennie Meadmore 1, Sophie Proudfoot 1.
Best:  South West  –    Isabella Fransz, Chloe Hewson, Indiana Godridge, Beth Beckett.   Goldfields – Angelique Alberts, Danielle Carbone, Jessica Bolton, Sarah Jones

The opening game of the Nufarm Women’s Country Championship finished in a thrilling draw, with the Alcoa South West side scoring a behind with five seconds remaining, at the Victor George Kailis Oval on Friday morning.

The opening half was tight and tough, with the Great Northern winning the toss and kicking with the aid of breeze.   Great Northern did all the attacking in the opening five minutes with the South West defending stoutly.

A great run by Holly Creedon on the outer side resulted in the opening score to South West from Sophie Proudfoot, but it hit the post.  Proudfoot missed on the run shortly after as the South West kicked the opening two scores against the breeze.

Great Northern dominated general play and eventually the Northerners goaled via Jessica Guidice-Nairn, and shortly after Ruby Wallace goaled as well, giving the Great Northern a twelve point lead.

Against the run of play, Holly Creedon goaled for the South West to reduce the margin, after Proudfoot found herself being the only player forward of centre with the ball, leading to a foot race, which resulted in Creedon goaling from close range.

Emily McAuley immediately replied for Great Northern, right on the stroke of half time, with Great Northern leading by thirteen points.

The South West needed an early goal to apply the pressure to the Great Northern, and that is exactly what happened when Beth Beckett goaled from the goal square to give the South West the perfect start.

It wasn’t pretty with the wind playing havoc, but the ball was living inside the South West half, with Sarah Lang receiving a free kick fifteen metres out, with the SWFL Leading Goal Kicking in 2026 reducing the margin to one point.   The Great Northern were defending well and had a chance to win the match with two minutes remaining.   A quick transference of play saw the ball land with Maddy Obal who kicked on goal with thirty seconds remaining.  The ball landed in the goal square with Sarah Lang having a desperate snap over her shoulder with the ball fisted into the goal post with five seconds remaining, leading to a draw, the first ever draw in the Championships.

SCOREBOARD
South West          1.2.8       3.3.21
Great Northern   3.3.21     3.3.21

Goals:  South West – Beth Beckett 1, Holly Creedon 1, Sarah Lang.  Great Northern – Jessica Guidice-Nairn 1, Emily McAuley 1. Ruby Wallace 1.
Best: South West – Maddy Obal, Isabella Fransz, Holly Creedon, Indiana Godridge.   Great Northern – Jessica Giudice-Nairn, Davina Wear, Taylah Broadhurst, Andie Payne

The Women’s Country Championships are set to be held on Friday, 9 October 2026 and Saturday, 10 October 2026 in Perth, with the SWFL the defending Champions, having won every Championship held to date.

The Alcoa South West Women’s side will be engaged in three round robin matches on Friday at Cockburn ARC Oval, with the first match being a replay of last years Grand Final against Great Northern at 11.00am.   They will then take on Goldfields at 2.00pm followed by a 3.00pm fixture against Great Southern.

The finals will then be played at Mineral Resources Park (Lathlain Park), with the Women’s side either playing at 11.20am in a 3v4 Relegation Match or in the Grand Final at 3.30pm.

Below is the final squad.