Harvey Brunswick Leschenault have defeated Bunbury in the Tronox Women’s Preliminary Final, and in doing so have created history by making their first ever Grand Final.
The Lions started brilliantly kicking a goal in the first fifteen seconds courtesy of Maya Goudard. Latisha Hough converted soon after to give the Lions a twelve point lead. Goudard kicked her second mid quarter courtesy of a freak bounce that went over a Bunbury defender on the goal line.
The Bulldogs tried to get back into the match in the second quarter, but an Emma Faulkner goal extended the margin to twenty six points, with the Bulldogs scoreless at half time.
The third quarter was a dour affair, with the Bunbury defence under enormous pressure but they held the Lions goal-less, to trail by 28 points at three quarter time.
With the result beyond doubt, the Lions celebrated when Emma Faulkner ran into an open goal to kick the Lions fifth. Moments later Faulkner goaled again, with the Lions winning by forty points and into their first grand final.
SCOREBOARD
Harv Bruns Lesch 3.0.18 4.1.25 4.4.28 6.5.41
Bunbury 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.0.0 0.1.1
Goals: Harvey Brunswick Leschenault – Emma Faulkner 3, Maya Goudard 2, Latisha Hough 1.
Best: Harvey Brunswick Leschenault – Trinity Brown, Larissa Tartaglia, Latisha Hough, Emma Faulkner, Maya Goudard, Cassandra Piper Bunbury – Daisy Rigby, Leila Fotu, Latarah Little, Georgia Mahony, Chantelle Hannagan, Matilda Butler
Ground: Hands Memorial Oval
Umpires: Kobe Musitano, Jamie Harrison, Monty Dallywater
Crowd: 1200 approx
