Overview

• Collingwood won 6.7 (43) to 2.5 (17), improving to 2-3 and halting Sydney’s 4-0 start.
• Kalinda Howarth kicked three goals, while No.1 pick Ash Centra added two majors and 18 disposals.
• Brit Bonnici tallied 30 disposals to set the tone early, with Sarah Rowe influential on 24.
• Sydney midfielder Laura Gardiner led the Swans with 28 disposals and 10 tackles.
• Sydney reported Julia O’Sullivan with a knee issue and Lexi Hamilton left after a chest blow, with further assessment pending; next round Collingwood hosts Hawthorn and Sydney meets GWS.