Overview
- Port Adelaide edged Adelaide by seven points at Norwood Oval, ending a run of three Showdown losses and moving to 5-6 as the Crows fell to 6-5.
- Indy Tahau kicked two goals to reach 23 for the season, setting a new AFLW home-and-away goalkicking record; Abbey Dowrick won the Showdown Medal.
- Niamh Kelly was subbed out with concussion for Adelaide, while Ebony Marinoff amassed 34 disposals and 14 tackles in a losing effort.
- Sydney beat West Coast 6.7 (43) to 3.8 (26) with recalled forward Rebecca Privitelli booting three; Ella Roberts was a late withdrawal with hamstring tightness.
- Swans forward Cynthia Hamilton was ruled out with an ankle issue and will undergo knee scans, as season-ending injuries were confirmed for Collingwood’s Ash Centra (shin bone stress) and the Bulldogs’ Isabelle Pritchard (foot).