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St Kilda have gone to the top of the AFLW ladder with a win over Essendon, while North Melbourne have put Melbourne to the sword.
A SNAPSHOT OF ROUND THREE OF THE AFLW SEASON
THEY SAID IT: "Everything went wrong for us today. That's not to discount Carlton, because they came out and smacked us between the eyes with their intent from the start." - Geelong coach Dan Lowther was filthy after Carlton held the Cats to just five points, their lowest ever score, in their loss on Saturday.
THE MOMENT: Gold Coast veteran Jamie Stanton stood tall when the Suns needed her. With GWS leading by six points, Stanton received a free kick just before the full-time siren in Canberra on Sunday. Stanton coolly went back and slotted the goal to tie the game.
TRIBUNAL: Essendon recruit Maddison Gay appears certain to be suspended for a high bump on St Kilda's Alice Burke in the Bombers' loss to the ladder-leading Saints on Sunday.
STATS THAT MATTER: 53 points. That was the unanswered run by Brisbane after Collingwood had kicked 1.2 to start the match. The Lions rattled off 7.11 to go from being 8-0 down to boasting a 53-8 lead by three-quarter-time. The Lions went on to win by 52 points.
TALKING POINT: Have the Demons lost their aura? A tight win over Geelong first-up has quickly been followed by two home losses to Brisbane and North Melbourne, with the latter a thrashing. Melbourne are injury-hit, but they have some work to do, too.
PLAYER OF THE ROUND: North Melbourne pair Ash Riddell and Kate Shierlaw were simply awesome against Melbourne. Riddell had 21 disposals and two goals in a half, then finished with 32 touches, while Shierlaw kicked a career-high five goals. Adelaide gun Danielle Ponter laid down her case with a wonderful performance to sink Hawthorn, kicking five goals to go with 22 disposals and five clearances.
INJURIES: K Peterson (Carl, shoulder), E Jones (Adel, Achilles), N Barr (GWS, hamstring), E Pease (ankle), C McCormick (ankle)
WHAT'S NEXT: Midweek footy is well and truly here. Collingwood play West Coast on Tuesday, Brisbane host the Western Bulldogs on Wednesday, then Richmond take on Carlton on Thursday. St Kilda's match with Hawthorn on Saturday and Sydney's game against GWS on Sunday are tantalising clashes.
