Adelaide 7.7 (49) d Fremantle 1.6 (12)
Adelaide have advanced to their fifth successive AFLW preliminary final after thrashing Fremantle by 37 points in the first semi-final.
A commanding 4.2 to 0.1 third quarter, while kicking into a stifling northerly, paved the way for the Crows to cruise past the Dockers 7.7 (49) to 1.6 (12) in sweltering 37-degree conditions at Norwood Oval on Saturday.
The Crows belt out their song after a commanding win over the visiting Dockers.Credit: AFL Photos
Adelaide will take on the Brisbane Lions next weekend for a place in the grand final.
Ebony Marinoff had 32 disposals, 11 tackles, eight clearances and a major for the Crows, who had seven individual, single goalscorers, while Anne Hatchard and Madison Newman amassed 24 touches apiece.
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Gabrielle Newton was lion-hearted with 19 possessions and 12 tackles for Fremantle, who were thoroughly outclassed from quarter-time onwards.
The Dockers’ backline, led by Emma O’Driscoll and Laura Pugh, held up well early, after the visitors won the toss and surprisingly opted to kick against the breeze to the Parade end.
Chelsea Randall’s desperate goal-line toe-poke 45 seconds out from the quarter-time siren gave Adelaide the first six-pointer of the game, and the lead, before the hosts completely blew the contest apart in the second term.
