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THE LAST of the opening round of AFL Women\u2019s finals for 2025 sees a knockout bout between Adelaide and St Kilda, both of whom have very different post-season records. The Crows have three flags, the most in the competition, while the Saints are contesting their first ever final in the game.<\/p>\n
IN A NUTSHELL<\/p>\n
Date: Sunday, November 9
Venue: Norwood Oval
Time: 2:35pm local, 3:05pm AEDST
Result: Winner goes to an away semi-final, loser gets eliminated<\/p>\n
SEASON DETAILS<\/p>\n
AdelaidevsSt Kilda6thPosition7th7-5Win-Loss7-5684 (2nd)Points For652 (3rd)327 (2nd)Points Against403 (3rd)112.0%Percentage87.5%L-W-L-L-WPast FiveW-W-W-L-L<\/p>\n
LAST TIME THEY MET<\/p>\n
2025 | Round 1 | St Kilda 6.5 (41) def. Adelaide 2.7 (19)<\/p>\n
Fans of both sides were left a little shellshocked after a huge Round 1 result which saw the Saints \u2013 who have notoriously struggled over the years \u2013 oust the perennially successful Crows. Incredibly the Crows had 50 inside 50s to 28, but could not capitalise, as the likes of Tyanna Smith<\/a> (25 disposals, three marks, five tackles and seven clearances) and Georgia Patrikios<\/a> (26 disposals, four marks) went to work. Ebony Marinoff<\/a> (29 disposals, three marks, eight tackles and five clearances) was her typical self, while Madison Newman<\/a> had 534 metres gained from 23 disposals and five marks, as well as booting a goal.<\/p>\n TEAM HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS<\/p>\n AdelaidevsSt Kilda258.8Disposals233.862.3Disposal Efficiency63.047.8Marks40.48.8Marks Inside 504.86.7Contested Marks4.225.1Hitouts16.924.2Clearances22.87.3Centre Clearances5.2115.7Contested Possessions109.6137.3Uncontested Possessions120.868.5Tackles76.035.8Inside 50s27.911.3Tackles Inside 5010.3<\/p>\n CHANGES<\/p>\n Both teams have been able to bring back some quality experience with the Crows recalling crucial players Chelsea Randall<\/a> and Niamh Kelly<\/a>, while the Saints have brought in Paige Trudgeon<\/a>, Nicola Barr<\/a> and Olivia Vesely<\/a>. The two Crows out of the team are Stevie-Lee Thompson<\/a> and Brooke Tonon<\/a>, while Arianna Clarke<\/a>, Hannah Stuart<\/a> and Natalie Plane<\/a> are out of the Saints\u2019 side.<\/p>\n KEY PLAYERS<\/p>\n Clearly the two midfields are stacked with reigning best and fairest winner Marinoff a key to stop for the Saints, while the Crows will look to quell the influence of Smith. The team that gets on top in the midfield and can get the ball forward will likely get on top early, and that means the run of Madison Newman<\/a> and Serene Watson<\/a> for their respective sides will be important to mop up anything behind the ball. Jess Allan<\/a> is set to continue her remarkable late season form and should give her midfielders first look.<\/p>\n Up the Saints\u2019 end Jesse Wardlaw<\/a> is the biggest headache for the Crows\u2019 defence, and if they can stop her, it goes a long way to winning. However the Saints have their own problems too with Randall\u2019s return adding extra spice inside 50, while the marking targets of Eloise Jones<\/a> and Caitlin Gould<\/a> also pose an issue. Trudgeon returning will assist in sureing up the defence, with Ella Friend<\/a> another underrated figure in there.<\/p>\n PREDICTION<\/p>\n St Kilda\u2019s last fortnight was nothing short of terrible, and if that continues it could be one-way traffic. However the Saints\u2019 five-game winning streak prior to that \u2013 including a great win over Carlton \u2013 would see them topple the Crows, and they do have that Round 1 win to fall back on. But under a finals litmus test against the most experienced post-season side, the Crows should be getting the job done, especially at home by around four goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2025 AFLW Finals preview: Adelaide vs. St Kilda Peter Williams James Elsby\/AFL Photos via Getty Images THE LAST…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,60019,64,63,55,639,158025,52774,71037,71051,158026,158027,60022,158028,158029,76633,158030,158031,155381,158032,158033,158034,158035,85,158036,60024],"class_list":{"0":"post-271938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-arianna-clarke","10":"tag-au","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-australian-football-league","13":"tag-australianfootballleague","14":"tag-brooke-tonon","15":"tag-caitlin-gould","16":"tag-chelsea-randall","17":"tag-ebony-marinoff","18":"tag-ella-friend","19":"tag-eloise-jones","20":"tag-georgia-patrikios","21":"tag-hannah-stuart","22":"tag-jess-allan","23":"tag-jesse-wardlaw","24":"tag-madison-newman","25":"tag-natalie-plane","26":"tag-niamh-kelly","27":"tag-nicola-barr","28":"tag-olivia-vesely","29":"tag-paige-trudgeon","30":"tag-serene-watson","31":"tag-sports","32":"tag-stevie-lee-thompson","33":"tag-tyanna-smith"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}