AFLW Round 7, 2026

Carlton 5.3 33 8.4 52 9.5 59 11.10 76 Richmond 1.1 7 3.2 20 3.3 21 3.3 21
Venue:	IKON Park, Carlton.
Date:	Friday 25th September 2026 (4.05 PM).
Result:	Won by 55 points.
Crowd:	3,105
Goalkickers:	E. Fitzpatrick 3.1, N. Morris-Dalton 2.0, S. McKay 1.2, K. Sherar 1.1, M. Hill 1.1, P. Scholz 1.0, T. McMillan 1.0, A. McKay 1.0, A. Velardo 0.1, J. Good 0.1, D. Finn 0.1, L. Bella 0.1, Rushed 0.1.
Reports:	Nil.
Umpires:	Joshua Ball, Janhavi Kondhalkar, Joshua Antulov.
Injuries:	Nil.
Ladder:	6th

Game Review

Blues cruise past Tigers to get back on winners list.
Richmond offered little resistance as Carlton powered to a big win on Friday. - By Jai Tiwari at Ikon Park.

Carlton went on a goal rampage at IKON Park on Grand Final eve. After two weeks on the wrong side of the result, the Blues returned to winning ways in convincing fashion, running away with a 55-point victory over Richmond on Friday. Carlton finished 11.10 (76) to 3.3 (21), with the Tigers managing just one behind after half-time as they were completely shut out of the contest. From the opening minutes, the Blues took control and gave the visitors little opportunity to build sustained pressure. Erone Fitzpatrick was at the heart of Carlton's attack, with the 2023 Irish recruit producing an impressive performance with three goals, 16 disposals, 10 kicks and five tackles. Fitzpatrick was the only player on the ground to finish with three goals and emerged as one of Carlton's most damaging players. She had plenty of support, with Nell Morris-Dalton kicking two goals from 14 disposals, while Mimi Hill, Tayla McMillan, Sophie McKay and Keeley Sherar were also among the Blues to find the scoreboard.

Hill was another major influence around the ground, finishing with 26 disposals (13 kicks, 13 handballs) and six tackles, while Abbie McKay also accumulated 27 disposals. It was also a memorable afternoon for debutant Tayla McMillan. The lifelong Carlton supporter kicked a goal and finished with 13 disposals, six marks and five tackles in her first AFLW appearance. For Richmond, Olivia Wolmarans provided one of the few bright spots up forward, kicking two of the Tigers' three goals in the first half as Richmond struggled to find other avenues to goal. Already without star midfielder Monique Conti due to an Achilles injury, Richmond's problems worsened when Baia Pugh was ruled out with a collarbone injury, while forward Aoibhin Cleary was sidelined with an ankle injury during the first half. The Tigers were held to just one behind in the second half despite only trailing the inside 50 ledger by five in this period. They struggled connecting inside 50 as afternoon, connecting with a team mate on just 48% of entries, compared to 63% from the Blues. A season-high 76 points for the Blues helps topple the Tigers by 55 points at Ikon Park. They were dominated in all facets of the match, leading the contested possessions by 22, inside 50s by 12 and clearances by two. Their 47-points differential from intercepts was too much of a challenge to stop, which was heavily fueled by 40 points from intercepts in their attacking midfield.

Up next
Carlton will look to build on the result when it hosts Hawthorn at IKON Park on Thursday night, while Richmond will return to the same venue the following night to take on Geelong.

Best: E. Fitzpatrick, D. Finn, M. Hill, A. McKay, H. Cordner.

Team

B:	21 Harriett Cordner	49 Madeline Hendrie
HB:	36 Ciara Fitzgerald	14 Siofra O'Connell	1 Amelia Velardo
C:	19 Erone Fitzpatrick	4 Claudia Whitfort	17 Dayna Finn
HF:	26 Tayla McMillan	7 Poppy Scholz	25 Keeley Sherar
F:		12 Jess Good	55 Sophie McKay
Ruck:	2 Lauren Bella	10 Mimi Hill	5 Abbie McKay (c)
Interchange:	35 Nell Morris-Dalton	20 Lily Goss	24 Brooke Vickers
	11 Yasmin Duursma	13 Aisling Reidy
Coach:	Mathew Buck
Emg:	30 Kiara Bischa	42 Tara Bohanna	8 Lily Baxter

In: Tayla McMillian, Aisling Reidy
Out: Tara Bohanna (omitted), Lila Keck (foot)

Milestones

Debut & First Goal: Tayla McMillan

Interesting Facts

1. This was Carlton's 50th win in 102 games, which is a winning percentage of 49%.
2. This game was part of a double-header with North Melbourne playing Melbourne straight afterwards. It was part of a celebration of Irish culture and football.

AFLW Coaches Votes

10 - Erone Fitzpatrick (CARL)
7 - Abbie McKay (CARL)
5 - Mimi Hill (CARL)
4 - Harriet Cordner (CARL)
2 - Dayna Finn (CARL)
2 - Claudia Whitfort (CARL)

Links

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