AFLW 2021 Round 1: Collingwood 33 Carlton 27

AFLW 2021 Round 2 COLLINGWOOD v GOLD COAST Time & Place: Saturday February 6, 3:10pm EDT Victoria Park TV: Fox Footy 3.00pm EDT Weather: Min 17 Max 25 Chance of rain 50%: < 1mm Wind: NNE 20kph Betting: Collingwood TBC Gold Coast TBC

COLLINGWOOD   0.1.1   4.2.26   5.2.32   5.3.33
CARLTON             0.0.0     0.0.0   3.1.19   4.3.27

GOALS - Collingwood: Molloy 2, Sheridan 2, Davey

BEST - Collingwood: Bonnici, Lambert, Molloy, Sheridan, Schleicher

INJURIES - Collingwood: Nil

REPORTS - Collingwood: Aliesha Newman (Collingwood) reported for a dangerous tackle on Mua Laloifi (Carlton) in the fourth term

OFFICIAL CROWD - 6,712 at Princes Park

What The Pies Coach Said "We definitely want to be an attacking side, I know the last quarter we locked it up, but that's certainly not the brand we want to try and be. The girls, once they get their confidence up and start believing, away they go. We encourage a fast style of footy and we got going in the second quarter and started to look good, third quarter, Carlton came out and started squeezing us up pretty good, but we got through it."  – Collingwood coach Steve Symonds

Media Clippings Herald Sun It worked that well it felt unfair at times, but Collingwood might have the most potent forward pairing in AFLW when it plays Chloe Molloy and Brianna Davey inside 50 together. A second-quarter onslaught, in which Molloy kicked two and Davey one, looked like a formula that could take Collingwood deep in season 2021. While Davey, the former Carlton skipper, eventually moved back into the middle for the Pies, opposition coaches will be scrambling to work out the best method to curtail the two-pronged attack. The move wouldn’t have been as effective had Collingwood not gained control around the ball, and the likes of Brittany Bonnici (22 disposals) and Jaimee Lambert (17 disposals) dominated the midfield battle. Chloe Molloy sizzled playing a high half-forward role for Collingwood and took the game away from Carlton in the second quarter with two stellar goals. The club’s 2018 best and fairest showcased her speed, bursting away and into and open goal before reeling in a strong pack mark and converting from 30 metres out.  Collingwood News COLLINGWOOD has sent a warning sign through the rest of the competition, stunning early premiership fancy Carlton with a six-point win. As crowds returned to the footy for the first time since March, the Magpies ran riot in the second term with a fierce brand of footy in the 5.3 (33) to 4.3 (27) win at Ikon Park. ... The Magpies were dominant out of the middle, leading clearances 13-6 at half-time, and Chloe Molloy and Bri Davey feasted on the rewards, holding the Blues to a goalless first half for the first time since round four, 2019. The Age Collingwood staked an early claim for premiership contention by holding off Carlton in the AFLW season-opener at a sold-out Ikon Park on Thursday night. With crowds returning to watch footy in Melbourne for the first time in more than 10 months, the Pies silenced the home fans by keeping the Blues scoreless to half-time. Carlton charged back in the third quarter but Collingwood steadied the ship to open their account in 2021. Magpies coach Steve Symonds’ decision to move star Chloe Molloy forward this year reaped early dividends, with the renowned defender kicking two of the Pies’ four goals in a second-term barrage. Molloy’s aerial strength and class shone, while she added an exclamation mark to the romp by booting one of her majors over the Legends Stand and out of the ground.