Power House lift their offence to become Premiers – Division 1 Women’s Grand Final Review

Power House 8.3 (51) def Ormond 4.4 (28)

Power House has claimed the VAFA Division 1 Women’s premiership after defeating Ormond by 23 points in a hard-fought Grand Final.

Power House overcame an early deficit to take control of the contest and run away with the Premiership.

Ormond made the stronger start, kicking two goals in the opening term to take a seven-point lead into quarter-time.

The Housers responded in the second quarter, kicking three goals while holding Ormond to two behinds to take a six-point lead into half-time.

The momentum remained with Power House after the main break, with a further goal in the third term extending its advantage to seven points at three-quarter-time.

Power House then produced a dominant final term, keeping the Monders scoreless while adding three goals of its own to seal the 23-point victory.

Lauren Boyle was a major factor in the victory, finishing with three majors to lead all goalkickers.

Grace Read and Joelly Firmin were among Power House’s best, while Boyle, Caoilfhionn Culliton, Rebecca Foley and Zoe Uwland also played important roles in the Grand Final triumph.

Ormond was led by Tayla McAlroy, Isabella Gietzmann, Olivia Steinfort, Gisele Hennequin, Kitty Smyth and Maddi Wilson, who continued to fight throughout the contest.

Gietzmann was Ormond’s leading goalkicker with two goals, but the Redlegs were unable to find the scoreboard in the final term as Power House pulled away.

The victory caps off a strong finals campaign for Power House, with the side holding its nerve when it mattered most to secure the VAFA Division 1 Women’s premiership.