Soon after, Phillips went down, clutching her knee, and had to be stretchered off the ground. There were astonishing scenes inside and out at Adelaide Oval on Sunday after a “bittersweet” shock for one of the stars of the game.The Adelaide Crows are AFLW champions.The Adelaide Crows have romped to the club’s second AFLW premiership in three years with a dominant victory over the Carlton Blues.Injuries may have dampened some of the side’s celebrations but it didn’t get in the way for the Crows running out big winners with a 10.3 (63) to 2.6 (18) victory.Adelaide’s inspirational co-captain Erin Phillips dominated with 18 disposals and two goals before suffering a serious knee injury in a 45-point win.Before a record AFLW crowd of 53,034 spectators at Adelaide Oval, the Crows dominated from the opening bounce with.But disaster struck in the third when Phillips was stretchered from the field in the third quarter.Erin Phillips was distraught after the injury.Phillips, clearly best-on ground at the time, crumbled after trying to change direction and tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.“It’s an ACL, something I have done before in my other leg,” Phillips said. Geelong Cats v Collingwood. 2020 NAB AFLW Matches 2019 NAB AFLW Matches 2018 NAB AFLW Matches 2017 NAB AFLW Matches. Thompson also hobbled off the ground, with an ankle injury. The AFL had left the timeslot free, seemingly for the AFLW flag … Completed Match between Geelong Cats and Collingwood. This backfired, as she immediately collided with Davey, and went off clutching her knee. Round 7 Preliminary Finals Grand Final Round 1. Stadium management at Carlton scooted to an early lead when it took advantage of a 50m free kick to slot the first goal of the decider. The second quarter opened with an Adelaide goal. “This was supposed to be the good leg.”The 53,000-strong crowd gave the Crows star a standing ovation, while opposition players showed their class and patted her on the back as she departed.Phillips, who suffered an ACL injury, said it was “bittersweet” after the painful injury.Incredible respect from both teams and the crowd as Erin Phillips gets taken off the field. Cats Win by 1 v Complete. Both clubs had unchanged lineups from the preliminary finals the week before:At quarter time, Carlton felt they were dominating everywhere but on the scoreboard, but this feeling would soon pass.
An overhead mark in the centre by Jones was handed off to Phillips, who booted it forward to the advantage of The next opportunity came a few minutes later.
There was chaos before the opening bounce of the AFLW grand final as fans flocked to the Adelaide Oval in droves.
... 2019. Jess Edwards of the Blues competes with Chloe Scheer of the Crows during the 2019 AFLW Grand Final match between the Adelaide Crows and Carlton. Saturday 2 February. Along with findings concerning grassroots and junior football, the report recommended the AFL Commission begin working toward the establishment of a national women's league. The AFL also confirmed the AFLW Grand Final will be held on Sunday 31 March, with a time and venue to be confirmed after the Preliminary Finals results. Phillips marked a pass from Forth 40 metres out, and had her second goal of the match. With the blowtorch on the entire football club heading into a Grand Final rematch with Richmond, all eyes were on Greater Western Sydney. B 24 3.6. In the final quarter, the players had less to show for their efforts. And the fans keep streaming in End of the first quarter, but the crowd continues to stream in. In the event, the crowd of 53,034 was the largest ever for an AFLW match, the fifth highest ever at Adelaide Oval,Teams were announced on 29 March 2019. The crowd gave her a standing ovation, and even the Carlton players looked upset. Crows players celebrate after winning the AFLW grand final …