The make-up of the finals series comes down to the last match of the regular season, with Sydney's victory over Fremantle meaning St Kilda just misses out on finishing inside the top eight.
Sydney has prevailed in a fierce tug-of-war with Fremantle to win by 22 points and seal its first AFLW finals appearance after going winless last year in its inaugural season.
An offseason recruit from Geelong, 20-year-old Gardiner had the ball on a string with a match-high 33 disposals and 18 contested possessions.Laura Pugh was a roadblock for the visitors' attack, while powerhouse Kiara Bowers laid a match-high 18 tackles.The Swans peppered the scoreboard before Molloy, gifted a ruck infringement free kick, slotted her 50th career goal to put the Swans ahead by three points at quarter-time.
Saints star Georgia Patrikios showed her class, collecting 25 disposals and eight contested possessions in a powerhouse display.Abbie McKay worked overtime for the Blues to counter Patrikios in the midfield, but her side was outclassed across the park. The Blues had a chance of closing in on the visitors but were dogged by wayward kicking, scoring 0.5 in the third term.
Their ascendancy around the ball meant Richmond easily won the territory battle with 38 inside-50s to 25, and the Tigers scored with more than half of their forward entries. Sarah D'Arcy's diving mark and cool finish put the Tigers back in front and Brennan made Collingwood pay for a skill error deep in defence, pouncing to snap her third major.
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