GRAND FINAL PREVIEWS - WOMENS, EAST & WEST GIRLS 2026

​LATROBE HEALTH SERVICES Women’s Grand Final Preview: Boisdale-Briagolong v Moe

The 2026 Female Football Gippsland League Women’s season comes down to Boisdale-Briagolong and Moe, with their Grand Final shaping as another tight battle between two sides that have been difficult to separate all year.
The teams have already met three times in 2026, splitting their two home-and-away encounters before meeting again in the opening week of finals.

While Moe holds a 2-1 head-to-head advantage, the combined scoreboard across those three matches actually favours Boisdale-Briagolong by four points, 82-78 — highlighting just how evenly matched the Grand Finalists have been.
Boisdale-Briagolong struck first when the teams met in Round 2, opening the game with a 14-point first quarter and maintaining control throughout the afternoon to record a 4.6 (30) to 2.5 (17) victory.
Emily Kelly, Abbey Wyatt, Bridget Cameron, Teagan Sheldon, Jocelyn Camenzuli and Clara Samms were among Boisdale-Briagolong’s best that afternoon, while Chelsea Wain, Caitlyn Maree, Samms and Rhianna Buurman each kicked a goal.
Moe’s best included Cassie Davis, Matilda Jennings, Jordyn Allen, Destiny Norman, Charleigh Kendall and Ash Murtagh, but the side was unable to recover from Boisdale-Briagolong’s early advantage.

The return meeting in Round 7 produced a very different contest.
This time it was Moe that made the fast start, kicking the opening two goals of the match to lead 12-0 at quarter-time. Boisdale-Briagolong responded with two goals in the second term and another in the third, but Moe held firm late to secure a narrow 4.1 (25) to 3.4 (22) victory.
Teagan Sheldon and Abbey Wyatt again featured among Boisdale-Briagolong’s best, joined by Maddison Trewin, Emily Porter, Jacqueline Edwards and Isabelle Elson.

That three-point result set the stage for another close encounter when the sides met for a third time in the first week of the finals.
Boisdale-Briagolong appeared to have taken control when it kicked three goals in the second quarter to establish a 26-17 half-time lead. But Moe produced one of its most important halves of the season after the break.
Moe turned the game around in the third quarter, moving ahead 30-29 at the final change before holding Boisdale-Briagolong to just one behind in the last term and adding another goal itself to win 5.6 (36) to 4.6 (30).
For Boisdale-Briagolong, Shani Dixon was a major threat in that final, kicking three of the team's four goals, while Chelsea Wain added another.
Wain has found the goals in all three meetings between the teams this season, while Sheldon and Wyatt have repeatedly featured among Boisdale-Briagolong’s leading performers and loom as important players again on Grand Final day.
For Moe, its ability to respond when challenged has been a feature of the past two encounters. After losing the first meeting by 13 points, Moe reversed the result by three points in Round 7 before overcoming a nine-point half-time deficit in the finals.
Cassie Davis, Matilda Jennings, Jordyn Allen, Destiny Norman, Charleigh Kendall and Ash Murtagh were all among Moe’s best in the opening encounter and provide plenty of experience from this season’s battles between the two sides.
There is little between the Grand Finalists on the numbers.

Boisdale-Briagolong owns the biggest victory of the three encounters, Moe owns the head-to-head advantage, and two of their three matches have been decided by six points or fewer.

After three meetings and just four points separating their combined scores, the fourth and most important clash of the season promises to be a fitting conclusion to the 2026 Women’s competition.

2026 Head-to-Head
Moe leads 2-1

Results 2026
Round 2 – 3 May
Boisdale-Briagolong 4.6 (30) def. Moe 2.5 (17)

Round 7 – 5 July
Moe 4.1 (25) def. Boisdale-Briagolong 3.4 (22)

Finals Round 1 – 2 August
Moe 5.6 (36) def. Boisdale-Briagolong 4.6 (30)

Head-to-Head Stats
Wins: Moe 2 – Boisdale-Briagolong 1
Total points: Boisdale-Briagolong 82 – Moe 78
Average score: Boisdale-Briagolong 27.3 – Moe 26.0
Average margin: 7.3 points
Closest meeting: Moe by 3 points – Round 7
Largest margin: Boisdale-Briagolong by 13 points – Round 2
Most recent meeting: Moe by 6 points – Finals Round 1
Meetings decided by six points or fewer: 2 of 3

Players to Watch
Boisdale-Briagolong: Teagan Sheldon, Abbey Wyatt, Shani Dixon, Chelsea Wain, Maddison Trewin
Moe: Lynette Patten,Cassie Davis, Matilda Jennings, Jordyn Allen, Destiny Norman, Charleigh Kendall, Ash Murtagh

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East Division Girls Grand Final Preview: Bairnsdale v Traralgon

The 2026 Female Football Gippsland League East Division Girls season will finish with Bairnsdale and Traralgon meeting for the fourth time this year, with the premiership on the line.

Bairnsdale takes a perfect 3-0 head-to-head record into the Grand Final after winning both home-and-away meetings before defeating Traralgon again in the opening week of the finals.

Across those three encounters, Bairnsdale has scored 137 points to Traralgon’s 49, but Traralgon enters the decider with another opportunity to turn the tables when it matters most.
Bairnsdale established the early advantage in the season series when the teams first met in Round 1.
The home side kicked two goals in the opening quarter to lead 13-1 at quarter-time, before taking a 20-10 advantage into the main break. Traralgon remained within reach through the middle stages, but Bairnsdale finished strongly with two final-quarter goals to record a 5.4 (34) to 1.5 (11) victory.
Jemma Martin, Jasmin O'Connor, Lucy Carroll, Charlotte Richardson, Sadie Stevens and Tahlia Chila were named Bairnsdale's best, while Martin, Ashtyn Stone, Claudia Blandford, Abbey Vernon and Isabella Marshall each kicked a goal.
Traralgon's best included Regan Thomas, Mia Obrien, Sibella Macpherson, Olivia Ambler, Rory Gibbons and Zali Budd, with Olivia Speairs kicking the team's goal.

When the sides met again in Round 11, Bairnsdale produced its biggest victory of the three contests.
The eventual Grand Finalists were separated by 32 points at half-time, after Bairnsdale held Traralgon goalless through the opening two quarters and built a 5.3 (33) to 0.1 (1) advantage.
Traralgon responded with two goals in the third term, but Bairnsdale continued to add to its lead and finished with an 8.5 (53) to 2.2 (14) victory.
Ashtyn Stone was the major scoring threat for Bairnsdale, kicking four goals, while Lucy Carroll added two and Indie Chapman and Evelyn Gudgin kicked one each.
Sadie Stevens and Jemma Martin were again among Bairnsdale's best alongside Gudgin, Chapman, Piper Crawley and Sara Melrose.
For Traralgon, Sibella Macpherson, Lexi Schroeter, Olivia Speairs, Olivia Ambler, Tylah Platt and Mia Obrien were named among the best, while Alysha Millar and Speairs kicked the goals.
The third meeting came in the opening week of finals and again Bairnsdale was able to take control early.
Bairnsdale led 13-7 at quarter-time before breaking the game open with a three-goal second quarter to establish a 30-9 half-time advantage. Another two goals in the third term stretched the margin further before Traralgon finished positively with two goals in the final quarter.
Bairnsdale eventually prevailed 7.8 (50) to 3.6 (24) to book its place in the Grand Final.
Stone was again central to Bairnsdale's scoring, kicking three goals, while captain Lucy Carroll also kicked three and Sadie Stevens added another.Stevens, Jasmin O'Connor, Jessica Grimsted, Evelyn Gudgin, Jemma Martin and Carroll were Bairnsdale's best, continuing a strong run of form from several of the side's key players.Traralgon was led by Peyton Schroeter, Steevie McClements, Olivia Ambler, Tylah Platt, Lexi Schroeter and Regan Thomas, with Schroeter, Sibella Macpherson and Olivia Speairs each kicking a goal.
Stone has been particularly damaging across the three meetings, kicking eight goals against Traralgon this season, including seven across the most recent two encounters.Carroll has also become an important scoring option, kicking five goals across the past two meetings, while Stevens and Martin have both been named among Bairnsdale's best players in all three clashes.
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Traralgon will again look to captain Olivia Ambler to set the standard. Ambler has been named among her side's best in each of the three meetings, while Macpherson, Lexi Schroeter, Platt and Thomas have all featured prominently across the season series.
Speairs has provided Traralgon's most consistent avenue to goal against Bairnsdale, kicking a goal in each of the three matches.
Bairnsdale enters the Grand Final with the clear head-to-head advantage and has led at every quarter-time and half-time break across the three meetings.
But Grand Finals provide a fresh challenge, and after Traralgon produced its highest score against Bairnsdale in the qualifying final, the stage is set for one final battle for the East Division Girls premiership.

2026 Head-to-Head
Bairnsdale leads 3-0

Results 2026
Round 1 – 12 April
Bairnsdale 5.4 (34) def. Traralgon 1.5 (11)

Round 11 – 28 June
Bairnsdale 8.5 (53) def. Traralgon 2.2 (14)

Finals Round 1 – 2 August
Bairnsdale 7.8 (50) def. Traralgon 3.6 (24)

Head-to-Head Stats
Wins: Bairnsdale 3 – Traralgon 0
Total points: Bairnsdale 137 – Traralgon 49
Average score: Bairnsdale 45.7 – Traralgon 16.3
Average margin: 29.3 points
Closest meeting: Bairnsdale by 23 points – Round 1
Largest margin: Bairnsdale by 39 points – Round 11
Most recent meeting: Bairnsdale by 26 points – Finals Round 1
Bairnsdale goals across three meetings: 20
Traralgon goals across three meetings: 6

Players to Watch
Bairnsdale: Ashtyn Stone, Sadie Stevens, Jemma Martin, Lucy Carroll, Jasmin O'Connor, Evelyn Gudgin
Traralgon: Olivia Ambler, Olivia Speairs, Sibella Macpherson, Lexi Schroeter, Tylah Platt, Regan Thomas

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West Division Girls Grand Final Preview: Warragul Industrials v Warranor

The 2026 Female Football Gippsland League West Division Girls premiership will be decided between Warragul Industrials and Warranor, with the two sides preparing to meet for the third time this season.
Warragul Industrials takes a 2-0 head-to-head advantage into the Grand Final after controlling both home-and-away meetings, with each encounter officially recorded as a 60-point victory.

Across the two meetings, Warragul Industrials has held Warranor scoreless, but Warranor has earned another opportunity on the biggest stage after working its way through the finals series.
The first meeting came in Round 6 as part of the Female Football Gippsland Gather Round at Traralgon.
Warragul Industrials established control immediately, kicking the opening two goals and building its advantage throughout the contest on the way to an official 60-0 victory.

The Industrials had contributors across the ground, with Molly Boulter, Pallas Jackman-Riches, Isabelle Maloney, Makayla Sowden, Gypsy Quaife and Jamie Chapman named among their best.
Their forward line also proved difficult to contain. Makayla Sowden led the scoring according to the match statistics with six goals, while Maloney and Quaife kicked three each and Stephanie Morland added two.
Warranor was unable to hit the scoreboard but still had a number of strong individual performances. Charlotte Horgan, Mikayla Reynolds, Amelia Henry, Neave Cunningham, Alice Ronalds and Maddison Klomp were named the side's best.
The teams met again just three weeks later in Round 9, and Warragul Industrials again set the tone from the opening quarter.
The Industrials established an early advantage and maintained their defensive control across the four quarters, with the official result again recorded as 60-0.
Boulter and Quaife were again among Warragul Industrials' leading performers, joined by Morland, Addison Moore, Alisha Jamieson and Indi Olsson.
Quaife continued her strong form in front of goal with another three majors, while Elizabeth Sowden also kicked three. Mia Wood, Olsson, Maloney, Makayla Sowden and Jaide Norbury were also among the goalkickers.
For Warranor, Amalie Marriott, Elizabeth Kuol, Summer Elliott, Mikayla Reynolds, Neave Cunningham and Marah Xerri were named their best.
The repeated appearances of Boulter and Quaife among Warragul Industrials' best players in both meetings underline two of the biggest challenges Warranor will face in the Grand Final.
Quaife has also been a consistent scoreboard threat, kicking three goals in each encounter, while Maloney has kicked goals in both matches and Sowden proved particularly dangerous in the first clash.
Captain Stephanie Morland provides another important presence for the Industrials, while Pallas Jackman-Riches, Moore, Jamieson and Olsson give the side plenty of depth.
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For Warranor, Reynolds and Cunningham have been named among the team's best in both games against Warragul Industrials, while Marriott has also been prominent.
Horgan was Warranor's leading player in the opening encounter, while Henry, Klomp, Kuol, Elliott and Xerri have all featured among the better performers across the two meetings.
Warragul Industrials enters the decider with a commanding statistical advantage and has not conceded a score to Warranor in their two encounters this season.
But Grand Final day presents a different challenge.
Warranor has fought its way into the premiership decider and now gets one final opportunity to reverse the season trend, while Warragul Industrials will look to reproduce the form that has served it so well in the first two meetings.

2026 Head-to-Head
Warragul Industrials leads 2-0

Results 2026

Round 6 – 24 May
Warragul Industrials 60 def. Warranor 0

Round 9 – 14 June
Warragul Industrials 60 def. Warranor 0

Head-to-Head Stats
Wins: Warragul Industrials 2 – Warranor 0
Official total points: Warragul Industrials 120 – Warranor 0
Average official score: Warragul Industrials 60 – Warranor 0
Average margin: 60 points
Closest meeting: 60 points – Rounds 6 and 9
Largest margin: 60 points – Rounds 6 and 9
Most recent meeting: Warragul Industrials by 60 points – Round 9

Players to Watch
Warragul Industrials: Molly Boulter, Gypsy Quaife, Isabelle Maloney, Makayla Sowden, Stephanie Morland, Pallas Jackman-Riches
Warranor: Mikayla Reynolds, Neave Cunningham, Charlotte Horgan, Amalie Marriott, Amelia Henry, Summer Elliott