North Melbourne's Reni Hicks played her 50th VFLW match in the loss to Geelong last week. Picture: Kelly Defina/AFL Photos

THREE heart-and-soul rebel VFLW players played their 50th matches in the competition during last week’s Round 11 of competition.

Casey Demons captain Sammie Johnson and tackling machines Reni Hicks (North Melbourne) and Courteney Bromage (Port Melbourne) each reached the significant milestone in the sixth season of the competition.

Essendon’s Federica Frew extended her lead in the Rohenna Young Medal to 10 goals with three rounds to play, although Hawthorn’s Jessie Williams could make a late charge after booting four in her team’s big win over Port Melbourne – a result that represented the highest score the Borough has conceded and its biggest loss in its two-year history.

Geelong’s Georgie Rankin, Hawk Jordan Mifsud and Western Bulldog Jemma Webster each ended double-figure waits to kick their first VFLW goals.

Casey Demons captain Sammie Johnson played her 50th VFLW match in the loss to Collingwood last week. Picture: Jonathan DiMaggio/AFL Photos

ROHENNA YOUNG MEDAL LEADING GOALKICKER

27 Federica Frew (Ess) 1
17 Cecilia McIntosh (Ess) dnp
17 Jessie Williams (Haw) 4
16 Mia-Rae Clifford (Ess) 2
16 Kristy Stratton (Haw) 4
14 Mia Skinner (Gee) 0
14 Renee Tierney (Ess) dnp
13 Tamara Luke (Haw) 2
11 Grace Dicker (Ess) 2
11 Tahlia Fellows (Cas) dnp

rebel VFLW ROUND 11 INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES

  • Courteney Bromage (Port Melbourne/Carlton/Casey Demons) 50 VFLW matches/4 goals
  • Reni Hicks (North Melbourne/Darebin/Diamond Creek/Carlton) 50 VFLW matches/1 goal
  • Sammie Johnson (Casey Demons/Southern Saints/Seaford) 50 VFLW matches/8 goals
Port Melbourne tackling machine Courteney Bromage also reached her 50 VFLW-game milestone as the Borough went down to Hawthorn last Sunday. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos

rebel VFLW ROUND 11 CLUB MILESTONES

  • Essendon won its first match at a neutral venue (1-4)
  • North Melbourne v Geelong happened for the first time at Arden St (0-1)
  • Port Melbourne v Hawthorn happened for the first time at North Port Oval (0-1)
  • Southern Saints took a head-to-head lead v Western Bulldogs at Trevor Barker Oval (2-1)
  • Western Bulldogs fell behind on VFLW away games (11-12)
  • Williamstown drew Carlton for the first time (0-3-1)

rebel VFLW ROUND 11 RECORDS

(Figures in brackets are the previous record)

  • 2.6 18 Carlton's lowest score v Williamstown (6.7 43, 2021)
  • 3.3 21 Casey Demons' lowest score v Collingwood (3.6 24, all venues, 2021; 4.5 29, Casey Fields, 2018)
  • 4.7 31 Collingwood's lowest score v Casey Demons at Casey Fields (5.5 35, 2019)
  • 6.5 41 Geelong's lowest score v North Melbourne (7.6 48, 2021)
  • 27 Geelong's biggest win v North Melbourne (16, 2021)
  • 15.12 102 Hawthorn's highest score v Port Melbourne (8.4 52, 2021)
  • 88 Hawthorn's biggest win v Port Melbourne (8, 2021)
  • 1.8 14 North Melbourne's lowest score v Geelong (5.2 32, 2021)
  • 15.12 102 Port Melbourne's highest VFLW score conceded (10.9 69 v Casey, 2021)
  • 2.2 14 Port Melbourne's lowest score v Hawthorn (6.8 44, 2021)
  • 88 Port Melbourne's biggest VFLW defeat (51 v Geelong, all venues, 2022; 43 v Collingwood, North Port, 2021)
  • 5.7 37 Southern Saints' highest score v Western Bulldogs at Trevor Barker Oval (5.6 36, 2019)
  • 18 Southern Saints' biggest win v Western Bulldogs at Trevor Barker Oval (15, 2019)
  • 3.1 19 Western Bulldogs' lowest score v Southern Saints at Trevor Barker Oval (3.3 21, 2019)
  • 2.6 18 Williamstown's highest score v Carlton at Williamstown (2.4 16, 2021)

rebel VFLW ROUND 11 DEBUTS

  • Carlton: Ella Smallacombe
  • Casey Demons: Taylah Gatt, Brooke Smith
  • Collingwood: Amelie Smith, Erin Woodford
  • Essendon: Drew Ryan
  • Geelong: Lizzie Dowling
  • Hawthorn: Charli Granville, Leesa Guastella
  • North Melbourne: Georgia Alomes
  • Port Melbourne: Madison Gray, Tayissa Gray, Molly Kennedy
  • Williamstown: Akima Manoah, Paige Price

rebel VFLW ROUND 11 FIRST GOALS

  • Casey Demons: Zoe Mitchell (8th match), Stephanie Wales (5th)
  • Essendon: Tegan Williams (2nd)
  • Geelong: Analea McKee (3rd), Georgie Rankin (17th)
  • Hawthorn: Charli Granville (debut), Jordan Mifsud (14th)
  • Western Bulldogs: India Barker (5th), Jemma Webster (10th)
It took 17 matches, but Geelong's Georgie Rankin is finally a VFLW goalkicker after snagging a major against North Melbourne. Picture: Russell Freeman/AFL Photos

rebel VFLW POSSIBLE ROUND 12 MILESTONES

  • 50 VFLW matches: Molly Eastman (North Melbourne); Olivia Flanagan (Southern Saints); Georgia McLean (Southern Saints); Ebony Nixon (Southern Saints); Annabel Scott (North Melbourne); Courtney Ugle (Essendon)
  • 100 VFLW goals: Darcy Vescio (Carlton) needs 4
  • 50 VFLW goals: Kaitlyn Ashmore (North Melbourne) needs 1

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