Geelong are setting themselves for a crucial clash on Saturday afternoon, as they look to open their account in the 2025 AFLW season against the Sydney Swans at GMHBA Stadium. 

The Cats have taken up the challenge to two of the competition's best teams in the opening two rounds, but a pair of fourth quarter fadeouts has left them winless heading into Round 3. 

This week's challenge is a high flying Sydney team that has been in strong form to start the year, looking to record their third consecutive win on Saturday afternoon. 

Check out everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's big game. 

Match Details | AFLW Round 3

Geelong Cats v Sydney Swans
Saturday August 30th
Bounce: 3:05pm AEST
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong

Last Time We Met

Geelong has a perfect record over Sydney in their AFLW history and that continued in the most recent clash, when the Cats headed Henson Park to take on the Swans in Round 6 last season. 

The Cats held the ascendancy for most of the contest and had a 21-point lead early in the fourth quarter, before hanging on late to record a three-point win despite Sydney making a big comeback. 

Aishling Moloney and Jackie Parry were pivotal up forward, Becky Webster provided a spark off half back and Kate Darby was also instrumental in the ruck. 

Team Selection 

Key Player To Watch

Becky Webster

Geelong's ball movement looked much cleaner and quicker in Round 2, and a lot of that came down to the contribution of dashing half back, Becky Webster. 

Collecting an equal career-high 27 disposals against the Crows, Webster added 347 metres gained and picked off eight intercept possessions, able to have a significant influence throughout the contest. 

Her skills by foot were also elite, going at a very tidy 82% disposal efficiency to follow on from a solid outing against the Kangaroos in Round 1. 

Webster will be a crucial asset for the Cats on Saturday as they look to register their first win of the season. 

Tickets & Membership

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster for Saturday's blockbuster clash with the Swans, secure your seat today and do not miss a minute of the action. 

Membership

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Broadcast  

For those unable to attend Saturday's game, you can catch all the action on Fox Footy and through Kayo from 3.00pm AEST, ahead of the opening bounce at 3.05pm. 

Follow @catswomens social media channels for updates pre, during and post game.

Broadcast Guide

Geelong's 2025 AFLW campaign suffered another blow on Saturday afternoon, with the Cats falling to Sydney by five points at GMHBA Stadium. 

A blistering opening quarter put the Cats well clear at the first break, but they struggled to carry on the momentum as the Swans worked their way into the match, Geelong ultimately fell to their third consecutive defeat to begin the season. 

Star on-baller Georgie Prespakis fought valiantly all afternoon, finishing with a game-high 27 disposals (18 contested) and 10 clearances to continue her sensational start to the year. 

Aishling Moloney made her presence felt in another dominant showing, kicking three goals in the second half and amassing a career-high 23 disposals.

Eager to bounce back from last week's defeat, Geelong could not have dreamed of a better start, piling on three unanswered goals in just eight minutes and holding Sydney goalless to take a healthy 19-point lead into quarter time.

The Cats dominated early, winning the first eight clearances and registering the first eight inside-50 entries. Georgie Prespakis led the charge collecting eight disposals and four clearances in the opening 10 minutes.

But in a pattern symptomatic of Geelong's season so far, momentum shifted quickly and violently in the second term as Sydney slammed home four unanswered goals of their own, turning the Cats’ lead into a five-point deficit at half time.

The clearance battle remained heavily in Geelong's favour (+8) at the main break, led by Prespakis (seven clearances) and Amy McDonald (four) while down back Rachel Kearns and Claudia Gunjaca stood tall, picking off eight intercept possessions between them.

Young ruck Piper Dunlop continued to impress in the opening half, collecting nine disposals and two clearances to have a significant impact around stoppages.

Needing to find a spark and looking to reignite the home crowd after the main break, the Cats turned to a reliable source as Aishling Moloney hit the scoreboard with her first goal of the day, putting Geelong back in front early in the third quarter. 

The Irish superstar booted her second major late in the term, but Sydney were able to find two of their own and seemingly had all the answers when it mattered most, leaving Geelong trailing by seven points heading into the final quarter. 

With a mountain to climb in the fourth term, the Cats struggled to gain the ascendancy early and things were made even more difficult, when Swans star Chloe Molloy converted the first goal to extend their lead. 

With less than five minutes on the clock, Aishling Moloney once again provided a spark as she poked through her third goal in the second half, a minor score from Jackie Parry pulling the Cats within a kick. 

One last roll of the dice gave Parry an opportunity to level the scores with 10 seconds remaining, but her kick faded wide to the right and the final siren sounded moments later, Geelong falling to the Swans by five points. 

2025 AFLW Season - Round 3

GEELONG     3.2     3.4    5.5    6.9   (45)
SYDNEY         0.1     4.3    6.6    7.8   (50)    

GOALS
Geelong: Moloney 3, Morrison, Kenny, Bowen 1
Sydney: Moloney, Kennedy, Hurley, Hamilton, Ham, Grierson, Molloy 1

BEST
Geelong: Prespakis, Bowen, A. Moloney, Morrison
Sydney: Hurley, Morphett, Molloy, Fish, Gardiner, Kennedy

DISPOSALS
Geelong: Prespakis 27, Moloney 23, Bowen 17, Morrison, A.McDonald, Crockett-Grills 16
Sydney: Hurley 26, Molloy, Gardiner 24, Morphett, Fish 23

Crowd: 2,114 @ GMHBA Stadium