Geelong will be looking to harness the momentum they gained last week, heading to IKON Park in search of their second win as they take on Richmond in Round 5.
After a slow start to the season, the Cats roared into action against Essendon with a dominant 31-point victory last week, led by stellar performances from Georgie Prespakis and Jackie Parry.
This week's challenge is a Richmond team that is currently winless in the 2025 AFLW season, but they have still challenged some of the competition's better teams across the opening four weeks.
Check out all the strengths of the Tigers game, proudly presented by Deakin University.
Ladder
Richmond: 17th (0-4)
Geelong: 11th (1-3)
Points For
Richmond: 107
Geelong: 151
Points Against
Richmond: 200
Geelong: 193
Recent History - Geelong v Richmond
| GAME | HOME | AWAY | VENUE |
| 2024 - Round 7 | Richmond 6.10 (46) | Geelong 5.9 (39) | Punt Road |
| 2023 - Round 9 | Richmond 1.5 (11) | Geelong 6.13 (49) | IKON Park |
| 2022 (S7) - Round 1 | Geelong 2.3 (15) | Richmond 1.5 (11) | GMHBA Stadium |
Deakin Performance Stat of the Week - Stopping Richmond's Handball Game
One of the main statistics from Richmond's opening month of the season comes from their ball movement, typically opting to handball more often than most other teams.
The Tigers average 107.0 handballs per game, which is more than the AFLW average of 104.0 per game and is the seventh most of any team in the competition this year.
By comparison, they average 140.3 kicks per game as a team which gives them a 1.3:1 kick to handball ratio, one of the closest ratios of any team in the AFLW.
Richmond Player to Watch - Monique Conti
There might not have been a better or more consistent player than Monique Conti over recent years, a five time AFLW All-Australian, a six time club best and fairest and an AFLW best and fairest winner.
Despite results not going Richmond's way, Conti has still been in dominant form ranking third in the competition for disposals (29 per game), fifth for tackles (8.8), third for inside 50's (5.5), second for contested possessions (17) and 11th for clearances (4.8).
Conti also dominated in the last meeting between Geelong and Richmond, picking up 27 disposals and kicking a goal in the Round 7 clash last year, certainly a player the Cats will need to watch this weekend.
Where Geelong Can Improve - Stoppage Clearances
The Cats dominated nearly every facet of the game against Essendon last week, but one area they could not gain the ascendancy was stoppage clearances.
The Bombers finished in front 24-16 in clearances around the ground, which ultimately did not have an impact on the result but it is an area Geelong will want to improve on heading forward.
