BRISBANE 6.4 (40) D CARLTON 2.6 (18)

Saturday night at Ikon Park

Fans were eager to watch juggernaut Tayla Harris in her (and perhaps the AFLW’s) first grudge match against Brisbane.

It was a tense first half, with Carlton playing the controversially scrappy, defensive footy they displayed in Round 1 in an attempt to plug the gap of injured captain and defence powerhouse Brianna Davey.

The game threatened to reach half-time without a major score, before Brisbane’s Kaitlyn Ashmore converted in front of goal.

In the second half, the Blues would be punished by undisciplined play giving away two 50m penalties that ultimately resulted in goals for Brisbane. They would get their first goal in the third quarter from a tap-in by Maddison Gay.

The match looked to even up after Darcy Vescio marked and scored early in the fourth term. But the momentum immediately shifted back to Brisbane, with two goals from Sophie Conway and Nat Exon with her first against her old club who had traded her for Harris.

Brisbane’s Emily Bates led with 20 disposals and 6 tackles.