GEELONG sealed its finals berth and all-but ended the hopes of North Melbourne with a strong first half before easing home by 27 points at Aegis Park on Saturday. Picture: AFL Photos NORTH MELBOURNE 1.8 (14) Western Bulldogs' India Barker cops an ear massage as she takes a mark. Sally Lynch split an enthralling ruck battle with Bomber Simone Nalder, having 40 hitouts and eight touches to 36 and nine. Nicole Callinan starred again for the Falcons in a losing cause, picking up 22 disposals, seven clearances, seven rebounds and eight tackles and Emma Mackay had eight tackles, but nobody else managed to gather more than 13 possessions. The Bombers took a while to shake off the determined Falcons, leading by just 16 points at the main break, but broke clear with four goals in the third and two in the last without reply.Д®ssendon went +92 in disposals and conceded only 19 inside-50s as captain Georgia Nanscawen produced her best game of the season with 34 disposals, seven marks, eight clearances, six inside-50s and seven tackles and Mia-Rae Clifford (18, six marks, two goals), Joanne Doonan (20, five clearances, two goals) and Alana Barba (16, eight clearances) proved impossible to stop, while best-and-fairest winner Eloise Ashley-Cooper also had her moments with five marks and seven tackles. Picture: AFL Photos DAREBIN 1.1 (7)ДAREBINвЂ™s finals hopes took a massive hit as it fell out of the top six for the first time since Round 5 with a comprehensive 57-point loss at the hands of undefeated Essendon at Preston City Oval on Saturday. Southern Saint Tayla Kearns takes possession in front of Western Bulldog Tarrah Delgado. The Magpies stated their intentions by holding the Demons to just one behind in the first half as they built a 19-point lead through the dominance of Matilda Zander (23 disposals, five clearances, five inside-50s, five rebounds, five tackles), experienced defender Nicole Hales (16, five marks, six rebounds) and Elisabeth Jackson (15, eight tackles).Д¬asey hit back with three goals in six minutes in the third quarter to level the scores, but Monique Demattio kicked her second at the 13-minute mark to restore CollingwoodвЂ™s lead and it turned out to be the last major of the game as the previously undefeated Demons fell to a second loss in a row despite winning the inside-50 count 34-21.Д¬aptain Sammie Johnson was CaseyвЂ™s best player in her 50 th VFLW match with 20 touches, five clearances and 10 tackles, with Mel Hogg (17, six clearances) and Tahlia Gillard (15 possessions, five marks, 17 hitouts) providing support in the midfield, Rebecca Grant (19, seven rebounds) playing a lone hand down back and Emma Horne sticking nine tackles.

COLLINGWOOD climbed back into the rebel VFLW top six and showed writing obituaries on its premiership hopes might be premature with a gutsy 10-point victory over Casey Demons in wet conditions at Casey Fields on Sunday.

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