Anderson stars in Brisbane's thrilling AFLW win

Jackson Clark Published October 23, 2023 at 7.00am (AWST)

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Ally Anderson had 28 touches in Brisbane's Brisbane’s 5.12 (42) to 6.3 (39) win over Adelaide on Sunday. (Image: Kelly Defina/Getty Images)

Brisbane have handed Adelaide its first loss of the AFLW season in a thrilling encounter at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday.

Ally Anderson starred with arguably her best game of the season in the Lions' nail-biting three-point win in what was the second week of the AFLW's Indigenous Round.

Anderson had a team-high 28 disposals and five tackles in Brisbane's 5.12 (42) to 6.3 (39) win.

The Gangulu woman had nine disposals, seven of those contested, and four clearances during Brisbane's dominant second term where they were able to outscore the Crows by 18 points.

Anderson – the Lions' games record holder – has been one of the AFLW's best players for many years and she is still at the peak of her powers having averaged 27.8 disposals per game so far in 2023.

The 29-year-old is a an AFLW best-and-fairest winner, premiership player and has also won the Lions' best-and-fairest twice.

*Ally Anderson after winning the 2021 AFLW best-and-fairest. (Image: Getty Images)*

Crows star Danielle Ponter produced another strong showing finishing with 14 disposals and a game-high three goals.

Ponter is in career-best form and has now kicked 14 goals for the season, placing her third on the AFLW leading goalkicker table.

Gemma Houghton played a starring role in Yartapuulti's draw with Gold Coast in Adelaide on Saturday night.

Houghton finished with 17 disposals, six tackles and two goals in what was an exciting conclusion to the contest.

Jasmin Stewart also had a strong performance for the Power, finishing with 17 disposals.

Mia King was one of the Kangaroos' best players in her team's 23-point loss to Narrm on Saturday.

King finished with 20 disposals and a game-high 13 tackles in the 5.7 (37) to 2.2 (14) loss.

On Sunday, J'Noemi Anderson kicked her first goal in the AFLW in St Kilda's 24-point loss to Fremantle.

The 18-year-old was drafted to St Kilda last year after winning the Northern Territory Football League's Rising Star award and her local team St Marys' senior best-and-fairest award.

She became the club's first-ever Indigenous AFLW player after making her debut against Geelong last year.

In the other games, Georgie Prespakis starred with 26 disposals and eight tackles in Geelong's close loss to Collingwood.

In a similar result, her sister Maddy Prespakis had 28 disposals and eight tackles for Essendon in a four-point loss to West Coast at Windy Hill.