Geelong cruised to a 30-point win over Richmond for its second win on the bounce, leaving the battling Tigers 0-5 as the only winless team in the AFLW.
Richmond, which re-signed coach Ryan Ferguson for 2026 during the week despite sitting bottom of the ladder, had few answers for the Cats, who kept it goalless in the first half at Ikon Park.
Only Geelong’s wastefulness around goal kept Richmond in the contest early before the Cats started to find their rhythm and streaked away for a 8.11(59) to 4.5(29) win.
Geelong (2-3) has steadied its bid to again play finals after a 0-3 start.
Cats key forward Jackie Parry was a powerhouse, clunking nine marks and kicking two goals from 17 disposals.
“She doesn’t seem to drop a mark, to be honest,” midfielder Georgie Prespakis told the Seven Network.
“Hopefully that doesn’t jinx her. But she’s been ruling our forward line.”
Parry, 29, added: “If I can keep getting better with age, then I can stick around for a long time. It’d be great.”
Prespakis (32 disposals), Nina Morrison (22 disposals), Mikayla Bowen (28 touches, one goal) and Julia Crockett-Grills (19 disposals, two goals) were excellent for the Cats.
Ellie McKenzie (27 disposals) and Monique Conti (26 disposals, one goal) were the typical standouts for Richmond.
Richmond ruck Montana McKinnon came from the field with a left knee injury after contesting a boundary throw-in during the fourth quarter, while Morrison (corked quad) didn’t finish the game.
Geelong was the better team from the outset, but early on had only Emma Kilpatrick’s goal to show for it, leading by nine at quarter-time.
Richmond’s poor kicking became increasingly costly as the Tigers battled to get out of their defensive 50.
Aisling Moloney jagged her first goal of the day, then Geelong kicked into another gear when Caitlin Thorne took an intercept mark and hoofed through a major from 50 metres.
The game was all but done when Prespakis burst through the middle and kicked the ball into the forward pocket, before Moloney beat two players and teed up Parry in the square.
It extended the half-time margin to 28 points.
Sarah Hosking kicked Richmond’s first goal early in the third quarter but Geelong tightened its grip on the game, leading by 36 at three-quarter time.
Geelong extended its lead to a game-high 43 points at the start of the final term, before Richmond responded with two goals of its own.
But it proved too little, too late.
Next Saturday, Geelong faces Port Adelaide at Alberton Oval while Richmond takes on St Kilda at RSEA Park on Sunday.
