Collingwood star’s ‘medical miracle’ as Pies get first win 331 days

If it wasn’t spectacular sufficient that Collingwood’s Sarah Rowe returned lower than two weeks after collarbone surgical procedure, she was one of many Magpies’ greatest on floor of their first win in nearly a yr.

Collingwood edged out GWS with an eight-point win to get their first victory in 331 days on Saturday afternoon, 4.9 (33) to 4.1 (25).

“I truly really feel good, surprisingly. A medical miracle in methods,” Rowe instructed ABC Sport, simply 16 days after a small plate was inserted in her collarbone.

“I recovered actually rapidly from what was a severe harm on the time. So, I am simply delighted to be again on the market and the medical group did a lot work during the last two weeks to get again proper, credit score to them.”

Rowe had 16 touches for Collingwood, equally second with Ruby Schleicher and behind Brit Bonnici’s game-high 23 disposals.

“Whenever you come again from harm, there’s at all times some stage of being reluctant or having concern connected to that,” Rowe mentioned.

“And I mentioned (to herself and group), it doesn’t matter what, I am not going to play with concern as we speak since you put in your boots to play and you’ll’t shrink back from the competition.

“For those who signal as much as play, you need to go for it.”

Rowe wasn’t the one AFLW participant to impress on Saturday, with Sydney’s Chloe Molloy kicking seven targets within the Swans’ whopping 82-point victory over Gold Coast.

Molly, in simply her second sport again from an ACL harm, backed up her four-goal haul in spherical one with an equal-record greatest.

It strikes Sydney as much as second on the ladder with a share of 272.9. 

Molloy additionally turned the primary participant within the league to register 5 targets in a half, slotting the handful of majors within the first half at Carrara.

Regardless of equalling the league’s file, Molloy jovially lamented her misses.

“I kicked too many factors for my liking. I am spewing,” she instructed Fox Footy in reference to her three behinds.

“There’s a couple of [kicks] on the run I missed, however I feel it is a reflection of the best way we’re enjoying. We need to play quick footy.”

In pole place is Melbourne, with a share of 520.7, who earlier within the day recorded a 74-point win towards St Kilda. They beat the Western Bulldogs in spherical one by 48 factors.

Souring the demolition over the Saints, nonetheless, was star midfielder Olivia Purcell taking place with what seems like a severe knee concern. 

Over in Perth, reigning grand finalists Brisbane bounced again from their spherical one defeat towards Hawthorn to defeat Fremantle by a thumping 70 factors. 

Subsequent, Hawthorn and Carlton battle within the closing match of the day at Frankston Park.