Live stream: Old Scotch, St Kevin’s Kew and Caulfield in action in VAFA Premier Women’s semi-finals

They refer to the third term as the premiership quarter and St Kevin’s have answered the call by cutting down Old Scotch to storm into the VAFA Premier women’s grand final. Full REPLAY.

St Kevin’s are through to the VAFA women’s grand final after a tremendous second-half fightback saw them reel in Old Scotch for a memorable eight-point win.

A dominant third quarter with the wind at their backs ignited the Saints after they trailed by 18 points at halftime.

Old Scotch jumped their rivals in the first half with three goals, keeping St Kevin’s to just three points, but momentum swung quickly in the third term.

Led by Sarah Cameron up forward, who had been well held, St Kevin’s took control of the contest late in the quarter with four consecutive goals.

Their lightning fightback turning an 18-point deficit into a nine-point lead.

With territory paramount in the windy conditions, Cameron also had several key possessions early in the final quarter, including a mark 25m out before kicking a crucial goal into the wind.

The major extended the Saints’ lead to 15 points as rain began to fall.

Maggie Wilson goaled late for the Cardinals in the last quarter to cut the margin to eight, but the clock was not their friend.

Old Scotch continued lifted their workrate thereafter and the ball remained in their forward territory for most of the final minutes.

But some telling marks and a couple of free kicks in their backline sealed a famous 5.6 (36) to 4.4 (28) win for St Kevin’s.

Old Scotch will now back up in next week’s preliminary final with a resurgent Caulfield Grammarians.

PREVIEW

The Mottram sisters have combined at both ends of the field to keep Caulfield Grammarians dreams of a VAFA Premier Women’s title alive.

Caulfield’s finals campaign will continue to the preliminary final next weekend after they held on to end defending champions Kew’s campaign 5.7 (37) to 4.9 (33) in a thrilling semi-final.

Matilda Mottram booted an important major in the second term to help the Caulfield side kick clear of their rivals, while recent Coates Talent League graduate Isla Mottram pulled off several key defensive interceptions to stave off a Kew fight back.

Kew’s captain courageous Rachael McDonough almost managed to inspire a brilliant comeback for her side kicking the only goal of the fourth quarter.

Kew kept the ball in their attacking half for most of the final term, and had several looks at goal to take the lead but in the end couldn’t find a way through the navy wall of defence.

Caulfield will now play the loser of Sunday’s qualifying semi-final between Old Scotch and St Kevin’s.

The semi-final will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV.

Check out the weekend’s schedule below.

A grand final berth beckons for one of the top two sides in the Premier Women’s competition when Old Scotch and St Kevin’s clash in the major semi-final on Sunday.

The pair have been the standard bearers of the competition this season, finishing the year with 17-1 records and splitting the two meetings between the proud clubs.

But it will be the red and blues who will ride a wave of momentum into the contest on the back of a nine-match winning streak.

That streak includes the last meeting between the two sides in the penultimate round of the season, when Old Scotch got up by less than a goal.

Old Scotch goalscorer Eloise Defina in action during the VAFA Premier Women's season. Picture: VAFA HQ

St Kevin’s has the fire power to match their rivals though and has been racking up big scores over the final month of the regular season.

There is star power all over the ground, on both sides.

Old Scotch’s potent forward line is led by the league’s leading goal kicker Eloise Defina, who has slotted 32 goals in 14 matches, while Millie Fraser-Smith, Mia Cowan and Anna Vrsecky know where the goals.

St Kevin’s attack boasts the talented Hannah Smith, who has fired off 27 goals this season, Kate Stanton and Sarah Cameron and Holly Kenealy.

But it is not just in the forward circle where the sides are stacked with talent.

Mia Caffry, Jade Wise and Bella Gray know how to ignite Old Scotch.

St Kevin’s star trio Bree Doyle, Emily Condon and Zara Guss can run rampant when they’re on song.

PREVIEW

A fierce rivalry will come to a head while the two best sides in the competition look to run back their final round thriller – it’s time for the VAFA Premier Women’s semi-finals.

KommunityTV will stream both Premier Women’s semi-finals LIVE and EXCLUSIVE across Saturday and Sunday. Check out the schedule below.

Kew and Caulfield Grammarians will write another chapter in their storied book of feuds when the pair clash in the first semi-final on Saturday morning at Box Hill City Oval.

Just one point separated the sides in Round 16, with Caulfield Grammarians coming from behind to nab Kew, with Kylie Lynch and Charlie Anderson playing starring roles.

Kew player Dakota Viliva in action during the VAFA Premier Women's season. Picture: VAFA HQ

Dakota Villiva and Amelia Dawborn have been outstanding for Kew this season, while Sarah Kenny and Zoe McCurdy have fuelled Caulfield Grammarians’ charge to the finals.