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Suns surge to victory, Tigers survive Giants comeback in AFLW

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Suns surge to victory, Tigers survive Giants comeback in AFLW. (2026, September 20). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-20/suns-defeat-bombers-tigers-survive-aflw-scare/107174100

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Gold Coast defeated Essendon in the AFL Women's (AFLW) league with a 41-point victory on Sunday, continuing their winning streak to secure fifth place. Meanwhile, Richmond narrowly beat GWS Giants by seven points in an intense match held in Canberra on the same day.
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On September 20, the Gold Coast Suns dominated Essendon in an Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) match with a final score of 51 to 10, marking a significant victory. The same day, Richmond Tigers narrowly edged out Greater Western Sydney Giants by just 7 points with a score of 68 to 61. These results highlight the competitive nature and varying fortunes across AFLW teams during this season.

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Topics

Giants Hawks Kangaroos Magpies Suns

Subjects

Giants ORG · 3× Suns ORG · 3× Blues ORG · 2× Cats ORG · 2× Demons ORG · 2× Hawks ORG · 2× Kangaroos ORG · 2× Magpies ORG · 2× Power ORG · 2× Swans ORG · 2×

Narrative

Fri, 18 Sept, 5:45 pm, Final score, Hawks 32, Kangaroos 25 Sat, 19 Sept, 12:35 pm, Final score, Magpies 49, Cats 90 Sat, 19 Sept, 1:05 pm, Final score, Demons 58, Blues 24 Sat, 19 Sept, 2:35 pm, Final score, Power 27, Swans 41 Sat, 19 Sept, 3:05 pm, Final score, Dockers 30, Bulldogs 40 Sun, 20 Sept, 12:35 pm, Final score, Giants 61, Tigers 68 Sun, 20 Sept, 1:05 pm, Final score, Bombers 10, Suns 51 Sun, 20 Sept, 3:05 pm, Live score, Saints 2.6 18, Eagles 5.5 35 Sun, 20 Sept, 5:05 pm, Game not started, Lions versus Crows Thu, 24 Sept, 7:15 pm, Game not started, Cats versus Hawks Fri, 25 Sept, 12:05 pm, Game not started, Bombers versus Eagles Fri, 25 Sept, 2:05 pm, Game not started, Bulldogs versus Power Fri, 25 Sept, 4:05 pm, Game not started, Blues versus Tigers Fri, 25 Sept, 7:15 pm, Game not started, Demons versus Kangaroos Sun, 27 Sept, 1:05 pm, Game not started, Magpies versus Giants Sun, 27 Sept, 1:05 pm, Game not started, Crows versus Dockers Sun, 27 Sept, 3:05 pm, Game not started, Swans versus Lions Sun, 27 Sept, 5:05 pm, Game not started, Suns versus Saints Gold Coast completes 41-point AFLW rout of Essendon, Richmond defeats GWS by 7 points In short: Gold Coast continued its fine AFLW form with a 41-point trouncing of Essendon.
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Suns surge to victory, Tigers survive Giants comeback in AFLW · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Fri, 18 Sept, 5:45 pm, Final score, Hawks 32, Kangaroos 25 Sat, 19 Sept, 12:35 pm, Final score, Magpies 49, Cats 90 Sat, 19 Sept, 1:05 pm, Final score, Demons 58, Blues 24 Sat, 19 Sept, 2:35 pm, Final score, Power 27, Swans 41 Sat, 19 Sept, 3:05 pm, Final score, Dockers 30, Bulldogs 40 Sun, 20 Sept, 12:35 pm, Final score, Giants 61, Tigers 68 Sun, 20 Sept, 1:05 pm, Final score, Bombers 10, Suns 51 Sun, 20 Sept, 3:05 pm, Live score, Saints 2.6 18, Eagles 5.5 35 Sun, 20 Sept, 5:05 pm, Game not started, Lions versus Crows Thu, 24 Sept, 7:15 pm, Game not started, Cats versus Hawks Fri, 25 Sept, 12:05 pm, Game not started, Bombers versus Eagles Fri, 25 Sept, 2:05 pm, Game not started, Bulldogs versus Power Fri, 25 Sept, 4:05 pm, Game not started, Blues versus Tigers Fri, 25 Sept, 7:15 pm, Game not started, Demons versus Kangaroos Sun, 27 Sept, 1:05 pm, Game not started, Magpies versus Giants Sun, 27 Sept, 1:05 pm, Game not started, Crows versus Dockers Sun, 27 Sept, 3:05 pm, Game not started, Swans versus Lions Sun, 27 Sept, 5:05 pm, Game not started, Suns versus Saints Gold Coast completes 41-point AFLW rout of Essendon, Richmond defeats GWS by 7 points In short: Gold Coast continued its fine AFLW form with a 41-point trouncing of Essendon. asserted
Coast → start → Essendon
The win was the Suns' third in a row and saw them rise to fifth spot. asserted
them → see → spot
Richmond survived a third-quarter blitz from the Giants to win by seven points in Canberra. asserted
Richmond → survive → Canberra
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