Hawthorn VFLW premiership star Jayde Van Dyk was among Carlton’s best players as the Blues secured their conference’s minor premiership.
Registering 13 disposals, four marks and three tackles, the defender had another solid outing for the Blues as they overcame the Western Bulldogs by three points in a nail-biting contest.
Carlton will now host Fremantle in a preliminary final this weekend.
The Blues join Geelong as the only sides with Hawthorn VFLW representatives that are set for finals action.
Geelong’s finals preparations took a hit as they went down to GWS by 31 points on the weekend.
The Cats had already secured their place in the top two prior to the encounter, but the Giants clearly saw an opportunity to prove a point against their Conference B rivals.
Rebecca Beeson (14 disposals, three marks, one tackle) and Pepa Randall (three disposals, six tackles) were influential on both sides of the ball for the Giants while Julia Crockett-Grills (five disposals, one mark, one tackle) and Phoebe McWilliams (two disposals, two marks) were quiet for the finals-bound Cats.
After three weeks out of the side, Mikala Cann (three disposals, one mark and two tackles) notched her fourth game of the season as she helped Collingwood to its only win of the 2019 season.
