Richmond has been defeated by Collingwood by 38-points in the final round of the home-and-away season at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon.

Collingwood was just a step above Richmond the entire day, with its class by foot particularly on show when entering 50 in the 6.11 (47) to 1.3 (9) victory.

Both sides were missing valuable midfielders – the Pies without Bri Davey and Brit Bonnici, and the Tigers losing Sarah Hosking and Tessa Lavey – but it was the absence of spearhead Katie Brennan that was most keenly felt by Richmond, losing its structure in attack.

05:30

AFLW R10: Ferguson post-match

AFLW Senior Coach, Ryan Ferguson, speaks to the media following the Round 10 match against Collingwood.

Ruby Schleicher, Lauren Butler and Jordy Allen patrolled Collingwood's backline with ease, with Schleicher's run-and-carry an important part of the Pies' win.

Bec Miller and Sarah D'Arcy battled hard in defence, but the weight of inside 50s (40-21) and overall disposals (270-176) proved too much.

Jaimee Lambert had 20 disposals to half-time and finished with 31 and eight tackles, while Mikala Cann was also strong in the middle.

00:30

AFLW R10: Yassir earns first with precise finish

Emelia Yassir earns a free kick to kick Richmond's first of the match with accurate set shot on the angle.

Collingwood key forward Sabrina Frederick kicked off the scoring in the third half with a classy snap against her former side, while the lively Emelia Yassir broke through for the Tigers' first and only major about 10 minutes later.

Christina Bernardi's day finished in the third term with what appears to be a serious left knee injury.

00:42

AFLW R10: Bernardi injury concern after landing awkwardly

Christina Bernardi is forced to leave the field after appearing to injure her left knee in marking contest.

Say what?

"I thought we wanted to fight, we wanted to work, and that was outstanding, to be honest, but we were outclassed. Even with what we had out there, we didn't take our moments. They taught us a lesson in the fundamentals of the game – absorbing pressure and tackles, we had a lot of holding-the-ball free kicks against us because we coughed the ball up." – Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson

COLLINGWOOD     1.3     2.5      4.7     6.11   (47)
RICHMOND            0.1     0.3     1.3     1.3     (9)

GOALS
Collingwood: Alexander 2, Molloy, Moloney, Frederick, James
Richmond: Yassir

BEST
Collingwood: Lambert, Cann, Schleicher, Sheridan, Butler
Richmond: Conti, McKenzie, Miller, Brancatisano

INJURIES
Collingwood: Nil
Richmond: Bernardi (knee)

Reports: TBC