Melbourne Victory's hunt for a first A-League Men win of the season continues after Joey Garuccio's 99th-minute equaliser secured a draw for Adelaide United.

The Carlton captain had plenty of reason to smile at Flemington on the last day of the Melbourne Cup carnival.

Sophie Devine has produced a stunning all-round performance to power Perth Scorchers to a six-wicket thrashing of Melbourne Stars at North Sydney Oval.

The Jillaroos survived a major scare against Fiji to reach the World Cup final, with winger Abbi Church going berserk in the win.

As they prepare to shoot for their fourth flag in a row, the Brisbane Lions are closing in on announcing a successor to three-time premiership coach Chris Fagan.

Jack McVeigh, Jaylon Brown and Shaun Bruce have led a three-point party from Cairns, who extended the Wildcats' woes with an eight-point win in Perth.

After bombing out of the finals in straight sets in successive years, Hawthorn have broken through for their first AFLW finals win with an 18-point defeat of Gold Coast.

Minjee Lee is facing an uphill battle to qualify for the lucrative season-ending Tour Championship after finishing last at the Japan Classic.

Jillaroos superstar Jaime Chapman has the ball ripped away from her by Fijian captain Sereana Naitokatoka, and the underdogs in the following set.

Perth Wildcats have lost their fourth game in a row for the first time in four years and are out of the top six following a 100-92 loss to Cairns at RAC Arena.