Vescio the hero as Blues beat Hawks to make AFLW prelim

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Carlton will face Melbourne in an AFLW preliminary final after 100-gamer Darcy Vescio sealed a comeback five-point win over Hawthorn in the semi-final.

Darcy Vescio kicking the winning goal in her 100th AFLW game to steer Carlton to a five-point win over Hawthorn and into a preliminary final was pure poetry, says coach Mathew Buck.

Hawthorn reeled off the first three goals of Saturday night's Ikon Park semi-final.

But Carlton fought back, with AFLW icon Vescio (two goals) slotting the winner to deliver a 6.7 (43) to 6.2 (38) win and a final-four clash with Melbourne.

"I was having some flashbacks to my junior footy and thinking 'you've done this so many times, just trust your kick, go back' - and I was happy to see it through," Vescio, Carlton's first AFLW 100-gamer, told Fox Footy.

"So it's a great story, and Darcy Vescio has a great story from game one to this game.

"And to be able to take your moment and do that with all that experience that 100 games gives you is really special. And that'll be a moment Darcy will cherish, and our team will cherish.

"And I just said, 'geez, I love being along for the ride with you. It's so fun to be there' ... so written in the stars, I'm happy with that."

Star Hawk Aine McDonagh could have kicked the winner with two minutes left but missed everything from close range as Hawthorn made a third-straight semi-final exit.

"100 per cent (it's tough to take), especially when you're a competitor like what she is and have a will to win like what she does," coach Daniel Webster said.

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