YARTAPUULTI has got out of jail with a one-point win over Greater Western Sydney to secure a home AFLW Elimination Final.

Gemma Houghton's massive mark and goal with less than a minute left gave the Power the lead for the first time on Sunday at Alberton Oval and it held on to win 7.1 (43) to 6.6 (42).

Had Yartapuulti lost, it would have been on the road next weekend in its first finals series to play Fremantle in one of the knockout matches.

Instead, the win in front of a boisterous home crowd of more than 4000 means it will host Richmond in an Elimination Final.

It was a brutal end to the season for the Giants, whose losing streak extended to eight games.

They were outstanding for much of the match, but the experience of Power veteran Kirsty Lamb was critical when the game was on the line.

Lamb snapped the opening goal of the final term and then her pass found Houghton, who marked and kicked the match winner.

Adding to the tough day for GWS, Meghan Gaffney suffered a right knee injury having just returned this season from an ACL rupture.

The Giants have averaged 70 tackles per game this season, but on Sunday they had a whopping 106 to 80.

Captain Bec Beeson was mighty, kicking her side's only goal in the last term and amassing a game-high 25 disposals in her best-afield performance.

She stayed on the ground in the frenetic last quarter despite a head knock.

Yartapuulti’s Maria Moloney was critical with her 17 disposals, including 13 contested possessions.

The side had suffered a double blow pre-game when ruck Matilda Scholz (calf) and midfielder Abbey Dowrick (soreness) were late withdrawals.

GWS piled on the pressure from the start and was rewarded when Eilish O'Dowd kicked the opening goal after three minutes.

The Giants held a game-high lead of 17 points in the third term, but the home side kept with them and kicked three goals to one in the last quarter to steal what seemed with minutes to play and unlikely victory, the Power’s sixth in-a-row and seventh of the season.

YARTAPUULTI                               1.1   3.1   4.1   7.1 (43)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY    2.2    4.4    5.6   6.6 (42)

GOALS
Yartapuulti: Wendland 2, Mules-Robinson, Keryk, Lamb, Saint, Houghton
Greater Western Sydney: O'Dowd, Evans, Garnett, Goldsworthy, Mowbray, Beeson

BEST
Yartapuulti: Wendland, Saint, Moloney
Greater Western Sydney: Evans, Beeson, Mowbray

INJURIES
Yartapuulti: Syme
Greater Western Sydney: Gaffney

LATE CHANGES
Yartapuulti: Matilda Scholz and Abbey Dowrick replaced in the selected side by Ange Foley and Maddy Keryk

Reports: Nil

Crowd: 4,148 at Alberton Oval