The first official female side playing under the Melbourne FC banner took part in a match against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday 29 June 2013. The same two teams played the return match on Saturday 28 June 2014, and again in 2015.
In both years a draft of nominated female players took place before the match, but the clubs retained a number of players. An official AFL Women's competition was launched in 2017, Melbourne won its first premiership in the 2022 AFLW spring season.
Matches against Western Bulldogs are played for the Hampson-Hardeman Cup, named after two women's football pioneers.
Exhibition match seasons
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||
AFLW seasons
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 summer | 2022 spring |
Players
AFLW Players
Jumper Numbers
Career stat leaders
Individual game records
Win/loss records (to end 2022 spring)
| Wins | Draws | Losses | ||||
| Adelaide | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Brisbane Lions | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Carlton | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Collingwood | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Essendon | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fremantle | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Gold Coast | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Greater Western Sydney | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| North Melbourne | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Richmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| St Kilda | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| West Coast | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Western Bulldogs | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
Venues (to end 2022 spring)
| Wins | Draws | Losses | ||||
| Adelaide Oval | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Blacktown | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Carrara | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Casey Fields | 21 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Docklands | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fremantle Oval | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Gabba | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Glenelg Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hickey Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marrara | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MCG | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Moorabbin | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Norwood Oval | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Perth Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Princes Park | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Punt Road | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Springfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sydney Showgrounds | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Traeger Park | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Victoria Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Western Oval | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
Records
Official AFLW matches only. To Round 3 2023
Highest scores
| Score | Round | Opponent | ||||
| 1 | 16.11.107 | Round 9, 2017 | Fremantle | |||
| 2 | 15.9.99 | Round 2, 2023 | Greater Western Sydney | |||
| 3 | 12.11.83 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | |||
| 4 | 11.13.79 | Round 10, 2022 spring season | West Coast | |||
| 5 | 10.13.73 | Round 1, 2023 | Collingwood | |||
| 5 | 10.13.73 | Round 7, 2022 spring season | Western Bulldogs | |||
| 6 | 11.4.70 | Round 7, 2017 | Fremantle | |||
| 7 | 9.12.66 | Round 6, 2021 | St Kilda | |||
| 7 | 10.6.66 | Round 5, 2020 | West Coast | |||
| 7 | 10.6.66 | Round 6, 2022 spring season | Fremantle | |||
| 10 | 9.10.64 | Round 2, 2022 | St Kilda | |||
Lowest scores
| Score | Round | Opponent | ||||
| 1 | 1.2.8 | Round 7, 2019 | Adelaide | |||
| 2 | 1.4.10 | Round 1, 2017 | Brisbane Lions | |||
| 3 | 1.8.14 | Round 3, 2020 | St Kilda | |||
| 3 | 1.8.14 | Round 5, 2021 | Collingwood | |||
| 5 | 1.9.15 | Round 5, 2017 | Greater Western Sydney | |||
| 5 | 1.9.15 | Preliminary Final 2021 | Adelaide | |||
| 7 | 2.4.16 | Grand Final, 2022 summer season | Adelaide | |||
| 8 | 2.7.19 | Grand Final, 2022 spring season | Brisbane Lions | |||
| 9 | 3.3.21 | Round 4, 2022 | Adelaide | |||
| 10 | 3.4.22 | Round 1, 2020 | North Melbourne | |||
Biggest win
| Margin | Round | Opponent | ||||
| 1 | 88 | Round 9, 2022 | Fremantle | |||
| 2 | 78 | Round 10, 2022 spring season | West Coast | |||
| 3 | 77 | Round 2, 2023 | Greater Western Sydney | |||
| 4 | 64 | Round 7, 2022 spring season | Western Bulldogs | |||
| 5 | 59 | Round 5, 2020 | West Coast | |||
| 6 | 58 | Round 8, 2022 spring season | Gold Coast | |||
| 7 | 54 | Round 7, 2017 vs Fremantle | ||||
| 8 | 44 | Round 6, 2021 vs St Kilda | ||||
| 9 | 42 | Round 5, 2022 spring season | Carlton | |||
| 9 | 42 | Round 1, 2023 | Collingwood | |||
| 9 | 42 | Round 3, 2023 | Western Bulldogs | |||
Biggest loss
| Margin | Round | Opponent | ||||
| 1 | 60 | Round 7, 2019 | Adelaide | |||
| 2 | 35 | Round 5, 2021 | Collingwood | |||
| 3 | 34 | Round 4, 2018 | Collingwood | |||
| 4 | 18 | Preliminary Final 2021 | Adelaide | |||
| 5 | 16 | Round 6, 2020 | Carlton | |||
| 6 | 15 | Round 1, 2017 | Brisbane Lions | |||
| 6 | 15 | Round 4, 2022 spring season | Brisbane Lions | |||
| 8 | 14 | Round 2, 2022 | Adelaide | |||
| 9 | 13 | Round 4, 2021 | Western Bulldogs | |||
| 9 | 13 | 2022 summer season Grand Final | Adelaide | |||
Links
AustralianFootball page
Hampson-Hardeman Cup on Wikipedia