AFLW Round 1, 2023
Melbourne vs Collingwood
Friday 1 September
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 8412
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 1.4 | 2.7 | 7.11 | 10.13.73 |
| Collingwood | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7.31 |
Melbourne win by 42 points
Goalkickers: Alyssa Bannan 3, Shelley Heath 2, Eden Zanker 2, Georgia Campbell 1, Kate Hore 1, Tayla Harris 1
Milestones:
50 games
Tyla Hanks
First goal
Georgia Campbell (2nd game)
AFLW B&F votes
3 - Alyssa Bannan
2 - Tyla Hanks
Coaches votes
7 - Kate Hore
5 - Shelley Heath
3 - Tyla Hanks
3 - Alyssa Bannan
2 - Tayla Harris
Statistical categories led:
Biggest win and highest score against Collingwood
Equal biggest win at Princes Park
After raising their 2022 spring season flag before the game, Melbourne kicked the first goal through Alyssa Bannan before having to fight back to win. Collingwood kicked the next four goals to open a 14 point lead midway through the second term. The margin was reduced when Georgia Campbell goalled with her first kick in league football, after playing her first game the previous year.
The eight point gap at the break was quickly overrun, as Melbourne piled on 5.4 to a point in a dominant third quarter. Shelley Heath quelled the dangerous Brianna Davey and got forward for two goals in the second half, doubling her career tally. By three quarter time the deficit had been turned into a match-winning 22 point lead, and another three goals to nil in the last term.
Best were Hanks, Mithen and Bannan,
Media
afl.com.au - 02/09/2023
Links
Demonblog match review