AFLW Round 9, 2022 spring season
Melbourne vs Essendon
Sunday 23 October
Venue: Casey Fields
Attendance: 1518
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 2.2 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 7.8.50 |
| Essendon | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3.9 |
Melbourne win by 41 points
Goalkickers: Kate Hore 3, Alyssa Bannan 2, Karen Paxman 1, Eden Zanker 1
AFLW B&F votes:
3 - Karen Paxman
2 - Olivia Purcell
1 - Kate Hore
Coaches votes:
10 - Karen Paxman
7 - Kate Hore
4 - Tyla Hanks
3 - Shelley Heath
1 - Alyssa Bannan
1 - Olivia Purcell
Milestones:
First game against Essendon
Rising Star nomination
Tahlia Gillard
Statistical categories led:
Biggest win and highest score against Essendon
Melbourne had their first - and only - game against one of the league's four expansion teams in the second last game of the season, and came away with a comfortable win that left them some hope of catching Brisbane for top spot on the ladder.
Essendon struggled to score, but the home side failed to put them away until after time. Three goals to nil in the third quarter made sure of victory before neither team kicked a goal in the final term.
Best were Paxman, Gillard and Heath.
Lists
Scoreless first quarters
Scoreless fourth quarters
Links
Demonblog match review