AFLW Round 1, 2022
Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne
Saturday 8 January
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 2571
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Western Bulldogs | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 3.4.22 |
| Melbourne | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.10.46 |
Melbourne win by 24 points
Goalkickers: Kate Hore 2, Maddie Gay 1, Tayla Harris 1, Casey Sherriff 1, Eden Zanker 1
AFLW B&F votes
3 - Daisy Pearce
1 - Tyla Hanks
Coaches votes:
9 - Eden Zanker
8 - Tyla Hanks
3 - Kate Hore
3 - Libby Birch
Milestones:
First game
Maggie Caris
Eliza West
First MFC game
Ali Brown
Tayla Harris
Melbourne kicked off their season with a comfortable win, set up by a strong first quarter into the wind. Despite only kicking 1.6 with the breeze in the second term, and the Bulldogs briefly reducing the margin to 11 points during the third, the Demons were not seriously challenged again.
With her second goal, the last of the game, Kate Hore passed Tegan Cunningham to become the club's all-time top goalkicker.
Best were Zanker, Birch and Hanks.