AFLW Round 1, 2024
Geelong vs Melbourne
Saturday 31 August
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 3838
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Geelong | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 6.4.40 |
| Melbourne | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 6.6.42 |
Melbourne win by 2 points
Goalkickers: Kate Hore 3, Sinead Goldrick 1, Blaithin Mackin 1, Eden Zanker 1
AFLW B&F votes
TBD
Coaches votes
10 - Kate Hore
7 - Blaithin Mackin
2 - Lauren Pearce
1 - Maeve Chaplin
Milestones:
First game
Grace Beasley
Ryleigh Wotherspoon
First MFC game
Grace Hill
First goal
Sinead Goldrick (44th game)
In their season opener, a Melbourne side that had lost significant experience since 2023 came out on top of the side that knocked them out of the previous finals series. They conceded the first two goals, before Captain Kate Hore helped lift her team to the lead with three goals. They looked to have the game won when more than a goal ahead with a minute left, before Paxy Paxman conceded a free kick for not giving the ball directly back to the umpire before a ball-up. Ex-Demon Jacqueline Perry cut the margin to two points, but the visitors held on to win.
Best were Hore, Mackin and Pearce. Tayla Harris suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.
Media
afl.com.au - 31/08/2024
Links
Demonblog match review