AFLW Round 6, 2024
Melbourne vs Greater Western Sydney
Thursday 3 October
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 1264
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 2.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.5.41 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.7.25 |
Melbourne win by 16 points
Goalkickers: Alyssa Bannan 2, Megan Fitzsimon 1, Georgia Gall 1, Sarah Lampard 1, Alyssia Pisano 1
AFLW B&F votes
TBD
Coaches votes
10 - Kate Hore
4 - Tyla Hanks
4 - Maeve Chaplin
1 - Alyssa Bannan
Milestones:
First game
Delany Madigan
First MFC game
Sarah D'Arcy
After four straight losses, Melbourne survived a fourth quarter scare from the Giants to get back on the winners' list. They had been forced to field an injury replacement player for the first time since 2020, with ex-Collingwood and Richmond player Sarah D'Arcy elevated from Casey Demons into the starting lineup. The sides had been evenly matched in the first half, but Melbourne took their chances better and had what looked like an unassailable lead midway through the third. Then, after two recent scoreless fourth quarters, they looked to have stopped dead again, allowing the Giants to get within two goals late in the final term before the best-on-ground Kate Hore set up Megan Fitzsimon to bounce through the sealer.
Best were Hore, Hanks and Gillard.
Links
Demonblog match review