Practice match, 2024
Port Adelaide vs Melbourne
Saturday 17 August
Venue: Alberton Oval
Attendance: N/A
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Port Adelaide | 2.0 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 9.8.65 |
| Melbourne | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 8.4.52 |
Port Adelaide win by 13 points
Goalkickers: Ryleigh Wotherspoon 3, Megan Fitzsimon 1, Kate Hore 1, Alyssia Pisano 1
In their first match of any sort against Port Adelaide, Melbourne got off to a hot start with four goals in the first quarter. Port struck back in the second to lead at half time, and Melbourne got to within a goal in the final term but were beaten.
Olivia Purcell suffered a concussion and facial fractures during the last quarter.
Squad
Alyssa Bannan, Grace Beasley, Georgia Campbell, Maeve Chaplin, Gabrielle Colvin, Megan Fitzsimon, Georgia Gall, Tahlia Gillard, Sinead Goldrick, Tyla Hanks, Shelley Heath, Grace Hill, Kate Hore, Sarah Lampard, Eliza McNamara, Lily Mithen, Paxy Paxman, Lauren Pearce, Alyssia Pisano, Olivia Purcell, Denby Taylor, Rhiannon Watt, Ryleigh Wotherspoon, Eden Zanker. Emergencies - Delany Madigan and Lily Johnson.
Media
melbournefc.com.au - 18/08/2024, 19/08/2024