AFLW Round 5, 2017
Adelaide vs Melbourne
Saturday 11 March
Venue: Marrara Stadium
Attendance: 5100
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Adelaide | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5.2.32 |
| Melbourne | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 5.4.34 |
Melbourne win by 2 points
Goalkickers: Deanna Berry 1, Alyssa Mifsud 1, Aliesha Newman 1, Daisy Pearce 1, Shelley Scott 1
Milestones:
Only game
Elise Strachan
Rising Star nomination
Katherine Smith
League best and fairest votes
3 - Daisy Pearce
With their finals hopes resting on a win, Melbourne recovered from a poor first quarter to take the lead into three quarter time. They held on in the face of a blistering comeback by the Crows in the last minute to win and keep their season alive going into the last round.
Best were D. Pearce, Newman and Smith.
Team
Deanna Berry, Madeleine Boyd, Mia-Rae Clifford, Harriet Cordner, Richelle Cranston, Laura Duryea, Jasmine Grierson, Mel Hickey, Emma Humphries, Ainslie Kemp, Sarah Lampard, Alyssa Mifsud, Lily Mithen, Aliesha Newman, Elise O'Dea, Karen Paxman, Daisy Pearce, Lauren Pearce, Catherine Phillips, Katherine Smith, Elise Strachan.