2025 AFLW Finals preview: Melbourne vs. Adelaide
MELBOURNE will have the opportunity to face North Melbourne for the first time in season 2025 if the wounded Dees can get over the top of Adelaide this weekend. In coach Mick Stinear‘s 100th AFLW game, the Demons will face off against the Crows who have peaked at the right time of year. IN A […]
2025 AFLW Finals preview: Melbourne vs. Brisbane
A BLOCKBUSTER second qualifying final awaits tomorrow with two of the more successful sides in AFL Women’s history going head-to-head. Considered the two threats to North Melbourne’s flag hopes, the winner will gain a substantial advantage by avoiding the Kangaroos prior to the grand final, while the loser is put on a crash course with […]
Stinear pleased with four-quarter effort
MELBOURNE produced its most impressive performance of the season over the weekend and loom as the most likely threat to North Melbourne after seven rounds. The Dees completely dismantled bottom two side Gold Coast by 87 points in a dominant 13.15 (93) to 0.6 (6) result. Demons coach Mick Stinear was particularly pleased with the […]
Dees coach impressed with “team effort”
MELBOURNE coach Mick Stinear was happy his side could bounce back from a rare disappointing day out last week to post a strong 51-point win over West Coast at Casey Fields on Sunday. The Demons piled on the first 10 goals of the match and had 21 scoring shots to four by the final break […]
Heaven to Hell: Demons crush Saints
A WEEK after toppling premiership contenders Adelaide, St Kilda was sent a stark reality check against another genuine title threat in Melbourne, with the Dees dominating the pair’s AFL Women’s Round 2 clash. Back at home at Casey Fields, the Demons put the foot down after a tight first term to pile on 11 goals […]
Double Dee-light as Dees get season back on track
MELBOURNE has found its groove back this AFL Women’s season, defeating St Kilda on the weekend to win its second match of the week and third in a row. “I think we definitely started the game well into the breeze. Getting our hands on the ball first, creating scoring opportunities, really pleased with that,” Melbourne […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: Melbourne
AS the reigning premiers, last season was always going to be a tricky one for those in red and blue with the added pressure of trying to defend a long sought title. Although the home and away season went almost to plan, a late season slump saw the Dees crash out of finals in straight […]
2023 AFLW Draft review: Melbourne
FOR a contending team, Season 7 premiers Melbourne certainly hit the off-season hard, looking to turnaround a finals series where the Demons came up short. Able to position itself high up in the draft after moving on a number of players, Melbourne snagged the best small in the draft in Alyssia Pisano with Pick 5, […]
Family ties: Rigoni the next Dee in line?
TALL utility Jemma Rigoni has all the athletic traits that raise eyebrows of recruiters, and is now in line to follow in the footsteps of her father, Guy. The top-age talent has been nominated by Melbourne to fall under the father-daughter rule and is join the club her dad played 107 games for between 1998-2005. […]
Conti finally crowned League’s best after stellar season
AFTER being the bridesmaid last season, Richmond star Monique Conti has finally been crowned the best in the league, winning the 2023 AFLW Best and Fairest Award. She won with 23 votes, which was seven votes ahead of a group of players in second spot, which included the likes of Amy McDonald, Chloe Molloy, Ash […]