Collingwood has opened the AFLW season with a stable 18-point win over arch rival Carlton at Princes Park.
Key factors:
- The Magpies had 5 particular person aim kickers
- Ruby Schleicher posted 20 disposals for the Magpies
- Mimi Hill impressed for the Blues with 26 disposals
The Magpies triumphed 5.6 (36) to three.0 (18) in entrance of 4,128 spectators.
Jordyn Allen, Tarni Brown, Eloise Chaston, Imogen Evans and Jordan Membrey — who was making her comeback from an ACL damage — kicked the Magpies’ targets.
The Blues had endured a troublesome low season after dropping Madison Prespakis and Georgia Gee to Essendon, however they caught with the more-fancied Magpies within the first quarter on Thursday night time.
Nonetheless, Collingwood’s stars got here to the fore after quarter-time, taking command to expire snug winners towards the Blues.
The Magpies skilled a scare early within the final quarter when Jaimee Lambert went down clutching her left ankle.
Lambert initially appeared in important ache however was in a position to jog off the bottom in her fiftieth AFLW match.
The 29-year-old got here again on the bottom just a few minutes later, a lot to the reduction of Magpies coach Steve Symonds.
The Magpies are already with out co-captain Bri Davey, who injured her knee within the membership’s opening match of final season.
Blues teenager Daisy Walker was assessed for concussion after being on the top of a fierce deal with from Collingwood debutant Evans.
Walker appeared to hit the bottom through the deal with and Evans is predicted to face scrutiny from the match evaluation officer.
Carlton was served finest by Mimi Hill, who seems set to take over as Prespakis because the Blues’ most prolific ball winner.
Hill collected 26 disposals, regardless of enjoying the match out with an enormous bandage on her left thigh.
All-Australian defender Ruby Schleicher made an instantaneous impression in her new position within the midfield, choosing up 20 disposals for the Magpies.
Collingwood will host growth staff the Sydney Swans in spherical two, whereas the Blues will tackle one other newcomer Essendon on September 4.
Hawthorn and Port Adelaide have joined the Bombers and Swans as the brand new groups within the expanded 18-team competitors this season.
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