Essendon have marked their historic first AFLW fixture at Windy Hill with a 12-point win over St Kilda, persevering with their unbeaten begin to the season.
Prolific midfielder Madison Prespakis starred once more with a game-high 29 disposals within the Bombers’ 6.4 (40) to 4.4 (28) victory on Sunday.
It was Essendon’s first sport at their religious residence in a nationwide competitors – both males’s or ladies’s – since August 1991.
Prespakis continued her scorching kind, successful 15 contested possessions and 5 clearances to guide her facet to victory.
Georgia Gee (19 touches, one objective), co-captain Bonnie Toogood (17, one), Sophie Alexander (19 disposals) and Brooke Walker (15, six clearances) have been additionally sturdy contributors for Essendon.
“There hasn’t been a game of footy here for so many years and for us to create our own history and get our first win here is incredible,” childhood Bombers fan Prespakis instructed the Seven Network.
“I love the Essendon footy club and this is our home and this is our journey, so I’m really proud to be a part of it.”
The Bombers’ win got here at a value when co-captain Steph Cain was compelled off through the ultimate quarter after her head met the turf in a deal with from Jaimee Lambert.
Cain (13 disposals) additionally damage her proper shoulder in a bodily encounter however was later cleared of significant damage.
Lambert starred for St Kilda with 25 touches, six clearances and a objective, whereas Tyanna Smith (13 disposals, 5 clearances) and Georgia Patrikios (15, two) additionally labored laborious.
Essendon have been dominant early and grabbed the ascendancy with three straight objectives within the opening 10 minutes.
The guests steadily dragged their manner again into the competition, kicking 4 of the following 5 majors to stage the scores halfway by means of the third quarter.
But the Bombers steadied late within the third time period and turned for residence 12 factors in entrance.
Neither facet managed to attain in a hard-fought ultimate interval, leaving St Kilda winless from the opening two rounds.
“We put ourselves under pressure again, for the second week in a row, with a really slow start,” Saints coach Nick Dal Santo mentioned.
“We’ve got some work to do. We need to understand why these things are occurring and we need to get to work.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
