Demons down Tigers to go 2-0 in AFLW
Melbourne have overcome significant COVID-19 disruption to defeat Richmond by 17 points at Punt Road Oval, starting their AFLW season with back-to-back wins. The premiership favourites were forced to omit Maddi Gay, Shelley Scott, Sarah Lampard, Casey Sherriff and Shelley Heath under the league’s health and safety protocols. And after withstanding an early Tigers blitzkrieg, the Demons responded fiercely, kicking six goals in a row before running out 8.6 (54) to 6.1 (37) victors on Friday night. ...