Melbourne 7.3 (45) d Greater Western Sydney 6.3 (39)

Saturday at Casey Fields

The Dees and Giants put on an entertaining contest with Richelle Cranston putting in a Best on Ground performance in the final term to seal the win.

GWS is not the same entity it was last year with calculated recruiting almost paying dividends; they lead at every break but couldn’t finish it off.

Phoebe McWilliams was big on the scoreboard with three goals while Jacinda Barclay and Cora Staunton also contributed.

Karen Paxman was exceptional in the first quarter but a back injury saw her miss the rest of the game. 

Luckily for the Dees, the other members of their midfield stepped up.

Cranston’s epic last quarter which included two goals and direct involvement in another saw the Dees win by a straight kick in the end.