Fremantle beat Adelaide in AFLW, Collingwood claim first win — ABC News Australia

In Australia, the Fremantle Dockers women's team defeated Adelaide 9.6 (60) to 5.5 (35) in a Round 7 AFLW match at Unley Oval. The win lifted Fremantle, with a 4–3 record, into the league's top eight.

As reported by ABC News Australia, the Dockers scored 28 unanswered points in the first quarter and held a lead of up to 45 points during the match. Adelaide, with a 3–4 record, scored three consecutive goals late in the third quarter and early in the final quarter, but could not reduce the deficit to fewer than 25 points.

Victory over Adelaide

For Fremantle, it was the first win over Adelaide in their past seven AFLW meetings. Before this game, Adelaide held a 9–1 advantage in matches against the Dockers.

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Collingwood defeat GWS

In another Sunday match, Collingwood secured their first win of the season, defeating the GWS Giants 4.10 (34) to 3.7 (25) at Victoria Park. The Giants led after each of the first three quarters — by one, four and seven points respectively — but Collingwood dominated the final quarter. Collingwood finished the match with an advantage of 18 inside-50 entries and 16 contested possessions. Both clubs had 1–6 records after the match.

Sydney Swans also defeated Brisbane Lions, 5.7 (37) to 3.5 (23), retaining a place in the top four, while Brisbane's record fell to 2–5. Gold Coast Suns beat St Kilda 10.9 (69) to 6.3 (39) and moved up to sixth place in the standings.