Melbourne Demons become first team in AFLW history to score 100 points

Jed Wells

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The Melbourne Demons made history tonight, becoming the first AFLW team to ever score 100 points in a single game. 

The feat came in a brutal 88-point thrashing of the Fremantle Dockers, with the Demons' final score being 107. 

This was not the only AFLW record broken during the game - Taylah Harris breaking the league's scoring record and the triple-digits mark with back-to-back goals. 

Daisy Pearce was a standout for Melbourne, scoring five goals herself as the Demons rolled over the Dockers. 

With Melbourne and Fremantle sitting second and third on the ladder respectively, this was not set to be a walkover, but key losses to the Dockers side in Kara Antonio, Ebony Antonio and Emma O’Driscoll meant that they were lacking severe firepower - all three sidelined due to the leagues health and safety protocols. 

However, even in considering this the Demons were clearly a class above, winning the match 16.11 (107) to 3.1 (19). 

With only one round left of the regular season, this dominant display serves as a warning shot for the rest of the league, that Melbourne are coming for the trophy. 
 

Jed Wells

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Jed is a writer and social media producer, who has a keen interest in the intersection of sports and popular culture, especially basketball.