Essendon has held off inaccurate Richmond by 15 factors in one other Dreamtime thriller, extending their unbeaten begin to the AFLW season.
After the Tigers and Bombers drew in final 12 months’s Darwin match, the rivals once more gave the Northern Territory followers a tense climax.
Essendon maintained a useful buffer for a lot of the sport, however Emelia Yassir’s intelligent snap simply earlier than three-quarter time to scale back the margin to only 5 factors.
Richmond blew quite a few makes an attempt to hit the lead early within the final time period, dominating possession and territory, however the Bombers merely transformed higher and received 6.7 (43) to three.10 (28).
After the Tigers missed two gettable possibilities, Sophie Alexander and Georgia Gee sealed the deal for the Bombers with elegant finishes within the remaining six minutes.
Gee had therapy on her ankle early within the sport, however performed by way of the ache to be a match-winner.
Georgia Nanscawen (27 disposals) and Maddy Prespakis (24) had been usually industrious within the midfield, going head-to-head with Richmond famous person Mon Conti (29) and former primary draft choose Ellie McKenzie (27).
“We got here as much as Darwin only for one job and that was to go house with the win,” Prespakis informed the Seven Community.
“It is greater than only a sport if you’re enjoying in Darwin, it is for the folks and the group.
“It’s actually scorching and it tires you out actually early, so we have needed to be sensible over the previous couple of days about how a lot time outdoors we have had.
“I am positive there is a honest few drained women.”
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Making the victory much more spectacular is that the Bombers did it with out star ahead Bonnie Toogood, who’s serving a two-game suspension.
Richmond ahead Paige Scott, who left Essendon in acrimonious circumstances final 12 months, was the Tigers’ greatest menace up entrance.
Scott booted Richmond’s first purpose, instantly grabbing their jumper in a pointed celebration towards their former membership.
The 21-year-old additionally performed a key function in Yassir’s main, powerfully shrugging off a deal with for a rating involvement.
The Tigers will face surging Melbourne at Casey subsequent Saturday, whereas Essendon host Geelong at Windy Hill on Sunday.
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