Thursday’s opening night of AFLW was designed to evoke memories of one of the competition’s greatest days, but a slick Carlton performance and flashes of brilliance from the league’s newest faces proved there is no need to dwell on the past.
The Blues played their way into the contest against Collingwood in front of a healthy crowd of 8,042 at Ikon Park, overcoming a slow start to dominate the Magpies in the second half and accelerate away from their opponents in a 6.9 (45) to 3.3 (21) victory.
