A PACKED Windy Hill has witnessed an Essendon dee-molition of Melbourne by 65 points in perfect spring conditions at the Bombers’ spiritual home. It was a four-quarter performance by the Bombers, who kept the season seven premiers scoreless after the first quarter, leading to the Bombers' biggest ever victory and the Demons' lowest ever score, 11.6.
72 to 1.1.7, in front of a crowd of 3325.
It was a true full team performance, with the Bombers winning one-on-ones across the ground against a Melbourne side that has been decimated by injury this season. Steph Cain breaks through the stoppage at pace and drills an eye-catching major Ellyse Gamble puts two goals on the board after converting a pair of strong marks Shelley Heath leaves the field with a suspected shoulder injury after being run down Daria Bannister nails her third major after Maeve Chaplin's unfortunate goal-line moment Ryleigh Wotherspoon just manages to get boot to ball while being tackled and earns her side’s first goal Essendon continues its flying start as Amber Clarke is the beneficiary of a selfless team play BOMBERS v DEMONS Full match coverage and stats The Bombers were on a mission from the first bounce, winning clearances and contested possession through stars Maddy Prespakis (32 disposals, seven clearances) and Step Cain (19 disposals, six tackles), providing opportunities for their forwards. Once inside 50, the Bombers' forward line did the rest, in particular small forward Daria Bannister (15 dispo.
