One of those player moves from the team was star Phillips,who jumped ship to skipper the brand new cross-town rivals Port Adelaide.
Leading goalkicker from last season,Ash Woodland,picked up where she left off,getting the Crows on the board early,retaliated by a rush through from Demon Kate Hore which was questioned by Crows fans after it appeared to be touched.
Adelaide found repeat entries throughout the first quarter,but the Demons found ten more contested possessions and led by four at the first break.
The pressure was intense in the second stanza,as Melbourne limited the Crows to shallow entries in their inside 50. Tayla Harris was strong in her match up against Chelsea Randall - a classic rivalry - and celebrated her 50th AFLW game with the Demons’ second goal.