ROUND 5 marked the official halfway point of the AFLW home-and-away season.
The first half of the season saw Melbourne win four of its five games, heading into the final five rounds with a fourth-placed spot on the AFLW ladder.
See how the first half of the season played out in our social media wrap below.
ROUND 1 | Melbourne (44) def. Adelaide (26)
.@DaisyPearce6 + @tayla_harris7 leading us out to start S7. 🤩#DemonSpirit | #AFLWCrowsDees pic.twitter.com/a9ywFScIfL
— Melbourne AFLW (@MelbourneAFLW) August 26, 2022
GO DEES - we’re back baby! #AFLWCrowsDees
— brenna (@unethicalquack) August 26, 2022
Fantastic way to start the season @MelbourneAFLW ! Loved the way we attacked the contest, bring on rd 2 at the ‘G. #AFLWCrowsDees
— Jay Ahlip (@ChaserJay) August 26, 2022
Dees footy 👌❤️💙 @MelbourneAFLW #AFLWCrowsDees
— Luke P Gavin ❤️💙 (@LukePGavin) August 26, 2022
Good game of footy that! #aflwcrowsdees
— Patrick Dangerfield (@dangerfield35) August 26, 2022
This is a massive win for the Dees! 🔴🔵 #AFLWCrowsDees
— theoutersanctum (@outersanctum01) August 26, 2022
ROUND 2 | Melbourne (26) def. North Melbourne (24)
It's time for Melbourne to take on North at the 'G.
— AFL Women's (@aflwomens) September 2, 2022
Follow #AFLWDeesNorth: https://t.co/PApPqseqWl pic.twitter.com/PXcwldnDka
Ruby Demons @katiemelb and @kat_71 with @DeeArmy stalwarts @suzcon and @ahmandyj - it was a privilege to be part of the guard of honour for @MelbourneAFLW ❤️💙 #AFLWDeesNorth pic.twitter.com/AmFWGAlvrV
— The Ruby Demons (@TheRubyDemons) September 2, 2022
Daisy Pearce kicking a left foot snap on the MCG! You lovvvve to see it #aflwdeesnorth
— HerWay_Magazine (@HerwayMagazine) September 2, 2022
Alyssa Bannan appreciation tweet.#AFLW | #AFLWDeesNorth
— AFL (@AFL) September 2, 2022
It’s gonna go down to the last minute this game
— lucy cuzzupe (@LCuzzupe) September 2, 2022
this so good to watch 🏉 #AFLWDeesNorth
Singing it on the ’G! 🤩 #DemonSpirit pic.twitter.com/rkcAZpMcEw
— Melbourne AFLW (@MelbourneAFLW) September 2, 2022
ROUND 3 | Narrm (46) def. St Kilda (20)
Time for some Narrm footy. 😍#DemonSpirit | #AFLWSaintsDees pic.twitter.com/Bgz0ZAGckN
— Melbourne AFLW (@MelbourneAFLW) September 11, 2022
Paxman making it three in a row for @MelbourneAFLW to start the game, just blowing the Saints away #AFLW #AFLWSaintsDees
— AFLW_footy_fan (@FanAflw) September 11, 2022
Six straight for Naarm in the first quarter 😳#AFLW | #AFLWSaintsDees | #AFLWDeadly pic.twitter.com/yTCNE646cw
— AFL Women's (@aflwomens) September 11, 2022
Harris doing what she does best 🙌#AFLW | #AFLWSaintsDees | #AFLWDeadly pic.twitter.com/AgPijx4kS4
— AFL Women's (@aflwomens) September 11, 2022
What a weird game. We kick six goals in the first quarter and then cannot buy another one. Good defensive work by the Saints. #AFLWSaintsDees
— The Ruby Demons (@TheRubyDemons) September 11, 2022
All in! 🎶 🗣 #DemonSpirit | #AFLWSaintsDees pic.twitter.com/AWWUQpjS4T
— Melbourne AFLW (@MelbourneAFLW) September 11, 2022
ROUND 4 | Brisbane (42) def. Narrm (27)
.@lily_mithen leading the team out on her 50th game. 🙌#DemonSpirit | #AFLWDeesLions pic.twitter.com/rQClVV9Fqz
— Melbourne AFLW (@MelbourneAFLW) September 18, 2022
HORE out of nowhere! 😍 Back-to-back goals to kick things off.
— Melbourne AFLW (@MelbourneAFLW) September 18, 2022
NARR 13 | BRIS 0#DemonSpirit | #AFLWDeesLions
Strong start for the Demons. Great first term for Tyla Hanks (10 touches, three tackles), whilst Kate Hore has two majors already. #AFLW #AFLWDeesLions #AFLWDeadly
— Dylan Bolch (@BolchDylan) September 18, 2022
We've suffered our first loss of the season, falling to the Brisbane Lions by 15 points.
— Melbourne AFLW (@MelbourneAFLW) September 18, 2022
Match report 👉 https://t.co/n2Fa7RKwZi
ROUND 5 | Melbourne (50) def. Carlton (8)
Loz leading us out on game 50. ✨#DemonSpirit | #AFLWBluesDees pic.twitter.com/4IUU4cE2mL
— Melbourne AFLW (@MelbourneAFLW) September 23, 2022
HUGE FROM HARRIS!#AFLW | #AFLWBluesDees pic.twitter.com/uqe87bORoP
— AFL Women's (@aflwomens) September 23, 2022
Geez @tayla_harris7 makes a HUGE difference to the Demons line up! 👌🏻#AFLWBluesDees pic.twitter.com/DMX6YB1m41
— Shane Berketa (@shaneberketa) September 23, 2022
How much do we love a debut goal?! Go Duffy! #AFLWBluesDees ❤️💙
— VeryMiffed 💉💉💉❤️💙 ❤️💛🖤 💦💨☀️ (@VeryMiffedF) September 23, 2022
Lauren Pearce goals in game 50 to push the margin out to 42-points. #AFLWBluesDeespic.twitter.com/CDQIVr8qGK
— Melbourne Footy (@MelbourneFooty) September 23, 2022
We love this song. 😏 🎶#DemonSpirit | #AFLWBluesDees pic.twitter.com/DN0vrEYgBC
— Melbourne AFLW (@MelbourneAFLW) September 23, 2022
