O primeiro jogo da AFLW Dreamtime em Darwin resultou em um empate entre Essendon e Richmond. 1st AFLW Dreamtime match in Darwin resulted in a draw between Essendon and Richmond.

Na primeira partida da AFLW Dreamtime em Darwin, Essendon e Richmond terminaram em um empate de 6,6 (42). In the first AFLW Dreamtime match in Darwin, Essendon and Richmond finished in a 6.6 (42) draw. Este resultado complica as aspirações finais de Richmond, mantendo-as em sexto lugar com um jogo à esquerda, enquanto Essendon permanece em oitavo, logo à frente de Melbourne e Geelong. This result complicates Richmond's finals aspirations, keeping them in sixth place with one game left, while Essendon remains eighth, just ahead of Melbourne and Geelong. Ambas as equipes enfrentaram lesões, nomeadamente Steph Wales de Essendon e Sarah Hosking de Richmond. Both teams faced injuries, notably Essendon's Steph Wales and Richmond's Sarah Hosking. Desempenhos fortes vieram dos meio-campistas Georgia Nanscawen, Maddie Prespakis e Eileesh Sheerin. Strong performances came from midfielders Georgia Nanscawen, Maddie Prespakis, and Eileesh Sheerin.