Fremantle finds joy in AFLW win over Adelaide, Collingwood off the mark against GWS

Fremantle celebrated an AFLW win over Adelaide. ( Getty Images: James Elsby )

Link copied Share Share article Fremantle's women have lifted their club as they surged into the AFLW top eight, while Collingwood broke through for its first win of the season.

The fast-starting Dockers outscored Adelaide 28-0 in the first quarter and led by as much as 45 on their way to a comfortable 9.6 (60) to 5.5 (35) victory over Adelaide at Unley Oval.

Adelaide (3-4) kicked three straight goals either side of three-quarter time, but never got the deficit below 25, as Fremantle (4-3) defended its advantage, unlike its male counterparts in Saturday's AFL grand final.

It was the Dockers' first win in their past seven AFLW encounters with Adelaide, who had a 9-1 record in the fixture before Sunday.