Melbourne beats Fremantle, Collingwood defeats North Melbourne to advance to AFLW preliminary finals

Melbourne have progressed to an AFLW preliminary final with a 17-point win over Fremantle in hot and blustery conditions at Casey Fields.

The Demons led from start to finish on Saturday to score a 5.10 (40) to 3.5 (23) win that moves them into a preliminary final against the Crows in Adelaide.

Karen Paxman, who was Melbourne’s acting skipper with Daisy Pearce out…