Melbourne star Eden Zanker has denied West Coach coach Daisy Pearce a happy return to her old club, slotting five goals in the Demons’ 51-point win over the young Eagles.

Pearce, arguably Melbourne’s most iconic AFLW name and a premiership captain in 2022, coached against her former club for the first time in Sunday’s match at Casey Fields.

But Zanker, who kicked five goals in the opening half while clunking nine marks, stood in her former teammate’s way as the Demons battered the Eagles around the ball to win 10.14 (74) to 3.5 (23).

“We absolutely love ‘Dais’, and she’s obviously left a really good legacy at Melbourne Football Club. She’s obviously one of the pioneers of the game,” Zanker said.

“So absolutely no malice towards Dais. We came here to do a job, and we got it done today

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