It was a fairy-tale night for Danielle Ponter on Saturday up in Darwin, kicking her first AFLW goal in front of her friends and family at her home ground of TIO Stadium.

Ponter, having played in the backlines for the start of the season, relished the opportunity to be switched up forward, contributing to Adelaide’s big 42-point win over Fremantle with two majors.

After running through the banner with her niece before the game, Ponter was humbled to have played on her home turf.

“It obviously means a lot, it’s been a long journey,” Ponter said.

“It is one thing to get an AFLW game, it’s another thing to play at home in front of your friends and family and have that support around you.

“To have those lucky moments where you do kick goals and to hear them yelling out and shouting was great.”

Both goals well and truly made the highlight reel, including her first in the opening quarter following a classy 1-2 with Eloise Jones as they both shrugged tackles.

In the final term, she dribbled one on the outside of her boot from the pocket and it rolled through to the roar of the home crowd.

The naturally gifted player said she did not put too much thought into her goals before she kicked them, especially her second, which she recalled as her favourite moment.

“I didn’t really think about anything when I was kicking the ball,” Ponter said.

“I just got it on the boot and hoped for the best really.”

Crows AFLW coach Matthew Clarke said Ponter deserved her reward for effort.

“Clearly she is a great talent, she represented her Territory really well, not only tonight but throughout the whole season,” Clarke said.

“She’s done everything right, and she’s getting reward for working really hard.”

Having played forward for her whole football career, the 19-year-old was stoked when she was told she was returning to the forward lines.

Clarke said fans could see her at both ends throughout the remainder of the season.

“When we told her she was going forward, she was fairly happy about that, couldn’t wipe the smile off her face,” Clarke said.

“It was my call with the other assistant coaches [to put her back].

“We just looked at the balance of the team and the weapon that she has which is an amazing kick can be really useful to us coming out of the back half. She’s also really good in the contest, and we felt those attributes would be beneficial for us.

“And it was a little bit of an education piece too, she’d never played back so just wanted to expose her to that and show her that she can do it and do it really well.”

Playing in the forward lines with fellow Territorian Stevie-Lee Thompson, who also kicked two goals, was another highlight for Ponter.

“I grew up training with her, playing with her and watching her,” Ponter said.

“So, what she does is what I try to do.”