Melbourne street artist Rone​ has struck a blow for women in sport, refusing to feature men in an AFL-inspired mural he was commissioned to paint in Docklands.

In a week that has seen Ballarat jockey Michelle Payne become the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup (and tell misogynists to "get stuffed"), Rone's new mural features a pair of women spectators, with no men in shorts to be seen.

Artist Rone in front of his Edge of Your Seat mural in Docklands. Credit:Eddie Jim

That women would be the subject of the mural was almost inevitable given the artist's international reputation for a series of female portraits, dubbed "Jane Does".

"Ninety-nine per cent of my work is female portraits," says the artist, who was commissioned by property development group Capital Alliance to decorate the wall of M Docklands, the new five-star hotel on La Trobe Street, opposite Etihad Stadium.