The 2023 AFLW season will begin on Friday night with a clash between the Melbourne Demons and Collingwood Magpies and will also have the Sydney, Western Australia and South Australia rivalries on show.
Zero Hangerย has you all covered with every club's team for the opening round of the season.
North Melbourne Kangaroos vs St Kilda Saints
- Sunday, September 3 @ Blundstone Arena, 1.05pm AEST
B:ย J.Ferguson 20 S.Wright 17
HB:ย N.Bresnehan 12 E.Kearney - C 9 E.O'Shea 14
C:ย T.Gatt 8 J.Garner 25 A.Smith 15
HF:ย B.Eddey 3 E.King 60 A.O'Loughlin 6
F:ย T.Randall 16 E.Gavalas 22
Foll:ย K.Rennie 26 M.King 23 A.Riddell 7
Interchange: E.Shannon 11 K.Shierlaw 33 R.Tripodi 19 L.Pullar 24 L.Burke 29 A.Considine 27 L.McGrath 1 T.Craven 5
New faces:ย Lucy Burke, Ailish Considine, Liz McGrath, Lulu Pullar, Eliza Shannon, Kate Shierlaw, Ruby Tripodi
Notable absences:ย Hannah Bowey (shin), Jenna Bruton (calf)
The Saints will celebrate forward Jesse Wardlaw's 50th game this weekend and will feature a number of new faces headlined by Grace Kelly and Jaimee Lambert. Alongside Kelly and Lambert, seven other players are in the running to make their club debut they are Maddie Boyd, Steph Chiocci, Caitlin Matthews, Beth Pinchin, Nat Plane,ย Wardlaw, and Serene Watson. However, the club will be without Bect Ott and Renee Saulitis due to injuries and has chosen not to select Rosie Dillon and Nat Exon.
B:ย A.Burke 3 B.Jakobsson 8
HB:ย H.Priest - C 14 G.Kelly 11 E.Friend 16
C:ย T.Smith 6 M.McDonald 1 G.Patrikios 21
HF:ย J.Wardlaw 30 N.Stevens 2 J.Lambert 9
F:ย B.Pinchin 24 N.Xenos 27
Foll:ย S.Nalder 34 A.Richards 22 O.Vesely 23
Interchange: H.Stuart 18 S.Watson 12 M.Boyd 29 S.Chiocci 17 N.Plane 32 D.Guttridge 5 E.McKinnon 10 C.Matthews 28
New faces:ย Maddie Boyd, Steph Chiocci, Grace Kelly, Jaimee Lambert, Caitlin Matthews, Beth Pinchin, Nat Plane, Jesse Wardlaw, Serene Watson
Notable absences:ย Rosie Dillon, Nat Exon, Bec Ott (Achilles), Renee Saulitis (ACL)
Milestones:ย Jesse Wardlaw - 50 games
