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 Hanger has you all covered with every club's team for the opening round of the season.
Carlton Blues vs Gold Coast Suns
- Saturday, September 2 @ Ikon Park, 1.05pm AEST
B: J.Dal Pos - C 2 A.Velardo 1
HB: M.Hendrie 49 E.Fitzpatrick 19 V.Laloifi 8
C: L.Goss 20 A.McKay 5 K.Sherar 25
HF: M.Hill 10 J.Good 12 G.Lawson 27
F: M.Austin 22 K.Skepper 4
Foll: B.Moody 16 D.Walker 23 B.Vickers 24
I/C: D.Vescio 3 M.Anthony 14 A.Lee 11 T.Ortlepp 34 H.Cordner 21
Emerg: D.Finn 17 I.Milford 28 C.Fitzgerald 0
New faces: Marianna Anthony, Harriet Cordner, Erone Fitzpatrick, Maddy Hendrie, Gen Lawson
Notable absences: Phoebe McWilliams (calf), Kerryn Peterson (knee), Gab Pound, Paige Trudgeon (knee)
GOLD COAST
B: L.Ahrens 7 D.Davies 3
HB: W.Randell 15 D.D'Arcy 20 N.McLaughlin 11
C: A.Gee 24 C.Whitfort 4 E.Keaney 30
HF: K.Howarth 23 T.Bohanna - C 12 M.Brancatisano 5
F: J.Membrey 21 J.Dupuy 27
Foll: L.Bella 2 C.Rowbottom 8 A.Drennan 33
I/C: M.Girvan 25 C.Fitzpatrick 9 J.Stanton 17 L.Single 13 G.Clayden 18
Emerg: J.Smith 1 G.Biedenweg-Webster 16 T.Meyer 34
New faces: Maddy Brancatisano, Darcie Davies, Clara Fitzpatrick, Alana Gee, Meara Girvan, Niamh McLaughlin, Jordan Membrey
Notable absences: Vivien Saad (calf)
Adelaide v Port Adelaide at Norwood Oval, 2.35pm ACST
The Adelaide Crows will keep relatively the same team as last season but injuries to Sarah Allan (hamstring) and Hannah Munyard (hip) mean they have to call upon some new faces to the line-up. Jess Allan, Yvonne Bonner and Sarah Goodwin will all make their club debuts against rivals Port Adelaide.
B: K.Mueller 13 C.Randall - C 26
HB: S.Goodwin 11 Z.Prowse 4 C.Biddell 12
C: S.Thompson 14 A.Hatchard 33 T.Charlton 25
HF: R.Martin 5 Y.Bonner 31 E.Jones 2
F: J.Allan 32 D.Ponter 15
Foll: C.Gould 1 E.Marinoff 10 A.Ballard 27
Interchange: B.Tonon 28 N.Allen 8 M.Newman 17 M.McKinnon 21 N.Kelly 23
Emergencies: J.Waterhouse 19 L.Whiteley 22 D.Varnhagen 9
While the Power won't have any notable absences due to injuries, they will be without duo Maria Moloney and Sachi Syme for this week as they are both sidelined due to suspension. Janelle Cuthbertson, Ash Saint and Matilda Scholz have all been called upon by the club to make their club debuts in the opening round.
B: A.Borg 21 H.Dunn 24
HB: M.MacLachlan 16 J.Cuthbertson 25 C.Hammond 28
C: A.Foley 3 E.Phillips - C 1 E.Boag 17
HF: J.Teakle 15 J.Mules 14 G.Houghton 27
F: A.Saint 8 I.Tahau 10
Foll: M.Scholz 29 A.Dowrick 5 J.Stewart 13
Interchange: Y.Duursma 7 A.Ballard 19 O.Levicki 18 E.O'Dea 2 H.Ewings 12
Emergencies: K.Pope 44 M.Keryk 26 L.Cockatoo-Motlap 30
