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.
Geelong Cats vs Western Bulldogs
- Saturday, September 2 @ GMHBA Stadium, 5.05pm AEST
A calf injury to Shelley Scott and a hamstring injury to Becky Webster means the Geelong Cats will have to make a few changes to their team for the clash against the Bulldogs. Erin Hoare, Abbey McDonald, Aishling Moloney and Kate Surman are all the new players that will take the field on Saturday, making their club debut at the same time.
B: A.Johnson 2 C.Gunjaca 26
HB: C.Emonson 16 M.McDonald - C 11 G.Rankin 10
C: M.Bowen 1 G.Prespakis 41 N.Morrison 9
HF: K.Surman 7 K.Darby 8 J.Parry 5
F: C.Scheer 14 A.Moloney 45
Foll: E.Hoare 46 A.McDonald 3 D.Moloney 4
I/C: A.McDonald 39 R.Garing 12 M.Bragg 44 J.Crockett-Grills 6 Z.Friswell 20
Emerg: B.Plummer 19 O.Fuller 13 R.Kearns 22
New faces: Erin Hoare, Abbey McDonald, Aishling Moloney, Kate Surman
Notable absences: Shelley Scott (calf), Becky Webster (hamstring)
The Western Bulldogs will only have two new faces heading into Round 1, with Dominique Carruthers and Brianna McFarlane being the two players. The club unfortunately has three players on the sidelines at the moment due to serious injuries, with Deanna Berry, Millie Brown and Brit Gutknecht recovering from either a knee or leg injury. Eleanor Brown and Richelle Cranston are two more players who are unlucky to miss selection for the opening game of the campaign. Elle Bennetts will also play her 50th AFLW game.
B: B.Hunt 21 N.Ferres 16
HB: S.Hartwig 15 B.McFarlane 58 E.Bennetts 11
C: G.Lagioia 12 K.Coyne 22 R.Wilcox 37
HF: D.Bateman 8 I.Grant 3 D.Carruthers 14
F: G.Newton 5 K.McLeod 6
Foll: I.Pritchard 4 E.Georgostathis 17 J.Fitzgerald 23
Interchange: C.Moody 13 E.Blackburn - C 2 A.Edmonds 33 K.Lynch 10 K.Lamb 27
Emergencies: M.Gorham 26 H.Woodley 19 A.Smith 24
