Vic Metro and Vic Country squads announced for Under-19 National Championships
The future of the AFLW will be on display this weekend with Vic Metro and Vic Country announcing their squads for the national championships opener.
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The future stars of the AFLW will be on display on Sunday.
Vic Metro and Vic Country have named star-studded squads of the weekend’s Under-19 National Championships opener in Ballarat.
NAB League Girls leading midfielders Charlotte Baskaran (28.6 disposals a game) and Jasmine Fleming (25.4) lead the Vic Metro squad.
The competition’s leading tackler Sofia Hurley (11 a game) adds a hard edge and 146cm pocket rocket Ava Jordan is capable of making an impact across the ground.
Vic Country will look to its ultra dangerous forward line, which includes Amber Clarke (14 goals), Lizzie Dowling (12 goals) and Analea McKee (10 goals).
Keeley Skepper has found the ball with ease this season, averaging 22.4 disposals, with a season-high of 32 against Calder from half-back, while Molly Walton comes in with strong form after back-to-back 29-disposal performances.
The battle between Krystal Russell and Bianca Lyne in the ruck will be pivotal to providing their teams with first use.
Murray Bushrangers young gun Zarli Goldsworthy is missing despite averaging 26.3 disposals and 9.9 tackles in seven outings.
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Eastern Ranges dominates the Vic Metro squad with seven players, while Oakleigh and Western contribute six each.
Sandringham Dragons has nine players in the Vic Country squad.
The Metro v Country clash is a standalone match with the Under-17 National Championships set to resume in April.
Country travels to South Australia on April 16 and Vic Metro travels to Queensland on April 19 for their second matches.
NewsCorp has been livestreaming NAB League Girls games all season and you can watch the Calder Cannons clash against Sandringham Dragons this weekend.
We then wrap up the regular season with live coverage of Northern Territory and Murray Bushrangers.
VIC METRO
Abbey McDonald (Calder Cannons)
Reece Sutton (Calder Cannons)
Lily Hart (Oakleigh Chargers)
Charlotte Taylor (Oakleigh Chargers)
Jasmine Fleming (Oakleigh Chargers)
Amelie Smith (Oakleigh Chargers)
Erin Woodford (Oakleigh Chargers)
Caitlin Matthews (Oakleigh Chargers)
Ava Jordan (Northern Knights)
Brooke Pummer (Northern Knights)
Lulu Beatty (Northern Knights)
Rylie Willcox (Northern Knights)
Alyssia Pisano (Eastern Ranges)
Ava Campbell (Eastern Ranges)
Mia Busch (Eastern Ranges)
Laura Stone (Eastern Ranges)
Mia Austin (Eastern Ranges)
Jacinta Hose (Eastern Ranges)
Jess Vukic (Eastern Ranges)
Bridie Hipwell (Sandringham Dragons)
Sofia Hurley (Sandringham Dragons)
Keely Coyne (Sandringham Dragons)
Georgia Foran (Sandringham Dragons)
Zoe Barbakos (Sandringham Dragons)
Charlotte Baskaran (Western Jets)
Montana Ham (Western Jets)
Laura Elliott (Western Jets)
Kyrstal Russell (Western Jets)
Caitlin Seargeant (Western Jets)
Kiera Whiley (Western Jets)
VIC COUNTRY
Keeley Skepper (Murray Bushrangers)
Octavia Di Donato (Bendigo Pioneers)
Cassidy Mailer (Murray Bushrangers)
Yasmine Duursma (Gippsland Power)
Amber Clarke (Dandenong Stingrays)
Jamie Lee Speakman (GWV Rebels)
Paige Scott (GWV Rebels)
Charlotte Blair (Dandenong Stingrays)
Emily Shepherd (Dandenong Stingrays)
Taylah Gatt (Dandenong Stingrays)
Felicity Crank (Dandenong Stingrays)
Drew Ryan (Bendigo Pioneers)
Charley Ryan (Dandenong Stingrays)
Emily Everist (Bendigo Pioneers)
Tayissa Gray (Murray Bushrangers)
Lizzie Dowling (Geelong Falcons)
Molly Walton (GWV Rebels)
Mia Van Dyke (Geelong Falcons)
Bianca Lyne (Dandenong Stingrays)
Mackenzie Eardley (Dandenong Stingrays)
Analea McKee (Geelong Falcons)
Grace Hay (Murray Bushrangers)
Tegan Williams (Bendigo Pioneers)
Keely Hardingham (Geelong Falcons)
Lila Keck (Bendigo Pioneers) (Emergency)
Sarah Hosking (Dandenong Stingrays) (Emergency)
Indiana Makai (Gippsland Power) (Emergency)
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