AFLW 2023: All the round 9 teams and tips

Carlton will be out to force its way into the top-eight against Essendon on Saturday – but Kerryn Peterson won’t be there. But there’s good news elsewhere. All the round 9 teams and tips.

Adelaide’s premiership tilt has received a huge boost with vice-captain Sarah Allan returning for her first game of the season against North Melbourne on Sunday.

The three-time All-Australian defender has overcome a long-term hamstring injury and is a confirmed starter for the Crows against the Kangaroos at Norwood, with Deni Varnhagen and Lisa Whiteley named on the extended bench.

The Roos are yet to confirm any changes, while fellow flag hope Melbourne has named an unchanged side for Saturday’s clash against Fremantle at Casey Fields.

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Sarah Allan will play her first game for the Crows this season on Sunday. Picture: Sarah Reed/AFL Photos

Tayla Harris (hamstring) and Paxy Paxman (concussion) remain out for the Demons, while first-year forward Aimee Mackin continues to battle an ankle complaint.

The Dockers have recalled Sarah Wielstra and Amy Mulholland at the expense of Aine Tighe and Makaela Tuhakaraina.

Carlton ruck Jess Good has overcome an ankle concern to play in Carlton’s finals-shaping clash against Essendon at Windy Hill on Saturday afternoon, but the Blues have lost skipper Kerryn Peterson to injury once again as they look to force their way into the top eight against the fifth-placed Bombers.

Peterson has been unable to play more than two matches in a row this season as she battles a persistent knee issue which forced her out of the first three rounds.

Essendon has recalled defender Brooke Brown along with Jess Wuetschner and Jacqui Vogt as Steph Cain (concussion) and omitted pair Joanne Doonan and Renee Tierney make way.

Brisbane has lost Cathy Svarc to illness ahead of its trip to RSEA Park to face St Kilda, while the Saints have dropped Rosie Dillon and Darcy Guttridge as star midfielder Nat Exon and forward Maddie Boyd return.

Carlton skipper Kerryn Peterson will miss through injury – again. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

AFLW ROUND 9 TEAMS

Gold Coast v Greater Western Sydney

Heritage Bank Stadium, 6.45pm Friday

SUNS

Backs E.Barwick 6 V.Saad 39

Half Backs W.Randell 15 L.Ahrens 7 D.Davies 3

Centreline G.Clayden 18 C.Whitfort 4 M.Brancatisano 5

Half Forwards N.McLaughlin 11 T.Bohanna - C 12 D.D’;Arcy 20

Forwards J.Dupuy 27 J.Stanton 17

Followers L.Bella 2 A.Drennan 33 C.Rowbottom 8

Interchange E.Keaney 30 E.Maurer 10 M.Girvan 25

A.Bush 19 T.Meyer 34

Emergencies J.Smith 1 C.Fitzpatrick 9 J.Membrey 21

In: E.Maurer, M.Girvan, T.Meyer

Out: L.Single (suspension), C.Fitzpatrick (omitted), A.Gee (omitted)

GIANTS

Backs K.Smith 4 P.Randall 21

Half Backs C.Dalton 11 C.McCormick 25 T.Evans 18

Centreline E.Pease 33 A.Dallaway 30 A.Eva - C 2

Half Forwards J.Doyle 5 Z.Goldsworthy 7 I.Huntington 12

Forwards G.Garnett 17 R.Beeson 6

Followers F.Davies 20 N.Barr 8 H.Zreika 24

Interchange J.Hicks 29 I.McLeay 16 T.Germech 15

R.Caris 26 J.Grierson 10

Emergencies C.Miller 9 M.Brazendale 23 T.Cattle 40

In: R.Beeson

Out: B.Mowbray (suspension)

Melbourne v Fremantle

Casey Fields, 1.05pm Saturday

DEMONS

Backs L.Birch 9 T.Gillard 17

Half Backs S.Goldrick 23 M.Gay 3 M.Chaplin 13

Centreline B.Mackin 31 T.Hanks 5 E.McNamara 22

Half Forwards A.Bannan 16 L.Mithen 14 E.Zanker 29

Forwards M.Fitzsimon 24 K.Hore - C 10

Followers L.Pearce 15 E.West 11 S.Heath 30

Interchange C.Wilson 20 O.Purcell 2 G.Campbell 1

P.Paxman 4 C.Sherriff 18

Emergencies J.Ivey 19 R.Watt 26 G.Gall 27

DOCKERS

Backs L.Birch 9 T.Gillard 17

Half Backs S.Goldrick 23 M.Gay 3 M.Chaplin 13

Centreline B.Mackin 31 T.Hanks 5 E.McNamara 22

Half Forwards A.Bannan 16 L.Mithen 14 E.Zanker 29

Forwards M.Fitzsimon 24 K.Hore - C 10

Followers L.Pearce 15 E.West 11 S.Heath 30

Interchange C.Wilson 20 O.Purcell 2 G.Campbell 1

P.Paxman 4 C.Sherriff 18

Emergencies J.Ivey 19 R.Watt 26 G.Gall 27

In: S.Wielstra, A.Mulholland

Out: A.Tighe (knee soreness), M.Tuhakaraina (omitted)

St Kilda v Brisbane

RSEA Park, 3.05pm Saturday

SAINTS

Backs S.Watson 12 B.Pinchin 24

Half Backs H.Priest - C 14 G.Kelly 11 B.Jakobsson 8

Centreline M.McDonald 1 T.Smith 6 A.Richards 22

Half Forwards J.Wardlaw 30 N.Stevens 2 G.Patrikios 21

Forwards E.Friend 16 N.Xenos 27

Followers S.Nalder 34 J.Lambert 9 O.Vesely 23

Interchange A.Burke 3 D.Jolliffe 4 J.Anderson 7

N.Exon 15 M.Boyd 29

Emergencies R.Dillon 25 C.Matthews 28 N.Plane 32

In: N.Exon, M.Boyd

Out: R.Dillon (omitted), D.Guttridge (omitted)

LIONS

Backs P.Monahan 11 S.Campbell 20

Half Backs P.Boltz 15 N.Grider 10 J.Ellenger 5

Centreline O.O’Dwyer 9 I.Dawes 17 S.Conway 12

Half Forwards L.Postlethwaite 6 D.Davidson 14 C.Mullins 28

Forwards T.Smith 31 C.Hodder 21

Followers T.Hickie 2 B.Koenen - C 3 A.Anderson 18

Interchange J.Dunne 8 E.Hampson 7 M.Pauga 27

D.Heslop 23 B.Smith 16

Emergencies C.Wendland 4 A.McKee 33 K.Hillier 32

In: M.Pauga, B.Smith

Out: C.Svarc (illness), C.Wendland (omitted)

Essendon v Carlton

Windy Hill, 3.05pm Saturday

BOMBERS

Backs E.Gamble 14 A.Van Loon 26

Half Backs A.Morcom 25 B.Brown 36 M.Busch 28

Centreline M.Dyke 16 B.Walker 9 A.Radford 22

Half Forwards K.Jacques 7 J.Wuetschner 21 B.Toogood - C 8

Forwards S.Alexander 24 P.Scott 32

Followers S.Wales 30 J.Vogt 10 M.Prespakis 4

Interchange G.Clarke 17 S.Van De Heuvel 27 G.Nanscawen 5 A.Clarke 33 M.Van Dyke 19

Emergencies R.Tierney 23 D.Marshall 6 L.Cutting 18

In: B.Brown, J.Wuetschner, J.Vogt

Out: S.Cain (concussion), J.Doonan (omitted), R.Tierney (omitted)

BLUES

Backs H.Cordner 21 V.Laloifi 8

Half Backs G.Lawson- Tavan 27 P.Trudgeon 26 G.Pound 6

Centreline L.Goss 20 A.McKay 5 E.Fitzpatrick 19

Half Forwards M.Austin 22 D.Vescio 3 K.Skepper 4

Forwards I.Milford 28 C.Fitzgerald 36

Followers B.Moody 16 M.Hill - C 10 K.Sherar 25

Interchange B.Vickers 24 A.Velardo 1 J.Good 12

M.Anthony 14 D.Finn 17

Emergencies T.Ortlepp 34 D.Walker 23 M.Hendrie 49

In: J.Good, M.Anthony

Out: K.Peterson (Injured), D.Walker (omitted)

West Coast v Western Bulldogs

Mineral Resources Park, 4.35pm Saturday

EAGLES

Backs Z.Wakfer 16 S.McDonald 35

Half Backs B.Smith 14 M.Webb 26 C.Thomas 3

Centreline S.Davison 28 A.McCarthy 11 C.Rowley 5

Half Forwards D.Hooker 17 A.Bushby 15 E.Elkington 29

Forwards A.Franklin 19 K.Gibson 2

Followers L.Wakfer 1 E.Roberts 4 E.Swanson - C 13

Interchange M.Western 21 I.Lewis 6 E.Gooch 31

E.Hartill 25 K.Bartlett 20

Emergencies E.Smith 22 A.Schmidt 7 J.Britton 18

In: Z.Wakfer, M.Webb, E.Elkington

Out: J.Sedunary (back), A.Schmidt (omitted), B.Schilling (knee)

BULLDOGS

Backs I.Grant 3 N.Ferres 16

Half Backs E.Georgostathis 17 I.Pritchard 4 S.Hartwig 15

Centreline R.Wilcox 37 J.Fitzgerald 23 G.Lagioia 12

Half Forwards B.Gutknecht 18 G.Newton 5 B.Hunt 21

Forwards M.Brown 20 D.Carbone 28

Followers R.Cranston 30 E.Blackburn - C 2 K.Lamb 27

Interchange A.Edmonds 33 H.Woodley 19 D.Bateman 8

D.Carruthers 14 A.Smith 24

Emergencies J.Tabb 31 J.Borg 25 S.Skinner 29

In: D.Carbone, A.Edmonds, D.Carruthers

Out: E.Snell (Injured), J.Borg (omitted), M.Gorham (illness)

Richmond v Geelong

Ikon Park, 7.15pm Saturday AEDT

TIGERS

Backs L.McClelland 16 R.Miller 15

Half Backs E.Sheerin 2 L.Graham 18 M.Shevlin 35

Centreline B.Lynch 20 G.Egan 1 K.Dempsey 19

Half Forwards K.Cox 17 K.Brennan - C 3 C.Greiser 9

Forwards J.Woods 29 E.Yassir 27

Followers G.Seymour 28 M.Conti 4 S.Hosking 7

Interchange M.Eastman 8 P.Kelly 14 C.Wicksteed 24

C.Jones 5 S.Reid 25

Emergencies S.D’Arcy 12 M.Macdonald 38 A.Peck 36

CATS

Backs C.Emonson 16 C.Gunjaca 26

Half Backs R.Webster 21 M.McDonald - C 11 G.Rankin 10

Centreline M.Bowen 1 G.Prespakis 41 N.Morrison 9

Half Forwards S.Scott 15 J.Parry 5 K.Surman 7

Forwards C.Scheer 14 A.Moloney 45

Followers E.Hoare 46 Am.McDonald 3 D.Moloney 4

Interchange J.Crockett-Grills 6 Z.Friswell 20 K.Darby 8

R.Garing 12 R.Kearns 22

Emergencies M.Bragg 44 G.Featherston 32 B.Plummer 19

In: G.Rankin, E.Hoare, R.Garing

Out: G.Featherston (omitted), M.Bragg (omitted), O.Fuller (omitted)

Sydney v Collingwood

Henson Park, 1.05pm Sunday

SWANS

Backs B.Tarrant 20 J.O’Sullivan 24

Half Backs L.McEvoy 9 A.Mitchell 8 E.Heads 12

Centreline L.Steane 21 T.Kennedy 29 R.Sargent- Wilson 6

Half Forwards C.Hamilton 10 R.Privitelli 19 B.Lochland 1

Forwards M.Ham 18 S.Hurley 25

Followers B.Smith 11 L.Gardiner 31 C.Molloy - C 5

Interchange A.Woodward 13 A.Hamilton 30 A.Whelan 22

P.McCarthy 16 M.Beruldsen

Emergencies 15 A.Newman 37 S.Ford 3 E.Vale 23

In: A.Whelan

Out: P.Sheppard (concussion)

MAGPIES

Backs S.Casey 22 S.Livingstone 12

Half Backs T.White 29 R.Schleicher 18 S.Sansonetti 16

Centreline S.Rowe 7 M.Cann 25 J.Allen 6

Half Forwards E.James 2 N.Morris-Dalton 17 E.Smith 33

Forwards B.Davey - C 3 G.Campbell 13

Followers S.Frederick 1 B.Bonnici 8 A.Sheridan 14

Interchange E.Morris 21 E.Fowler 15 C.Taylor 11

J.Lin 35 L.Brazzale 24

Emergencies T.Brown 26 C.Blair 28 I.Evans 5

In: C.Taylor, J.Lin

Out: L.Butler (hamstring), L.Evans (omitted)

Adelaide v North Melbourne

Norwood Oval, 3.05pm Sunday

CROWS

Backs Z.Prowse 4 S.Allan 39

Half Backs C.Biddell 12 C.Randall - C 26 S.Goodwin 11

Centreline M.Newman 17 A.Hatchard 33 N.Kelly 23

Half Forwards R.Martin 5 C.Gould 1 E.Jones 2

Forwards D.Ponter 15 S.Thompson 14

Followers M.McKinnon 21 E.Marinoff 10 T.Charlton 25

Interchange J.Allan 32 H.Munyard 20 T.Levy 16

J.Waterhouse 19 K.Mueller 13

Emergencies B.Tonon 28 D.Varnhagen 9 L.Whiteley 22

In: S.Allan

Out: B.Tonon (omitted)

KANGAROOS

Backs E.Shannon 11 J.Ferguson 20

Half Backs E.O’Shea 14 S.Wright 17 E.Kearney - C 9

Centreline A.Smith 15 M.King 23 T.Gatt 8

Half Forwards B.Eddey 3 K.Shierlaw 33 A.O'Loughlin 6

Forwards T.Randall 16 E.King 60

Followers K.Rennie 26 J.Garner 25 A.Riddell 7

Interchange T.Craven 5 L.Pullar 24 J.Bruton 35

N.Martin 28 E.Gavalas 22

Emergencies L.Burke 29 R.Tripodi 19 L.McGrath 1

In: E.Gavalas

Out: R.Tripodi (omitted)

Hawthorn v Port Adelaide

Kinetic Stadium, 5.05pm Sunday

HAWKS

Backs K.Ashmore 10 M.Eardley 17

Half Backs C.Baskaran 9 J.Richardson 11 E.Everist 25

Centreline K.Stratton 41 T.Smith 24 A.McDonagh 13

Half Forwards G.Bodey 3 A.Gilroy 7 J.Fleming 5

Forwards M.Breed 4 B.Hipwell 19

Followers L.Wales 31 T.Lucas-Rodd - C 18 E.Bates 39

Interchange T.Fellows 8 L.Elliott 20 A.Kemp 16

S.Locke 21 A.Makur Chuot 34

Emergencies B.Deed 15 T.Luke 22 L.Stephenson 12

POWER

Backs A.Foley 3 A.Borg 21

Half Backs E.O’Dea 2 J.Simmons 32 H.Dunn 24

Centreline C.Hammond 28 M.Moloney 9 E.Boag 17

Half Forwards S.Syme 20 J.Mules 14 J.Teakle 15

Forwards A.Saint 8 G.Houghton 27

Followers M.Scholz 29 A.Dowrick 5 E.Phillips - C 1

Interchange J.Stewart 13 M.Keryk 26 Y.Duursma 7

K.Pope 44 H.Ewings

Emergencies 12 L.Johnson 23 O.Levicki 18 Li.Cockatoo-

Motlap 30

In: H.Ewings

Out: O.Levicki (omitted)