AFLW Round 2 teams: Carlton defender Vaomua Laloifi sidelined with concussion

The AFL’s tough crackdown on concussion will see a Carlton defender miss Friday night’s clash against the Bulldogs. See the full teams.

Carlton AFLW star Maddy Prespakis (right) and her sister Georgie. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Carlton defender Vaomua Laloifi will miss the clash with Western Bulldogs on Friday night as the first player impacted by the AFL’s new concussion rules.

Laloifi must sit out 12 days under league protocols after being concussed in a tackle from Aliesha Newman in last week’s season-opening loss to Collingwood.

Newman received a one-game ban for the incident.

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Jessica Edwards has replaced Laloifi in Carlton’s only change.

The Bulldogs have swung the axe after their nine-point defeat to St Kilda, dropping Gemma Lagioia, Britney Gutknecht, Danielle Marshall and Lauren Spark.

Ellyse Gamble, Kim Rennie, Kirsten McLeod and Naomi Ferres are the inclusions.

The game will be the 150th for the AFLW since its inception in 2017.

This tackle from Aliesha Newman has seen Vaomua Laloifi miss a week due to concussion. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

BLUES STAR’S SUPER SIBLING

– Chris Cavanagh

Madison Prespakis has already taken the AFLW by storm.

Soon, her sister Georgie could be joining her in the big league.

Last year’s AFLW best and fairest winner, Carlton star Madison has already been dropping hints to Blues recruiters that her younger sister is something special as Georgie enters her draft year.

While the NAB League Girls season was limited to just three games last year before being scrapped because of COVID-19, Georgie had been a runaway winner of the league best-and-fairest in 2019 while playing for Calder Cannons.

“She’s very athletic,” Madison said of her sister.

“She’s a tall version of me. We’re not the same build or anything. She towers over me a fair bit but be both play through the midfield.

“I’m probably more a bull at a gate and she can get the hard ball if she wants but she can run it a lot better than I can.”

Carlton AFLW star Maddy Prespakis and her sister Georgie. Georgie won the NAB League Girls best and fairest with Calder Cannons in 2019 and is eligible to be drafted to the AFLW this year. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

The sisters grew up playing football in the backyard and also teamed up in school football at Gisborne Secondary College.

Georgie also had an opportunity to train with Carlton’s women’s side – alongside sister Madison – for three weeks before the 2020 AFLW season as part of the NAB AFLW Academy program.

“It was just cool to think we’ve both grown up wanting to play AFLW and we were both in the same environment,” Madison said.

“I could definitely get used to it.”

Georgie will again line up for the Calder Cannons when the 2021 NAB League Girls season kicks off this weekend.

“I hope she enjoys her draft year because it’s pretty exciting,” Madison said.

“It’s pretty full-on but she’s finished Year 12 now so she can focus on her footy, which is great.”

AFLW ROUND 2 TEAMS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4

WESTERN BULLDOGS

B: A.Gogos 36, E.Gamble 14

HB: S.Hartwig 15, K.Lynch 10, E.Brown 9

C: K.McLeod 6, E.Blackburn 2, B.Hunt 21

HF: J.Fitzgerald 23, I.Huntington 4, B.Lochland 1

F: B.Toogood 8, D.Berry 7

Foll: C.Moody 13, E.Georgostathis 17, K.Lamb 27

I/C: N.Morris-Dalton 25, K.Rennie 24, N.Ferres 16, A.Guest 19, G.Newton 5

Emerg: I.Grant 3, B.Gutknecht 18

In: E.Gamble, K.McLeod, K.Rennie, N.Ferres

Out: G.Lagioia (omitted), D.Marshall (omitted), B.Gutknecht (omitted), L.Spark (omitted)

CARLTON

B: B.Vernon 31, N.Plane 32

HB: J.Edwards 25, C.Wilson 20, K.Harrington 9

C: L.Brazzale 12, E.O’Dea 46, K.Loynes 2

HF: A.McKay 5, T.Harris 7, D.Vescio 3

F: N.Stevens 21, J.Hosking 11

Foll: B.Moody 16, M.Prespakis 4, G.Gee 19

I/C: M.Guerin 18, A.Downie 30, M.Hill 10, G.Egan 1, C.Hammans 17

Emerg: S.Gibbs 33, D.Walker 23

In: J.Edwards

Out: V.Laloifi (concussion)

AFLW ROUND 2 TIPS

Kate McCarthy 7

Carlton

Collingwood

Melbourne

St Kilda

Brisbane Lions

Adelaide

Dan Andrews 6

Carlton 12

Collingwood 20

Melbourne 30

St Kilda 6

Brisbane Lions 30

Adelaide 12

Ebony Marinoff 6

Carlton

Collingwood

Melbourne

North Melbourne

Brisbane Lions

Adelaide

Glenn McFarlane 6

Carlton 12

Collingwood 20

Melbourne 20

North Melbourne 25

Brisbane Lions 18

Adelaide 12

Ellie Blackburn 5

Western Bulldogs

Collingwood

Melbourne

North Melbourne

Brisbane Lions

Adelaide

Chris Cavanagh 5

Carlton 6

Collingwood 12

Melbourne 12

North Melbourne 12

Brisbane Lions 12

Adelaide 18

Kate Salemme 5

Carlton 18

Collingwood 17

Melbourne 25

North Melbourne 39

Brisbane Lions 19

Adelaide 27

Matt Turner 5

Western Bulldogs 11

Collingwoood 16

Melbourne 19

North Melbourne 17

Brisbane Lions 9

Adelaide 22

Liz Walsh 5

Carlton 12

Collingwood 35

Melbourne 12

North Melbourne 15

Brisbane Lions 24

Adelaide 30

Rebecca Williams 5

Western Bulldogs 7

Collingwood 14

Melbourne 10

North Melbourne 14

Brisbane Lions 12

Adelaide 8

Mark Robinson 4

Carlton 5

Collingwood 33

Melbourne 14

North Melbourne 5

Brisbane Lions 12

Adelaide 22

Michael O’Brien 3

Carlton 5

Collingwood 14

Melbourne 15

North Melbourne 7

Brisbane Lions 23

Adelaide 15

Darcy Vescio 2

Carlton

Collingwood

Melbourne

North Melbourne

Brisbane Lions

GWS Giants

Sarah Jones 1

Carlton 10

Collingwood 6

Melbourne 30

North Melbourne 4

Brisbane Lions 7

Adelaide 13

Kiss of Death 1

Western Bulldogs 13

Gold Coast 13

Richmond 13

St Kilda 13

Geelong 13

GWS Giants 13