AFLW Round 1 teams: See the line-ups for the historic first round of AFL Womens

THE teams are in. The historic first season of AFL Womens kicks off on Friday night and the line-up for this weekend’s games have been revealed. See who our experts are picking!

THE historic AFL Womens Round 1 teams are in.

The inaugural season kicks off on Friday night when Carlton host Collingwood at Ikon Park before Adelaide host GWS and the Western Bulldogs face Fremantle on Saturday

Melbourne and Brisbane close out the weekend on Sunday.

You’ll notice each team seems to have a different set-up due to the 16-a-side rules with Collingwood having one person across the centre line and the Bulldogs having four.

CARLTON v COLLINGWOOD

Friday, February 3 at Ikon Park, 7.45pm (EDT)

BLUES

B: Lauren Brazzale, Danielle Hardiman, Sarah Last

HB: Sarah Hosking, Kate Gillespie-Jones, Darcy Vescio

C: Nat Plane

HF: Laura Attard, Bella Ayre, Lauren Arnell

F: Shae Audley, Bri Davey, Katie Loynes

Foll: Breann Moody, Madeline Keryk, Al Downie

I/C: Natalie Exon, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Jess Kennedy, Alison Brown, Bianca Jakobsson, Gab Pound

Emerg: Kate Darby, Kate Shierlaw

MAGPIES

B: Caitlyn Edwards, Meg Hutchins, Stacey Livingstone

HB: Stephanie Chiocci, Nicola Stevens, Cecilia McIntosh

C: Lauren Tesoriero

HF: Alicia Eva, Jasmine Garner, Sarah D’Arcy

F: Emma Grant, Jessica Cameron, Moana Hope

Foll: Emma King, Amelia Barden, Brittany Bonnici

I/C: Bree White, Christina Bernardi, Sophie Casey, Tara Morgan, Helen Roden, Ruby Schleicher

Emerg: Penny Cula-Reid, Melissa Kuys

Carlton marquee Darcy Vescio and Collingwood marquee Moana Hope at Ikon Park. Picture: David Caird

ADELAIDE v GWS GIANTS

Saturday, February 4 at Thebarton Park, 5.05pm (EDT)

CROWS

B: Sarah Allan, Talia Radan, Sally Riley

HB: Deni Varnhagen, Anne Hatchard, Stevie-Lee Thompson

C: Erin Phillips, Courtney Cramey, Chelsea Randall

HF: Ebony Marinoff, Angela Foley, Kellie Gibson

F: Jess Sedunary, Rhiannon Metcalfe, Rachael Killian

R: Sarah Perkins

I/C: Heather Anderson, Justine Mules, Tayla Thorn, Monique Hollick, Dayna Cox, Georgia Bevan

Emerg: Abbey Holmes, Sophie Armitstead

GIANTS

B: Alex Saundry, Kristy De Pellegrini

HB: Alex Williams, Renee Tomkins, Amanda Farrugia

C: Maddy Collier, Jessica Dal Pos, Ashleigh Guest

HF: Rebecca Beeson, Phoebe McWilliams, Aimee Schmidt

F: Kate Stanton, Jacinda Barcley

Foll: Clare Lawton, Nicola Barr, Emma Swanson

I/C: Erin McKinnon, Britt Tully, Codie Briggs, Ella Ross, Hannah Wallett, Jess Bibby

Emerg: Hannah Dunn, Lisa Steane

WESTERN BULLDOGS v FREMANTLE

Saturday, February 4 at Whitten Oval, 7.40pm (EDT)

BULLDOGS

B: Hayley Wildes, Rebecca Neaves, Hannah Scott

HB: Nicole Callinan, Aasta O’Connor, Bailey Hunt

C: Jaimee Lambert, Emma Kearney, Lauren Spark, Ellie Blackburn

HF: Brooke Lochland, Katie Brennan, Kirsten McLeod

F: Kate Tyndall, Ellyse Gamble, Angelica Gogos

I/C: Libby Birch, Jess Gardiner, Kirsty Lamb, Lisa Williams, Laura Bailey, Tiarna Ernst

Emerg: M.Mcdonald, C.Clarkson

DOCKERS

B: Belinda Smith, Tayla Bresland, Ashley Sharp

HB: Tiah Haynes, Hayley Miller, Stephanie Cain

C: Kara Donnellan

HF: Cassie Davidson, Dana Hooker, Lara Filocamo

F: Ebony Antonio, Amy Lavell, Belinda Green

Foll: Gemma Houghton, Kirby Bentley, Melissa Caulfield

I/C (from): Gabby O’Sullivan, Demi Okely, Tarnica Golisano, Akec Chuot, Stacey Barr, Taylah Angel, Taryn Priestly, Beatrice Devlyn

AFLW captains (from left) Daisy Pearce, Katie Brennan, Steph Chiocci and Lauren Arnell.

MELBOURNE v BRISBANE

Sunday, February 5 at Casey Fields, 5.05pm (EDT)

DEMONS

B: K.Smith, M.Clifford, C.Phillips

HB: M.Downie, D.Pearce, M.Hickey

C: H.Cordner

HF: S.Scott, E.O’Dea, J.Grierson

F: A.Newman, J.Anderson, L.Mithen

Foll: L.Pearce, K.Paxman, D.Berry

I/C: E.Humphries, S.Jolly, L.Duryea, S.De Bortoli, M.Boyd, A.Kemp

Emerg: S.Lampard, A.Mifsud

LIONS

B: S.Virgo, S.Campbell, L.Kaslar

HB: T.Randall, K.Lutkins, B.Koenen

C: M.Hunt

HF: S.Frederick-Traub, K.Ashmore, K.McCarthy

F: S.Law, T.Harris, J.Wuetschner

Foll: S.Webb, E.Bates, E.Zielke

I/C (from): N.Wallace, J.Stanton, N.Hildebrand, S.Goodman, B.Gibson, A.Anderson, J.Ransfield, K.Deegan

EXPERTS’ TOP 4 PICKS

ELIZA SEWELL

1. Western Bulldogs

2. Fremantle

3. Carlton

4. Collingwood

The Bulldogs are a standout on paper with ball winners Ellie Blackburn and Emma Kearney delivering the footy to key forward Katie Brennan. With small lists, keeping stars fit and on the park will be crucial.

LAUREN WOOD

1. Fremantle

2. Western Bulldogs

3. Carlton

4. Collingwood

The Dockers know each others’ game inside out and all being from Western Australia, many have played together for years. In an eight-week season, that’s invaluable. Skipper Kara Donnellan doesn’t have the nickname “Juddy” for nothing.

Originally published as AFLW Round 1 teams: See the line-ups for the historic first round of AFL Womens