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AFLW Season Launch. New AFLW teams Geelong and North Melbourne will join the competition in 2019. Geelong Captain Melissa Hickey and North Melbourne Captain Emma Kearney are pictured. Picture : Ian Currie

Less is more for Roo Kearney

Emma Kearney reveals the toll living the double life of a cross-code sportswoman was having on her but after cutting back her cricket commitments the North Melbourne skipper hopes to reap the rewards in AFLW03.

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AFLW GWS Giants star Nicola Barr pictured at her training ground at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush. Picture: Toby Zerna

Giants primed for big season: Barr

Greater Western Sydney’s Nicola Barr isn’t afraid to cross enemy lines — just ask her partner who works for the Swans — and she knows the Giants are ready to take the next step this AFLW season after a breakout year in 2018.

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AFLW Tasmanian Kangaroos player Moana Hope at North Hobart Oval to discuss the club's Round 1 clash and the release of the AFLW fixture. Picture: RICHARD JUPE

Roos promise to ‘put on a show’ in AFLW

North Melbourne recruited established AFLW players for its debut season and coach Scott Gowans has revealed the club had a clear plan — sign players who are attacking weapons. Now, the Kangaroos are set to unleash on the competition.

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(L-R) Leah Kaslar, Emma Kearney, Bri Davey and Ellie Blackburn are seen during the 2019 AFLW launch in Port Melbourne, Wednesday, January 30, 2019. (AAP Image/Daniel Pockett) NO ARCHIVING

Dogs can cover Kearney loss: Blackburn

Ellie Blackburn and Emma Kearney are best friends off the field but the now former teammates will be on opposing sides this season and despite admitting Kearney is a “big loss”, the Dogs co-captain believes her team has the depth to cover her.

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Sport - Lions AFLW star Sabrina Frederick-Traub ahead of the season three launch on Saturday. Pic Mark Cranitch.

Star Lion learns to put GF pain behind her

Brisbane Lions star Sabrina Frederick-Traub is using the heartbreak of back-to-back AFLW Grand Final losses as motivation but she’s not letting it consume her — a key lesson learnt following the shattering loss in 2017.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 3: Angela Foley of the Crows chased by Sabrina Frederick-Traub of the Lions during the 2018 AFLW Round 01 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Brisbane Lions at Norwood Oval on February 3, 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by AFL Media)

Foley tips Crows boost from Darwin team bonding

The nucleus of the Crows AFLW side stuck together during the off-season, playing for NT Thunder in the VFLW, and vice-captain Angela Foley believes it will give them a boost this season. Plus, get to know your Crows squad in our special interactive.

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