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AFLW Season Launch. AFLW 2019 team captains. Back left to right : Melissa Hickey ( Geelong ) ,Leah Kaslar ( Brisbane Lions ) , Elise O'Dea (Melbourne ) , Kara Donnellan ( Fremantle ) , Brianna Davey ( Carlton ). Front left to right : Chelsea Randall ( Adelaide ) , Steph Chiocci ( Collingwood ) , Ellie Blackburn ( Western Bulldogs ) , Amanda Farrugia (GWS) and Emma Kearney ( North Melbourne ). Picture : Ian Currie

Does AFLW have enough talent for expansion?

From rule changes to the introduction of two new teams, AFLW will take on a different look this season. Does the competition have the depth of talent to accommodate new clubs Geelong and North Melbourne? We’re about to find out.

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Geelong will announce the clubÍs AFLW Captain for the 2019 season.   Melissa Hickey (Captain)picture: Glenn Ferguson

Hickey ready to spearhead new Cats era

Geelong’s inaugural AFLW captain Melissa Hickey feels right at home at the Cats — and not just because of her close family bond with the club. She’s found her voice as a leader, recovered from an ACL tear and is ready to make history this weekend.

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AdelaideÕs Erin Phillips in front of GiantÕs Pepa Randall during AFL W match GWS Giants v Adelaide Crows at Blacktown. Picture. Phil Hillyard

AFLW captains tip Erin to dominate again

She was the standout player in the first AFLW season before injuries cruelled her second — now the league’s captains believe Crows star Erin Phillips is ready to fire again.

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2018 NAB AFL WomenÕs Grand Final between the Western Bulldogs and the Brisbane Lions at Ikon Park, Melbourne. Western Bulldog Ellie Blackburn and Katie Brennan lift the cup. Picture: Mark Stewart

No love for Dogs to go back-to-back

Western Bulldogs are the reigning AFLW premiership but don’t expect them to go back-to-back, at least that’s the opinion of the 10 captains who were surveyed ahead of the season openers. Who do they think will make the Grand Final?

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Australian netballer come Collingwood AFLW footballer Sharni Layton outside Holden Centre.    . Pic: Michael Klein

Layton’s practice match netball blunder

Old habits die hard, as Collingwood AFLW rookie Sharni Layton showed in a recent practice match. But the Magpies say the former netball star is taking to her code switch like a duck to water.

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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

Hope ‘such an asset’ for new Roos

After kicking just eight goals in a varied role for Collingwood last season, North Melbourne recruit Moana Hope will be eyeing the big sticks in 2019, with the Kangaroos set to play her out of the square.

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North Melbourne's AFLW captain Emma Kearney hard at work using the battle ropes.

Kearney: I asked North to poach me

North Melbourne captain Emma Kearney has revealed she asked the Kangaroos to poach her before the start of her final season with the Western Bulldogs. Plus, which Roos are starring on the AFLW track?

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