AFLW teams and tips: Line-ups and expert tips for Round 2 of the 2022 season
Covid has impacted more AFLW teams in Round 2, with one club hit with five outs. And Collingwood will be without one of its biggest stars.
Collingwood has been forced to make three changes for Saturday’s women’s clash against St Kilda at Victoria Park.
The Magpies were already going to be without co-captain Brianna Davey, whose season ended when she ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament and tore her medial collateral ligament in the Round-1 win over Carlton last weekend, and Tarni Brown due to concussion.
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But spearhead Chloe Molloy is also unavailable because she has entered health and safety protocols.
Alana Porter, Amelia Velardo and ex-Melbourne small forward Aliesha Newman come into the side.
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St Kilda swung the axe on Friday night in the wake of its season-opening 38-point defeat to Richmond.
Isabella Shannon, Kate McCarthy, Jessica Matin all lost their spots among four changes.
Rhiannon Watt was set to miss because of Covid protocols.
Forward Nicola Xenos returns for her first match since 2020 after recovering from an ACL injury, Molly McDonald and Kate Shierlaw have emerged from isolation to be named, while Nat Exon is also in for the Saints.
Geelong has four players – Nina Morrison, Julia Crockett-Grills, Sophie Van De Heuval and Georgie Rankin – out due to Covid protocols for its home match versus Carlton on Saturday night.
Key-position player Gabbi Featherston will make her debut for the Cats, who are coming off an eight-point defeat to North Melbourne.
The hosts’ other additions are Darcy Moloney, Laura Gardiner and Danielle Higgins.
Seeking to bounce back from their 19-point loss to Collingwood, the Blues have made just one tweak.
Maddy Guerin comes in for on-baller Grace Egan, who is set to be sidelined for at least a month with a punctured lung and two broken ribs.
AFLW ROUND 2 TEAMS
Richmond v Melbourne
Friday, 7.10pm AEDT, Punt Rd Oval
TIGERS
B: Miller, Cordner
HB: McClelland, J Hosking, Lynch
C: Lavey, S Hosking, Dempsey
HF: Reid, Bernardi, Jacques
F: Brennan (c), Wakefield
R: Seymour, Brancatisano, Conti
IC: Burchell, Macdonald, Kiely, Dargan, Sansonetti
Emerg: Houtsma, Peterson
In: McClelland, Jacques, Macdonald, Dargan, Sansonetti
Out: Yassir (Injured), Kelly (Injured), D’Arcy (HS Protocol), Shevlin (HS Protocol), Stahl (HS
Protocol)
DEMONS
B: Tarrant, Colvin
HB: Birch, Magee, Goldrick
C: McNamara, Hanks, Bannan
HF: Mithen, Hore, Parry
F: Harris, D Pearce (c)
R: L Pearce, Zanker, Paxman
IC: Brown, Caris, West, Fitzsimon, Petrevski
Emerg: Campbell, Zanchetta
In: Colvin, Magee, Goldrick, McNamara, Petrevski
Out: Lampard (HS Protocol), Heath (HS Protocol), Gay (HS Protocol), Sherriff (HS Protocol),
Scott (HS Protocol)
Collingwood v St Kilda
Saturday, 3.10pm AEDT, Victoria Park
MAGPIES
B: L.Butler 23 S.Livingstone 12
HB: S.Casey 22 R.Schleicher 18 A.Porter 9
C: E.James 20 E.O’Dea 50 S.Chiocci - C 17
HF: S.Frederick 1 A.Sheridan 14 J.Allen 6
F: S.Alexander 24 E.Chaston 32
Foll: A.Downie 30 B.Bonnici 8 J.Lambert 13
I/C: S.Rowe 7 A.Velardo 5 E.Fowler 15 A.Newman 16 M.Cann 25
Emerg: A.Moloney 40 I.Barnett 4
In: A.Porter, A.Velardo, A.Newman
Out: B.Davey (Knee), C.Molloy (HS Protocol), T.Brown (Concussion)
SAINTS
B: L.Burke 30 R.Ott 20
HB: B.Jakobsson 8 J.Van Dyk 36 H.Priest - C 14
C: M.McDonald 1 T.White 29 C.Phillips 35
HF: D.Guttridge 5 C.Greiser 17 R.Dillon 25
F: N.Xenos 27 J.Vogt 10
Foll: K.Shierlaw 12 O.Vesely 23 T.Lucas-Rodd 18
I/C: A.Woodward 4 N.Exon 15 A.Burke 3 R.Saulitis 13 L.Cutting 26
Emerg: I.Shannon 11 T.Meyer 34
In: M.McDonald, N.Xenos, K.Shierlaw, N.Exon
Out: I.Shannon (Omitted), K.McCarthy (Omitted), J.Matin (Omitted), R.Watt (HS Protocol)
Geelong v Carlton
Saturday 7.10pm AEDT, GMHBA
CATS
B: M.McMahon 24 M.Keryk 45
HB: A.Johnson 30 M.McDonald - C 11 C.Emonson 16
C: Z.Friswell 20 G.Prespakis 41 D.Moloney 4
HF: M.Maguire 7 C.Gunjaca 26 R.Kearns 22
F: P.McWilliams 23 C.Scheer 14
Foll: O.Fuller 13 R.Webster 21 A.McDonald 3
I/C: L.Gardiner 18 K.Darby 8 D.Higgins 2 G.Featherston 32 J.Ivey 5
Emerg: R.Caris 1 G.Clarke 17
In: D.Moloney, L.Gardiner, D.Higgins, G.Featherston
Out: N.Morrison (HS Protocol), J.Crockett-Grills (HS Protocol), S.Van De Heuvel (HS Protocol), G.Rankin (HS Protocol)
BLUES
B: K.Harrington - C 9 G.Pound 6
HB: V.Laloifi 8 L.McEvoy 13 L.Brazzale 12
C: N.Plane 32 M.Prespakis 4 J.Dal Pos 2
HF: N.Stevens 21 P.Trudgeon 26 B.Walker 7
F: E.O’Dea 46 D.Vescio 3
Foll: B.Moody 16 A.McKay 5 G.Gee 19
I/C: D.Walker 23 J.Good 15 M.Guerin 18 A.Lee 11 C.Jones 22
Emerg: C.Hammans 17 K.Sherar 25
In: M.Guerin
Out: G.Egan (Punctured lung)
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