AFLW round 10 teams and tips: Tayla Harris returns in final round

The Dees have received a big boost on the eve of the final AFLW round, as the season culminates in some epic contests to decide who plays finals. Check out all the teams and our expert tips.

Melbourne has regained Tayla Harris in time for its finals-shaping clash against Brisbane at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday night.

The star forward returns after a three-game absence due to a hamstring injury along with Rhi Watt and Jordi Ivey, with Charlotte Wilson, Georgia Campbell and debutant Georgia Gall omitted for the trip north.

After securing the McClelland Trophy, Melbourne can also finish top of the ladder with a win over the Lions and secure access to its first ever home grand final, while Brisbane has made three changes as it attempts to hang onto its top four spot.

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The Lions have regained Sophie Conway from hamstring tightness along with Cathy and Ruby Svarc, leaving out Mikayla Pauga, Analea McKee and Bella Smith following the disappointing loss to St Kilda last weekend.

Essendon has regained Georgia Gee for its crucial Friday night clash against Gold Coast in Mackay, with Ashleigh Van Loon making way.

Tayla Harris is back for the Demons. (Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images)

The Suns have been dealt a hefty blow as they fight the Bombers for a chance at a maiden top four berth, with Charli Rowbottom out due to an ankle injury along with Elise Barwick (concussion) and Ashanti Bush (personal reason).

Gold Coast could entirely miss the finals with a loss to the Bombers due to the crowded fringe of the top eight.

In pursuit of a shock finals berth in their second season, the Swans have regained midfielder Paige Sheppard from concussion for their clash against Fremantle in WA, but Paris McCarthy is out due to injury.

Collingwood is still in the hunt for finals also but will need to beat the Tigers without Ruby Schleicher (PCL injury) but Ash Brazill returns to the side.

Richmond has lost Gabby Seymour to an ankle syndesmosis injury for the Sunday afternoon clash at Victoria Park.

ROUND 10 AFLW TEAMS

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3

Gold Coast SUNS vs. Essendon Great Barrier Reef Arena (Mackay) 7:45pm AEDT

SUNS

Backs W.Randell 15 M.Girvan 25

Half Backs V.Saad 39 L.Ahrens 7 G.Clayden 18

Centreline N.McLaughlin 11 C.Whitfort 4 E.Keaney 30

Half Forwards D.D’Arcy 20 J.Dupuy 27 J.Stanton 17

Forwards T.Bohanna - C 12 M.Brancatisano 5

Followers L.Bella 2 A.Drennan 33 E.Maurer 10

Interchange J.Smith 1 D.Davies 3 L.Single 13

G.Biedenweg-Webster 16 T.Meyer 34

Emergencies C.McCrossan 14 J.Membrey 21 G.Davies 22

In: - J.Smith, L.Single, G.Biedenweg-Webster

Out: - E.Barwick (Injured), C.Rowbottom (Injured), A.Bush (Personal Reason)

BOMBERS

Backs E.Gamble 14 G.Clarke 17

Half Backs A.Morcom 25 B.Brown 36 M.Busch 28

Centreline M.Dyke 16 A.Clarke 33 G.Nanscawen 5

Half Forwards K.Jacques 7 S.Van DeHeuvel 27 B.Toogood - C 8

Forwards S.Alexander 24 P.Scott 32

Followers S.Wales 30 J.Vogt 10 M.Prespakis 4

Interchange G.Gee 2 M.Van Dyke 19 A.Radford 22 B.Walker 9 J.Wuetschner 21

Emergencies L.Williamson 13 R.Tierney 23 A.Van Loon 26

In: -G.Gee

Out: - A.Van Loon (Omitted)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Western Bulldogs vs. Kangaroos Whitten Oval 1:05pm AEDT

BULLDOGS

Backs I.Grant 3 N.Ferres 16

Half Backs E.Georgostathis 17 I.Pritchard 4 S.Hartwig 15

Centreline R.Wilcox 37 J.Fitzgerald 23 E.Snell 1

Half Forwards D.Carruthers 14 G.Newton 5 R.Cranston 30

Forwards M.Brown 20 H.Woodley 19

Followers A.Edmonds 33 E.Blackburn - C 2 K.Lamb 27

Interchange A.Smith 24 D.Bateman 8 K.McLeod 6 B.Gutknecht 18 B.Hunt 21

Emergencies M.Gorham 26 J.Borg 25 S.Skinner 29

In: - E.Snell, K.McLeod

Out: - G.Lagioia (Injured), D.Carbone (Omitted)

KANGAROOS

Backs E.Shannon 11 J.Ferguson 20

Half Backs E.Kearney - C 9 S.Wright 17 E.O'Shea 14

Centreline A.Smith 15 M.King 23 T.Gatt 8

Half Forwards B.Eddey 3 K.Shierlaw 33 A.O'Loughlin 6

Forwards T.Randall 16 E.King 60

Followers K.Rennie 26 J.Garner 25 A.Riddell 7

Interchange T.Craven 5 N.Bresnehan 12 J.Bruton 35 N.Martin 28 E.Gavalas 22

Emergencies L.Burke 29 R.Tripodi 19 L.McGrath 1

In: - N.Bresnehan

Out: - L.Pullar (Injured)

Port Adelaide vs. GWS GIANTSAlberton Oval3:05pm AEDT

POWER

Backs A.Foley 3 A.Borg 21

Half Backs E.O’Dea 2 M.Keryk 26 H.Dunn 24

Centreline K.Pope 44 M.Moloney 9 E.Boag 17

Half Forwards J.Stewart 13 J.Mules 14 J.Teakle 15

Forwards A.Saint 8 G.Houghton 27

Followers M.Scholz 29 A.Dowrick 5 E.Phillips - C 1

Interchange S.Syme 20 O.Levicki 18 Y.Duursma 7 C.Hammond 28 H.Ewings 12

Emergencies Li.Cockatoo-Motlap 30 J.Halfpenny 4 A.Ballard 19

In: - O.Levicki

Out: - J.Simmons (Injured)

GIANTS

Backs K.Smith 4 P.Randall 21

Half Backs C.Dalton 11 C.McCormick 25 T.Evans 18

Centreline E.Pease 33 R.Beeson 6 A.Eva - C 2

Half Forwards J.Doyle 5 Z.Goldsworthy 7 I.Huntington 12

Forwards G.Garnett 17 M.Brazendale 23

Followers F.Davies 20 N.Barr 8 T.Germech 15

Interchange J.Hicks 29 A.Dallaway 30 R.Caris 26 J.Grierson 10 C.Miller 9

Emergencies I.McLeay 16 G.Hill 19 T.Cattle 40

In: - G.Garnett, M.Brazendale

Out: - H.Zreika (Personal Reason), I.McLeay (Omitted)

West Coast Eagles vs. Adelaide Crows Mineral Resources Park 5:05pm AEDT

EAGLES

Backs Z.Wakfer 16 S.McDonald 35

Half Backs B.Smith 14 E.Gooch 31 C.Thomas 3

Centreline S.Davison 28 I.Lewis 6 C.Rowley 5

Half Forwards D.Hooker 17 A.Bushby 15 E.Roberts 4

Forwards A.Franklin 19 K.Gibson 2

Followers L.Wakfer 1 A.McCarthy 11 E.Swanson - C 13

Interchange M.Western 21 E.Elkington 29 M.Webb 26 E.Hartill 25 A.Schmidt 7

Emergencies E.Smith 22 K.Bartlett 20 J.Britton 18

In: - A.Schmidt

Out: - K.Bartlett (Omitted)

CROWS

Backs B.Smith 18 C.Biddell 12

Half Backs D.Varnhagen 9 S.Allan - C 39 S.Goodwin 11

Centreline M.Newman 17 E.Marinoff 10 N.Kelly 23

Half Forwards Y.Bonner 31 C.Gould 1 E.Jones 2

Forwards D.Ponter 15 H.Munyard 20

Followers J.Allan 32 T.Charlton 25 R.Martin 5

Interchange M.McKinnon 21 B.Tonon 28 T.Levy 16 K.Kustermann 7 L.Whiteley 22

Emergencies K.Mueller 13 A.Ward 3 J.Waterhouse 19

In: - B.Smith, D.Varnhagen, Y.Bonner, B.Tonon, K.Kustermann, L.Whiteley

Out: - Z.Prowse (Illness), C.Randall (Managed), K.Mueller (Managed), A.Hatchard (Managed), S.Thompson (Managed), J.Waterhouse (Managed)

Geelong Cats vs. Hawthorn GMHBA Stadium 5:05pm AEDT

CATS

Backs C.Emonson 16 C.Gunjaca 26

Half Backs R.Webster 21 M.McDonald - C 11 G.Rankin 10

Centreline M.Bowen 1 G.Prespakis 41 N.Morrison 9

Half Forwards S.Scott 15 J.Parry 5 K.Surman 7

Forwards C.Scheer 14 A.Moloney 45

Followers E.Hoare 46 Am.McDonald 3 D.Moloney 4

Interchange J.Crockett-Grills 6 R.Garing 12 K.Darby 8 Z.Friswell 20 R.Kearns 22

Emergencies M.Bragg 44 G.Featherston 32 Ab.McDonald 39

In: - None

Out: - None

HAWKS

Backs T.Smith 24 M.Eardley 17

Half Backs A.Gilroy 7 J.Richardson 11 L.Elliott 20

Centreline K.Ashmore 10 J.Fleming 5 E.Everist 25

Half Forwards A.McDonagh 13 A.Kemp 16 M.Breed 4

Forwards L.Wales 31 B.Hipwell 19

Followers T.Luke 22 T.Lucas-Rodd - C 18 A.Makur Chuot 34

Interchange E.Bates 39 G.Bodey 3 C.Baskaran 9 K.Stratton 41 T.Fellows 8

Emergencies S.Locke 21 T.Cunningham 1 L.Stephenson 12

In: - T.Luke

Out: - S.Locke (Omitted)

Brisbane Lions vs. Melbourne Brighton Homes Arena 7:05pm AEDT

LIONS

Backs P.Boltz 15 S.Campbell 20

Half Backs B.Koenen - C 3 N.Grider 10 J.Ellenger 5

Centreline O.O’Dwyer 9 I.Dawes 17 S.Conway 12

Half Forwards L.Postlethwaite 6 D.Davidson 14 C.Mullins 28

Forwards T.Smith 31 C.Hodder 21

Followers T.Hickie 2 C.Svarc 25 A.Anderson 18

Interchange J.Dunne 8 E.Hampson 7 R.Svarc 29 P.Monahan 11 D.Heslop 23

Emergencies A.McKee 33 B.Smith 16 M.Pauga 27

In: - S.Conway, C.Svarc, R.Svarc

Out: - M.Pauga (Omitted), A.McKee (Omitted), B.Smith (Omitted)

DEMONS

Backs L.Birch 9 T.Gillard 17

Half Backs S.Goldrick 23 S.Heath 30 M.Chaplin 13

Centreline B.Mackin 31 T.Hanks 5 E.McNamara 22

Half Forwards A.Bannan 16 L.Mithen 14 E.Zanker 29

Forwards K.Hore - C 10 T.Harris 7

Followers L.Pearce 15 E.West 11 P.Paxman 4

Interchange J.Ivey 19 R.Watt 26 O.Purcell 2 C.Sherriff 18 M.Fitzsimon 24

Emergencies G.Gall 27 C.Wilson 20 G.Campbell 1

In: - T.Harris, J.Ivey, R.Watt

Out: - C.Wilson (Omitted), G.Campbell (Omitted), G.Gall (Omitted)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Carlton vs. St. Kilda IKON Park 1:05pm AEDT

BLUES

Backs G.Lawson-Tavan 27 V.Laloifi 8

Half Backs C.Fitzgerald 36 M.Hendrie 49 G.Pound 6

Centreline K.Sherar 25 A.McKay 5 B.Vickers 24

Half Forwards M.Austin 22 E.Fitzpatrick 19 H.Cordner 21

Forwards B.Moody 16 D.Vescio 3

Followers J.Good 12 M.Hill - C 10 L.Goss 20

Interchange K.Skepper 4 A.Velardo 1 M.Anthony 14 I.Milford 28 T.Ortlepp 34

Interchange C.Wrigley 15 D.Walker 23 A.Lee 11

In: - M.Hendrie, T.Ortlepp, C.Wrigley, D.Walker, A.Lee

Out: - P.Trudgeon (Injured), D.Finn (Suspension)

SAINTS

Backs N.Plane 32 B.Pinchin 24

Half Backs H.Priest - C 14 N.Exon 15 B.Jakobsson 8

Centreline M.McDonald 1 T.Smith 6 A.Richards 22

Half Forwards J.Wardlaw 30 N.Stevens 2 G.Patrikios 21

Forwards E.Friend 16 N.Xenos 27

Followers S.Nalder 34 J.Lambert 9 O.Vesely 23

Interchange A.Burke 3 D.Jolliffe 4 D.Guttridge 5 J.Anderson 7 G.Kelly 11

Interchange R.Dillon 25 C.Matthews 28 M.Boyd 29

In: - N.Plane, D.Guttridge, R.Dillon, C.Matthews

Out: - S.Watson (Suspension)

Collingwood vs. Richmond Victoria Park 3:05pm AEDT

PIES

Backs S.Casey 22 S.Livingstone 12

Half Backs J.Allen 6 L.Brazzale 24 A.Brazill 10

Centreline S.Rowe 7 M.Cann 25 T.White 29

Half Forwards E.James 2 G.Campbell 13 C.Blair 28

Forwards N.Morris-Dalton 17 T.Brown 26

Followers S.Frederick 1 B.Davey - C 3 A.Sheridan 14

Interchange E.Morris 21 E.Smith 33 B.Bonnici 8 E.Fowler 15 S.Sansonetti 16

Interchange C.Taylor 11 J.Lin 35 I.Evans 5

In: - A.Brazill, C.Blair, T.Brown, I.Evans

Out: - R.Schleicher (Injured)

TIGERS

Backs L.McClelland 16 R.Miller 15

Half Backs E.Sheerin 2 M.Shevlin 35 M.Eastman 8

Centreline B.Lynch 20 G.Egan 1 K.Dempsey 19

Half Forwards K.Cox 17 K.Brennan - C 3 C.Greiser 9

Forwards A.Peck 36 E.Yassir 27

Followers P.Kelly 14 M.Conti 4 S.Hosking 7

Interchange L.Graham 18 L.Pearce 31 C.Wicksteed 24 C.Jones 5 S.Reid 25

Interchange S.D’Arcy 12 M.Macdonald 38 J.Woods 29

In: - A.Peck, L.Pearce, S.D’Arcy, M.Macdonald

Out: - G.Seymour (Injured)

Fremantle vs. Sydney Swans Fremantle Oval 5:05pm AEDT

DOCKERS

Backs P.Seth 18 E.’Driscoll 3

Half Backs S.Verrier 5 L.Pugh 32 M.Scanlon 6

Centreline J.Low 30 K.Bowers 2 O.Lally 14

Half Forwards H.Miller - C 19 A.Tighe 10 M.Kauffman 25

Forwards A.Mulholland 33 G.O'Sullivan 9

Followers M.Strom 21 D.East 8 A.Stannett 4

Interchange J.Cregg 23 T.Mulder 26 A.Hetherington 29 M.Tuhakaraina 13 A.Runnalls 22

Interchange R.Roux 17 S.Wielstra 24 M.Hyde 28

In: - S.Verrier, A.Tighe, J.Cregg, A.Hetherington, M.Tuhakaraina

Out: - S.Gibbs (Injured), J.Flynn (Injured)

SWANS

Backs B.Tarrant 20 J.O'Sullivan 24

Half Backs L.McEvoy - C 9 A.Mitchell 8 E.Heads 12

Centreline L.Steane 21T.Kennedy 29 R.Sargent-Wilson 6

Half Forwards C.Hamilton 10 R.Privitelli 19 B.Lochland 1

Forwards C.Molloy 5 S.Hurley 25

Followers B.Smith 11 L.Gardiner 31 M.Ham 18

Interchange A.Woodward 13 E.Vale 23 A.Hamilton 30 A.Whelan 22 A.Newman 16

Interchange P.Sheppard 4 S.Ford 3 B.Kennedy 2

In: - E.Vale, P.Sheppard, S.Ford, B.Kennedy

Out: - P.McCarthy (Injured)

Originally published as AFLW round 10 teams and tips: Tayla Harris returns in final round