Ebony Marinoff is seen during Adelaide's official team photo day on June 23, 2026. Picture: AFL Photos

GET READY for the AFLW Fantasy season.

The second game of round one will be played on Thursday night as Hawthorn hosts Melbourne at Ikon Park.

AFLW FANTASY Pick your team now

None of the top 20 most owned players this season featured in the opening game between St Kilda and Carlton on Sunday.

That means there is still time to build a great squad heading into the AFLW Fantasy season.

The team at Free Kick used their recent podcast episode to draft a team for the upcoming campaign.

Listen to the AFLW Fantasy Podcast with Free Kick at Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

And all the big guns are there, led by Ebony Marinoff (MID, $1,372,000) and Jasmine Garner (MID, $1,246,000).

Popular under-priced defender Maddison Gay (DEF, $795,000) and top forward target Mikayla Bowen (MID/FWD, $980,000) are also in the squad.

Mikayla Bowen poses for a photo during Geelong's official team photo day on July 27, 2026. Picture: AFL Photos

And, importantly, you haven't missed out on the popular rookies.

Sunny Lappin (MID, $285,000), Chloe Bown (MID, $280,000) and Lily Quigley (MID, $200,000) can all still be selected.

You can tweak the team below, with Airlie Runnalls (MID, $689,000) and Sarah Verrier (DEF, $496,000) the very unique options you may reconsider for your side.

The team below still has a remaining salary of $24,000.

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